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Elegant Accommodation: Roisin Dubh Houseboat in Sallins offers a 5-star experience with two bedrooms and a living room. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a fully equipped kitchen, and a cosy fireplace. Comfortable Amenities: The property features a private check-in and check-out service, live music, and free bicycles. Additional amenities include a dining area, sofa bed, and parquet floors. Prime Location: Located 39 km from Dublin Airport, the boat is near attractions such as Naas Racecourse (8 km) and Dublin Zoo (31 km). A restaurant is available in the surroundings. Activities and Surroundings: Guests can enjoy fishing, hiking, and cycling. The Grand Canal provides scenic river views, and nearby shops enhance the convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 10 for a two-person trip.

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Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

  • Free parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 large double bed
Bedroom 2
1 double bed
Living room
1 sofa bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kezzadair
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful houseboat! So clean and cosy. Ger the host was available to answer any questions through the messaging app. Great WiFi. Location is perfect - a stone throw from an upmarket coffee house, delicious restaurant and bike hire. The...
  • David
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This houseboat has great character and a nice unusual place to stay. The location is excellent as is the nearby brew pub. The village has lots of facilities.
  • Paula
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely location. Lots to do nearby. Ger was v informative and helpful.
  • Lorraine
    Ireland Ireland
    We have stayed there a couple of times and I love staying on the boat. Host was very attentive and very friendly.
  • Malone
    Ireland Ireland
    Excellent stay really good fun to stay on the bardge and ger the host was really helpful
  • Méabh
    Ireland Ireland
    The boat was immaculate. It was super comfortable and really relaxing
  • Richard
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    A really cosy houseboat in a great location (pubs, restaurants, shops etc very close by) with nice walks along the canal. And Ger was lovely too, and very helpful.
  • Jono
    Ireland Ireland
    Location is perfect lovely view,peaceful ,ger is a great host
  • Gemma
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We really enjoyed our stay on the boathouse. The kids loved it and thought it was great sleeping on the canal.
  • Simona
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staying on the barge was our little family adventure while working away. The boat was spacious and comfortable. There was plenty of room for 4 of us and my toddler loved exploring all the levels and interesting spaces on the boat. The location is...

Hosted by Ger Loughlin

9.5
Host review score
Ger Loughlin
The Roisin Dubh Houseboat is a wide beam barge built in 1999 and was a family home for the owners, Ger, Carolina and children for 10 years. It was designed for living, feels spacious and is ideal for families as a base to explore Ireland's Ancient East. She is moored on the Grand Canal in Sallins, County Kildare. The village boasts award winning restaurants, is easy to get to by road and rail and is only 25 minutes from Dublin city.
The family now lives in Wicklow, but I'm still on the water most days as Skipper on the M.V. Amo Barge. It's a licensed passenger barge providing bargetrips on the Grand Canal and operates from right beside the Roisin Dubh.
Sallins is a busy inland harbour village with waterfront restaurants, boats, barges and a brewery. Its only 25 minutes to Dublin on the regular arrow train service and is an excellent base to explore Ireland's Ancient East.
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 23:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

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Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Roisin Dubh Houseboat in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.