Powersfield House - Dungarvan, Co Waterford

What makes a great B&B? The best are lovely, friendly places to stay, with comfort, good food and interested hosts who anticipate their guests’ needs yet give them space – and who enjoy nothing better than helping their guests to explore the surrounding area.

If that area is West Waterford then you’re in for a treat, both in the area itself – which remains one of Ireland’s most unspoilt gems - and for the pleasure of staying at Edmund and Eunice Power’s fine Powersfield House on the edge of Dungarvan, which has all the attributes listed above, and then some.