The night we all needed— the Driftwood Inn, Rosses Point

We realized while driving into Sligo, that we were not, in fact, staying in Sligo. Rather, we were just a few miles outside town, in an adorable little place called Rosses Point, right on the water. As we pulled up in front of the Driftwood Inn, I think the whole van did a collective sigh at its dreaminess. Apparently dreaminess isn’t a word because it keeps trying to autocorrect to dreariness, which is almost the exact opposite of what I mean.

We noticed a crowded patio out front, water facing, and figured it’s must be a cool place to grab a pint after work for locals. We grabbed our rooms keys and went to check out the rooms. ADORABLE. Each room faced the water. Ours had a huge soaking tub right in the middle of the room. Just as cute and well appointed as could be. 

After we got settled, mom, Jason and I went for a walk up the water. We knocked on Sara and Ashley’s door but they weren’t in. Or, they were ignoring us! Anyway, it was a gorgeous albeit breezy walk. We met lots of local dogs and many people were out for a stroll. At the top of the hill, we could see forever and there was a fabulous statue of a woman with her arms open wide, like she was welcoming the ocean in. Loved it.

We made our way back to the hotel and decided to grab a drink at the bar and sit outside on the patio. By this time, the entire patio had cleared and we had the place to ourselves! Bam! We found Sara and Ash at the bar enjoying a snack and a drink. We recommended the walk to them and they later took us up on it. We weren’t that hungry so we just had a couple of drinks and then had a cheese and cracker or two up in the room later. 

This place was the little breath of calm and respite we needed after several days of busyness and moving around. Loved it.