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Accommodation
Provision of accommodation is the most common form of Rural Tourism and includes Bed & Breakfast, Self-Catering, Caravan & Camping and Hostelling. Providing a high quality product and attaining recognised standards is an essential aspect of any successful tourist accommodation business .......more information
There are numerous examples of successful tourist accommodation ventures in Ireland. We include just some here.
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The more successful providers offer more than bed & breakfast, particularly
on farms where food from the farm and the local area can be used to provide
evening meals and dinner, offering a true rural holiday. Tourists visiting farms enjoy Evening Meal or Dinner of fresh food from the farm such as lamb, beef, garden vegetables, home baking, jams and chutneys or local food products such as cheeses. Many tourists buy the preserves, food products or crafts to take back with them as gifts. Ballymaloe House, which started out originally as a farmhouse B&B, is one of the real success stories of the farmhouse sector. Much has been added to the basic B&B product down through the years at Ballymaloe to include crafts, gift shop and the cookery school. Examples of successful B&B's |
Self-catering
accommodation means exactly what it says the visitor caters for himself or
herself. The most common types of self-catering are:
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Due to the low capital investment with Caravan and Camping it can often be an option for some farmers who can choose to provide
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Hostel type accommodation is becoming very popular and in many cases could be regarded as cheaper form of bed and breakfast as many providers also offer breakfast. The standards and quality in Hostel accommodation for tourists has improved a lot in recent years and providers now offer Dormitory type rooms Or Family rooms
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