“Neglected sauna, badly oversubscribed, uncomfortable atmosphere. Booked the 10am session and turned up to find the barrel sauna (max ~10 people) crammed with 17 GAA players; myself and my partner were squeezed out entirely. The sauna itself hadn't been cleaned: dirty floor, dirty glass, and rotting wood on parts of the benches. After a sea dip 15 minutes in, we couldn't get back inside, the owner had opened the internal door and turned the vestibule into extra sauna space to try to fit everyone in. As the only woman there, being jeered at ("yeo come on in, over here") while trying to get back in was genuinely unpleasant. To their credit, an older staff member working alongside the younger one recognised the problem immediately, was very apologetic, and ensured we got a full refund plus an offer of a free future session (though as we were on holiday, that wasn't much use). Disappointing end to our trip to Clare, and by far the worst-run sauna I've experienced in Ireland.”
Cathy McFadden · August 2026Google