‘It’s an honest price – we’ve no reason to charge another €10 or €15 for B&B just because we can’

One of our Fab 50 stays for 2024, Slieve Elva in Co Clare is a B&B run by a Belgian couple who came to Ireland in search of a better life balance

Kris and Ireen Claes of Slieve Elva B&B in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare. Photo: Pól Ó Conghaile

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“Lots of Belgians have a romantic vision of opening a B&B when they are older,” says Kris Claes.

“But, to this day, we are the only Belgians running a B&B in Ireland.”