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Shola is 2014 Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

21/5/2014

Today we are proud to announce the news that we have been recognised as a top performing bed and breakfast and have received the 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Establishments awarded the Certificate of Excellence represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the world's largest travel site.

Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is a true source of pride for us and we’d like to sincerely thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on TripAdvisor and positioned us as the number 1 ranked Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Portrush with a 5 star excellent traveller rating.

Shola Coach House Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Portrush

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Celebrations at Shola

16/3/2014

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A great weekend at Shola - celebrating our first birthday in business, Ireland's win in the Six Nations Rugby Championship, honouring our patron saint St. Patrick and getting our new Garden Room ready for it's first guests.

As we celebrate our first birthday in business we take the time to reflect on the past year and are grateful for the successes we have achieved. First up we have to thank each and every one of our guests who chose to stay in our home with us - we welcomed more than 500 of you from 18 different countries during the past 12 months, and celebrations included engagements, weddings and wedding anniversaries (firsts, tenths, 25th's and more), and birthday marking milestones such as 40, 50, 60, 70 and even 90 years!

We have been humbled by the kind comments and reviews our guests have left in our visitor book and online, and we were proud to reach the number 1 ranking of 26 Portrush B&B & Inns on TripAdvisor after only three months in business - we are managing to maintain that position thanks to more than 90 excellent reviews posted by guests to date.

Our anniversary will always be synonymous with St. Patrick's Day and as Ireland Inspires us the weekend's festivities got off to a great start as we watched Ireland win the Six Nations Rugby Championship in our local pub - The Harbour Bar in Portrush, (Northern Ireland Pub of the Year 2013).

And now as we enter into our second year of business we are delighted to add a fourth bedroom to Shola - our new Garden Room is ready for guests. It is a private room separate from the main house, and as the name suggests, is in the garden, and is accessed via the external courtyard. It comes complete with French doors onto a small terrace where you can sit and enjoy our beautiful gardens; the en suite is a wet room complete with rose shower head and traditional handset (no bath), and of course includes complimentary toiletries from The Handmade Soap Company.

Take advantage of our Spring Saver Specials and be one of the first to enjoy a 2 night stay in the Garden Room - we look forward to welcoming you.

Meanwhile Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Luxury bed and breakfast accommodation Shola Portrush

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Shola smells sweeter than ever!

23/4/2013

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Our first shipment of lotions and potions and bath products from The Handmade Soap Company has just arrived. Our guests are in for a real treat and it looks like we may be the only B&B accommodation in Portrush to offer these fantastic products to guests.

Using only the finest natural ingredients, and hand-crafted in Ireland, the products are free from all SLS's, parabens and petrochemicals.

Rosemary, lavender, thyme and mint; grapefruit and Irish moss; basil and sweet orange, are just a few of the fragrances you can enjoy. The bath beckons, its bubble bath time for me...

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The Handmade Soap Company bath products in Lavender Ensuite.

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St. Patrick's Day done and dusted

19/3/2013

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St. Patrick's Day is done and dusted for another year. In honour of our Patron Saint of Ireland we added a special bread to the breakfast buffet on this special day - Guinness Brown Bread. It was so popular with the guests we wanted to share the recipe.

Guinness Brown Bread
Ingredients
50g/2oz margarine or butter
1 tablespoon treacle
450g/1lb coarse wholemeal flour
25g/1oz pinhead oatmeal
4 tablespoons demerara sugar
100g chopped walnuts (optional)
2 level teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
400ml Guinness
Method
Preheat oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Lightly grease a 2lb loaf tin.

Put margarine/butter and treacle into a saucepan over a low heat and allow to melt.
Meanwhile put the wholemeal flour, oatmeal, sugar and walnuts into a bowl. Sieve in the bicarbonate of soda and mix well.
When the margarine/butter has melted, add the Guinness and stir.
Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix well. Transfer mixture to prepared tine and bake for about 40-50 minutes until risen and when tapped underneath has a hollow sound.
Wrap in a clean towel and allow to cool.

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Shola is 2014 Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Celebrations at Shola

Shola smells sweeter than ever!

St. Patrick's Day done and dusted

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Shola is 2014 Winner of TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Celebrations at Shola

Shola smells sweeter than ever!

St. Patrick's Day done and dusted

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