Salmon
Fishing on
Ireland's Cork Blackwater
Blackwater Lodge in
County Waterford
Voted
Best Fly Fishing Guesthouse/Hotel in Today's Flyfisher Magazine
Game-Tackle Awards 2006.
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Booking Information
How to Reserve: Lodge services
- Please email us a booking request giving all the relevant details:
Arrival & departure dates, number of people & rods, type of
accommodation, gillie/guide or tuition etc.
If your anticipated dates are available, we can hold a
provisional reservation for you.
- Please note that for self-catering accommodation, the minimum stay is
3 nights
There is no minimum for Lodge B&B accommodation.
- Fly casting tuition. If required, this is available with a highly
qualified (APGAI-Ireland) instructor.
Tuition from the basic level in single
or double-hand casting right up to the most advanced forms of speycasting.
Cost is €50/hour for one or €60/hour for two persons.
Normally
recommended in periods of 2 hours max. to get the best benefit. Equipment
provided as required.
- Bookings are only firm once your deposit is paid, and you
have received our written confirmation.
- The full balance is due one month before arrival except for Outside
Self-catering Cottages & Gillies/Guides.
Payment for these should be made in cash direct to the Cottage Owner or
Gillie.
- If you have any special requirements, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
We are here to advise you & help you plan an
enjoyable & memorable holiday.
- For children under 12 years, there is a 1/3 discount.
- Please Note that
we normally only accept bookings from parties which
include salmon fishing.
For hotel & self-catering accommodation at the Lodge,
the norm is at least one person fishing per room per day.
For Outside Cottages, the norm is at least one person
fishing per Cottage per day
(This, of course, does not apply to arrival &
departure days).
These conditions may be negotiable depending upon the
season.
Other services
- Car Hire: If required, we can organise car hire for you.
This can be done for any of the major airports in Ireland. Click
here for Price List.
- Car Ferry: If you are travelling from the UK, and intend to come
by car ferry, please note that we have advantageous rates with both Stena
Line (Fishguard - Rosslare, Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire & Stranraer -
Belfast). Contact us if you would like a quote. Click
here for Ferry schedules.
Booking with us means a reservation that can be cancelled or modified at
any stage (even if you miss the boat) without any penalty whatsoever -
unlike the Apex-type fares.
Under European Council Directive 98/41/EC, it is now compulsory for all
Ferry Companies to record details of every person travelling. Please
provide:-
Surname, Forename, Date of Birth and any Special Needs for all passengers.
Make, Model & Reg. No. of Vehicle
By providing this information promptly at the time of booking you will
help to ensure your sailing leaves on time.
Car Ferry/Hire Reservations do not have to coincide
exactly with your stay with us.
You can extend your stay in Ireland before or after your
visit to the Lodge.
Payment Terms
We can offer you two options for the payment of your holiday:-
- Either - Pay a (minimum) deposit of 1/3 of the total on
reservation, & the full balance one month before arrival.
(please note that car ferry tickets have to be paid in
full with the deposit upon reservation
in order to avail of the excellent prices we can offer)
- Or - Pay the total amount on reservation, and get a
discount of 1% per month from the time of reservation to
arrival.
Please
Note:
This discount
applies to:-
- Lodge
Hotel accommodation
- Lodge 1, 3 and 3/4 bedroom cottage
accommodation
- Salmon Fishing
- Chauffeur Service
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The discount
does not apply to:-
- Lodge 2
bedroom cottage accommodation
- Outside Cottages
- Gillies
- Ferry
- Car Hire |
Cancellation
- Deposits are refunded (less 10% cancellation fee) if
written notification is received
at least 2 calendar months prior to the arrival date.
Thereafter deposits are not refunded.
- Full balance is due one month before arrival. There is no refund after
this date.
- We recommend that you take out Travel Insurance which
includes cover for forfeiture of deposit.
- We regret that there is no refund as a result of adverse river or
weather conditions.
Payment
Can be made by the following methods:-
- UK Cheques on UK accounts in sterling only.
(e.g.: do not try to write an amount in Euros on a
Sterling cheque
- the bank does not accept them!)
- By Credit Card: Access / Visa / Eurocard / Mastercard.
(Sorry - we do not accept Diners or American Express)
- By Cash - you should send this by registered post.
- By International Money Order or Banker's Draft.
- By direct Bank Transfer to our account.
- Cheque in Euros (a bank clearing charge usually applies).
Please Note: We do not take
responsibility for bank charges incurred in any such
transactions.