Luxurious interior, views give Serenity Bay the edge

SERENITY Bay, at East Ferry, Co Cork, is all about what’s inside, rather than outside.

True, it does have some of the best views in a location that’s one of the most charming and understated in Co Cork, but it’s the quality of the interior appointments and the finish that mark this house out.

In a way it falls between two stools because it has the high-level fittings of a luxury hotel and is a modern and fairly modest-looking package.

Which means it’s not showy enough (on the outside) for some buyers and not period enough for the Country Life cohort.

The price guide of €1.55 million, (dropped from an initial €1.9m) is not stratospheric, but then neither is it average in a property market that’s leaking more heat than an unlagged cylinder. But then, how many houses come with an indoor pool room with a commercial finish — or 4,500 square feet in a smooth succession of rooms that capture the sun all day long?

This house ticks all the boxes, and it does so with taste and comfort, a mix that’s hard to get right. With all of its glass and east/west orientation Serenity Bay is a very warm, very impressive but welcoming family home.

Agent is Malcolm Tyrrell, Cohalan Downing and Associates.