Bedroom or sauna? Comfort in a beautiful Nohoval location

Beautifully-located, and big on several fronts, including energy efficiency, this Nohoval home is a nice and niche buy for those who savour coastal settings.

Built by a German businessman and engineer out near Reanies (or Rennies) 30 minutes from Cork city, yet in a world of its own, this 1,650 sq ft modern and architect-designed build is sort of a modern take on the classic Irish cottage.

It has its heart and hearth in the core, with kitchen/living/dining and a central stove in lieu of a traditional inglenook fireplace.

And there’s even a mezzanine bedroom overhead, where a cottage might have had a loft bedroom.

But, apart from one other ground-floor en suite bedroom, currently that’s it on the sleeping quarters at the moment, as another ground floor room is now home to a large sauna, shower and cold water plunge pool.

Selling agent Ernest Forde of Hodnett Forde guides at €485,000 and that, he says, reflects the fact that the new owners will almost certainly want more bedrooms.

Otherwise, it’s all high-end.

There’s five acres, geothermal heating, solar panels and views aplenty.

And the location’s exquisite, by woods and a walkway down to the very private Man of War Cove, where a converted mill’s also for sale on two acres, guided at €650,000 in this very special wooded valley location.

VERDICT: Big on acreage, big on location, big on comfort — but tight so far on the bedrooms front. Will the sauna survive?

Nohoval, South Cork - €485,000

Sq m 152 (1,640 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 3

BER: B2

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