Okay, this one is a bit special.

If you’ve ever had one of those “Wouldn’t it be lovely to buy a beautiful old farmhouse in West Cork and run a little Airbnb on the side?” fantasies, Lazy Acre in Shandrum Beg, Bantry might be worth a very serious look.

And if Airbnb isn’t your thing, there’s another rather lovely possibility here: a yoga studio, creative space, workshop, treatment room or home office, all tucked away from the main house.

Because this isn’t just a gorgeous restored farmhouse. It comes with a couple of seriously useful extras.

Set on around 0.7 acres of lush, mature gardens, the property is a traditional 1840s vernacular farmhouse that has been sensitively restored, retaining plenty of its original charm while bringing it comfortably into the 21st century.

Think hand-cut stone walls, original beams, hardwood joinery, lime-rendered walls, cast iron stoves and plenty of cosy corners.

The main house has a lovely sitting room with a panelled ceiling and two cast iron stoves, while the kitchen is compact but thoughtfully designed.

Then there’s the dining room, with a fully glazed wall looking out onto the gardens. In other words, the sort of room where you could imagine long Sunday lunches stretching well into the afternoon.

Upstairs, the main bedroom has beautiful views towards the Coorycommane Mountain range, while a second single bedroom completes the main house.

But the real magic here is what happens outside the main house.

Enter: the guest barn

Detached from the farmhouse is a converted barn with two double bedrooms, including a top-floor master bedroom with a large south-facing balcony.

There’s also a shower room, utility, store room and garage/workshop.

So, you could have friends and family staying over without everyone being piled into the main house or, and this is where things get interesting: you could potentially turn the space into your own guest accommodation/Airbnb setup.

Fancy waking up, wandering across the garden and checking in your weekend guests without ever having to leave home?

Not a bad little side hustle.

Then there’s the converted stone outbuilding, which might just be the property’s pièce de résistance for anyone with entrepreneurial dreams.

It has been transformed into a gorgeous studio with its original stone walls, tiled floor and a cosy pot-bellied stove. Above it is a bright lofted office area with its own separate external access.

The beauty is that the space has that all-important feeling of being separate from the main house – so your work doesn’t have to take over your kitchen table.

The property is entered through double electric gates into a gravelled parking yard, with the house opening onto beautifully established lawns and colourful floral displays.

The raised deck area looks out towards Bantry Bay in the distance, which sounds like exactly the sort of place you’d want to sit with a glass of something cold on a summer evening and congratulate yourself on your life choices.

Location-wise, you’re about 10 minutes from Bantry and just five minutes from the coast, with Cork City and Airport around one hour 20 minutes away.

A restored farmhouse, a separate guest barn, a dedicated studio and a chunk of West Cork countryside – all for €395,000.

Check out the full listing with Savills.