Ben’s place was worth the value just in location alone. It is about a 20m walk to the city center but it is nice to get away from that at the end of the day.
The room itself was spacious with a comfortable bed and private bath just across the hall. It is important to note that the door itself does not lock. The room manual states that you can lock a hall way door behind you but you can’t. So if that’s an issue for you, look elsewhere. There’s a mini fridge in the room that is a bit older. So at night, it makes noise that might keep you up. The house is beautiful but is old. So floors creak and the room is on the very top floor. The bathroom is also small but does the trick. The best part is the free parking if you have a rental car.
We were lucky enough for it to be sunny and beautiful while we were in Dublin. But it got pretty warm at night. Opening windows won’t really be an option since it’ll let flies/bugs in. It’s also kind of loud with the windows shut.
Sally provided us breakfast items during our stay. But we noticed that all the utensils weren’t clean. Ben was easy to communicate with for the most part. I had sent him a message asking if we can store our luggage with them for a week (and pay them) as we have a side trip that we didn’t want to bring our big bag to. He never responded with a yes or a no. It was a long shot of a request but some sort of response would have been nice. Overall, it was a pleasant stay.