Paul was very welcoming, providing plenty of useful travel information beforehand on how to get to the apartment from the airport. He also stayed available for communications during our stay. We arrived quite late, but he was there to meet us and explain everything.

Some travellers would perhaps like to know that this a professional estate agent-run place; so if you're looking for a genuine "stay at someone else's home" experience, this aspect may leave you a bit disappointed.

This, I feel, also explains some of the issues with the flat. The mattress is terrible. However, this type of springy, painful mattress is quite common in Dublin rental properties where landlords try to cut margins, so it doesn't surprise me anymore. But that is where it really shows that this isn't someone's home - no one would have a mattress like that in their own bed. I had to fold double the duvet to act as a topper to make it bearable.

The other big issue was the bathroom plumbing. The toilet takes forever to refill after flushing. When lifting the lid off the cistern it is easy to see why; only a trickle of water comes in to restock the reservoir. Stuck with not being able to go out or to bed because the toilet hadn't been flushed yet, it's a bit of an annoyance (and probably not ideal for new couples).

The shower on the first day only provided absolutely scalding water from the hot tap, or very hot but just about able to touch water from the cold tap. I wasn't really able to get under it because it was hurting my skin, with just the cold water tap on. We switched off the water heater, as it appeared to be boiling over as well (and obviously hot water wasn't the issue) and contacted Paul. The next day we were able to have a fairly normal temperature shower, still using mainly just cold water tap. It had a strop and briefly didn't give any water at all, between the 2 showers. There is power shower to strengthen the water pressure, which works well - it was the temperature and supply that were the issue.

Despite some of the core parts of an overnight stay being a big let-down (mattress and bathroom), the flat has the advantage of being centrally located, convenient to tourist sites or indeed business meetings. The building is quiet and the bedroom is on the back, so sleeping with the window open in summer is possible. There were some dust bunnies under the bed, but other than that it was clean and tidy. We didn't cook, but the kitchen seemed fairly well equipped from what we saw. There is "walk-about" WIFI, that you can put in your pocket and power wifi to your smart phone/tablet/laptop with all over Dublin, although it functions on a prepaid credit system of €3/day.
There are tourist info leaflets and guides provided, which was very thoughtful and convenient.