This is a great flat in a fantastic location. The area is beautiful: close to Herbert Park and the Grand Canal, both great for walking, and an easy 25 minute walk into the city centre. Because the flat is set back from the road, it is very peaceful: it’s not a really busy road in any case, but I heard no traffic noise at all.
The flat itself is spacious and clean, as well as warm and light - an easy and comfortable space to live in (I was there for 4 weeks).
I did have a few problems in the flat, however, that took too long to be sorted out: a faulty electrical socket was not fixed during my stay, which left me with the temporary measure - a trailing cable across the living room - for about three weeks. And I discovered that the smoke alarm which should have been in place was not there. In a flat with only one door and bars over the windows, this felt like a really important safety issue. This did get fixed, but it took a couple of weeks for it to happen. So … I found I had to be persistent to get a response to issues like these.
Having said that, I would still absolutely recommend the flat, as it has so many plus points.