We really enjoyed our stay here, it's actually nicer than the photos show in a modern building on a busy road (it's a wooden door that isn't actually numbered). It's around 15 mins walk in a straight line to the temple bar area, we walked everywhere. It is a busy/trendy street, which is great because there are lots of bars and restaurants around, but not for you if you enjoy quiet as the celebrations of the revellers can be heard (it didn't keep us up). There's also a tesco express across the street. Laurence was really great - we had lots of issues with flight delays on the night of our arrival, he stayed up late to meet us, and though he got a last minute booking on the day we left, we still managed to have a day out and collect our things without fuss (we felt bad we didn't have a chance to clean up a bit ourselves first though). This is a great base in Dublin, 4 of us had a great time - thoroughly recommend.