This apartment is the most UN- Astonishing apartment I have every stayed in. The positive is that it is centrally located, therefore great access to all main attractions in Dublin. However, it is situated down an alleyway with a sex shop a short distance away, therefore may not be suitable for all. The negatives about this apartment ....... where do I start.
We were left waiting for 1.5 hours for the host to arrive and when a member of his family finally turned up, no reason or apology was given as to why we had been left standing in an alleyway for that length of time, particularly as 3 of the group had just flown in from UK and two of us had completed a 3 hour drive. When we did gain access to the apartment to put our bags in, the place had not been cleaned and we were then told to go away for another 40 mins so that it could be cleaned.
When we finally got into the apartment, we found it poorly decorated and dirty. The mat on the bathroom floor was filthy and had not been changed. The bathroom was grubby and the floors quite clearly had not been washed or disinfected since the previous guests. The shower needed a deep clean and none of our group wanted to stand on the plastic mats inside it as they looked unhygienic.
The windows in the apartment were filthy and had not been cleaned in god knows how long, the curtains were spliced together and needed to be deep cleaned.
The cupboards and fridge were full of foods left over from other guests, not something that most guests want and it just looked as if the host could not be bothered to clear anything out.
All in all, this apartment spoiled our entire groups weekend as none of us wanted to spend any time there at all. This standard of apartment should not be allowed to advertise as Astonishing .................. its utterly laughable and I just felt that I had to write an honest review. This is only the 2nd review I have ever written and I have been travelling extensively for over 30 years. The other review was also after staying in an horrendous apartment in Dublin. This seems to be the norm now, unscrupulous landlords providing shoddy apartments for maximum financial game .............. its just so sad that this is what people have now become. To conclude, I would not recommend this apartment to anyone and would urge guests to steer clear.