We really enjoyed our stay! The location is fantastic, walking distance to Grafton street, and many other sites, yet a very quiet area. For me it’s the best of both worlds, close to everything but very quiet. The only noisy part are the seagulls around 4-5am every morning but overall this place is almost silent which we really appreciated (but we are light sleepers).
I appreciated that so many extras were provided, shampoo, conditioner, body wash (normal size bottles instead of tiny hotel size) laundry detergent, pump soap (a personal favourite as I hate bar soap), hairdryer etc. Paul also offered us extra cleaning as we stayed over a week. Tons of hanging room/closet space for clothes. Sparkling clean. It is a double bed as stated which is smaller than a queen.
Even though parking isn’t advertised, we were able to park using the communal spaces outside the cottage on numerous occasions without stress on the days we rented a car. The neighbour beside us told us that everyone shares the spaces, so you may have to be in a different spot each time but it was so great to park literally right outside your door.
Check in was a breeze with a lock box right beside the front door, we were sent pictures the day before so we were easily able to identify it. Check out was also a breeze. I would definitely stay here again. We met so many kind/helpful locals during our stay which we greatly appreciated. There is also a great authentic pizza place (Proof pizza) that has gorgeous decor within 5 minutes walk which was great after arriving and being very hungry and sleepy.
My only complaint is the terrible communication from Paul. I first tried to contact him on June 15, and didn’t hear back from him until July 2 (this was after I had sent 3 Airbnb emails, and then had to text him long distance from Canada to Ireland twice ) to get my first response. After my initial text, he said he gets a lot of messages and asked me to send it again...which I did and texted him that I did and then still didn’t hear back for a while. Basically, if you need any information in a prompt fashion, this may not be the place to stay. I would advise you to ask any questions you have before the booking, maybe this might help? I think he is managing many, many places so it’s probably hard for him to stay on top of all the messages. Maybe I also stayed during a bad time for him, I’m not sure. To his credit, when he did get back to me he offered all the details I needed.
As the place was self check in/out, I didn’t meet Paul, but we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay.