Karin's apartment has so much character and is perfect for anyone (like us) disillusioned with bland, same-style hotel rooms. We're pretty certain that had we booked a hotel room this spacious, characterful, and with a beautiful (fully working!) open fire place we'd have paid a small fortune. This is a great chance to stay in one of the old Georgian houses in Dublin. Stand out features, besides the fire, are the windows, the shutters and a huge chandelier. We also loved the old staircase in the building itself. The bed was comfortable and despite a bit of outside noise (Mountjoy Square can be very busy with traffic) we slept well. We were also very happy to take the short walk into more central Dublin. Karin was a communicative and helpful host. We didn't use the kitchenette much so can't really comment there except to say that everything looked spotlessly clean. All in all it was a great stay. Totally happy to recommend. Thank you Karin - we hope to book again!