This location is fantastic! It is located in the heart of the most popular part of the city for shops, food, historical cites, entertainment and tour busses and yet was surprisingly quiet. It also has 2 small bedrooms and the living room couch which allowed me and my two adult relatives to have our own spaces. The kitchen looked great even though we didn’t have time to use it. Bathroom was clean and had plenty of on-demand hot water. Paul was easy to communicate with. However, the interior is a 3.5/4 due to wear and tear on the floors, walls, curtain rods, cabinet hinges, and nearly every item of furniture and art, all IKEA, which I love. Think IKEA room display that has had too many people from the public stopping in to sit. It is relatively clean, but due to the wear it doesn’t look it. Two other issues make my rating lower: the beds and pillows are lumpy and uncomfortable and one side of the apartment, with the majority of windows, overlooks an empty lot filled with natural overgrowth and the remains of a homeless settlement. It’s not a pretty view but worse is the smell. If windows are closed it’s not a problem and I suggested to owner that he provide some fans to move the air around. It’s an inner city location and Dublin has plenty of poverty and construction going on as well as millions of people visiting... you can’t expect to find this great of location without the proximity to city issues... I just wish I had known, especially since I had 2 guests with me who always use hotels and I was telling them how great air bnb is - they both felt they could have spent their money better on a more predictable hotel product.