Paul’s place is in a superb location and outweighed any cons we experienced. Noise was as expected but I didn’t find it to be a problem. Pull out bed was surprisingly comfy.
We had some challenges checking in. We arrived in city center around 10 and we had no idea where Paul’s parking was. So first time in Dublin we spent 15 min driving around trying to find parking and ended up a number of blocks away in a car park. We met Jim at 11:30 and he gave a quick tour and he walked us over to the private underground garage. Even with prior instruction it would’ve probably been difficult to find. It was nice to have free parking though and Paul allowed us to keep the car parked there the rest of the day after checkout if needed. Super nice.
After we got into the apartment we noticed a dirty bag of laundry/trash inside the door, no bathroom rug, no hand towels and no bath soap. Paul did come by later to fix these. Also on our last night we had trouble with the door lock and appears the apt may have been unlocked all day. The good news is the apartment is well secured in the building so at least that made us feel more comfortable. Overall nice place and Paul apologized for the mix ups. I’d stay here again.