We were initially excited about our trip to Dublin and that Paul’s place was available for a last minute booking. He was friendly and responsive to deal with initially and was accommodating to us for our requested early check-in. We literally dropped our bags in the home upon check-in and set out into Dublin for some sight seeing and arrived back at the house late evening and ready for showers and bed. We discovered there was no hot water and I contacted Paul of which I was informed the hot water was on a timer and would have to be manually set if we wanted hot water (this was not relayed to us on check-in, nor was there a manual at the home or any information in the online itinerary). Long story short, we waited until well after midnight for there to be some hot water and only 1 person (there were 4 of us) got half of a shower (the water went cold during the shower). The furniture in the common area was very dirty...there was a stain that looked like dried blood and lots of random hair on one of the couches. The dining chairs were very stained to the point that we didn’t want to sit on them. The response I received when I sent the pictures to Paul was that the kitchen was remodeled, but they hadn’t gotten around to replacing the furnishings yet. Once I notified Air BnB, I received an angry response from Paul suggesting that we had made the stain on the couch (we hadn’t). I’ve stayed at Air BnB homes all over the world and have only written good reviews and it has been very rare to have a bad experience. I should not be made to feel badly about something that was not our fault and as a guest should find the home clean and sanitary. I don’t like writing negative reviews, but feel I need to be truthful and I hope this encourages the hosts to correct the issues that we encountered so that future guests have a good experience. The location of the home is amazing and it has the potential to be a really great place.