My partner, Lisa, and I spent 5 days in Dublin in mid-June. It was our first visit to Ireland. Based on the pictures, Carmel's place was just what we were hoping to find - a lovely, clean, quiet, studio situated in the Docklands area. The apartment is within walking distance of buses and trains to take you into the city center, but we ended up walking the roughly 20-30 minutes every day. It was great. We walked to Trinity College & Library, Temple Bar, Dublin City Art Gallery, and Grafton St. for shopping. We took a bus to Belfast for a very moving and informative day spent visiting the small but significant Irish Republican Museum and Peace Wall. We also took the train out to Howth for cliff walking - highly recommended. There are many great places to eat in Dublin, but we had some of our most memorable meals close by Carmel's place at a pub called The Oarsman (delicious dinner and pints), and Annie's (delicious baked goods and coffee). As our host, Carmel's hospitality was exceptional. She is a lovely person! She left snacks, wine, coffee/tea, and two cold Guinness in the refrigerator to greet us upon arrival. Carmel also met us in person for check in, which went very smoothly. We cannot say enough good things about Carmel's place. We'll be recommending this place to friends, and we look forward to returning on our next visit to Dublin. Thanks for everything Carmel!