Colin and Yasmine were wonderful and very welcoming. They made the trip so easy to plan and were very responsive whenever I had any questions (before or during the trip). Colin was there to meet us when we arrived at the apartment and showed us around. He also checked in and wished us good luck on the Dublin marathon a few days later. Overall, they were very friendly and welcoming.

The pictures are very accurate. The apartment was clean and organized. Colin and Yasmine made it very easy to stay at the apartment by having clear instructions for connecting to the Internet, using the washing machine, etc. They also included several guides (created by Colin and Yasmine) on restaurants/things to do in Dublin. They have a "Honesty Bar" and include a selection of wines in the apartment. You can enjoy a bottle of wine and leave money in the Honesty Bar jar (there is a list with the prices per bottle). We didn't use it, but it is a great idea!

It is a great apartment and very walkable to most of Dublin. The Brazen head pub (oldest pub in Dublin) is around the corner and about a 2 minute walk (tasty, traditional Irish food and beer). The Trinity College area is about a 20 minute walk. I highly recommend visiting Kimainham Gaol, which is 1.5 miles away and about a 40 minute walk (or you could take the 123 bus). There are also buses near by to get around Dublin. The Airlink airport bus is about a 10 minute walk from the apartment (6 euro one-way/10 euro roundtrip). It is about a 35 minute taxi ride to the airport (for 4 people, including charges for extra people, was 32 euro). If you are flying to the U.S.A. (at least to JFK New York airport), please give yourself at least 2.5/3 hours because you go through U.S. Customs before you leave. We didn't check any bags and it wasn't busy, so we were okay arriving at the airport about 2 hours in advanced, but you could easily miss your flight because you go through security checks twice (once for the airport and again at U.S. Customs). You may not need as much time if you have Global Entry.

Overall, we had a great stay at the apartment and a fun trip to Dublin!