To start with the positive, the location is absolutely grand. Smack in the middle of Old Dublin, a short walk to just about anything you could want. Really ideal spot to begin your trip.
Mick was also a great communicator, ensuring my mother and sister were able to check in ahead of my arrival. When issues at my arrival arose (more on that later), he was responsive and quick to give me access to the apartment as well, and kind enough to lend me his spare set of keys. Was also gracious enough to accept my sister coming along at the last minute, despite my having only booked for 2 people.
As further issues arose with the wifi, he did seem diligent in attempting to correct the issue.
As for the issues, there were many. First was that the wifi did not work during the entirety of the trip. Micks payment to the telecom company apparently never went through until he investigated it further later in the day, and thus I was left outside begging for wifi from nearby restaurants, trying desperately to contact my mother and sister, but as they did not have wifi either, i ultimately needed to call Mick to give me access himself. 1 hour of a 22 hour layover wasted there, and another 2 inside trying to troubleshoot it, and then a further hour later on after we had been told that it should be fixed (it had not). Granted, this was a combined fault of the telecom company and Mick, but one that surely could have been sorted prior to our arrival, and with no entertainment in the apartment to speak of (no tv, radio, etc) wifi access to even have some music in the background wasnt possible.
the cleanliness of the apartment was wretched. Brown stains all over the toilet, stains on the inside of the kitchen sink, dust caked in the bathroom vent, a freezer frozen shut, and a fridge that i wouldnt even dare put sealed food in. My mother spent nearly an hour cleaning just so she wasnt skeeved out walking around. I know she can be a bit dramatic, but I can attest to the fact that she wasnt too far off on this one.
Buzzer to the door didnt work as instructed, nor did the hot water. Windows didnt close or open properly.
All I ultimately needed here was a place to put bags down, have a shower, and enjoy the town with my mother for a night, but due to the shortcomings of the apartment and its readiness, that just wasnt possible.
I have never given poor public ratings out to my stays on AirBnB if it can be avoided, but this is not one of those instances.