This Airbnb was run like a hotel, it was kind of odd.
I had to pick up the key at another location which is nearly a 30-min walk and it was highly confusing being I’m not from Ireland and I did not know the area
There’s no welcome or instructional paper saying how to use the appliances. I had to research the details of the oven, download a PDF version of the manual just to figure out how to turn it on.
We were only provided with one key which was highly inconvenient. My guest and I were staying for work purposes so I would always have to stop work to be back at the apartment to let him in
Parking was €12 a night and we had to constantly call security to open the gates. Security was a nightmare, asking why are we here, how come we both don’t have a swipe key to enter, he was clearly annoyed to let us in everyday. He really didn’t want to open the gate and this was on many occasions
In the house the towel racks in both bathrooms didn’t work, the washer/dryer didn’t dry, the lights were fluorescent in some fixtures and warm white in others, some even flickered.
The towels all had yellow/orange stains
The beds were two-single beds pushed together, they were terrible. You could feel the mattresses merging in the middle which was painful
The kettle was filthy inside, there was residue floating and chipping off.
The noise from the other people living/staying in the complex as well as the seagulls made it impossible to sleep past 5am . Doors were constantly being slammed, people yelling in the halls…
I never actually spoke with “Johnny” Every message someone else answered. I think I spoke with 3 or 4 different people
During the stay and even after checkout there was no correspondence with the host. No one ever asked how our stay was, if everything was ok or if we needed anything.
This stay was highly overpriced and I wouldn’t recommend it being there are so many wonderful places around Dublin you can stay for the fraction of the price.