What a lovely stay. Bernie was wonderfully hospitable and communicative, and the location of her home, just next to Phoenix Park was terrific. After traveling overnight, I needed a couple of days to catch up on sleep and do some walking before heading back to the airport to pick up my rental car. So having easy access to the huge park was perfect. Bernie's place is also only about a 25 minute walk along the Liffey to O'Connell bridge and the main sights of Dublin City center, and a Tesco market is about a 10 minute walk for buying groceries for eating in. Heuston train station is also only a 10 minute walk, where I was able to pick up an Air Coach bus back to the airport (for 6 euro) to get the car. The house is 19th century city townhouse, and is small and cozy and lived in (Bernie and her husband live there and stay elsewhere when renting it out) which was great for me but might not work as well for people who prefer an anonymous space.