Ian's home was great. a Beautiful home right outside the main city of Dublin. While they seemed to think it was further away from the city center, we were out of the house an in city center in 5 min by car. They are very friendly, made us tea (with an ice cube for us americans), and went out of their way to be hospitable. If i am in dublin again, I will stay with them again. The home is right be some pubs/restaurants and if you are a runner/walker, the trail that runs right next to the water is beautiful. (i am not a runner but i was tempted to start).