Paul and his brother Michael were really friendly hosts. Paul's communication was awesome, agreeing to check us in early, so we came straight from the airport with luggage. The place was a really pleasant walking distance from the city (a good way to get a handle on the city layout) being 20min or so by foot. But it was a great distance from other sights like the historic gaol, Phoenix park, the old cemetery. I recommend the jump on and off bus tours that take you on a whole circut of the city, which has buses every 15min, gives a history of the city and a nearby stop to Paul's. We did this on our first day and gave us a good overview of Dublin. The place was clean, comfortably heated and convenient. We stayed 5 nights and it was a great base for our family.