I recently had the honor of sharing the home of Rose in Dublin. If your looking for the 4-Seasons, this is not the place. It is small, functional, affordable, location is wonderful and it is clean and cozy. My host Rose could not have been nicer. A complete delight to visit with and helpful with advice and directions. Her friend had to check me in and he was super nice, even walked me to his favorite lunch spot down the road. Rose works from home so she is very accessible. WiFi and TV in the shared space, frig and cooking made available (I only used the microwave oven). I felt like a roommate who had known her forever by the end of the stay. She is originally from Brazil but speaks English with no issues at all.
Location is perfect to experience Dublin down town. Buy a Leap Card and put about 5 euro per day you are staying. You can always top-off at train stations or link to your credit card. Guinness is a bus ride away (I walked back). Howth is a train ride away, wonderful 1/2 day adventure and walk on the cliffs. Great food all over! Pints and pubs all around! All the busses, pubs and trains have WiFi, so if you out of country no need for cellular service, just use WiFi for directions and calls. Hint, stand next to a bus that is parked (out of service) and use the free WiFi for calls and maps).
Wear good shoes! I did a lot of walking!
Thanks for the stay,
Cheers,
Jim