Alessandro was a great host, always being able to contact him and showing us around when we first arrived. The space is as pictured. Usable balcony and the house came with lots of amenities. My only critic was that although the apartment was close to the train station and walkable to other touristy places in Dublin the neighbourhood itself didn't have much and we had to walk across the river to the Jameson Distillery for a nice grocery store and coffee shops.... that and the pull out couch was a bit hard.