Fabiana and Jonathan have an absolutely fabulous flat in a very cool modern apartment complex in the Northside Docklands neighborhood.
It's located on the Royal Canal and just a block north of the River Liffey and the Convention Centre Dublin.
It's very easy to get to via public transportation from Dublin Airport (they all stop right in front of the Convention Centre).
Once you're in town, the flat is located just a block from a modern streetcar line or another block to all the Dublin bus lines.
But as Dublin is a marvelously walkable city, this flat puts you within brief and charming strolls to all of the major attractions: Trinity Collge, Temple Bar area, Grafton Street, St. James Green, the uber-hip Portobello neighborhood, Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery and, my favorite, only half a mile to the Abbey Theatre!
In the immediate neighborhood, there are several great grocery choices: Fresh (fabulous organic), M&S Foods and Spar. The same block (just across the canal has several cool coffee shops, restaurants, and pubs (The Harbourmaster is an especially fun pub).
You're also quite close to several Irish Rail stations for day trips along the coast north to Howth or south to Dun Laoghaire.
The flat is in a very lovely and secure gated multi-building complex. It's on the fourth floor (with a lift, a plus for Airbnb!) with beautiful outdoor terraces at each end of the flat and overlooking beautiful gardens and courtyards. It's extremely modern and well appointed with very high-end appliances and finishes. There is a beautiful ensuite master bedroom with a terrace overlooking a courtyard. The bathroom is especially lovely with a great deep soaking tub after a long day of walking!
There is a second bedroom that is for the couple's young child and so would really only be suitable for another young child or toddler.
The flat also has another beautiful full bath in the hallway.
The main living room is also bright and sunny and with another large terrace facing another beautiful courtyard. There's a large sectional that would fold out for another sleeping area. This area also has a large dining table and a big flat screen with Chromecast for chilling out after a long day of exploring Dublin.
There's a fully equipped modern kitchen which made it easy to save a few Euros by eating in.
Jonathan was an amazingly helpful host. Any questions that I had he responded to almost instantly (mostly through Airbnb e-mail and he was especially helpful taking a Chromecast newbie through the operation even later in the evening).
This was one of the very best Airbnb experiences that I've even had. I know that it will certainly be my first choice when I return to Dublin and I would highly recomend it to anyone looking for comfortable and immaculate home away from home.
Slainte!
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