What a great place to stay! Brendan emailed us a whole page of tips and non-touristy places to visit, and we made great use of it!

Brendan's friendly sister let us in and took a quick 5 minutes to show us a few details about the place. The beds were comfortable, and we all slept very well. The heater and hot water were on when we arrived -- it was warm and welcoming! Brendan left out towels and hotel shampoo, bodywash, etc. I don't think we used much of that as we brought our own, but it just goes to demonstrate the thoughtfulness he showed us!

Also, he left out brochures and local information for us on the counter. After our long travel day and arrival, we opted for one of those for delivery for dinner. It was perfect.

There is a stereo with ipod dock that we enjoyed, and the wifi is speedy.

The location is excellent with a 24 hour grocery store and coffee stop just a couple streets over, a brunch and wine bar, dry cleaner, and other restaurants directly across the river, and walking distance to everything anyone could want to visit or need to get in town.

The apartment is modern, clean, and warm.

The only unfortunate part - we were without hot water for about 20 hours. The weather was cold and cloudy (perhaps it's solar powered, we thought?) but the water coming out of the hot tap was colder than the water coming out of the cold tap.

It was hot again by the next morning in time for a couple showers before we travelled home! It all worked out well.

Also, you won't want to miss out on the rooftop views. We went up and took photos together. But be careful! The sign warning us of how slippery it is when wet wasn't lying. ...Thus why we know where a dry cleaner is.... Everyone needs a white coat mishap once in their life.

Thanks, Brendan! We loved our time in Dublin.