Great Dublin stay. My daughter and I visited Dublin by way of Madrid, where I visited her and where she is studying abroad (from Los Angeles) for a full year. Due to her not wanting to miss her classes, we needed to leave Madrid late thereby arriving in Dublin later. Tom had no problem staying up to greet us and took the time to give us the lowdown on the apartment and Dublin. I'm NYC Irish, but have never been to Ireland. Meeting Tom was gratifying. He made my daughter and I feel at home. There were no gimmicks. Tom is a straight forward guy and one my daughter and I liked right off. Note: there is one (1) bedroom and a living room couch. My daughter took the bedroom, I the living room couch. Tom forewarned me about the situation before hand so there were no surprises. For a guy of 5'10", the couch was a nice fit & quite comfortable and being in the living room gave us each privacy. Plenty of heat, hot water, good kitchen equipment, good sized space, secure complex, friendly/safe neighborhood, close to food & coffee store (1 block walk), bikes on the corner for rental (biked to main Dublin one morning, 5 Euros, biking is common, make sure no flats check over bike before renting). Bike to Dublin (mile or two) & leave bike there at other rack or lock up somewhere for your return. Trams for 2,50 Euros easy walking distance, buses stop in front of complex, cab ride 8-10 Euros. Once your settled in, Tom leaves you be. I give Tom's apartment a solid thumbs up!