This is a very nice apartment. Plenty of space for six adults. The unit is on the top two floors of the building, and there is no elevator, so it’s up 3 flights of stairs to the entrance and another flight up to the top living room area. All the bedrooms and bathrooms are on the lower of the two floors in this unit, and the living and eating space, along with the outdoor patio is on the top floor. Lots of space to spread out on the top floor, which gets a lot of natural light, with two comfy couches and a separate area with 2 lounge-y rockers and an ottoman. The latter space approximates a small sun room, and is a nice spot for reading, separate from the main living room area. We didn’t end up using the outdoor patio, as the weather was kind of variable.
There is a property manager on site to assist with check in, which we appreciated (also available for getting more supplies, like soap). Host & property manager were quick to respond to an issue we had with the hot water heater, which was resolved. The place itself does not have much of a view (just the back of a very old building and the rooftops of some other buildings), but the central location more than compensates for that. Agree with a previous reviewer that the contraption that holds the soap on the dishwasher door is broken, but we just tossed the tablet into the bottom of the machine and that seemed to work fine. The washing machine works for laundering small amounts of clothing, but you will have to hang them to dry (property manager will provide a drying rack) as there is no dryer (this is common in European apartments). We ran several loads of laundry and were able to get everything dry just using the rack indoors. There is also a place that launders clothing nearby, but we didn’t end up using it. Refrigerator is a low boy and there is a separate, small countertop freezer, so not a ton of storage for food that needs to be kept cold, but there was enough room to keep milk and take-away leftovers cold. Beds were comfortable, and there is not a lot of street noise so it was nice to be able to sleep with the windows open.
The location is ideal. It’s within walking distance to the green line Luas, Temple Bar, St. Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street shops, local pubs etc. We really enjoyed our stay here.
One other thing to note — there is a shortage of cab drivers in Dublin right now, and they don’t do Lyft/Uber, so make sure you plan out how you are going to get around when you are here. We walked some pretty long distances and also figured out how to use the Luas (not hard to figure out at all), and ended up using that more than cabs (who were unreliable and would frequently cancel after we called them).