My experience was neither too good nor too bad...The good part would be that the host was responsive to my messages, although sometimes it took a while, but it s probably understandable...( She came and picked me up on my arrival day from red cow station, which i am thankful for).
The room is ok, although i was always cold, there was an electric radiator but very noisy so you could not keep it on all night, as a result the room got really cold and in the morning it was freezing. And also, when you arrived from the city, tired and cold, you would have liked to just relax a bit in a warm atmosphere, but this was not possible. Anyway, that was not a very big problem.
Also, the shower was either too cold or too hot, i simply couldn t fix it.
Of course, there was noise from the motorway which is literally just over the fence, and the noise would go on all night. So, if you have sleeping issues, don t book this room.
But what i found really annoying was that it is, indeed, very far from the city. It never took me less than 1 hour and 15 minutes to commute, top peak or off peak. So, if you want to make good use of your time, you should think twice. Sometimes the host would offer to take me to the red cow station, but this never happened in reality, which i found frustrating, as i would never offer to help someone and then give up( this happened twice and , as on a Sunday ,for example, the first bus to the city leaves at 11.10, i simply found myself stuck in Rathcoole.....). When time to go to the airport came, although previously she offered to give me a lift to red cow bus station, she also gave up. So i had to take a taxi which cost me 19 euros ( for just 8 minutes which took to get to redcow station).....Of course, there was no obligation from her whatsoever, but what i want to say is that i would not offer to help someone and then give up. One can count on your offer and then find oneself in a situation of not having an alternative...
Better not offer than generate confusion..:)
Anyway, all in all, it was not a bad experience, but i ll definitely think wiser next time i choose, timewise and transportwise.