We are seasoned airbnb guests and this was, unfortunately, our worst experience. Luckily, the other airbnbs we stayed in for the remainder of our trip were fantastic and super clean.
Our friends said the pictures on airbnb reminded them of online dating - not showing accuracy of how tired the carpet and furniture looked. My first comment of the place was it reminded me of a frat house including the strong smell of marijuana when we got out of taxi. Our friends said they didn't think the sheets had been washed properly because pillow cases smelled like women's perfume and sheets smelled like they had been in washer too long. Towels were clean, but old.
We arrived after being up 24 hours from travel and there was one roll of toilet paper for 4 people in a 2 bathroom unit.
When Micheal showed up at the unit the next day he was highly defensive, arrogant and rude. He yelled, "Get OUT!" He could have handled it so much better by asking, "Can you show me what is dirty?"
His communication was generally quick, but the toilet paper and paper towels didn't show up until we were packed and ready to leave. We stayed less than 24 hours cutting our stay by 2 days. Finding a new place and moving our stuff took valuable vacation time away from the four of us.
After we complained to airbnb, Micheal said his tenants on first floor complained of loud music. We are in our 60s, we had been up 24 hours and never even turned the tv on. Total fabrication.
It was conveniently located close enough to city centre. We walked 5-7 minutes to the Dublin Luas Black Horse station which was a few blocks from property.
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The distance to the train was accurate and that was helpful. We learned from locals and from researching crime in the area that Drimnagh isn't considered the best area and has had gang crime. You can research this yourself by using search term (Drimnagh Crime.) The impact was cabs wouldn't pick us up. We had 4 cabs cancel on us when they learned pickup address. The girl at the hotel told us she was afraid to park her car in Drimnagh for fear her tires would be stolen.
We knew going in that it was a moderately priced airbnb not upscale. Had it been clean, we would have stayed the entire time.