I absolutely loved staying at Claudia's. I was an exchange student at UCD and I would highly recommend staying here if you're going to be a student there. The campus is only a twenty minute walk, and it'd incredibly easy to get into city centre on weeknights or weekends (Claudia's home is right by the DART and the Dublin bus line). In general, Claudia was incredibly helpful and responsive. She gave me lots of great information about Dublin and Ireland, as well as tips for how to travel around Europe (which was especially helpful to me as an American).