If you looking for a basic no-frills place within walking distance of the center of Dublin, then this place is for you. Check-in & communication: easy. Location: good. My travel partner and I love to walk so the location was fine. There is an amazing coffee place 3FE around the corner. Wifi was a bit slow only 2 of the 3 nights. Interaction with host: We were there for 2.5 days before we met Maureen (for 5 minutes) so basically no interaction with the hosts which is a pity in a new city. I have rented 6 rooms around Europe/US with live-in hosts and this was the first time that I basically had no interaction with the host. Just messaging.
We were only disappointed with the amount of dust in the location. The bedroom and bathroom were quite dusty. Also, the toilet seat was not attached to the toilet so that was annoying. **Also at the moment, there is a private business in the apartment so the living room and eating area did not exist. A little bit of a heads-up would have been nice because there was a photography studio set up, a bike being repaired in the living room and no eating area.** So if we sat down to relax, it was one of the 3 chairs cramped at the foot of the bed (not shown in the pictures).
It was a good thing that we were out so much because we basically just slept there. The other reviews were right about the smaller room. It is fine for 2 people who barely spent time there. One of the reasons why I chose this listing was because of the private bathroom which I am not sure is so important at this point. The coffee baristas in 3FE were shocked at how much we were paying for our room/location and suggested next time we stay near a DART station farther out from the city. I think we will probably do that next time.