The initial communication between the host and us was very good prior to booking the apartment. The welcome we received from the hosts apartment caretaker was very warm and lovely. There are some really good restaurants across the road that serve really good food. The road the apartment is on is very loud and busy. The people in the apartment upstairs were very noisy and loud till 2/ 3 am in the morning, so we didn`t sleep. The bed linen looked and smelled as though it had not been washed properly. The water pressure in the shower is very low. However, overall the apartment has the basics that you will need for a trip to Dublin.