Claudio was a great host. He was very communicative during the stay when we reached out to him. We arrived a little too early to check-in, so Claudio recommended a great little cafe at the Generator Hostel nearby with free WiFi. Very cool little place to hang out for a while!

We unfortunately didn't get to personally meet Claudio, but he had arranged someone to meet us with a warm welcome and help carrying our luggage up the stairs.
We had a little issue getting the WiFi to stay connected the first few hours we were there, but it sorted itself out thereafter and was a great fast connection!

The apartment is in a gated community which is great for security. The nearby parking is all fairly expensive... The cheapest we could find is behind the gas station on the Leffey just up the street (couple minute walk) called QPark, it was €15/day. Whereas the one up the the hill was €32/day.

There's a great little cafe across they street called "Oh! Rourke's", which had a great Irish breakfast for very cheap! They also have some snacks & sandwiches available as well. Also the Brazen Head nearby is a great pub to have a some food, drinks, or see live music!

It's a very short walk to the Guiness Storehouse. The old Jamison distillery, Phoenix park, and Temple Bar areas are all not too far either. Phoenix park is great, you can rent bicycles right at the entrance for just €5/ea for a couple hours. We rode them around and even saw the deer in the park!

The negatives I would say is there was no coffee maker or french press provided in the apartment, and the water pressure in the shower is quite low. Great experience overall though would definitely recommend Claudio's place in Dublin!