David's apartment is located in a very strategic area, not only because it's close to everything, but also because Dublin 8 is a beautiful neighborhood. Just google it and you'll see.
We also think it's important to highlight the work of Victor, David's agent, who had an excellent predisposition at all times and gave us the peace of mind knowing that we could count on his help.
Due to the strategic location, the situation of scarcity and the high demand for housing in Dublin, added to a short-term rental such as one month, it's understandable that the cost of renting an apartment in this area is rather high.
However, it's difficult to ignore that the quality/price ratio was affected by some few but fundamental details, all of them related to the water supply.
What affected us the most was that we had very little hot water available for taking a shower. We are not talking about long showers, but simple showers of 12-15 minutes for two people. Many times, one of the two had to take a shower with cold water.
Victor called a plumber who took care of it immediately, but the plumber told us that there was not much we could do with such a small water heater. We had to turn on the 'boost' and wait between half an hour and an hour after the first shower. Even with these instructions, it wasn't always enough.
Another issue we had was with the clothes dryer. Trying in different modes, the result was the same. It took between 4-5 hours to dry our clothes. We understand that this is due to a malfunction of the device.
We could skip over the fact that the kitchen sink pipe was quite clogged, since we don't know how the previous tenants behaved with food waste, but it seems important to note that the water faucets, both in the bathroom and in the kitchen, are outdated and not practical.
We are not talking here about a question of style, but purely functional. It's impossible to regulate the temperature of the water if the water outlet is separated into two faucets. Either you burned or froze your hands. A tube was missing to join the taps or maybe a current faucet, with which the temperature can be regulated with a single key. Also the shower head needs to be fixed or replaced. His flow was weak.
Perhaps we could have called Victor to insist that he provide us with more solutions to all these inconveniences, but we understood .
But we understood that, beyond his intervention, it was a matter of property upgrade which the owner will decide whether to carry out or not.
We had a good stay, but it would have been great if all the basic details we mentioned had been in better condition.