Sorry but I am going to have to disagree with all these other reviews and frankly I find it fairly perplexing how my experience could be so different from the other guests given what my family and I encountered. To be fair John is a good communicator and always stayed in touch. Also, his sister in law met us at the airport and took us to the apartment and she was lovely and informative. But, alas - other than that, this was probably the worst airbnb experience we have ever had. The apartment is in a location that is considered convenient for Dublin but the drawbacks of this fact quickly become apparent. Dubliners party till 2 or 3 am and then seem very fond of screaming their heads off in the street while on their way home. Good luck getting any sleep especially since the windows are not well insulated and all the city sounds come right in. After a sleepless night, we were treated to a shower in a filthy bathroom. I missed the review from another guest who mentioned this or I would not have booked. Mold in a bathroom is a major deal breaker. Toilet handle broken, creepy dirt in corners everywhere, dirty wash cloth draped over the "clean" dishes left in the drainer not put away nice for our arrival. The bedding was not as shown on the listing photos. The master bedroom had an old flannel duvet cover that was pilly from wear. But worse than that, the mattress itself was so old and broken down that my husband could not sleep on the bed. He said the floor was more comfortable. In the kitchen we opened the cutlery drawer only to have it come off in our hands! We managed to somehow pop it back on but had to baby it the rest of our stay. Out on the balcony was a very scenic load of wrinkled up laundry that had not been put away. On top of all that, this apartment is not cheap and we felt really ripped off for the price we paid compared to what else is out there. I really do hate to have to leave a negative review. It is not fun. But it is also not fun to have to stay in a dirty mess of a place that is not cared for and is in need of major repairs.