This is a lovely self-contained apartment for 2, beautifully equipped and decorated, with luxurious bed linen and pillows. Its in a great location, a short walk from the centre and with excellent access to local and airport buses.
We were greeted by Karin's niece Orla who made us welcome and showed us the ropes without being overly fussy.
Karin had left volumes of detail on local culture, pubs, eateries as well as things in the broader Dublin area. We took one of her recommendations and ate at Fade Street Social on the Friday - that was a good call.
The main room is nicely furnished and comfortable - it really has everything you need including a bookcase full of Dublin/Irish authors and travel books.
We didn't need to light the fire but it was left ready for us in case.
Its lovely to have a place with a kitchen even when on a short break, as you can take advantage of what the local food markets have to offer rather than going out every night. This is one of the better equipped self-catering places I have been to with plenty of pans and decent sharp knives (always a good sign).
My husband said he wished we were staying longer, as the bed was so comfortable.
Karin warns you that the height on the mezzanine where the bed is, is restricted. Luckily both me and my husband are 5'6'' so had no problem but taller people will need to duck slightly.
This was our first ever airbnb - if they are all this standard we would be very lucky.
Thanks Karin and Orla, hope we left things as requested and apologies for breaking a glass - there was nothing in the details about what to do about breakages but please get in touch if you require reimbursement. Two minor points: your notes say the bus fare from the airport is 2.60 but it has gone up to 2.80; the instructions for turning off the heating were slightly confusing as the thermostat does not seem to go down to 0. When we arrived the boiler had been turned off at the switch and we did not work that out till the next morning when the heating and hot water had not come on.