I knew our stay at Dardo's place would be wonderful before we even got there based on his communication with us. He gave us great suggestions for transportation that ended up saving us time and money, and his restaurant/bar suggestions made us feel like locals. The apartment itself is beautiful and spacious with great views and people watching. It's located in a lively neighborhood {and we happened to be there when students were celebrating halloween :)} but the location is so worth it. We were able to walk everywhere we wanted to go in the city, including the Paddywagon bus tour to Northern Ireland which picked up just a few blocks away. We had great hospitality, and noticed Dardo left us fresh flowers, espresso, brown bread, and milk to make our stay a little more comfortable. There's also a great kebab place just a block north (Instanbel is the name I think) where we got excellent Chicken Balti two nights in a row--great post-pub food!
Thank you Dardo!