Overall, I would and wouldn't recommend staying at Pat's place.
Pat's place was clean and in the center of town. The room was small but had almost everything we needed. The room is only a short walk to the train station, mall, food or shopping area (Temple Bar). If you are just using the room for a place to lay your head down for a few hours of sleep, Pat's place is prefect for you.
On the other hand, I was not comfortable at Pat's place. The second entrance to the apartment is in a back alley. This door is much more convenient to enter and exit through however it is not safe. There are several homeless people who live in this alley. There were multiple physical fights, homeless sleeping on the stoop in front of the front door and people using hard drugs. They were shooting up with syringes and smoking out of pipes all directly in front of the apartment's front door and in broad day light (note this is also where the ONLY window in the apartment is). For this reason alone, we would not stay here again. Also, the bed was not very comfortable and the bathroom was a little small for two people.