Malachy met us at the house and gave us some handy hints on the area and local taxi firms etc. The house is modernly furnished and very clean, comfy beds made up with nice linen and toiletries available to use along with bread, butter condiments, milk etc in the fridge and cereal in the cupboard. The Spire is just visible from the bedroom patio at the rear of the house which helped us to orientate ourselves. Very convenient position for most tourist areas and in a quiet position but near to convenience stores, one of which stays open until 11pm. Walking distance to the river from where you can easily access the cathedrals, Grafton street, O'Connell street, Temple bar etc. and there is a tram stop near by where you can get a day ticket for 7 euros to get to all other sites. Very impressed with how friendly and proud of the city the locals are, I got lost on one occasion and had to ask several people for directions and they couldn't have been more helpful, and one lovely lady stopped to give me a short history lesson when we were stood in front of the Spire. Don't miss the Brazen Head pub nearby which claims to be Ireland's oldest pub. We had a delicious Irish stew and a pint of Guiness while listening to live Irish music.