This place was wonderful! We didn't get to meet Paul, but his friend Derek met us (albeit a bit later than originally planned with Paul so we got concerned for a minute) and gave us the tour of the home, even carried our bags up the flight of stairs because the lift was broken.
The apartment sits pretty much in the perfect place for everything: restaurants, shopping and an ATM are within a few feet of the front door. And then temple bar, trinity college and dame street are within 7 minutes walking. Only about €20 for an uber from the airport too!
We will stay again on our next visit to Ireland!