We stayed here May 2013. As others have said said there is quite a lot of noise, traffic and drunken yelling due to the close proximity to many bars. However we found it was not as much noise as we had expected from the reviews. It's really just regular city noise.

The location was easy walking distance of many places, a few blocks from the Jervis LUAS station, right on the hop on-hop off bus route, and a short walk to the Connolly DART station. I don't know if we could have asked for a more central location.

The apartment was clean, neat, and had everything we needed. Dardo provided some great eating recommendations, most of which were seconded by our local friend. Unfortunately we didn't get to try the "life-changing" wings at Elephant & Castle (nearby restaurant) but there are dozens of great places to eat within a short walk. We had a great time.