I’ve used AirBnB many times over the years, including in Ireland, and I’ve never had to leave a less than great review until now. I did appreciate Eithne’s quick communication with me when I requested to book, and she promptly provided all the info I needed about check-in. Unfortunately, however, once I got checked in I greatly regretted having booked this stay at all. Eithne was not in town, so I was not able to talk with her about my experiences in person, and I didn’t want to bother her by phone about things she wouldn’t have been able to remedy anyhow. In short, the quality, cleanliness, and overall standards of this house were severely deficient, and I felt that I had been way overcharged for a horrible experience. I assumed that, given the cost of the room and the description, I was going to be staying at a fairly nice BnB; what it actually turned out to be was a dirty and hugely overpriced youth hostel—definitely not somewhere I would have ever elected to stay had I known the actual nature of the place. The room I was assigned was no bigger than a closet—barely enough space to put my bags next to the bed and close the door. It was dirty, including the linens and pillows; the extra blanket in the cupboard (which was much needed—see below) was filthy. It was also drafty and freezing, and no heat source was provided. After much searching around the entire house late at night, I finally found an archaic thermostat to turn the heat on, but—big surprise—the radiator in my bedroom gave off zero heat. It was completely non-functional. Additionally, the entire house smelled of stale cigarette smoke. When I arrived I discovered that I was sharing the house with about half a dozen loud German students (which I had not been informed about), and I also discovered, much to my dismay, that I would have to share one bathroom and one shower with all of them. For for about six rooms, there was one small bathroom and one shower. This was not made clear at all in the listing or in subsequent communications. Needless to say, I found the listing to be very misleading, and I also felt like I’d been severely gouged by the cost. I’ve payed half of what I paid for this place to stay at wonderful, clean, and hospitable BnB’s. This, on the other hand, was almost completely intolerable: cold, dirty, loud, and generally inhospitable in just about every way. All I wanted to do was leave, but, alas, I had already paid for the night and it was too late to find other accommodations. Again, I will say that Eithne was very good with communication; I just really wish she’d provided the accommodations to match, or at very least accurately represented the house in her listing. If the place had been represented as what it actually is, I never would have stayed there—and that would...