Pros
-Good location
-Easy check in and check out process (key in a lockbox)
-Basic breakfast left in the fridge – thank you
-Cheap compared to other accommodation in Cork
-Airbnb host quick to respond to calls and texts
Cons
-Room not cleaned – see comments below
-Heating not working – see comments below
When we arrived the room had not been cleaned since the last guests (bins not emptied, washing up on the side, used bedding and towels etc.) Fortunately, we rang Mairead and she picked up her phone quickly and sent the cleaner over who arrived within 10 minutes. (Turns out that the cleaner had turned up to clean in the morning, however, the previous guests had not yet checked out and hence she thought they were staying for another night.) We left the cleaner to it and returned later. When we came back the room was clean however there was not a fresh bath matt – it was still the one from the previous guests. (It wasn't worth following this up).
The property was pretty cold - although the electric radiator was plugged in and switched on, it was not producing heat and the screen was blank. Mairead offered to send the cleaner over to have a look, but pretty quickly my boyfriend worked out that the wrong fuse had been put into the plug (3amp rather than 13amp) he removed and used a fuse from another plug and then the radiator worked.