Serene Studio is a lovely place to stay. It is clean, bright and comfortable with a lovely garden area to sit or dine in when the weather is good, which it was when we were visiting. It is well placed for walking into Douglas village which has several good restaurants and coffee shops. There is an Aldi and Supervalu close by as well as a very good Asian street food restaurant. We enjoyed a lovely few days in Serene studio and used it as a base to visit some of the nearby towns and beaches around Cork city.