My family (3 adults) traveled to Ennis for the Fleadh Nua traditional music festival as part of a two-week stay in Ireland. ( Ennis great for trad music). Ennis was our last stop before heading back to Dublin to fly home. Noel, our host was very attentive throughout the booking process as well as during our stay. He was very transparent in the booking process to tell me about construction going on his street. It did not make a difference to us as we would be staying over the weekend. A market is currently being constructed across the street. The market currently takes place on the street on Saturday mornings. So that was another perk. Noel also helped us with information on parking. There is a public lot that we used during the day but we just used street parking after hours. There was no need to drive the car as the city is very walkable and the apartment is close to everything. We were a little late getting in and he was flexible and brought his daughter to greet us. He also provided an extra key.

The two-story apartment is huge, bright, comfortable, and beautifully decorated. I had booked this a few weeks prior and really couldn't remember what I had booked so we were wowed. You enter on the ground floor and take the stairs to the second floor of the building where the apartment is located. We only needed two bedrooms but there was a third. It has everything you might need including a washer and dryer. The shower had great pressure! There was milk and condiments in the fridge and extra toiletries if needed. Noel's business is on the street level so he is around for any advice during work hours. We also met some of the proprietors of the neighboring businesses and they were very friendly too so we felt that we were part of the neighborhood.

Because we spent a lot of time out in the evening listening to music, we found the location very easy to get to all the pubs and very safe. We ate out most of the time except for two meals that we cooked and the kitchen was well stocked with pots and pans and toaster, etc.

This was a great place to stay to enjoy the Ennis music scene and to experience a vibrant Irish town. The Fleadh Cheoil will be held in Ennis August 14-21.