Enjoyed our 2 night stay at John's Place in lovely Cork. It's on top of a hill and if you walk around to the front of the place you can see the view of the city. It took us about 15-20 minutes to wind our way down to get to the main part of the city but unless your pretty fit, I wouldn't do the walk back up at night so just grab a "Free Now" cab (the UK's version of Uber). Ok, it's not free but not expensive as the ride up is short. John's neighbor met us upon our arrival and was very nice and recommended a few things to do. Brought us some extra sheets to use as well. His place is a bit small and would suit one person or a couple but you're there to explore Cork anyway. John gave us a nice tip to visit Kinsale (30min drive) a lovely seaside town and we really enjoyed it. I would recommend eating at Elbow Lane for BBQ and Goldie's for seafood -- two of the BEST RESTAURANTS we've ever been to anywhere! Not even that expensive either -- but book ahead. For live music, we loved Costigan's Pub (next to Sin E.) English Market also a must see -- but go hungry! Ask John to recite his Muhammed Ali poem -- thank you for that!