My husband was working at the Mercy Hospital, and we had chosen Mark's apartment for its proximity to work (a one minute walk!). The apartment is also only a few minutes walk into the heart of the city, so it is a great location for anyone who wants to visit Cork, and also wants to have their own kitchen and living space. At the end of the road there are some nice restaurants and bars, and the university is an easy walk if you are here to visit someone who is studying. The apartment is a petite, but the kitchen and bathroom are new and everything feels fresh. There are plenty of good cooking utensils, microwave, washing machine, so it is easy to run 'normal' life from here, with all your usual cooking and washing. The bathroom is probably going to be the smallest bathroom you have ever used, and being up in the eaves means that you should be prepared to hit your head on a beam a few times. Mark was a very nice and responsive host, and was very helpful when we had a problem with the wifi. Overall, we couldn't have got a better location for what we wanted.