Wonderful place! Would whole-heartedly recommend Marie's place. We stayed at Marie's place for three nights while we explored Cork and the surrounding areas. Marie's place was probably the most comfortable place we stayed at while in Ireland- it was definitely the most spacious! We especially loved the balcony- it was nice to have a private place to sit outside and relax (Marie even left us a bottle of Prosecco, which was a very nice touch!). We also felt that Marie definitely takes care to help her visitors have a wonderful stay by providing information and recommendations on restaurants/ things to see in the area. We had no problems to reach out to her about, but she was so responsive that we felt good that we would have help if needed. The location was excellent, walking distance to all the local restaurants we wanted to try. My only small thing to be aware of: the apartment is next to the main bus station in Cork. Which, can be super convenient, but it was a little loud at night. However, it wasn't too terrible. We just happened to visit on a particularly warm weekend and had the doors open in the bedroom the whole time. If the doors were shut I doubt it would have been noticable- and it usually is much cooler in Ireland!