Wonderful week at Lara's apartment. Communication was excellent throughout and a couple of issues dealt with speedily. Whilst the apartment is not luxurious, it had everything we needed, a couple of heaters for the chillier evenings and a roof terrace (up 92 stairs!) which took our breath away (in every sense!!). The views were simply stunning and we spent many a happy hour up there with coffee, lunch, wine, just looking. It is amazing.
There is a large supermarket on Merchant Street and several local shops dotted about for water etc (although we used tap water for tea and coffee). The apartment is two minutes walk from Lower Barracka Gardens and St. Elmo's Fort, just far enough off the beaten track to be quiet, but near enough to reach everything.
We bought a bus ticket at the airport covering 12 journeys for €15 which worked really well.
Would certainly recommend Lara's apartment for location and price. Thank you Lara. X