Dublin Apartment for Two - our own holiday home
DUBLIN LET FOR 2
If you already know me ( see below) and you are looking for a quiet, well equipped (as a home from home) apartment, 10 to 15 mins by bus to Dublin city centre, suitable for two people, then our Dublinletfor2 might be the answer for you. Parking and wifi included.
Please don't be confused by the fact that this is on my English cottage website. It is just one page for Dublin on there and the headings at the top relate to the cottage, not the Dublinletfor2. We have a holiday apartment in a very conveniently placed location in Dublin, in the Donnybrook/Ballsbridge area. This is a very upmarket area of Dublin where houses in our road change hands in the several millions and it is popular with the foreign embassies as their Dublin base. My apartment which is in a seventies block in a private complex, built originally as an hotel (hence the large rooms) is 10 minutes on the bus to St Stephen's Green and Grafton Street or a leisurely walk (about a mile and half) through Georgian Streets. The aircoach from Dublin Airport stops yards from the door but if you want to hire a car for your stay then you have free parking (like gold dust in Dublin!) in a video monitored private car park in the apartment complex. This link shows you where Ailesbury Road is on Google maps. We are at the top end, close to the river which can be seen in blue. Ailesbury Road straddles both Donnybrook and Ballsbridge.
Due to management dictates we cannot rent commercially any longer so I only have friends to stay and the rent is not really ‘rent’ but a suggestion of your donation which is below commercial rates for equivalent accommodation. They are all helping me with my very large service charges in Dublin! Many of these friends we have got to know through their stays at the cottage.
Although a large apartment in terms of room size, we keep it just for a maximum of two people as it has only one bedroom. Because we use it ourselves, although our personal stuff is all packed away, it is ready and waiting for 'instant living'. We want you to enjoy it as if it were your own holiday home, and as such, it is equipped with all the normal paraphernalia of a home, not as a bare holiday let with nothing in the kitchen drawers or cupboards. You won't have to rush out to buy the salt, the sugar, the tea, the coffee etc as there is always a basic store cupboard ( not your entire holiday food!) and if you finish something you are just asked to replace it with something similar.
The kitchen is modern and well equipped. There is a dishwasher, two kinds of electric coffee machines, two non-electric ones (French press and hob top espresso pot) microwave, air fryer, double oven, grill and hob. Please note that there is no Cable TV but it is a Smart TV unconnected to any live stations. (I also have a Chromecast dongle) so you can watch Netflix if you have a subscription and your home TV stations if you have an appropriate app. There is DVD player with a few Irish themed DVDs. All in a large light-filled sitting room which overlooks leafy Ballsbridge. There is plenty of comfortable seating and a dining table for six, should you have visitors, although this number is limited to 4 (+2 resident) and no loud parties allowed. Also no animals to stay or visit. The bathroom has a bath and and over the bath power shower, basin and loo and a heated towel rail. There is a cloakroom as well with loo and wash basin and a washing machine. The bed is a super king base with two single mattresses, made up as an Austrian twin (separate duvets) so suitable for couples or close friends.
Parking and wifi are provided. Broadband is fast and for unlimited downloads. We leave comprehensive folders of how things work, what buses to take, things to see and do and of course emergency numbers should you need any help. Upright Chappell piano so any pianists are welcome to play it. Bring your own music!
It is not a serviced apartment so if you are staying longer than a week then you manage your own change of linen and towels from the plentiful supplies provided.There is a washing machine in the cloakroom and drying racks - no tumble drier as washing dries incredibly quickly, especially if the central heating is on.
We do not aim to let friends use this all year round but hope to get just enough in the suggested donations to cover our service charges and expenses. Therefore the starting days are completely flexible, subject to availability of course. Although I live in England I come over to personally clean and maintain the apartment to make sure everything is as near perfect as possible for your arrival. Chances are that it will be available for the time you request as I have friends stay very infrequently and our own visits are pretty flexible.
Rates are quoted in pounds sterling. Price table below gives the all inclusive price for a week's stay. There are no extra charges, save for those involved in the transfer of funds,, if any. I only lend on a weekly basis, because I travel from England for change arounds and maintenance. There are no hidden extras, no added cleaning fee, no security deposit, no 'service fee' as added on now by the major listing sites. I do have insurance specifically to cover friends and family staying. This is an arrangement between friends so everything is on trust. Please contact me if you know me.
I no longer advertise on VRBO where I had 30 5 star reviews. Some of these are now on Houfy.com/1034 where you will also find availability shown. I also briefly advertised on TripAdvisor where I had just four reviews, all five star. Here are just a few but of course I gave up renting commercially in 2018 (and I never rented more than 6 times a year as we use it ourselves) so they are old, but still valid, as everything is much the same :