温馨的家庭在南都柏林

We (young couple, Swiss) stayed in the ground floor double room (next to the kitchen) from Sept-Dec 19 for an exchange semester. The following points are our personal views. Please note that some negative points listed below might be due to cultural differences.

Things we liked:
-Safe + quiet neighbourhood
-Comfortable and big bed
-Quiet at night
-Bright room
-Easy going, friendly host
-Becky gave us lots of information (bus service, what to do and see)
-Becky helped with getting a job in Dublin.
-2 bus stops in 5 and 10 min. walking distance
-Bus service every 15min during daytime (except Sunday every 30min)
-2 grocery stores within 15 and 30min walking distance.
-A big kitchen cabinet for food storage.
-We had the opportunity to do a laundry twice a week.

Things you need to know before booking:
-It's a lively family. Therefore, there were quite a lot of loud situations.
-The house could be cleaner (kitchen, toilet seats, floor). It's rather cool during winter.
-The room is very small for 2 (max. 80cm around the bed).
-Very limited space to hang up the laundry.
-Small desk (not bigger than an A3 sheet).
-Cannot sit on desk without climbing over the bed to sit on the chair.
-We never used the living room as it is the family's retreat.
-The kitchen is not big enough that the host family and the guests can cook and eat at the same time.
-Bus to City Centre (Dame St, Temple Bar) takes between 25min (weekend morning) and 80min (weekdays rushhour).

In conclusion, we had a great time in Dublin. However, one need to be aware of the points mentioned above.