Dublin in early October: AirBnB recommendations/thoughts

in 2013 we stayed at the Kilronan House BnB located on Adelaide Road
it was a 5 min walk to Grafton and St Stephen Green
nice place, friendly, good food and very close to downtown
while not a fancy hotel, which I did not want, I would stay there again

When planning our trip to Ireland for this summer, I contacted a bunch of airbnb properties hoping to get a place with a kitchen and enough space for a family of five. I was trying to avoid the cost of paying for two hotel rooms, plus being able to relax and cook in once in a while will help save on food costs too. Unfortunately, every single airbnb that I contacted in Dublin and Galway seemed very sketchy. I started looking and sending out queries five months in advance of our arrival, and even though the property's calendar was clear, once I enquired, I was told that the property was not available. It seemed to me that they would prefer to wait for last minute price gauging instead of renting for a lower price well in advance. So, just beware. (And I've had this airbnb problem in the US as well, for cities like NYC) I'm done with airbnb.

hmm. AirB&B may not be such a good idea! Thanks for the guest house info. If anyone else has recommendations for guest house/b&B's let me know.

While I understand citymom's point about potential price gouging, there are nonetheless several Air rentals in central Dublin for 2 guests with many good reviews. It seems to me that it could be the size/number of guests in citymom's search that had something to do with the response, with just two of you it may be worth looking at. I don't doubt what citymom says, but it may be a different dynamic for two.

Last time I needed an apartment in Dublin I used these guys: StayCity. We had an apartment at their Millennium Walk complex, just of O'Connell street. We were very happy with it, so I have no hesitation in recommending them.

I used Dublin City Apartments for our stay back in 2013. There was actually 15 of us total, and we were able to get 3 x 2-bedroom apartments on the same building on Parnell Square West, about a block west from Connelly Street and surrounded by Aldi, LIDL and another grocery store. It worked perfectly! I highly recommended as they have lots of properties all over the city and are a very reasonable price.

I posted an experience regarding AirBnB under the General Europe forum. You may want to check it out.