When we travel throughout Ireland we've always stayed at a B&B (or with relatives) and have had no difficulty finding an interesting place to book. This trip we'd like to stay in Cork (not the outskirts, not Kinsale, etc.) -- the actual city. Of course, the typical Ireland B&B isn't something we'd expect to find there. So I've been looking through VRBO and AirBnB listings. So far, we're not excited about what we're finding. (Why aren't all those Apple folks working in Cork renting out their places? )
If anyone has suggestions for a better way to find something we'd love it hear it. We're almost at the point of checking the hotels. (That's what we used to do for a few nights in Dublin ... something we will no longer be able to do as we just spotted that our fav. Jurys Custom House in Dublin sold out to become a Hilton Garden Inn, at double the price. Nothing good lasts forever.)
Anyway, back to Cork. It's the last of our 2 challenges for this trip. Thanks.