Portmarnock Vacations from $997

Fabulous Appartment beautiful views Would definitely stay here again

Hotel is centrally located and easily accessible by most of the public transport. Great breakfast provided with no additional cost.

This is a nice apartment close to the temple bar area of Dublin, which reminds me of Bourbon St in New Orleans without the strip joints. It is party central. The apartment is a block off the main party street so noise isn't an issue. However, the property has an unnecessarily complicated entry system. You must download their app to your phone, register the app (for 1 Euro) and then use it to open the main building door and the apartment door. I had difficulty registering the app because it hung up at several steps in the process. When we got to the apartment I didn't know I needed an internet connection to open the door. You can log into the apartment's internet from outside the door, but must know the password. I don't recall sewing that in any of the emails with the management company. Maybe I missed it. Worse yet, we couldn't get the app to work on my wife's phone, so if I left to go somewhere and she stayed at the apartment she couldn't go out without being locked out. Maybe that is why we found the main entrance propped open most of the time we went in and out. I'd give it a 5 if they had keys or a keypad code to get in and out. I was constantly worried that my phone might die and I'd have no way to get in.

Overall, the accommodations were adequate. There were just a few issues: 1. The dishwasher leaked on the first day of use -- we were required to wash the dishes by hand for the remainder of the trip. 2. Cleaning services were only offered once during our 8 day/7 night stay, and we weren't told what day it would occur. We were not prepared to vacate and therefore our apartment was not cleaned during our stay. 3. The hot water supply did not seem adequate for our family -- we were constantly running out every day, meaning there was an elongated wait to use the shower.