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| 2 bedroom apartment, one bathroom, separate entrance, combined kitchen/living and two small storage rooms. Washer/dryer in one on the storage rooms. One large bedroom and a boxroom, suitable for 3ppl max. 50eur extra for parking monthly. Parking underground, but not heated. Decent quality for Dublin. Good layout of apartment, balcony to inner courtyard. All bins and recycling included in apartment building. Well insulated, but no mechanical ventilation causes heat and moisture in apartment. Only passive holes in wall vents in bedroom and living room. Bedrooms are facing south/west and gets hot during summer, living room stays cooler facing north/east. Poor ventilation in bathroom. Recommend getting a dehumidifier, this removed excess moisture and helped keep the air dry and hot during winter. The moisture issue is common across Ireland, but since this is a fairly new building it is quite airtight and well insulated which traps the moisture inside. We experienced the bathroom staying wet and cold throughout the day prior buying a dehumidifier. Washer/dryer of older technology but acceptable. Big positive being in a separate room. Extractor in kitchen in a coal filter type, needs to be replaced to stay 'effective'. The extractor is also a cheaper model thus not too effective. Good size and overall decent quality for a Dublin rental. Price is high as typical for Dublin rents. In a perfect world the price would have been a bit lower. Bills excluded in rent and arranged by tenant, electricity, gas and Internet. Recent development and acceptable maintenance. The inner courtyard is lovely and peaceful. | Apartment 90G, Bailey's court , Summerhill , Dublin 1, Dublin | View Place on Map | View This Place's Price History |
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