What's a typically 800 euro studio apartment in Dubiln really like?

bo0li5eumx12kp

I've read condemnation.

To be honest the idea of a studio doesn't really bother me.
Sure I like my space, but really so long as I have the essentials, bathroom, shower, hot water, cooker, microwave and reasonably adequate storage (in spite of potentially being "efficient" or compact storage), so long as it's there, I'm all good.

A comment recently suggested that Dublin CC snaps up studios to reserve their use for the homeless, thus they're actually tricky to come by?

I've never lived in a studio, typically shared accommodation which is shared cooking space and living room with 1 small ass fridge between 6 people, so basically I guess your bedroom is your sleeping area, you study area, your clothing and prep area - so is that so different from a studio?


My ultimate question here is, are studio apartments in Dublin mostly for-real shoeboxes?

I mean, are they actually liveable?

Size comparison:



About right?

Smaller?

Caranica

You'd be lucky to have as much space as the ground floor for the total space. Look at the measurements of the places being advertised. That one on the NCR is smaller than my kitchen!

Oh and forget about storage, every nook and cranny will be used to supply the legal minimum requirements for rented accommodation.

awec

I think there are very few true studio apartments in Ireland. The term was mostly used as a fancy way to describe bedsits, or rooms where landlords stuck an old cooker in the corner of a bedroom.

the_syco

A studio apartment in Dublin has two rooms; the bathroom, and the other room with the bed, fridge and microwave. Some will have a cooker, others electric hobs. And some only a microwave.

dennyk

The upstairs of your fictional property looks about right for a Dublin studio, if you replace the computer desk area with a "bathroom" consisting of a toilet, basin, and shower that somehow manage to all occupy the same space at the same time in utter defiance of the laws of physics as we know them, and whatever the **** those red and blue things are with a decades-old four burner electric hob with a microwave salvaged from a skip sitting on top of it, and a washer/dryer that neither washes nor dries anything with a dorm room mini-fridge sitting on top of it that makes the whole place smell like death for hours every time it's opened. Also, there's no ceiling fan and the window is actually a tiny sliver of an original single pane sash window in one corner of the room that was cut in half by the new single-layer-of-sheetrock "wall" that separates you from your closest neighbour when your mouldy old five-bedroom Georgian townhouse was subdivided into a dozen €1000 "studios" by your greedy landlord.

djan

There seems to be a general aversion to studios in Ireland, but as you rightly pointed out, a studio, in practice will usually have more space for you than a standard house share.

Some lovely newly renovated (and not so lovely) examples can be found here: https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/

It will be more expensive than a house share but you will not have to deal with the often highly contentious shared spaces.

the_syco

djan wrote: »

Some lovely newly renovated (and not so lovely) examples can be found here: https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-city-centre/?searchSource=rental

It will be more expensive than a house share but you will not have to deal with the often highly contentious shared spaces.

They're mostly above a thousand.

These two;
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-2/adelaide-road-dublin-2-dublin-2039766/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-1/berkeley-stret-dublin-1-dublin-2012063/
were just below a thousand at 940/950

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/phibsborough/abridge-house-20-cabra-road-phibsborough-dublin-2038733/ for example, would probably be illegal as it has a toilet opening onto a kitchen area.

BorneTobyWilde

Crazy money to waste on such a dog kennel.

If I was in dublin and wanted to live there and needed to part with 1000-2000 a month , I'd get one of these , at least it would be paid for, and an asset .

https://www.concorde.eu/en/models/charisma.html

Tar.Aldarion

From my experience, studios in Ireland are absolutely dire and are usually people taking the piss for money. Old, mouldy, dark, terrible condition.
Meanwhile the ones I was in in Amsterdam were amazing. Top notch quality, bathrooms being a wetroom, sound proofing etc, a pleasure to live in.

djan

the_syco wrote: »

They're mostly above a thousand.

These two;
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-2/adelaide-road-dublin-2-dublin-2039766/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-1/berkeley-stret-dublin-1-dublin-2012063/
were just below a thousand at 940/950

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/phibsborough/abridge-house-20-cabra-road-phibsborough-dublin-2038733/ for example, would probably be illegal as it has a toilet opening onto a kitchen area.

While this is true, there can bee great ones found for a decent price in comparison to house shares. I quite liked these:

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dalkey/dalkey-avenue-dalkey-dublin-2038380/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/finglas/st-helenas-road-finglas-dublin-2034015/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/crumlin/st-teresas-road-crumlin-dublin-2034062/

dennyk

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Crazy money to waste on such a dog kennel.

If I was in dublin and wanted to live there and needed to part with 1000-2000 a month , I'd get one of these , at least it would be paid for, and an asset .

https://www.concorde.eu/en/models/charisma.html

Pretty sure a motorhome is going to depreciate far faster than you'll be making the payments on it. Also, there's the question of where you're going to be parking the thing; a ****ty illegal Dublin studio might actually be cheaper than a legitimate campsite with hookups, and you'll probably not have much luck trying to stealth camp in car parks in that monstrosity.

RocketRaccoon

the_syco wrote: »

They're mostly above a thousand.

These two;
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-2/adelaide-road-dublin-2-dublin-2039766/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dublin-1/berkeley-stret-dublin-1-dublin-2012063/
were just below a thousand at 940/950

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/phibsborough/abridge-house-20-cabra-road-phibsborough-dublin-2038733/ for example, would probably be illegal as it has a toilet opening onto a kitchen area.

I'd rather live in a tent in the park than pay to live in any of those.

Caranica

djan wrote: »

While this is true, there can bee great ones found for a decent price in comparison to house shares. I quite liked these:

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/dalkey/dalkey-avenue-dalkey-dublin-2038380/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/finglas/st-helenas-road-finglas-dublin-2034015/
https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/crumlin/st-teresas-road-crumlin-dublin-2034062/

Dalkey and Crumlin look like cabins/sheds to me.

ongarboy

It would have possibly been tolerable previously but with WFH becoming a new norm, I'd go insane living/sleeping/eating/WORKING in the same room all day every day!

If my studio was literally a place to crash at night and I worked elsewhere all day and ate out a lot, possibly I could tolerate it.

Caranica

New co-living places sound like a good compromise but unlikely to be bargain prices.

bo0li5eumx12kp

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/crumlin/st-teresas-road-crumlin-dublin-2034062/

This place is absolutely my cup of tea.

It looks awesome, and location is perfect also.

The hand basin is pathetic size but beggars can't be choosers.

** HOSTING POWER AGENCY **

Who are these cats?
They seem to act as agents for several decent apartments.

It says "linen" is included in the rental cost.
I put on a wash like, pretty much daily.
Where exactly is the wash machine?

bo0li5eumx12kp

Caranica wrote: »

New co-living places sound like a good compromise but unlikely to be bargain prices.

Is this a synonym for conventional house/room share?

....

Can you imagine room sharing with some grown ass man you don't know?
lol

Caranica

Madelyn Freezing Variation wrote: »

Is this a synonym for conventional house/room share?

....

Can you imagine room sharing with some grown ass man you don't know?
lol

No. Developments like this which have been granted planning permission at a number of locations including Dun Laoghaire and "Castleknock".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0730/1066058-co-living-dun-laoghaire/

bo0li5eumx12kp

Caranica wrote: »

No. Developments like this which have been granted planning permission at a number of locations including Dun Laoghaire and "Castleknock".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0730/1066058-co-living-dun-laoghaire/

It was all good up until,

The company has said co-living is aimed at young people moving to Dublin for work, and rents of €1,300 a month would compare favourably to €1,800 for a one-bedroom apartment

lolwtf??

13 large for a living space you have to share??

Local TD, Richard Boyd Barrett, has condemned the decision by An Bord Pleanála as "shocking and disgraceful".

The People Before Profit deputy said that "this development is not about solving the housing crisis but exploiting it for profit".

At least their local TD has identified and exposed this bullshinanigans.

L1011

the_syco wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/dublin/studio-apartments-for-rent/phibsborough/abridge-house-20-cabra-road-phibsborough-dublin-2038733/ for example, would probably be illegal as it has a toilet opening onto a kitchen area.

The requirement for a lobby between the bathroom and kitchen was removed from building regs some years ago as it made disabled access rather more difficult.

Still required if getting a kitchen certified for commercial use etc though.

The condition of the Crying Chair in that place is extra special.

djan

It depends on the person but for me, I'd rather a studio than a single room with access to a kitchen and living room which is shared with 3/4 other people.

As long as a studio is designed as such from the beginning and not just the basic things being thrown randomly into an ex bedroom, it can be a wonderful space.

Tar.Aldarion

It can be, there were very nice aspects to the ones you posted above.

Kamu

Looking through "Studio Apartments" on Daft, most seem to be student accommodation or large houses where a bed is put in the kitchen and hey presto this room is now a studio apartment, 800 per month minimum please.

Oh and the washing machine is also the sink. Hahah

Kilboor

It's depressing that proper studio apartments aren't a thing in Ireland.

I'd love to not rent a fecking room so something affordable for one person would be nice. Bed sits and the likes can feck right off.