Hostels in Dublin
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Welcome to Dublin
What’ll it be? Pint of the black stuff? There’s no denying it – a lot of people who book a Dublin hostel are in it for the craic. Famous for its best-in-the-world Guinness (well, the brewery is around the corner) its talkative locals, its traditional pubs and its huge student population, this is a hell of a place for a lost weekend. Or week. Or month. You get the idea. But as you stagger out of your hostel dorm and the fog of the night before clears, you’ll find yourself in a potted history of Ireland: Viking relics, winding medieval streets and elegant Georgian squares with brightly-painted doors. Plus, of course, all the shopping, culture and great grub you’d expect from a thriving modern capital. Sound good? Then check out the range of hostels: cheap hostels, backpacker-friendly hostels, city centre hostels, downtown hostels – take your pick and get booking. We’ll be waiting at the bar.
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The Big Grill Festival
Dublin Writers Festival
Guitar Festival Of Ireland (July)
Longitude
Bluefire Street Fest (September)
Fish Shop
Gerry’s Coffee Shop
Green 19
The Wiley Fox
Soder + Ko
Makeshop
Avoid St Patrick’s Day
Leapcard
Take the ferry
Airports
Dublin Airport is where you’ll arrive if you fly to the city. It’s an international airport, offering links to the rest of Ireland too, and it’s only 5.4 miles from the city centre. The AirLink 747 and Aircoach line 700 bus services will take you to the city centre and its hostels for €6-€7. If you’re able to spend a bit more, there are taxi ranks outside both terminals.
Rail
There are two major train stations in Dublin. There’s Connolly Station, located to the north of the city centre, and there’s Dublin Heuston. It’s a bit further from the centre of town and it serves the south and west of the city, and provides rail links to the rest of the country.
Bus
Backpackers travelling by bus arrive at busaras (Central Bus Station) in the heart of the city. It offers intercity and regional bus services and it’s easy to walk into the city centre from this location. You can reach the airport from here too.
Getting around
On most inner city buses you’ll need coins to pay your fare. Most drivers won’t have change for bank notes. Consider the trams too – the Red Line will carry you past some of the city’s loveliest landmarks.
Language: English/Irish
Currency: Euro
Electricity Voltage: 230v
Timezone: Utc+00:00
Dialing codes: International callers should use 353. Dublin’s area code is 1.
Post office
Dublin’s General Post Office
O’Connell Street Lower
Dublin 1, Ireland
Tel: 01 705 7000
Hospital
Saint James’s Hospital
James’s Street
Dublin 8, Ireland
Tel: 01 410 3000
Saint Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park
Merrion Road
Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel: 01 221 4000
Tourist information
Visit Dublin
25 Suffolk Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
Opening hours
Business opening hours for most shops are 09.30 to 18.00, although some larger ones will stay open until 19.30, and many shops stay open later still on a Thursday. Typical Sunday hours are 12.00 to 18.00.
Most pubs and bars will stop selling alcohol at around 23.30. Clubs close at 03.00.
Emergency numbers
You can access the emergency services on either 999 or 112.
Districts
- Hostels in Angiery Camden Core
- Hostels in City Centre
- Hostels in Henry Street Core
- Hostels in Markets
- Hostels in North Inner City
- Hostels in Northside
- Hostels in O'Connell Street
- Hostels in Ranelagh
- Hostels in Rathmines
- Hostels in Smithfield
- Hostels in South-East Inner City
- Hostels in South-West Inner City
- Hostels in Southside
- Hostels in Temple Bar
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Isaacs is located in the Heart of the city on Dublin's Northside. The Bus station and Connolly Train Station and Luas (tram) stops are only a couple of minutes from here. The Arport bus stop is just around the corner. Major attractions such as Epic Museum , Jeannie johnston Famine ship and the GPO Museum are 5 minutes walk and it's only 12 minutes to Trinity College etc. Shops , bars and restaurants are all close by. Croke park and the 3 arena are also easily accessible.
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We are based in Upper Gardiner Street, next to Mountjoy Park, a few mins walk from O'Connell Street, which is the main street of Dublin. You can reach us using Airlink bus 747 or Bus 700 which takes only 30 mins from Dublin Airport and stops nearby.) We are also near Busaras central bus station and Connolly train station. Also a short walk to the O2 and Croke Park, Dublin's legendary stadium. Restaurants, bars, shops, main tourist sights are all right here.
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Rating 94%
Good hostel, great location, I recommend
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Rating 82%
Very nice stay in Dublin
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Room was horribly hot and just under a noisy rail track
GABRIELA
Rating 80%
Great location, very good breakfast and cleanliness!
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Rating 90%
Very well!
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Rating 84%
Excellent stay despite noise and heat
Marissa
Rating 90%
Really cool vibe and really friendly staff.
Rebecca
Rating 90%
It was clean and had comfy beds. We spent 2 nights in a shared dorm which was great value for money. The shared bathrooms were always clean and tidy and there is a seperate mirror/ power area to dry hari etc which was nice. We also spent 1 night in a private dorm which I can very much recommend; it was spacious, has black out blinds, had its own mirror and towel included (that type of thing). We absolutely loved dublin and Isaacs meant we could see Dublin on a budget.
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Rating 90%
Very friendly hostel
FRANKLIN
Rating 100%
I have been traveling for many years and believe me when I say that this is one of the nicest hostel I have stayed, Is very clean and have so many nice Facilities that you really dont need to go out the hotel to have fun and enjoy your holidays.
The hostel has always even nice and friendly guest .
Claire
Rating 80%
Very clean, good value for money, was just right for what we needed!
David
Rating 80%
Warm bed.
Solomon
Rating 90%
Friendly atmosphere. Lots of places to hang out. Clean facilities. Good location.
Huot
Rating 90%
They served breakfast
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Rating 90%
Very clean and new. Staff were lively and friendly
Sarah
Rating 100%
Everything! It was such a friendly hostel, has a really great outside look and offers both a pub crawl and free walking tour which were great. Interesting basement, didn't try the sauna but it looked great and had a pool table, working room and reading room.
Lucas
Rating 90%
Their location is just perfect, you can just walk to the main attractions from there!
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Shane
Rating 100%
Was very warm and cosy in the rooms
Christie
Rating 70%
Issacs has a great lounge area and the location is very close to all the main areas. Half the staff was very helpful. Very clean.
Michelle
Rating 90%
The location was good within walking distance of the city sites
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Rating 90%
Good convenient hostel
Traci
Rating 90%
Location was good and it was clean
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Rating 70%
Good value for money
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Rating 70%
Excellent location just next to Busaras, Luas and the Airlink Bus.
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Rating 100%
Access to kitchen was nice, staff suggestions were great and it was in a pretty decent location.
Skyler
Rating 100%
Great staff! Felt welcome from the second we walked in. The facilities are nice with wifi in the main room and bathrooms on every floor with the rooms. Also a nice location as it was a 10 minute walk to the Temple Bar area and like on the tram line so getting around Dublin was very easy.
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Rating 90%
Great sauna, great breakfast
Tom
Rating 70%
Convenient location to train & bus stations. Reception staff were helpful z& friendly.
Rui
Rating 70%
the hostel's location is near to the major bus station n other bus stops but away from the noise of temple bar. the walls are thin so prepared to be woken up by guests going on bout their business next door. we stayed in a private room ensuite with a 8 bed room next to us, but i guess the irish charm worked as there were no crazy party kids coming in at 4am drunk.
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We're tucked away in a side street just off of Francis Street. It’s a great location for visiting the Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Christchurch Cathedral, Saint Patrick Cathedral, Dublin Castle and the Brazen Head - Ireland's oldest pub! And we're only a ten-minute walk from popular hot spots like Grafton Street, Temple Bar, Camden area and Trinity College. There are many restaurants, shops, bars, pubs and supermarkets just around the corner.
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The Four Courts Hostel is situated overlooking the banks of the River Liffey St. Audoen's Church - 0.2 km Dublinia & The Viking World - 0.3 km Christchurch Cathedral - 0.3 km St. Michan's Church - 0.3 km Dublin Castle - 0.5 km Temple Bar - 0.7 km St Patrick's Cathedral - 0.7 km Dublin Zoo - 2.2 km Phoenix Park - 3.6 km National Botanic Gardens - 5 km Guinness Storehouse –1.2km Dublin Airport - 9.4 km Surrounded by lots of bars, cafes and restaurants, shops, supermarkets, and nightlife
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Rating 94%
Good accommodation to visit Dublin
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Hostel ideally placed, very nice
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Rating 87%
Near the city center, very nice
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Perfect
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Rating 57%
Hostel a bit dated
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Rating 47%
It leaves a lot to be desired
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Rating 91%
Downtown, excellent hospitality, great cleanliness, many meetings possible
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Rating 80%
Very nice hostel
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Rating 72%
Very good hostel, well located, clean but a little noisy.
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Christchurch Temple Bar St. Patrick's Cathedral Situated in the heart of Dublin city and right on the edge of the vibrant Temple Bar District, Kinlay House Hostel offers rooms close to Dublin's best selections of bars, cafes and restaurants and within walking distance to all the top attractions including the Guinness Storehouse, Grafton Street, Dublin Castle, Christ Church Cathedral, St Patrick's Cathedral, St Stephen's Green and Trinity College.
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St. Stephen's Green Park St. Patrick's Cathedral Temple Bar Christchurch Dublinia The Guinness Storehouse is also easily accessible, as is Trinity College, Phoenix Park, Dublin Zoo and all of the many city centre theatres, galleries, restaurants and bars. If you’re booking for the festive period, we’re super-close to Dublin’s Christmas market too!
Luis
Rating 62%
The stay in the Kinlay lodge was quite bad, throughout the night (1 am, 2 a.m., 3 a.m., 4 a.m.) several groups of people entered the room making a lot of noise, shouting and turning on the light without no contemplation I had to cancel my stay for the second night, thus losing the money of the reservation and having to pay for a different room.
Maurine
Rating 41%
We slept in a dormitory lacking curtains, with single glazed windows (while we are approaching the winter). The place was very poorly soundproofed. This dormitory was divided into "small rooms" of 4 people, but the lighting is common for each room. Thus, if someone wakes up early in the morning or returns late at night, if he turns on the light, he turns it on for all the small rooms. In addition, the mattresses and cushions are very uncomfortable. I did not have a good night at this property. In addition, the breakfast is not varied, there is no fruit, cheese or cold cuts. If you want to make sandwiches, we are entitled to industrial bread, butter, peanut butter and a single taste of jam. The staff is not particularly friendly, it does not take the time to discuss with the individual but only wants to go faster and more effective. Finally, no atmosphere is present in the place, the majority of travelers stay on their mobile phone the evening in the common room.
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Rating 78%
very very well located, to visit Dublin, bus amenities in front ect .....
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Rating 58%
Friendly fun
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Rating 90%
Really good
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Rating 88%
Very nice stay!
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Rating 90%
very good hostel
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Rating 95%
Great address to discover Dublin!
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Rating 77%
well
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Rating 35%
Terrible level cleanliness and staff to review
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Rating 85%
Very nice youth hostel.
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Rating 85%
Great youth house we had a wonderful time
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Rating 91%
everything was perfect, thank you very much.
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Rating 72%
A nice hostel in the center of Dublin
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Rating 94%
super!
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Top
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Rating 85%
Good place
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Rating 91%
I recommend this hostel
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Rating 87%
Nice hostel, ideally placed
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Rating 90%
good location in temple bar, nice common room
Robert
Rating 60%
Location
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Rating 60%
Pretty good location -airport bus stop out front. rooms & bathrooms clean. Ok price
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Rating 100%
The hostel is very central, right by the Temple Bar area. Perfect for going out to explore Dublin and for nights out. The 24-bed dorm room was clean and spacious and overall it was great value for money.
Bruno
Rating 100%
The best location, good breakfast, friendly staff and very clean place!
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Rating 90%
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Lukas
Rating 80%
The staff was very friendly and it was a nice atmosphere.
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Rating 70%
Central
stephen
Rating 100%
The old interior was lovely.
lovley looking place.
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Rating 90%
It's a nice hostel just 10 minutes away from Temple Bar. Good prices and great location. It is also very clean.
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Rating 100%
Nothing to say, perfect
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Rating 90%
Nice and competent
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Rating 97%
super
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Rating 98%
One of the best!
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Rating 60%
I liked the open spaces and the kindness of the staff
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Everything!
john
Rating 60%
Good location near Temple Bar, tho a bit less convenient to Trinity College and city center. Good vibe in the common room although too crowded most of the time. Underbed cages for locking luggage are a great idea, all hostels should have them.
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Rating 87%
nothing to say
Sian
Rating 70%
Fantastic location for Dublin City centre.
It was also very secure - mwith checks made whenever anone walked through the door.
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Rating 70%
Layout of the 20 bed dorms. Great kitchen area and common room.
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Rating 80%
Perfect location at the city center.
Marko
Rating 100%
You can't beat this Location! Everything's right there, the Castle is across the Street, the Christ Church Cathedral is 3 feet from the hostel door and Trinity College is right down the street. All the restaurants and stores and everything you might need is on your street. I stayed in the 24 beds room, which I thought would suck, but it's actually like an apartment, a separate building (but connected to the main one, don't worry). The room was huge and very pretty, there were a lot of windows and window sills, even some closets to hang your clothes, you can store your luggage under the bed (bring a lock), there were sockets around the room, there's even a terrace thing. The room has high ceilings and is beautiful. The lounge are is big with a lot of couches, armchairs, chairs and tables. I didn't eat breakfast there but there's a big kitchen. The hostel is very big and very nice, very clean as well. There's bathrooms all over the place and showers. Everything gets cleaned regularly. Sometimes you might find something you might not want to see in the toilet, but that's not the hostel's fault, some people are simply disgusting and can't behave properly. All in all, book this hostel, you will love it. The bus stop to take you back to the airport is in front of the hostel's entrance so you don't have to carry your luggage all over the town. Dublin is lovely and not to big so I recommend walking everywhere, especially since the location of the hostel is so good. The Temple Bar are is a minute away. There's a big tesco like 5 minutes away, as well as a smaller one and an interspar.
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Poor
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Rating 70%
Good location
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Rating 90%
Convenient location and very secure with keyed entry.
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Rating 90%
Nice atmosphere and very friendly staff.
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the location - sheets were clean and stay was pleasant overall
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Rating 100%
Pleasant helpful desk/ reception, easy to get around, decent facilities. Lockable storage. Close to centre.
Robert
Rating 90%
Location was brilliant and Bed was comfy
helpful staff when booking transport and asking about info on Dublin
Lisa
Rating 100%
The rooms were clean and everybody was very friendly
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Rating 90%
Great stay
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Rating 77%
Great hostel and very well placed
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Rating 88%
A very good hostel right in the heart of temple bar
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Rating 84%
Great!
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Rating 82%
good hostel
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Rating 84%
Super nice!
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we knew better
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Excellent
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Jonathan
Rating 48%
For having spent 4 nights in this hostel, I do not recommend it. Rooms of 12 small with Spartan comfort, very bad soundproofing (get ready to hear techno all night even with earplugs), and the hotel staff is as cold as a fridge. Only positive point the location 2 steps from the city center So yes it's cheap but it's already too expensive for what it is.
Dolores
Rating 75%
In general very good!
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Rating 84%
Hostel super well placed, very friendly and not expensive!
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Rating 82%
Excellent price-quality ratio
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Rating 61%
Disappointing hostel
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Rating 81%
Extra hostel! well located, very nice home, clean and good bedding. Perfect
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Rating 30%
A horrible hostel that makes you want to shorten your stay.
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Rating 90%
friendly, very well located, cosmopolitan
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Rating 82%
Very nice hostel: well located and clean
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Rating 70%
Personal smiling, welcoming. Flat, quite humid room
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Very good reception, pleasant environment, well located hostel.
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Rating 80%
very well
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Expected expectations
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Rating 75%
Good value for money
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Rating 97%
Very nice hostel!
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Rating 55%
Good location but dirty place.
James
Rating 90%
For such a large enterprise it still felt homely.
The Cafe'/Bistro is a great boon and the scones that they sell there are to DIE for !
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Rating 70%
Close to college
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Rating 74%
AJ convenient and well located
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Rating 80%
friendly helpful sttaff
Melek
Rating 100%
Great
René
Rating 80%
Clean bathrooms
Uwe
Rating 90%
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Juan
Rating 20%
Nothing.
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Rating 62%
Excellent !
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Rating 61%
A nice place and good location
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Rating 67%
poor sleep and too many malfunctions
Antonio
Rating 100%
I like almost everything.
The stuff was helpfulness. The room was clean and the bedroom very comfortable.
Also I like the breakfast .
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Good service.
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Rating 90%
The hostel has a true backpacker athmosphere.
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Rating 80%
Next to city centre.
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Rating 70%
Tat add were friendly and the place was get clean and efficiently run
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Rating 90%
It is a good place to explore Dublin, the staff is friendly and the Spaniards give salsilla to the kitchen, because the guiris only know how to look at the mobile ...
Bethany
Rating 80%
We stayed in a private quad with a private bathroom, and while the room was rather small, it did what it said on the tin. The hostel's location is idea for getting to and from the airport (bus stops outside - no16 bus), it's a short walk to Temple Bar etc, and you've got access to Wexford Street and Camden Street, which boast some cheap eats and bars.
Martin
Rating 80%
Mostly the location a nad the attic room;)
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Good hostel
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Rating 90%
Clean facilities, good central location
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Rating 80%
I liked that the rooms were big and you could make lots of friends.
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Rating 85%
Excellent staff very competent and very kind
Hemanth
Rating 100%
Kind and helpful staff.
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Rating 90%
A group of 21 on a stag do stayed and it was perfect for what we required.
Aaron
Rating 90%
Central location
Christopher
Rating 90%
Avalon House was very clean and comfortable. The unisex washrooms were nice and had plenty of showers. The room I stayed in was nice, offering comfortable beds. I was lucky to have been in a quiet room, so I had a nice stay. Breakfast is included, though it is limited to cereal and toasts.
As far as hostels go, Avalon is pretty plain, but it has a great location near Temple Bar and St Stephen Green.
Rachel
Rating 90%
The location is good, it's in walking distance to all attractions, nightlife, shopping and the bus to the airport stops right outside.
The hostel does free walking tours around Dublin and they have a pub crawl which would be good for people looking to meet others.
There are nice common areas and a coffee shop within the building.
There is free breakfast (though I missed this!)
Customer
Rating 90%
Everything was clearly organized, staff was really helpful.
Whatever you wanted to see, you could walk to (most) sights.
Brenda
Rating 90%
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Customer
Rating 90%
Its well located in dublin centre and offers free cold breakfast with a tour in the morning!
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Rating 67%
well put
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Rating 72%
Nice stay
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Rating 87%
Perfect! Very friendly, nice staff, I recommended !
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Rating 67%
average but not too expensive
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Rating 92%
good job!
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Rating 68%
Aesthetic, functional and well placed. . . though a bit noisy.
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When you stay here you’ll only be a minutes’ walk from some of Dublin’s most famous attractions: Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Christchurch, the newly refurbished old Jameson Distillery or the amazing Guinness Storehouse.
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No hostels in Dublin offer quite the same experience as Generator, with all kinds of cool conveniences on-site. There’s a shop for all your travel needs, a cinema room where you can meet others and unwind, and it doesn’t stop there. The restaurant and café offers chic surroundings for locals and travellers enjoying choice picks from celebrated menus. Then there’s the Generator bar, renowned throughout the city for its great vibes, excellent beverages and popular events.
Wassam
Rating 94%
This hostel is super well located. We could do a lot of walking tours. The staff is really very friendly. So yes it's a little noisy but it is to be expected for a youth hostel at temple bar. Yet I had no problem sleeping! Small advice, invest in earplugs, it's magic!
CORINNE
Rating 95%
L'accueil est souriant et extrêmement disponible. De bons conseils, toujours dans la bonne humeur.
Malgré le monde ambiance détendue et calme. Un must pour une auberge de jeunesse !;-)
Julie
Rating 88%
L'auberge est très bien située, et offre une literie de qualité et un espace de vie propre. L'accès à l'auberge se fait grâce à une carte, ce qui la rend sécurisée.
Le petit déjeuner est bon, les pancakes sont extras. Le personnel est adorable, particulièrement à la réception. Je recommande vivement !
Ombeline
Rating 70%
Very good place with good breakfast and at a very good location.
Sarah
Rating 100%
the hostel is ideally located ... right in the city center, and from the street bars ... you can not get closer! Very convenient after spending the night doing the tour of the bars. The rooms are spacious, secure access (magnetic card), private bathroom in the room. Very good hygiene! very good atmosphere! Excellent value.
PONCELET
Rating 71%
The price is quite high for the final service ie beds with low-end mattresses and "pillows" limit useless for the thickness it had. The bathroom was clean although the shower was inconvenient, however the toilet flush worked badly not at all. Note however the proximity to temple bar which is a very good point + good welcome from the staff.
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Rating 51%
Odor infects in the room
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good
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Rating 100%
EXTRAORDINARY!
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Rating 91%
very good stay
Guest
Rating 87%
A great stay at this hostel!
Kelli
Rating 90%
Great location in behind the Temple Bar.
glei
Rating 90%
all things
Customer
Rating 90%
all sights and touristic places within walking distance
Customer
Rating 100%
Awesome location safe and secure. Loved it
Rosalind
Rating 90%
Great location, easy to find. Even though right in the action, street noise was shut out with the windows closed and I slept really well. Power sockets for every bed. Staff pretty friendly and helpful. Breakfast standard and simple. Nice common areas.
Jessica
Rating 100%
LOCATION!!!!
Customer
Rating 100%
Perfect location to go out in the temple bar area
Customer
Rating 90%
Great atmosphere and location, easy to meet people
Rebecca
Rating 100%
Great staff!!
Julia
Rating 80%
It is located next to the Temple Bar Pub, so literally in the center and heart of the Temple Bar area. Also very close to a Tesco and many other attractions like City Hall, O'Connell Street, the Liffey, Dublin Castle, Trinity College and so on. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The breakfast is free (just toast, jam, juice and tea but enough as you don't have to pay for it.) We stayed in a room including a private bathroom and it was quite clean for Irish standards. I have been to Dublin plenty of times and this was the cleanest bathroom I ever had.
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Rating 80%
The location!
Customer
Rating 90%
After travelling around for a month with my sister an staying in a number of hostels, this one was by far the best. The staff were so friendly and helpful. We didn't feel stupid asking questions and advice on what to do. The facilities were good and clean and it was really great that breakfast was provided.
Loli
Rating 100%
Location was perfect - right in the centre of Temple Bar; in fact, the famous Temple Bar pub is on the same small street. I stayed in a six bed dorm which was clean and reasonably spacious. The reception staff were friendly and keen to help, they have plenty of information about all the different things to do not only in Dublin, but elsewhere in Ireland. The recommended pub crawl and free walking tour were excellent, so I would definitely check those out. The pub crawl is 12 euros but you get a wristband which then lets you go for free, so if you go more than once this works out well. The free breakfast was simple but had a reasonable choice of fruit, cereals, toast etc. to start your day. The kitchen was spacious and great to cook in, and there was also a separate common room with computers, a television with DVDs and games console, and a guitar, so plenty to do when hanging out in there.
Would definitely stay at Barnacles again, and would recommend it to all my friends. :)
Customer
Rating 90%
Good location. Great plugs and lights beside bed.
Customer
Rating 70%
The room was lovely and the bedding very clean and comfy. The breakfast was great and we loved the communal meal in the evening. The plug sockets and lights by each bed were great.
Guest
Rating 87%
Very well
Customer
Rating 70%
Staff was really friendly. Good location for drinking (close to most major bars).
Alexandra
Rating 100%
Staff are insanely helpful - always had a ton of suggestions on where to go and what to do, SO central, right in temple bar - main pub area and short walk to everything to see and all the pick up areas for tours, clean, good atmosphere - met tons of other travelers,
Customer
Rating 100%
Very good location in temple bar and next to shamrocker a office for bus tours. Staff is very nice and went out of their way to give me ideas. Took a nice day trip to Howth at his recommendation and was very pleased. Breakfast is toast and cereal but kitchen is nice and spacious and clean.
Paul
Rating 100%
Very good location. Next to the famous "temple bar pub". Staff were very helpful.
Graeme
Rating 100%
Staff are outstanding. Very helpful and knowledgeable. Probably the best location in Dublin City centre. Comfortable beds
Desiree
Rating 100%
Great staff, perfect location
Alvaro
Rating 100%
close to the bars, open 24h and offers a great shuttle service to the airport for a very good price!
Customer
Rating 100%
Best location in the heart of Temple Bar area, very friendly staff and lots of activities.
Customer
Rating 100%
I especially liked the international, friendly and "young" atmosphere. It was also wonderful how helpful the staff was. We received a lot of great advice regarding trips and transportation and perfect support.
It's also very nice that the hostel offers a common room and a big kitchen as well as recurring events like Spaghetti Monday and movie nights. :-)
The location, of course, is also unbeatable.
Customer
Rating 100%
EVERYTHING!!! Great location, extremely friendly atmosphere, clean rooms and facilities, free breakfast and dinner with plenty of food for everyone even if you go last minute! Had the best experience thanks to barnacles!!!
Guest
Rating 85%
Ideal hostel: location, cleanliness, amenities & general atmosphere
Guest
Rating 88%
Very good hostel
Guest
Rating 81%
Guest
Rating 77%
Bruno
Rating 52%
The focus was on the design of the lobby and bar. the wifi is of good quality. Very good. The rest is disappointing: unfriendly staff, loud music constantly in the lobby (to make young and trendy probably), noisy hostel (1 window of the room overlooked a patio occupied by people from the bar until late at night) , no hook in the room (where do we hang his clothes), locker under the bed for his business very difficult to access because the bed was in an angle, etc ... I recommend only for those who want to do the party !
MarieFlorence
Rating 94%
Really kind staff, always there if you nees any help. Dormrooms clean and very well equipied. Sanitary very clean also and their amount is more than enough for all the people hosted there. My trip in Dublin was a success partly thanks to this hostel!
maria
Rating 97%
Para mi la parte nueva me encanto. Perfecto todo.
ADELE
Rating 78%
Disappointed by the showers ... No bath mat and full of hair on the floor ... We must make the bed, it surprised me but it is not a problem.
Valentin
Rating 85%
Très bien accueilli pour l'arrivée et le départ.
Une superbe ambiance avec un bar très convivial.
aménagements modernes autant dans les chambres que dans le espaces communs, et relativement propres.
J'ai apprécié cette nuit a Generator hostel.
Thanks a lot!
Julien
Rating 74%
Surprised by the party we had not heard of. However we had a good night.
clarisse
Rating 87%
Nice living environment with animations. Fish and chips delicious! Good location. Just next to the Jameson Distillery (warning, our GPS did not take us to the right place when we put the name of the hostel, so we put Jameson Distillery every time to get in.)
Louise
Rating 84%
This Dublin hostel is must. Lots of backpackers and the vibe is excellent. Clean and safe.
Diego
Rating 80%
Great location close to the Jameson distillery. Very nice dorms and friendly staff.
Customer
Rating 80%
Really great location and the staff were friendly and gave good suggestions of what to do around Dublin.
Robert
Rating 70%
Very clean hostel. Right beside jameson distillery and not far from guinness brewery. Short walk to temple bar.
Dominic
Rating 90%
Great open plan layout for the main area, with great bar area. Really well designed, funky modern interior which was great to relax and chill with a pint. Rooms are very clean, beds are comfy and linen is provided. No issues with noise at all apart from my dorm mates snoring! Loved the huge under-bed lockable storage boxes - very secure once locked with your own padlock.
john
Rating 90%
Best hostel in Dublin, can't find a fault
Customer
Rating 100%
Good location, bustling with activity in the lounge instead of the rooms!
Michael
Rating 100%
I have stayed quite a few times and every time the staff treat you as one of thier best customers so friendly and very helpfull
Customer
Rating 90%
I was so impressed by this hostel - definitely one of the best I've stayed in. Gorgeous bar/lounge and cafe area. Rooms were really well equipped with two plugs and a light per bed as well as a huge lockable (if you have a padlock) storage box under the beds. Everywhere kept very clean.
Customer
Rating 40%
The location, and the few staff who were kind. The design was interesting. They tried to keep things secure. Try is the operative word.
Customer
Rating 90%
The staff was extremely helpful - before arrival and during my stay. I was able to book a great day trip to the Cliffs of Moher through the front desk. The lockers in the rooms held all my stuff easily and were secure.
Customer
Rating 100%
Great hostel. It's location is in a very open, modern and clean area of Dublin right across of Lighthouse Cinema and nearby the Coca-Cola bike share rental stations. The front-desk staff were friendly, the design of the place was cool, and the amenities were well-kept. There were social events almost every night too.
Michael
Rating 80%
Bar and big lounge make it really comfortable . Supermarket across the street with a cafe , perfect for budget travellers .
Katie
Rating 90%
A short walk to all the main attractions, good atmosphere to chill at night in the bar area (where the drinks are a lot cheaper than a lot of the bars in the Temple Bar region!) We stayed in 418 and it was clean and comfortable, quite basic but we didn't spend much time in the room anyway. I would recommend this hostel to anyone!
Customer
Rating 100%
Very cool vibe and great location
Customer
Rating 90%
The cleanliness
Customer
Rating 100%
Great location. Friendly staff. Brilliant social areas with good bar and sitting areas. Loved it.
Customer
Rating 90%
Excellent friendly staff, great food
Customer
Rating 90%
Best hostel I ever stayed at.
Lawrence
Rating 100%
Great place. The staff are friendly and informative. The food is delicious and well priced. The bar has a great atmosphere. All rooms, bathrooms and general areas were exceptionally clean. Would definitely visit again!
Andrea
Rating 70%
Really big, clean and central
Customer
Rating 80%
Great style and decor. It looks impressive and modern.
There is a great bar with pool table plus lots of tables and seating spread around the lobby.
Clean rooms including bathrooms and very comfortable beds.
Friendly, approachable staff - checking in was easy and they were very accommodating.
Lukas
Rating 100%
Its a great location near to the city center and in the same building than the Jameson destillery. Its a nice bar downstairs which is quite good to meet new people!
Laura
Rating 97%
Perfect, nothing to say again
amy
Rating 90%
This is a GOOD hostel.
The layout of the bar / cafe downstairs is great, dark and cosy, a bit hipster but not too loud or expensive.
The rooms are small but not poky - my 6 bed female dorm had its own bathroom with a great shower, lockable drawers under each bed and all the modern trappings such as two plugs behind each pillow and a personal light.
I arrived at 9 am and was politely told that check in as at 2pm, however they checked to see if my room had been cleaned and told me to wait in the bar - within half an hour the lovely women at reception had come to find me and give me my key!
The location is great - about 8 minutes walk to Henry Street, maybe 12 minutes to O'Connel Street.
Fanny
Rating 85%
What a beautiful place!!
tony
Rating 94%
Good experience
Diego
Rating 90%
excellent hostel
Customer
Rating 90%
It was quite good value for money, good social areas and the place does have quite a bit of character
Kerstin
Rating 97%
Location and atmosphere top,
Customer
Rating 60%
None
Customer
Rating 90%
I liked the common areas very much and the atmosphere I experienced there.
Benjamin
Rating 87%
Marina
Rating 0%
Hostel
Located just off Dublin's famous O'Connell Bridge, we are the most centrally located hostel in the city. Temple Bar, Ireland's famous cultural corner and nightlife spot is a two-minute walk away and can be seen from the front windows. We're just minutes from all the major places of interest and shopping areas including Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral, Trinity College, the Guinness Storehouse, Grafton Street and Stephens Green.
Hostel
The hostel is 300 m from Temple Bar, less than 2 km from Croke Park Stadium and 2 km from The O2 Dublin. Dublin Airport is 9 km away. Temple Bar Trinity College Dublin O'Connell Street
Augustin
Rating 80%
Séjour agréable dans une auberge idéalement située. Personnel aimable et accueillant ; chambres propres et claires ; petit-déjeuner continental ou britannique, abondant et de qualité.
Alexandre
Rating 92%
Very good hostel. Shower and toilet common by floor (6 showers and a toilet, which is more than enough). Quality breakfast for a hostel and good atmosphere. The decorations in the corridors are very beautiful (murals). Finally, the location is ideal, 300 m from temple bar. Everything is cheap, especially during the week. I recommend !
jessye
Rating 70%
Ras
brigitte
Rating 28%
cold reception, noisy place because of the frequentations that day, very disturbed by the occupants during the night, turn on the lights at 2am, then at 4am when sleeping without any respect of those who slept, breakfast in the basement without air or opening on the outside except if smoker ... and bad quality. Too bad all other hostels in Dublin and Ireland were all there. Do not stay on this very bad impression.
Ruth
Rating 70%
Good location and clean. Breakfast is pretty standard stuff but cheap for 3euro - Dublin is pretty expensive for food othewise. Good location close to ha'penny bridge.
Guest
Rating 97%
Very good holidays
Customer
Rating 90%
Lovely communal areas, great kitchen/dining area, great 6 bed bunk room with en suite, good location, chilled vibe
Guest
Rating 100%
perfect
Customer
Rating 80%
clean and modern
Ilse
Rating 100%
Everything there is great. The common facilitates, the rooms, the staff, the left luggage possibility, the showers, the towels, the beds, the location - simply loved it!!!!
Customer
Rating 90%
Staff was very friendly and attentive. Best location to imagine in Dublin, just off O'Connell Street, however still very quiet. Nice offers like free beer on one evening and plenty of opportunities to meet other people.
Kelly
Rating 90%
I felt very safe, they had a useful kitchen and the staff were so friendly. It was a great stay!
Jeremy
Rating 80%
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Customer
Rating 80%
Modern, clean, good staff and very central.
Customer
Rating 80%
It was central and close to athe temple bar night life. It was also not a long way from the bus stop. The building itself had great character and was done up nicely.
jessica
Rating 90%
Location is amazing, staff were fantastiic (very handsome man behind the desk at night too...) very clean, the rooms were spacious and the beds were comfortable.
Customer
Rating 100%
Great location and atmosphere! Really clean and roomy!!
Customer
Rating 80%
Very clean, good location, comfortable bed
Customer
Rating 90%
This hostel is in a great location, I was able to walk everywhere during my stay in Dublin. The staff are fun and friendly, and the free booze nights make it really easy to meet other travellers.
Customer
Rating 100%
The hostel is very well located and the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean and the bathrooms were great.
Customer
Rating 80%
Staff were friendly (for most part) and helpful, room was clean, beds were comfy, en suite shower room was really good! Location is excellent.
Customer
Rating 100%
It is a very colourful hostel, it was really nice relaxing in the lounge. I also really liked the location, close to many shops, pubs, resaturants...
Customer
Rating 80%
Free dinner on Wednesday night
Hayley
Rating 90%
That it has character whitin the building as it is a listed building, close to everything you possibly need. The place is easy to get to within walking distance from bus station. Plus the hostel put free sangria on for all backpackers ;-)
Laura
Rating 80%
I loved its' location. Right on the Liffy and the city centre, and was a great atmosphere for the short time that I was there!
Customer
Rating 90%
The staff were really helpful and saved a bottom bunk for me as I had recently had knee surgery. The ensuite bathroom was clean and modern.
bruna
Rating 80%
Refurbishment
Customer
Rating 90%
I loved the location, which is right by the Liffey river, a short walk from many great attractions. Compared to many hostels I've been to over my years if traveling, the rooms were very nice and clean and I was surprised by how nice the bathroom in our room was. There was hot water all the time. There's a good atmosphere in the hostel.
Customer
Rating 70%
Staff was helpful and it was fairly close to everything. Also the shower was nice.
Guest
Rating 0%
Customer
Rating 40%
Nothing.
Adrian
Rating 100%
Good positioning, price, cleanliness, and staff.
