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Dublin hostels
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Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of International Financial Services Centre, O'Connell Street and O'Connell Bridge. Trinity College and The Convention Centre Dublin are also within 15 minutes. Busaras Station and Dublin Connolly Station are within a 2-minute walk.
Overall 8.5 Excellent
Based on 4,583 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Stayed here from 24th-28th of December. Feels more like a hotel then a hostel, very clean, very modern and well payed out
Cons: Not as cozy as some hostels and people didn’t seem to chat very often
Excellent
8.5
Okay
5.1
Pros: Location
Cons: Pods are very warm- even on a cool night- made it very hard to sleep. Cleaning staff were rude, sheets had stains, I watched them change a bed with their dirty shoes on as they crawled into the pods.
Excellent
8.5
Good
7.6
Pros: Such a great atmosphere, net so many amazing people! The staff are great and helpful as well
Cons: Not as clean as I had hoped but it still wasn't too bad
Excellent
8.2
Pros: Bed was very nice with the curtains Loved the reception staff and pub crawl experience
Cons: More variety in breakfast
Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Vicar Street, St. Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral. Guinness Storehouse and Dublin Castle are also within 15 minutes. Four Courts Station is 12 minutes by foot and Smithfield Station is 12 minutes.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 803 reviews
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Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 5,483 reviews
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Excellent
9.1
Good
6.0
Pros: Breakfast is good and staff very friendly and helpful.
Cons: I hope they can make bed more comfy. Room so noisy. Room so small, you can barely open your luggage inside the room
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Abbey Court is centrally located, easy check in/check out, includes a great breakfast, and was very clean.
Cons: I wish there were benches in the foyer, and a lift available for folks with bad knees or other challenges.
Good
7.3
Good
6.8
This family-friendly Dublin hostel is located in the entertainment district, within a 15-minute walk of Jameson Distillery Bow St; Dublin Castle and Guinness Storehouse. Trinity College and Grafton Street are also within 1 mi (2 km). Smithfield Station is only a 2-minute walk and Four Courts Station is 5 minutes.
Overall 8.1 Excellent
Based on 3,418 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Excellent
8.0
Excellent
9.4
Pros: The hostel was very clean and well kept. Had a bar and cafe which made it much easy to find to find food and drinks. The food was reasonably priced. I don't see why I wouldn't use Generator again whether it was in Dublin or somewhere else.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Location and atmosphere were fun.
Cons: I can’t say too much here since it IS a hostel, but the walls and doors are very thin and you can hear the loud, drunk patrons coming in all night. It made for a good daytime nap, but not the best nights sleep.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: Based on the price point we got it at, it was a great stay. We stayed in a 6 bed unit which was surprisingly comfortable. The hotel bar was good, and great atmosphere while the Eurocup was on. Overall the place was always clean, lots of staff around which was nice. The demographic was crazy... People of all ages which was fantastic! It couldn't be closer to Jameson. Great bars and restaurants around it as well. It's about a 15 minute walk to temple bar area. 10 minute walk to Guinness.
Cons: The bar as good as it is, a bit of a tourist trap... It shouldn't be €5-6 for a pint... The rooms were hot as hell, the window barely opened and only at the end of stay did we find out we could request a fan... Not much else to complain about.
Good
6.0
Pros: The facilities are modern and relatively clean. Rooms are well maintained and mattresses are pretty comfortable. The bar area is nice and live music is a plus. Building and rooms are also secure. Swipe cards are required to go anywhere and there’s security at the door.
Cons: Upon arrival, the staff was more concerned with being cool than with being courteous. Morning staff was much better. What rubbed me the wrong way about this place is that they fail to provide any kind of secure storage for even the smallest of items. There are lock boxes under the beds, but require you bring your own padlock or pay a ridiculous amount of money to use the luggage storage in the basement. Plan ahead or snuggle your valuables. Also, no outside food is allowed. Strange for a hostel. The reason given is that plenty of food is available on site for purchase. Most things on the menu were expensive for a backpacker. The restaurants and supermarket across the way are the best options. Also, the provided shower gel dispenser is always empty and make sure you double check the toilet paper before you sit down. This place clearly has its eye on being trendy to attract the young, party crowd. It’s nothing similar to what backpackers are used to from every other hostel on the planet and fails to provide the community experience and chance to meet new people that solo travelers look for. Considering the price isn’t even on the lower end, there are better places in Dublin.
Excellent
9.1
Pros: Easy to feel included and apart of something as a solo traveller. The staff and environment in general make the hostel have a home like feel. Convenient plugs and lights with every bed. Good food at breakfast and for lunch/dinner. Close enough to walk to city center, temple bar area etc but far enough that you feel safe because you don't have to deal with drunk strangers, and the loud streets of the city centre.
Cons: Beds were comfortable but creaked. Every time you turned or moved, the whole bed would creak and move. Also it was very hot at night due to having a very small window in the room.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: The staff here is absolutely wonderful and very friendly! You can ask for suggestions on places to go and things see and to do and they give out detailed descriptions on what you should expect to experience at each destination! The Night Staff was equally wonderful! To my surprise the night guards/security we're very friendly and helpful and happy to give good directions to near by places. The bartenders are cheerful, funny and have great suggestions for local restaurants and nightlife activities. The reception team is outstanding! They are warm and welcoming and available 24/7! They can help you with any delemas or concerns may come up during your stay. On my next trip to Dublin I will stay at the generator and the staff has a HUGE part to play in desire to book a room with the generator again!
Cons: The only things that I can complain about is the fact that the laundry room often has a line waiting because the dryers take too long to dry. Just for one load it can take up to two to three hours before your clothes become dry, but even then they may not be dry and this leaves people will still be waiting to take their turn while their clothespecially sit soaking wet. Also the bar could be open later.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Fabulous value for the money. €52 for two people in a spotlessly clean double private room w bathroom. Right in Smithfield steps away from great restaurants, cinema, pubs cafes and live Irish Music. Right above the Jameson Brewery Tasting Rooms. Laundry facilities, on site pub and cafe and luggage storeage. Room and bathroom were spotlessly clean, warm and quiet. Felt very safe also.
Cons: Nothing. It was all good!
Okay
5.1
Pros: Location was really good and the place was very clean. If you wanted to eat meals at the hostel and spend a lot of your time there, it's a nice place for that, although overpriced as far as hostels go (even in Dublin). Definitely a party hostel but I was just surprised at how expensive it is.
Cons: Staff were really unhelpful and made my stay somewhat negative.
Excellent
9.6
Pros: I got upgraded to an all female ensuite room, which was fantastic, bright and big. All the bathrooms in the whole building were clean from what I saw, fantastic bar, friendly staff, loved my stay! Each bed came with a huge lockable storage box, if you didn't have your own lock they were 5 euro at reception.
Cons: The regular rooms were very small and cramped and windowless.
Located in Temple Bar, this hostel is steps away from Bank of Ireland, O'Connell Street and Ha' Penny Bridge. Trinity College and O'Connell Bridge are also within 5 minutes. Abbey Street Station is only a 4-minute walk and Jervis Station is 6 minutes.
Overall 8.1 Excellent
Based on 2,373 reviews
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Okay
5.4
Excellent
8.5
Pros: Great location! Great for low budget traveling
Good
7.4
Pros: Great location Friendly staff Good common room Spacious ensuite bathrooms
Cons: Noisy location
Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is steps away from The Book of Kells and Trinity College. O'Connell Street and Grafton Street are also within 5 minutes. Abbey Street Station is 5 minutes by foot and Jervis Station is 9 minutes.
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 2,273 reviews
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Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is steps away from O'Connell Bridge and O'Connell Street. Trinity College and Grafton Street are also within 10 minutes. Abbey Street Station is only a 4-minute walk and Jervis Station is 8 minutes.
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 1,643 reviews
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Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of International Financial Services Centre, O'Connell Street and O'Connell Bridge. Trinity College and Grafton Street are also within 15 minutes. Busaras Station is only a 2-minute walk and Dublin Connolly Station is 4 minutes.
Overall 7.9 Good
Based on 3,327 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Good
6.0
Excellent
9.1
Pros: Super Friendly & Helpful Staff - Plus the front desk person remembered my name the Next Day. What a great way to feel valued as a guest, well done! Convenient Location, a block from the bus station was the best. From there I could drop my bags and hit the shops and sights, which started just one block away - Perfect! They have a sauna, pool table, library and other lounge in the basement. It wasn't well advertised, as everyone seemed to be on the main floor. Great security - Key cards for every floor and room.
Cons: Wi-Fi not available in all rooms, so they recommend all guests go to lobby to use wi-fi, which does bring a community feel, but still inconvenient not having it in all rooms. Breakfast could start a little earlier for travelers who have early morning flights or plans. Nightly movie advertised, but not available Sauna available for only 3 hours, 1 for females only, 1 coed, 1 for males only. It was a little uncomfortable having just one naked old man in the sauna when I arrived, so I turned around and left.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The organization, staff, willingness to help, cleanliness, excellent
Okay
5.1
Pros: Good location and comfortable beds
Cons: Limited power points to charge phones Staff weren’t all that approachable (with the exception of a few) Have to put for luggage storage No lockers secure lockers provided in room
Located in Temple Bar, this hostel is steps away from Dublinia, Christ Church Cathedral and Dublin Castle. St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College are also within 10 minutes. Four Courts Station is 6 minutes by foot and Jervis Station is 9 minutes.
Overall 7.6 Good
Based on 3,065 reviews
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Excellent
8.2
Okay
4.0
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The staff on reception were all very pleasant and extremely helpful.The location was perfect for us, close to the gig venue we were booked for. It was reasonably priced for Dublin (but not cheap), comfortable and clean. Beds and towels were fine.
Cons: The shower room bathroom was overlooked by another building (hotel?) with no curtain on the window. The frosted glass allowed for privacy from the ground floor level but not from the five stories looking down on us. Breakfast choices were pretty limited.
Excellent
8.2
Pros: Kinlay house is located in a great area, near many of Dublin's main sights. I would definitely stay here again. Never felt unsafe or uncomfortable.
Cons: The rooms were a tad cold, as well as the bathroom. The cleanliness of the bathroom was also not the best. Someone had thrown up in the bathroom, and it was left for most of the day.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: It's a hip place, the rooms are clean, and the staff were externally helpful in helping me track down my wallet that I had left in a taxi.
Cons: Nothing, the place was great. There were some annoying persons staying there, but that's to be expected and it's not the hostel's fault.
Located in Temple Bar, this hostel is steps away from Dame Street and Ha' Penny Bridge. Trinity College and O'Connell Street are also within 5 minutes. Jervis Station is 6 minutes by foot and Abbey Street Station is 7 minutes.
Overall 7.5 Good
Based on 3,250 reviews
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Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 4 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Great value for money. And excellent location.
Okay
5.4
Cons: Cleanliness.
Good
6.8
Pros: Small and simple but had all you needed. Very convenient in walking distance to O'Connell Street. The staff was very pleasant.
Cons: The window opened not far enough to get enough air into the room. The hallways were a bit stuffy.
Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of St. Stephen's Green, Grafton Street and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral are also within 10 minutes. St. Stephen's Green Station is only a 4-minute walk and Harcourt Street Station is 10 minutes.
Overall 7.2 Good
Based on 20 reviews
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Good
7.7
Good
7.1
Good
7.7
Mediocre
2.0
Pros: It was walking distance to Trinity College, Temple Bar and many of the sites in Dublin.
Cons: This place was disgusting! The room was dirty, the bathroom smelled moldy and the carpet was so nasty, we were afraid to walk on it without shoes. Additionally, we almost got stuck in the lift because it was broken, but no one bothered to put up a sign! We were there for 3 days, and it was broken the entire time we stayed there. We never saw any maintenance people even attempting to repair it. This place was not family friendly as indicated!!
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Avalon House is full of amenities and friendly travelers - the perfect place to stay in Dublin. Nice, clean facilities with a delicious free breakfast! Play pool with new friends, eat cheap by cooking in the huge kitchen, go on the free walking tours, use the free tablets, sleep in comfortable beds, and be close to all the wonderful sights Dublin has to offer.
Cons: No complaints here - I've already recommended Avalon House to all my friends!
Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 1 reviews
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Good
7.7
Pros: Location is good, the private double bedroom is clean and comfy. Private bathroom which works well.
Cons: The private bedroom is on the first floor and it’s very noise. You need to wear ear plugs to be able to sleep, specially if you’re staying during the weekend. You can also hear people walking on the corridor as if they were walking inside your room.
Located in Dublin (City Centre Dublin), Aparto - Binary Hub - Campus Accommodation is within a 10-minute walk of Guinness Storehouse and Vicar Street. Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.
Overall 0.0 Poor
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Overall 6.5 Good
Based on 1 reviews
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Good
6.5
Located in City Centre Dublin, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of International Financial Services Centre, O'Connell Street and O'Connell Bridge. Trinity College and Parnell Square are also within 15 minutes. Busaras Station is only a 5-minute walk and Abbey Street Station is 8 minutes.
Overall 6.6 Good
Based on 1,069 reviews
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Top tips for finding the perfect Dublin hostel
- Staying in a hostel in Dublin can give you several benefits over other accommodation options like hotels and vacation rentals. Dublin hostels offer significantly lower rates than hotels in the area, and they are still centrally located around popular areas like Temple Bar, the area around Phoenix Park, and the Guinness factory.
- As you’re browsing around for a hostel in Dublin, you’ll have several different options of neighborhoods to stay in. There are concentrations of hostels located in several areas of Dublin, the most popular being the Temple Bar area and the neighborhood just west of the downtown area near the sprawling Phoenix Park. Both areas are convenient for public transportation, although the area near Temple Bar has more options of lively bars and restaurants, and the area near Phoenix Park offers great access to tourist attractions without being right in the middle of the nightlife.
- If you’re traveling solo to Dublin, it’s important to pick a hostel that has the right amenities and facilities to ensure a smooth and eventful trip. Sky Backpackers is a great option for solo travelers because of the game room, the regular live music events, and the proximity to tourist areas. Sky Backpackers is located just a short walk away from the bustling Temple Bar and Grafton Street areas, giving solo travelers plenty of options for food and entertainment.
- When you’re traveling with a group, it’s important to book a hostel that can comfortably accommodate everyone in your party. One of the best hostels in Dublin for groups is Generator Dublin. This hostel features room options that can accommodate two, four, five, six, or eight people, which you can mix and match as your group number requires. You can also book sightseeing tickets and travel arrangements at the front desk, saving you the hassle of booking group tickets on your own.
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- Christ Church Cathedral
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- Olympia Theatre
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- Rathmines - Templeogue - Terenure
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- The Liberties, Inchicore and Phoenix Park
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- Finglas - Glasnevin
- Inn's Quay - Four Courts
- Whitehall - Botanic Gardens
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