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Does anyone have a recomendation for a hostel in Dublin Ireland?

michael joseph

Hi Michael- I don't have any recommendations, but BootsnAll does have an exhaustive list of Dublins hostels that you might want to peruse. Check it out! Dublin Hostels


No matter where you go, there you are! Oliver's Law of Location

I would recommend reservations for the weekends, wherever you decide to stay....I got stuck paying 100 bucks a night at the only hotel with rooms...OUCH.

Court

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." Lao Tzu

Thanks to those who replied so far! I have been checking out the hostels listen on Bootsnall and find that the only trouble I will have is picking just one. They all look affordable and pretty cool... guess I may have to book one initially and then try out a few on my way through!

Hey, I'm from Portland Oregon too!! Small world!

michael joseph

Im about to book with Abraham hostels. But before I submit my reservation....how do you view the 'hostel reviews'?? I see where you can LEAVE a review. But I dont see any links to read people's experiences who have stayed at these places.

If you want a review of the hostel got www.hostelworld.com or www.hostlez.com they have pretty decent reviews or you can google abraham hostel reviews and lots of different sites with reviews pop up.

^thank you.

it has good ratings overall. Most people are giving good marks for cleaniness and security. Thats a relief.

Go to Kinlay House, it's right by the Tempol Bar area. It's very ssafe and clean. The empolyees are great! It's in walking distance to everything in the area. I stayed in the largest room (26 beds), and I never felt uncomfortable. But I did meet tons of great people!

The Oliver St. John Gogarty hostel was great! Not terribly social though, so if you're traveling solo maybe look for somewhere better to meet people.

http://www.gogartys.ie/

But the staff are great, the breakfast is huge, the beds clean and comfy (if I could have got one of the duvets home I would have tried to buy it off them!) and the location is ace- right in Temple Bar with their own restaurant and bar with a fantastic live band playing Irish tunes next door.

I stayed in Oliver St. John Gogarty and it had a great location, but maybe too great. People were out until 4am-ish and since there's a bar right downstairs, you can hear everything. If you actually plan to sleep, it might not be the best place.

The first night I said at a low budget hostel - Kingfisher. After that I stayed at Citi Hostels 3 / 7 Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 - you can google both these places.

I was pretty happy with it - it's a good 15-20 walk to the main centre - near Stephen's Green. It's cheaper than most and has pretty much everything - big dorm style washroom, huge kitchen, common room, luggage storage, good security, etc.

There are a lot of Eastern Europe immigrants who reside there...but not a big deal.

I've consistently had really good experiences at The Avalon House. Just around the corner from St. Stephens Green, and walking distance from Temple Bar, etc. The place seems to consistently get good reviews as well.

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Originally posted by Skyehiker:
I've consistently had really good experiences at The Avalon House. Just around the corner from St. Stephens Green, and walking distance from Temple Bar, etc. The place seems to consistently get good reviews as well.

best hostel i stayed at in all of ireland.. a bit on the expensive side, but everything in dublin is expensive. especially the temple bar.

anyway, i paid 26E a night for a dorm bed (our room was four beds, private toilet and shower), keycard entry, free lockers downstairs, and free internet access.

it's just south of whitefriar st. church on aungiers st.