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Dublin hostels
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Best Dublin hostels
A stay at Jacobs Inn - Hostel places you in the heart of Dublin, within a 10-minute walk of O'Connell Street and Trinity College. Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Overall 8.5 Excellent
Based on 5,251 reviews
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Excellent
8.5
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
8.2
Pros: Bed was very nice with the curtains Loved the reception staff and pub crawl experience
Cons: More variety in breakfast
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
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
With a stay at Garden Lane Backpackers, you'll be centrally located in Dublin, within a 10-minute walk of Dublinia and Guinness Storehouse. Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 682 reviews
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With a stay at Trinity College Campus Accommodation, you'll be centrally located in Dublin, steps from Trinity College and within a 10-minute walk of Dublin Castle. Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library.
Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 1,720 reviews
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Good
7.4
Okay
5.1
Cons: Our dorm room was at the far end of campus from the main entrance and right over a loud busy road
Overall 8.1 Excellent
Based on 3,595 reviews
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Good
6.8
Excellent
9.1
Good
7.3
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
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
With a stay at Tipperary House Dublin - Hostel in Dublin (City Centre Dublin), you'll be a 5-minute walk from Phoenix Park and 14 minutes by foot from Guinness Storehouse. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 602 reviews
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Good
7.1
Excellent
9.7
Pros: personable and helpful staff quiet location, but not too far from the action nice breakfast included comfortable, simple rooms
With a stay at Abigails Hostel in Dublin (City Centre Dublin), you'll be steps from O'Connell Street and 4 minutes by foot from Trinity College. Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Overall 7.9 Good
Based on 2,375 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
With a stay at Ashfield Hostel in Dublin (City Centre Dublin), you'll be steps from Trinity College and O'Connell Street. Featured amenities include wired Internet access (surcharge), a computer station, and a 24-hour front desk.
Overall 7.9 Good
Based on 1,176 reviews
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Conveniently located, Generator Dublin allows for easy access to Dublin's best hot spots. Guests can also enjoy free internet throughout the property. There are a variety of facilities available to those staying at the hostel, such as a coffee bar, a 24-hour reception and meeting facilities. In addition, the multilingual staff are on hand to provide assistance. Guests are also able to enjoy a game of snooker in the stylish lounge bar. Generator Dublin offers 106 comfortable rooms that are ideal for backpackers on a budget. Bed linen and towels are available at a surcharge. To make sure the day gets off to a good start, a buffet breakfast is provided daily at Generator Dublin's restaurant. The hostel is close to shops, dining and Dublin's nightlife. Temple Bar, Christ Church Cathedral and Dublin Castle are a brief stroll away.
Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 3,543 reviews
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Excellent
8.0
Excellent
10.0
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.
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.
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: 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.
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
9.4
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
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!
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.
A stay at My Place Hostel places you in the heart of Dublin, within a 15-minute walk of O'Connell Street and Trinity College. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Overall 6.9 Good
Based on 3 reviews
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With a stay at Kinlay House Hostel, you'll be centrally located in Dublin, steps from Christ Church Cathedral and 3 minutes by foot from Dublin Castle. Featured amenities include a computer station, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.
Overall 6.9 Good
Based on 2,221 reviews
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Okay
4.0
Excellent
8.2
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.
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
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.
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.
Where to stay in Dublin?
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Accommodations in Dublin
Airports in Dublin
Landmarks in Dublin
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Dublin Castle
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Olympia Theatre
- Garden of Remembrance
- National Gallery of Ireland
- Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
- St. Stephen's Green
- Trinity College
- Abbey Theatre
- Jameson Distillery
- Gate Theatre
- Bank of Ireland
- Trinity College Library
- Herbert Park
- Vicar Street
- Button Factory
- Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
- National Print Museum Ireland
- Merrion Square
Venues in Dublin
Neighbourhoods in Dublin
- Carrickmines - Sandyford
- Palmerstown - Chapelizod
- Temple Bar - St. Stephen's Green
- Ballsbridge
- Clontarf - East Wall
- Rathmines - Templeogue - Terenure
- North Inner City
- The Liberties, Inchicore and Phoenix Park
- Crumlin - Walkinstown
- Finglas - Glasnevin
- Inn's Quay - Four Courts
- Whitehall - Botanic Gardens
- Castleknock - Blanchardstown