Smithfield Square, Smithfield, D7 Dublin, Ireland
#144 of 164 hotels in Dublin
Guests' ChoiceBased on 4310 hostel reviews
7.2Cleanliness
7.2
Comfort
7.2
Location
8.5
Facilities
7.3
Staff
8.4
Value for money
7.3
Free Wifi
8.2
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End of dialog contentReviewed: February 24, 2025
Christoph
GermanyShowers, Noise of Doors
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 6, 2025
George
United Kingdom.
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Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 4, 2025
Farrel
United KingdomNo towels in room (I didn't read the small print) option to rent though. Our corridor was slightly noisy with other guests but ear plugs on offer for €1.
Price and facilities on offer. We had an overnight in Dublin where cost was our main priority. Booked a private room for 4 of us. We arrived at 9.30pm and left at 6am. Perfect for our needs. Lockers for storing bags during the day while sightseeing, next to a Tesco metro and main bus route for airport.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 4, 2025
Watson
United KingdomThe dorm bunks were quite exposed without a curtain
Stayed in a 8 bed dorm with 7 of us so was great for socialising and planning for the day. Fantastic location with lots of food and shops around it.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: January 28, 2025
Manfredi
ItalyThe overall cleanliness Is not so good, the first room provided was so noisy (near the hall with high volume music, people slamming doors, etc.) that we felt unconfortable to sleep in and we asked to swap for another room (staff was kind and apologized for It and they agreed to our request, I have appreciated that). Rooms are lacking shelves/tables to hold any small object that you commonly take out from your pockets/luggages/backpack. Even the toilet does not have shelves to hold any item (e.g. toothbrush, personal belongings)
The Building Is close to the city center and well connected to public transportation stops. There are a lot of activities that can be done at the hostel, the staff Is friendly and matresses are comfortable
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 28, 2025
Iuri
IrelandReally good location, value is actually quite good for Dublin and for the facilities. A lot to do downstairs
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 27, 2025
Wilfried
BelgiumIn a hostel much depends on your roommates for the night. Some were good, some not.
Good location in my favourite part of Dublin. Friendly atmosphere, all ages. Good bar.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 27, 2025
Gavin
GuyanaThe only downside is that it can be very noisy after midnight with people in and out slamming doors all the time. Also the bathroom was a bit scary - random drunk people puking in showers and leaving a mess.
Very convenient place to stay in Dublin.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 26, 2025
Daniel
United KingdomThe door to the balcony in our room was broken and didn’t close
It was in a good location
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 25, 2025
Kelly
IrelandThe noise at night was a bit much
I liked the bar and the hostel communal spaces
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: January 25, 2025
Chumani
United KingdomFelt dirty and dusty in corners of the bedroom.
Great communal area and generally offered everything we needed.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: January 21, 2025
Vladyslav
UkraineNo soap in shower😞
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 21, 2025
Efe
United KingdomThe bathroom in our bedroom needed to be cleaned better. There was grim in places, I am tall so I got to see that it wasn’t thoroughly cleaned. We had an en-suite bathroom so can’t imagine the communal.
I like the vibe and the room was spacious with a large comfortable bed. Loved all the amenities available in the building. They also had discounts codes available for some activities in the city.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 21, 2025
Clara
EstoniaThe pillows are very uncomfortable and the rooms don’t have a bathroom so in my case for example I had to go to a different floor to access the girl’s bathroom which is very inconvenient specially if you wanna go in the middle of the night
The location is great and the place has a nice bar with events happening.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 20, 2025
Orgusaar
EstoniaLoud music heard to the rooms
Good people good price good location
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 17, 2025
Mohamed
IrelandStaff was amazing. Helping in all ways possibe
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 16, 2025
Dimple
Indiathe fact that check in is at 2pm (in my case was a bit more delayed which is fine) but check out is at 10am which makes it a 20 hour cycle which isn’t the best but for the price it’s good.
friendly people, nice environment, helpful staff, great location, alot of things to do around.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 15, 2025
Sharon
United KingdomProperty great ….. just unfortunately had bad sleep due to snorers and sleep talkers - chance you take in share hostel !!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 14, 2025
John
United KingdomDorm rooms smaller than they look in the images
Great bar, good location
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: January 14, 2025
Mariangela
United KingdomThe beds were not made and at night was very noisy after 2am.
The location is central, close to the city centre, a lots of essential shops cross the road, parking available near by not expensive. The staff is excellent, 24H available and very helpful and kind. Good entertainment facilities and breakfast buffet at a reasonable price.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: January 13, 2025
Luis
Spainno bathroom in bedroom
location and service
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 11, 2025
Chris
United KingdomThe single room has no ensuite bathroom. Going past it, my room was on the first floor. On this floor there are only women's toilets. I had to go to the next floor to use the toilet and take a shower. Bad planning that.
The staff and the location are great. Smithfield can be quite graphical but ok all in all. It was not too crowded either this time which was nice.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 10, 2025
Joan
IrelandRowdy group of men in bar and no one came to speak to them and they were very intrusive and kept approaching any women in their vicinity and they fought with each other and broke glass bottles.
Location, staff, room
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 8, 2025
Hamish
AustraliaFor what you pay we felt a little let down. For a premium hostel like generator we would expect things like usb charging points in beds or that we could have a shower at 10am on a tuesday and the soap be filled. Little things but when paying what generator charges it matters.
The location of the venue if relativley good. Its within 20mins- 30mins of Guinness storehouse and temple bar area which saves using buses. The bar and breakfast area is nice. It is clean enough and has decent facilities.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 6, 2025
Anna
IrelandPayment for renting towels. Could improve on cleaning.
Good location right in the city centre, basic but serves the purpose for a quick stay in Dublin.
Stayed in January 2025
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