Excellent Location/Management
When we arrived at the hotel it was 9am in the morning and they immediately had a room available for us, which was wonderful considering we were up for 22 hours. During our first evening, we did not get any sleep because of our neighbors upstairs kept us up from 3:11am-10:24am and continued throughout the day making loud banging noises, jumping on the floor etc. We went downstairs and talked to Management, whom were VERY NICE and understanding and told us if we wanted to switch rooms they would accommodate us. It was wonderful we received an UPGRADE and move to other end of the hotel. They went out of their way to give a wonderful stay and they did. Everyday they asked us how we were doing and was their anything they could do for us. I would recommend this hotel and staff to visitors in a minute and the location could not have been better. The Garda "Police" were right across the street, so was the bus station. One block down was the train station and Talbot street (excellent Italian restaurants) and 3 blocks was O'Connell street.
Neighbourhood recommendations: Visit the entire city - OConnell Street, Talbot Street, Grafton Street, Temple Bar, etc. Don't forget to enjoy the Dart and visit other cities and castles, there are many hidden shops, cafes, etc that will surprise you. Definately visit Dalkey it is a beautiful little town with a castle to tour. But beware it is not just a tour but a play and visitors are very encouraged to participate! Loved it!
Saving a few bucks: Buy the all day get on get off pass for the Dart - for 2 adults is was 14.30 euros. Very afforable and worth the price and you get from 6:30am - 11pm and can visit over 20 cities and 4+castles.
