Abbey Court Hostel 29 Bachelors Walk, County Dublin D01 AX90

"Excellent location with very helpful people at the reception. The rooms are small and the beds also small. Not the cleanest bathrooms I have seen. It's better to use the restaurant's bathroom which is cleaner and more spacious! The price was also quite expensive for a bed in a room with 8 other people!"

"Won't go there again. Don't recommend for solo-travellers I was honestly disappointed by my stay at the Abbey Court Hostel, mostly because of the atmosphere. As a solo traveller I didn't really have the chance to connect to others, as almost everyone seemed to be staying with a group. There was no atmosphere of people connecting with each other. Often other guests didn't even greet me back in the hallway. The facilities may have been modern and outstanding when the hostel opened 23 years ago, in my opinion it is quite outdated now. Other aspects that didn't make my stay much happier include: - Cleanliness, would rate 6/10. While showers and toilets generally looked clean in the first place, at the same time there was a plastic razor cap dropped by someone in the shower which still wasn't removed after the four days of my stay. The floor of my dorm was totally dirty (you'll understand why with my next point). It was probably not cleaned at all during my entire four-day stay. - Construction workers passed my dorm in the morning to enter the flat roof of the second floor, where they machined metal cages with a flex. This was not only incredibly loud, so that I got woken up, but their dirty, wet shoes also soiled the floor. This happened on 2 days of my stay. On one other day you could as well hear loud construction going on in the morning in some other area of the hostel. - The curtains of the bunk beds could be opened or closed only for all levels of the beds at the same time. - The reading lights of the other levels of your bunk bed also brighten up your bed. The person sleeping above me had their reading light on until at least 2 am every single night, what made it really hard for me to fall asleep. - There was no wifi available at our dorm. - Showers were unpleasantly hot, you cannot regulate the temperature. - No proper power outages for hair driers available in the bathrooms. You can only dry your hair either in your dorm or in the hallway, both with no mirrors. - I booked a 6-bed dorm, but was assigned an 8-bed dorm without any notice or refund. To be fair the room was not full, but still... - Storing your baggage in a safe space at the reception, which is not accessible for the whole hostel unlike the general storage room, costs an extra free of €3 per small bag and €6 per large bag. Positive aspects of my stay: - The hostel is very central, you reach everything important within few minutes of walking. Next time in Dublin I'll definitely book with another hostel."

"I am a young, female solo traveller from Canada and I visited Abbey Court Hostel in early October (first time in Dublin!) The staff at the front desk were very welcoming, making for an easy check in (and out). I stayed in a 10-bed mixed dorm, which was at the back of the hostel. The room/bed was clean (and I have relatively high standards), and I saw the beds being changed each time someone left which was reassuring. There was a strange smell in the bedroom (most likely from non-showered visitors) which made it hard to enjoy being in the room for more than sleeping. This was really the only unfortunate thing, and it was likely just a fluke. That said, everyone in the room was pleasant but kept to themselves (I think this is rare for Abbey Court, as it’s a social hostel!) The common room and dining rooms were clean, comfortable and hosted friendly guests! They also had a wide variety of bathroom options, ranging from communal to single stalled female with toilet and shower. I loved the fact that they had female-only bathrooms because it made changing/showering much more comfortable. This place is very traveller friendly and great for a short-term stay. While centrally located and easy to access transport systems nearby, I still felt very safe and had no issues with leaving things under my bunk! Would recommend! Thanks for the awesome hospitality :)"

"I initially didn't expect much as it was a shared budget hostel but I was wrong. The wall was decorated with arts painting. When we entered our mixed dorm room, our was at a corner compared to others, probably because we booked earlier so it always pay to book early. Also, there is a curtain for privacy and a trolley cage which can be pulled underneath the bed which is a cool concept. The toilet for the mixed gender bed is outside which is relatively clean and the shower has area has free shampoo for us provided by the hostel. Showering area is quite big too. Another good point is there is free breakfast buffet provided such as Irish sausage roll, mini pancake, cheese, ham, bread, cereal, milk, fruit juice, hot drinks which run from 7.30am-9.30am. Also, there is shared kitchen, study area and gaming room and relaxing room of sort. Overall, it exceed my expectations and even though it is stated as 2 star, it is worth at least 3 star for me."

"The location of the hostel is great. It has a big shared space to for when you have time to relax. And they serve a fair breakfast. Nothing special, but they serve coffee! The only big problem with this hostel is that it's not suitable for tall people. The bed was shorter than me. And the shower was so low that I didn't fit well under it. So recommend but not if you are tall."