Backpackers Citi Hostel 61/62 Gardiner Street Lower, County Dublin D01 X260

"I've gotta say - the actual room was good, no problem there, and the staff was very helpful. The location is also a plus - it's right next to the bus station, very close to city centre. However, the bathrooms were kinda rough - clean enough, but very old looking, and not in a vintage way. I couldn't connect to the wifi at all. There's no breakfast and no common room, not to my knowledge at least. I feel like you can get all above at a similar price, if you book early enough for there to be place, which we couldn't do."

"I stayed at the hostel with friends for one night in the four bed room on the lower floor. The noise level down there was unacceptable. The door to the outdoors area, the showers from above and people just normally walking above us were so loud it made sleeping almost impossible. Even worse the fire alarm went off three times in just one hour (around 11:00-11:30 pm) without anyone reacting to it. We only found out after explicitly asking that it was activated by people showering upstairs and nothing to worry about. How is that possible? We had an early flight to catch but sleeping was nearly impossible until 2am. Also only very weak WiFi in common areas and thus not very useful even though the website makes you think otherwise. The staff however was very friendly and helpful with questions. All in all I would not recommend staying there no matter how close the location is to the city center."

"The staff is very nice, the room and bathroom were clean and the location is amazing! Internet works as well. We stayed for 3 nights, including New Year. The flush in the toilet didn't work, and no one repaired it for the whole time we stayed. Fortunately we could use others, outside our bedrooms."

"Booking went smooth and checking in early was no issue. The rooms are very dated, which is what could be expected for the price you pay. The thing I really disliked was how dirty the showers were. It's one thing to pay only a few tens per night, but having such a dirty environment is never ok. Other than that the place is what you'd expect. Walking distance to city center and public transport. Bus from airport stops very close to the hostel. Our room for 8 was spacious, I found the beds to be a bit hard and pillows were tiny."

"We stayed in a double room, it had it's own bathroom and shower which was a bonus as we were expecting a shared bathroom. The staff were really nice. The room was nice but a bit tired. The shower was tiny, I'm 6'7" and I couldn't stand up in it. There was no soap in the dispenser and no bath mat. Otherwise our stay was great and would recommend to others wanting a cheaper stay in Dublin. Short walk to Temple Bar just over the river."