Situated in the heart of Dublin city, overlooking the River Liffey at O'Connell Bridge, ... more
the Clifton Court Hotel enjoys a truly enviable location. Not only are popular tourist attractions such as the Abbey Theatre, Trinity College, and Temple Bar nearby...
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The 2 star Clifton Court Hotel is situated right in the heart of Dublin city, making ... more
exploration of the capital of Ireland really easy for its guests. The hotel is located on Eden Quay, right on the River Liffey, which is near to O'Connell St., one of ...
Situated in the heart of Dublin City overlooking the River Liffey at O'Connell Bridge the ... more
Clifton Court Hotel is close to the Abbey Theatre Trinity College Temple Bar and the two premier shopping streets Talk about the most centrally located hotel i...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Great breakfast Disadvantages: Out of the way location
Another year, another ISTO. And that means another trip to Dublin, and another hostel. The Irish Student Trampoline Open, following a spell in Cork, was back in Dublin this year, and we went along for 4 days of bouncing, drinking and site-seeing. Our home for the trip was Four Courts Hostel.
I don't really like hostels that much, but I can tolerate them when travelling in a group, and when someone else is paying. However even then, there are a few things I need a hostel to have in order for me to rate it highly. These include a decent location, safe storage facilities, reasonably equipped rooms and a few facilities. I'm not going to compare Four Courts with full service hotels, because that is unfair, but I will compare it with the other hostels I have stayed in, particularly those in Dublin.
We got the bus from the airport ...
Advantages: Location Disadvantages: Not great value
Before going to Dublin for a long weekend with friends we had been warned that it was an expensive place to visit. This was proved to be true when I started looking for somewhere for us to stay. We were looking for somewhere affordable but a bit posher than a hostel. My search led me to the Ripley Court Hotel. The reasons I chose it were:
- proximity to O'Connel Street
- availability of a triple room
- breakfast was included in the price
We had three nights (over a long weekend) for 500 Euros which I thought was pretty steep for a two star hotel, considering that all three of us were sharing a room. (Hint: staying from Saturday to Tuesday instead of Friday to Monday would have saved a fortune - week day rates were only 20 Euro per person!)
On arrival we noticed that a train line ran right outside the hotel so my immediate ...
Advantages: Spacious, good value, sports facilities Disadvantages: Looking tatty around the edges, room service menu quality
cleaner underfoot, with prints all over the shop from people wandering around wearing shoes. Although I did not have the time to enjoy it, beauty salon facilities were available, with treatments that looked cheap in comparison to London prices (?60 for a one-hour facial, that kind of thing).
Would I go back? In all honesty, no I wouldn't (and I haven't). Bearing in mind it's possible to stay in places like the Fitzwilliam for 30 quid a night more, I'd recommend upgrading to a better hotel, than enduring the Camden Court, unless you managed to get a stonking deal there. The hotel's web site promises much, but the reality is that the Camden Court underperforms on pretty much every aspect and I would have felt far more forgiving if the sales pitch wasn't so overblown in the first instance. I'm still travelling to Dublin, but I'd rather ...
