Ballyknockan More Holidays from £103

Great bargain. Right on the bus line to the center of Dublin. Very clean. Nice kitchen with fridge, stove, microwave and a Centra downstairs. We got our LEAP passes there. The wet room was an adjustment but it was fine. Easy parking and load-in. Staff on-duty 24/7. Nice choice of eateries downstairs. I enjoyed meeting students there for summer study as well.

The room and bathroom were clean and well appointed and the breakfast was very tasty.

The room was okay, it had a bad smell (I think it was the carpet) but we got used to it. There was only bath towels, no hand towels. The view was amazing. The restaurant downstairs was amazing. We did not spend a lot of time in the hotel, and more in the surrounding area, so that smell did not take the score down too low :)

Location was amazing. But, the thermostat beeped 3 times every few minutes for days. The shower was tiny, I kept turning the water off with my elbow while showering. If you took a shower early in the morning to catch a full day tour the water was not hot. Later in the day it was very hot. When I booked I read that the rooms had washers and dryers. When we checked in we found out only 2 had them and it wasnt ours. We did laundry at a laundromat that ended up costing a $100 plus a taxi to and from. The refrigerator scraped the floor everytime we opened it. It wasn't quiet.

Room was well appointed but lacked space for clothes, suitcase etc. No space to hang clothes. It would have been difficult for two people to share space as it was awkward for one. I booked room for convenience to National Art Gallery and few restaurants I wanted to try; that goal was meet. Disappointed to find the hotel closed for two night for private events. As a single woman, safe spaces are a necessary and the hotel bar is always a refuge.