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3.5 out of 5
The Norseman
28E Essex Street, Dublin, Dublin

Reviews

7.2

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 259 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ear plugs a certainty
Brilliant location, clean and comfortable. Ridiculously noisy until the early hours but that's the price you pay to be in the thick of the nightlife
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was wonderful! Onlybthing I would say is your staying above a busy bar on a party steet so O your looking for quite... yiur picking wrong! This is a place for FUN!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for being central to the fun. But not ideal for those who are not a fan of late night cheer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No Sleep? This is the place for you
Location is fantastic for temple bar but do not expect to get any sleep. The noise is constant all night long until Morning. Road sweepers going past 24 hours a day, beer barrels being dropped and banging on the floor at 5 am. Temple bar is the place to be but your hotel needs to be away from there if you want any sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed staying here. I would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Louise, Mahwah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
It was basic. Very noisy area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Kelvin

Disliked: Room comfort
the location is right in the centre of the main nightlife hub. This is great if you are an insomniac but if you like to sleep for for than 30 minutes a night not so good. When the music eventually stopped in the early hours of Monday morning a combination of car alarms, screaming drunk people and police/ambulance sirens, finished any hope of getting more than 2 hours sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Kayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in Dublin!
The stay was pretty great only with a few shortcomings that I’m sure would be fixed for anyone else’s stay. The girls working at the bar are great and it made me feel really safe staying there alone knowing that there was basically an all female staff working…if anyone doesn’t get that it’s because girls normally wouldn’t work in a super sketchy area. I had questions about the WiFi and then was confused and they happily explained. When I dropped my bags off at 10 am they weren’t even open and the girl was SOO nice about taking my bags and even offered to help me bring my bags up 2 flights of stairs. I politely declined but it was still a nice offer! The place is extremely convenient and has live music at nights in the pub. The only downfall was the WiFi was a bit wonky and the tv only had 5 channels. Also, I was unable to shower during my stay Bc the water pressure was really just trickles but I’m sure it would’ve been fixed had I asked about it, however I was extremely exhausted on this leg of my trip. Oh another HUGE plus is that it’s right around the corner from where the Dublin express drops off (literally less than a block) and it’s a 5 min walk from where all the tours pick up. It also was a 10 min walk to the tram you can take to get to the Guinness tour! I actually got room service which I wasn’t expecting during covid times so big + to come back to a clean room after a 13 hour tour
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap, clean, no frills hotel room.
It's on top of of a pub. There's no "front desk". We arrived late, as the pub was closing and the guys were cleaning up. I don't know what would have happened if we arrived after they closed since there's no front desk. We didn't have any issues so we didn't require any assistance from the "front desk". The rooms have a separate side entrance so that was no problem. The location is good. It was quiet at night since we were not there on a weekend, but I imagine it can get rather noisy on a weekend night. There also was no wifi. They said they have it, but the signal is so weak that it's not useable. But for the price, it was worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Night life Got Spot
Great location for being in the middle of Temple Bar area clsoe to night life and great bars / restaurants. Very noisy @ nights, hard to sleep, but worth it in my opinion as night noise does not bother me. My wife had a hard time sleeping due to noise.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The property location is amazing but the place doesn't have Air conditioning. The room was extremely hot and is not sound proof, so you can hear all the outside noise (Very hard for sleeping).
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were not informed that the building outside our window was being relocated. 6am to 6pm extreme noise. Pounding and cutting metal. The outlets in our room didn't work. The breaker would flip and no electric. Staff would be informed several times to fiv it and were in no hurry.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent little spot to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Temple Bar
Perfect place to stay in Temple Bar Rooms were great, food, bar great staff awesome
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Dilushinie

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just okay...
Not a bad place to stay, very standard. Bathroom cleanliness was not up to my standards, but I'm fussy about it being pristine clean and the caulk in the shower was a little black/mouldy. Good location, a little noisy but that's expected considering the area, the room was really cold, and the heat was barely working. The check in was very unorthodox: you go into the bar and wait in line with your luggage with the patrons trying to order drinks until you finally ask the bartender to check you into your room. No interaction with the staff after that. There's a key Dropbox for check out.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Mikael Agerlin

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great central location to things we wanted to do. Clean and safe. Bathroom sink needed some attention but overall, room was great. Food and drinks and good craic in the pub handy as well
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Haley, Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little room right in the hub of Temple Bar (do bring earplugs though because as soon as the bar noise ends the street cleaning starts up). The staff were very friendly and allowed us to store our big packs off for the day before we could check in. Our only complaints were that the blind in our window was broken which was a nuisance and our sheets were clean but had an old coffee stain.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Shel, Everett, Wash.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a rather low maintenance, laid back place over a well-kept, lovely pub. Staff are friendly, but also tending to the pub ("reception" is in the pub!). It's not for everyone as it's in the hopping Temple Bar neighborhood and it is definitely loud (so much Cranberries!) late into the night. But we're quite independent and we enjoyed it. Great location. Friendly staff. We had a pint and a sing-along every night before retiring. Nice dining room as well. Pretty, modern rooms with good facilities. Enjoyed the experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend it highly!
Lively and lovely place to stay, right in the center of the Temple Bar area. Room was clean and comfortable, and the restaurant/bar downstairs was convenient and lots of fun!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Fiona on Aug 24, 2019
Hi Carol, Thank you for your lovely review! Hopefully we will be able to accommodate you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This room was right in the middle of Temple Bar area, above the Norseman Bar. Noisy of course but we wanted to be in the middle of all the action. No hotel desk but bar staff take care of you better than most front desks. No elevator but this is not for retirees: 3 flights of stairs. Also they offered a room with 3 twin beds, hard to find in Europe. The restaurant food was some of the best we've had. Great experience for us.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Fiona on Aug 24, 2019
We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and dinner with us! Hopefully we'll see you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Windows didn’t close all the way, air conditioning needed a manual or instructions somewhere, and fixtures were loose in bathroom. Room was otherwise modern and well kept. Staff were friendly and accommodating and checkin was quick and efficient- It was a novelty place to stay “for the experience” and it checked all the boxes. Not for an extended stay- but for a night or two is lovely. Yes, it’s noisy- but that was managed with a white noise app and being WAY too tired. I would not stay Thurs/Fri/Sat nights- way too busy/loud- but that’s not the property’s fault- if they did some minor repairs - It would be 100%
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Fiona on Aug 24, 2019
Thank you for your feedback! We strive to be better and hopefully if you come back and stay with us again any little issues will be fixed!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Norseman Hotel
We stayed at the Norseman two different nights with a 2 day tour in between. The first night our room was at the front of the bar/hotel and it was very noisy all night. The second night they placed us at the back of the building and there was no noise from the street, which was greatly appreciated. Management did their best to help and accommodate. It was close to all amenities and within walking distance to everything we wanted to see.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Fiona on Aug 24, 2019
Thank you for your review! If you are ever staying with us again please request room 3 and we will do our best to accommodate you!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Norseman is a great place to stay the night if you don't mind the nose. Also I would like to add the fact that there was no AC in the room or even a fan. You must at least add a fan.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved being close to the action. But it did make it difficult to sleep at night.....loud!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun experience lodging in Temple Bar District
Room was very clean, modern, and more spacious than I expected for downtown. It still smelled like new paint. There was a fan in the room to help with summer airflow. It’s obviously going to be loud given the location in Temple Bar district. There was no place to store luggage after checkout, so we had to use stasher to book luggage storage after checkout before a late evening flight. We talked to the bar staff to check in, which was easy and smooth. The staff was pretty hands-off otherwise. Breakfast was not available in the pub prior to checkout as advertised; they were not open at 10:00 am on a Sunday when we went looking for breakfast. Checkout was at 11am, having us cut it close for finding alternative breakfast options and getting back to leave the keys in the box and remove our belongings.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

JEFF

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Nice , clean room but Noisy
If you are looking to be in the middle of the action in The Temple Bar area you found the right place. Be warned it is very loud at night and difficult to sleep. If your young you will love it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noise 22 hours a day
Impossible to sleep - too much noise from drinkers. Only quiet time was close to 4 AM when the last drinker has left the area and 6 AM with the clean up machines start to clean.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Norseman: Comfortable & Clean; Great Location
We stayed at the Norseman for a three-day visit to Dublin. The Norseman is conveniently located within walking distance of many of the tourist sites. There are numerous bars and restaurants nearby. Our room was clean and comfortable. There was some noise at night from pedestrians on the street, but it didn't bother us. We would stay at the Norseman again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Leah

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor reception on arrival, rude and unwelcoming. Bed linen dirty and facilities old and worn. Disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Kevbo, Nashville, us

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was clean and had all the essentials. However there were a couple of issues: The window was in bad shape and let in a lot of noise from the street. While I realize getting a room in the Temple Bar area will come with some street noise a decent window would have made it much better. They had wifi but no instructions on the password. They also mentioned that there was breakfast but no instructions on what you needed to do to get it or when/where it was offered. Simple fixes would make this place the perfect place to stay in the thick of the action.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noise
The room was fine. Clean and comfy. The noise was maddening. Wasted kids singing “ole, ole!!!” Outside the window at 3:30am for no apparent reason. Then someone started drilling into the stone wall outside my window to hang a sign at 6:30. Almost no sleep...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great. Right in the heart of the Temple Bar District. Downsize was that it was extremely loud all night long.The bar was nice with good food, good service, and some good musicians playing every night. The price was good and the staff was really nice. The place was a bit run down and extremely small. Few to no amenities.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

helen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice, this room is above a bar so the “staff” are the bar tendeders. There were very helpful and nice and we enjoyed our stay immensely.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Central location and the Norseman is an excellent bar. Rooms are small, no elevator and be prepared for noise all night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018