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Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Trinity College

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Private kitchen
Property entrance
Lobby sitting area
Free WiFi
Video-game console

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included

Room options

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm (Bed in a 11 Bed)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Kitchen
Private bathroom
Video game console
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 11

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About the area

Located in City Centre Dublin, a neighborhood in Dublin, Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel is in the entertainment district and near a train station. Dublin Castle and St. Patrick's Cathedral are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grafton Street and O'Connell Street. Check out an event or a game at Croke Park, and consider making time for Dublin Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed.
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Map
19 Temple Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin, Dublin

What's nearby

  • Dublin Castle - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • O'Connell Street - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Trinity College - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Grafton Street - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • St. Stephen's Green - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Jervis Station - 4 min walk
  • Dublin Tara Street Station - 11 min walk
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Temple Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Oliver St John Gogarty - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Norseman - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bad Ass Café - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Gourmet Burger Kitchen - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel

Hotel near Trinity College
A short walk from Grafton Street and O'Connell Street, Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel provides free breakfast, an arcade/game room, and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Luggage storage, tour/ticket assistance, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Smoke-free premises and a gift shop
Room features
All guestrooms at Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • Kitchens, video-game consoles, and cable channels

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available daily

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room kitchen
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Tour and ticket assistance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Video game console

Food and drink

  • Kitchen

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Barnacles Temple Bar House Hostel
Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel Hotel
Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel Dublin
Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel Hotel Dublin

Frequently asked questions

Is Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel?

Check-in begins at 3 PM.

What time is check-out at Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel located?

Located in City Centre Dublin, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Dame Street and Dublin Tourism Centre. Trinity College and Dublin Castle are also within 10 minutes. Jervis Station is only a 4-minute walk and Westmoreland Tram Stop is 5 minutes.

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Barnacles Temple Bar House - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 23 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kristin, S

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Utmärkt läge

Vi var 3 personer som bokat ett rum för 4:a. Jag hade för det första missat att vi kunde fått en fjärde person i rummet som vi inte kände. Men när vi kom stod det på deras bokning att jag skulle vara själv bara. Så de var fullt i samtliga rum så de ville att vi skulle ligga i tre olika rum med nio andra personer som vi inte kände. Det kunde vara både killar och tjejer. Men jag vägrade så tillslut hittade de ett annat hotell en liten bit därifrån som vi kunde bo i första natten. Sen de andra två dagarna fick vi dela rum med tre andra personer från olika länder. Det passar säkert bättre för unga personer än tre tjejer i 40-års åldern.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location Amazing Staff

The hostel is right in the middle of Dublin you could not wish for a better place to stay. The staff at the hostel are amazing through email, telephone and in person go out of there way to be helpful.

6/10 Okay

Clacher, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Great Location - Limited Breakfast

Only downside was the breakfast. It was just toast and jam!

6/10 Okay

Matt, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Perfect location but not good for sleeping

Windows in rooms do not filter sounds from surrounding bar and street traffic. Tons of high school students visit during the summer and inundate the kitchen and halls. Great staff and located within walking distance of most sights. Beds a little noisy but comfortable. Bring ear plugs and a lock for the baggage lockers

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Greit hostell som trenger rehabilitering

Beliggenheten er veldig bra for en pub-ferie, lett å komme i kontakt med andre reisende på hostellet. Betjeningen var veldig hjelpsomme. Vårt rom skrek imidlertid etter opppussing, med skittent teppe og knirkete køysenger av typen jeg sist sett på kaserne i forsvaret. For prisen er det ikke så verst, men ikke bo her om du forventer komfort utover det absolutte minimum.

8/10 Good

Ute, Berlin, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Tolles Hotel für Paare, die gerne was unternehmen

Wir haben dieses Hostel für einen Kurztrip nach Dublin gemietet. An der Rezeption wurde man sehr freundlich empfangen und auch auf die Wünsche wurde gut eingegangen. Das Hostel liegt mitten im Szeneviertel Tempel Bar. Für Gäste, die es eher ruhig wollen, ist dies nicht zu empfehlen, da hier bis weit nach Mitternacht der Bär steppt. Die Lage ist ausgezeichnet, da man alle Sehenswürdigkeiten gut zu Fuß erreichen kann und die Anbindung an die Tram ist ebenfalls gut erreichbar. Alles in allem ein gutes Hostel für den kleineren Geldbeutel. Tipp: Rechtzeitig buchen, da die Zimmer, speziell die Doppelzimmer für Zwei heiß begehrt sind.

10/10 Excellent

Wilas, Helsingborg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Utmärkt

Billiigt, härlig personal och ett fantastiskt läge

6/10 Okay

Andrew, Washington DC

Liked: Staff & service

Right in the heart of Temple Bar!!

Great location, but loud. Rooms are small, but it is a Hostel so didn't expect much. Great people at the front desk, and well worth it for the price. Would def do it again for a night or two, but not for longer than that.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Anamarija, Zadar, Croatia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place

The staff is available for 24h and they have very good security system, you can enter the hostel only with their card. The common area is also a good idea. It`s settled in the very centre, right next to the most famous Temple bar. Also, if you arrive before the check in starts, you can leave your baggage for free. That really means a lot!

8/10 Good

Massimiliano, Torino, Italia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The best for stay in the middle of Dublin

I slept in a 10 bedroom room and the comfort was good. there is a bathroom inside the room. under the bunk-bed there is a place to leave the bag and you can close with lock. there is a window can be open to refresh air and leave out the shoes. to go inside the hostel you use a magnetic card (till very late at night) and the same for your room. The breakfast is easy: toasT&jam,coffe&tea,orange&apple juice.when finish you wash your own dishes. simple & fast. kitchen and launge room are good place to stay to meet up and relax. i like this Bernacles hostel.

6/10 Okay

Moira, USA

Liked: Staff & service

Location, Location, Location!

the location of the the hostel was awesome, but the loudness goes with it. Unable to sleep due to the loud volume outside until the bars closed and people went home. Unfortunately, one of the nights included very rude people inside who were carrying on outside the door. The breakfast was coffee from a machine and toast with jam. Location was the overriding best feature.

6/10 Okay

Jeremy, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great staff, very nice. This hostel located in the heart of temple bar, nice if you like to visit pub and club, plus not far from most of the museum, touristique attraction. The problem is some facilities are rubbish, like the shower in my room and the windows that were not closing+the heating was off with 1degree outside, means that it was freezing cold in the room and I catch a cold :-(

8/10 Good

Rouveyre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will be back again!

I've stayed in many hostels in Dublin, mostly for concerts and shopping trips. And I always feel like part of the fun is taken away by the poor quality hostels. While the barnacles hostel is expensive (I paid more than double for one night than I paid for a different hostel), i have to say it was worth it. The rooms were clean and well kept - there was a shower in our room which was very convenient. The only problem I had was that they put us in with 8 men who came stumbling in drunk at 4am, one of whom was a very loud snorer. I know there was plenty of other rooms available that night so I thought they might have moved us after taking this in to account. No such luck however. Staff were a little rude when we first arrived but nothing too serious. Will definitely be staying again.

8/10 Good

Li-ja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best hostels I've ever stayed in. Clean rooms, comfy beds and great location!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ireland 2012

awesome time....have enjoyed many stays here...great location as well

10/10 Excellent

James O Flynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very helpful staff!

The two guys on the reception were great. The guy from Carlow whose name I forget was a great ambassador for all tourists!

2/10 Terrible

lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good location, rooms are too small and overpriced

I really liked the service and help from the front desk staff. Very helpful, and they even booked my day trip to the cliffs, which was great. But we were a group of four, and so we stayed in a four-bed dorm. It ended up costing more than a good hotel would cost. And the room was unbearably small four 4 people....actually, the size of the room was completely unacceptable for the price we paid. There was not even enough space in the room for the 4 of us to be there at the same time. We were very very disappointed. It should be a 2 person room, at most.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location and great people but lousy room

Room smelled like BO the whole time; it was terrible. Pillow was like sleeping on a thick t-shirt, but to be expected. Breakfast was toast with jam and crappy tea and instant coffee (which I typically don't mind) that was horrific. The good thing was that I was too drunk to care at the end of the night so I slept ok. I'm sure not every room smelled that bad and I know I was just one of the unfortunate ones so I do recommend this place; however, beware!