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Isaacs Hostel Reviews

Frenchmans Lane, Dublin 1, Dublin, Ireland

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84%Overall Rating

From 216 ratings
  • 82%Character
  • 82%Security
  • 88%Location
  • 85%Staff
  • 82%Atmosphere
  • 82%Cleanliness

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77%

Une ambiance générale agréable, des chambres un peu petites mais convenables. Il n'y avait pas d'eau chaude le matin mais c'était peut-être exceptionnel nous n'y sommes restés qu'une nuit et la salle de bain le matin n'était pas très propre. La cuisine est un point positif, spacieuse et bien équipée.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


93%

one of the best hostel I ve ever stayed. Unfortunately no drink to buy when you arrive late.


80%

Personally, I have stayed in many hostels, and I think that it is ridiculous that they charge for lockers. That should be free, or at least included in your stay. Everyone travels with a bag, you shouldn't have to put it up every day. The kitchen is functional, and they have a great sauna. Overall, great hostel. I met some nice people and enjoyed my stay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


57%

This hostel is close to the main bus station, however it is on a very dark street that did not feel safe. The hostel advertizes wi-fi, and did have two routers, but the number of IP addresses was grossly insufficient. I could never get access to the internet for the entire stay. There are 3 internet terminals for a fee. One was out of order the entire time, and one locked up while I was on it. One evening we came back to our 3 bed room to find the door wide open when we left it locked.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

I couldn't fault anything about my stay, hostelling at its best!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 41+
  • (1 review)


97%

Very nice hostel, stayed three nights during my short visit to Ireland. Free wifi, very good location and friendly staff I got a lot of good suggestions regarding places to see in Dublin and Ireland.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


90%

Old building beautifully refurbished. Excellent location. Hallways noisy, but the hostel was full at the weekend; much nicer during the week with less people there. Showers cold but clean; too hot in the dorm though. Staff friendly. Very cheap and good value for money.


97%

Get lockers in the room...other than that...awesome job!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


73%

Good location, very close to Temple Bar, very clean and good facilities. Take into account that check in is from 2 pm and metropolitan train bridge is very close to the Hostel so it is a bit noisy. Enjoy Dublin!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


93%

We had no hot water in the shower any of the two days that we stayed, the only bad thing that I found. People in the evening are more smily than in the morning ( I didn't see any nice face in the breakfast)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)


70%

Pretty good price and a good location, but our friends stayed in Dublin the same days as us but on a hotel for the same price. The breakfast was really poor, even tough it was nice that we got breakfast. Also we read on the website that there would be a garden to be in, but when we arrived we couldn't go there because of the ninja lepercons...! Come on! At least write it on your website so we know before we arrive.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Great location, nice staff, pretty basic but cheap. Would have been nice to have some lockers in the room, you had to pay for them. Breakfast is just toast and cereal but its free so its something. Internet was in and out and only accessible in the lobby but overall nice and worth the money.


97%

Very friendly staff, nice facilities and pretty good location (temple bar = 10min walk). The only poor thing was that the showers were a bit cold.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


63%

Good location in Dublin, but kind of hard to find on the map from the airport. Facilities are what I expected, though it would be nice to have a mini-shelf in the showers on which to put things. Also, wireless access was not available nor was payment by credit card, which was kind of a bummer.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


93%

Perfect location, nice accomodation and the most awesome staff I've ever seen in a hostel! They were incredibly helpful and nice. WiFi and credit-card-mashine weren't working the first night but gut fixed pretty soon. No WiFi in the rooms, though. Anyways, wonderful accomodation ;-)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


93%

Very good, from the arrival to the departure, very clean, good breakfast.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


77%

the double room was so small and cramped. I paid 60 euros per night and It not very balanced with the room provided. I won't go anymore to Isaac Hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

they have free sauna, but if you are uncomfortable about being seen naked by girl/guy, forget about it :P some awkward moments happened. other than that, a gorgeous place to stay

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


83%

I really enjoyed my stay at your hostel. The staff is very friendly and it's very usefull that the reception is opened 24 hours a day. So we could come and go when and how often we wanted to and could also enjoy the nightlife of Dublin :) The toilets and showers were clean and the price was fair. If I come back to Dublin again, I would be very pleased to book the nights in your hostel again. Thank you.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


73%

Nice and clean, well equipped but not as "fun" as I was expecting. Still a good place to stay, easy walk to O'Connell St. I think will be more "fun" in summer. If you are in a group though this place would be excellent. Lots of power points and bathrooms, which was excellent. Shower wasn't hot though and all the dryers were broken so couldn't do laundry.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (14 reviews)


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