Oliver St. John Gogarty Reviews

Great hostel, nice people and a marvellous environment ! Highly recommended.

Wine room felt like I was sleeping in a mental institution, and only one key for 8 people? Really? That's just stupid.

For me personally, it was too much of a place I would stay if I got too drunk to drive home from next door. Additionally, if your room overlooks the beer garden of the adjoining bar, the noise will keep you up until the garden closes... at 230am.

The floor In our room wasn't very clean. But as a whole the facilities are adequate for 1 night stay. I would recommend this hostel for budget accommodation.

Great location, just in the Temple Bar center. The 4 bed - en suite rooms were quiet and beds comfortable. Cleanliness very poor, we stayed 3 night but they never cleaned the room. Nice the free pint at arrival, even if in the web site they promise to all guests the GOGARTYS TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC CD (nobody of us received it). Anyway, great stay, would surely recommend it and we'll sure book again this hostel for our next visit in Dublin!

Not all rooms have lockers, but the beds are super comfortable and the location is great. Be prepared for noise, but that's what you get for being in Temple Bar.

We had a fantastic stay it is right in the middle of Temple Bar. We had no trouble sleeping, and the free breakfast was very good. Would definately highly recommend.

Ideal location, great that we were able to check-in early in the morning. Only down point was the unwilling to help staff member. We asked to pay individually and he moaned, I asked if we could print out boarding cards and he was too busy to accommodate. Also perhaps it would be good to have a mop in the shared bathrooms as at some points the floor was disgusting.

You realy need a place (a box) where we can leave and lock our stuff. 1 bathroom n toilet isn't enought to one floor...

We could enjoy all the music from downstairs within our room!!

I would absolutely recommend this hostel to anyone traveling to Dublin! The location was ideal, a short walk to anywhere, fun atmosphere (created by the fantastic staff and other fun hostel guests). The staff went above and beyond to make my group of 4's stay wonderful. I plan on visiting Dublin again in the future, and will definitely be staying here.

Overall great experience. Can be a little loud in dorm rooms that have windows into the bar.

if you snore, take a hotel not a hostel

Thèrese was a lot of noice from the pub (smoking "room") . The noice kept on till early in the mornig.

The location was excellent, although I felt that a discount at the bar/restaurant next door should be given to hostel guests. I went to Gogarty's for lunch and the food was, frankly, terrible. The sausages were burned and the chips were badly fried and had a disgusting chewy texture. The service was very bad as well, one family who was seated before me still had not been served by the time I ate. I went in for lunch to make use of the Guinness voucher, in retrospect, it was not worth it.

The hostel was good value for money and right in the centre of the city. On arrival you get a free drink for the John Gogarty pub, which is a fantasic pub for live music and Irish dancing.

Whilst we understand that we were staying in a mixed room, we did end up sharing the final night with two older men who came back incredibly drunk and snored, disrupting our sleep for hours. Maybe guests could indicate what kind of stay they would be having, so that the hardcore drinkers wouldn't be put in with people who need to sleep? Also, one key per room wasn't ideal. Apart from that, nice staff, good breakfast, excellent location, love the free drink, and very cosy beds.

Good continental breakfast included with stay. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

We enjoyed our stay, but the room was too noisy. I know it's Temple Bar, but maybe you should improve your windows. We had to leave the hostel very early in the morning to take a plane and would have been nice that you had given us something to eat. Anyway we enjoy your hostel for a night.

Negatives: one key for the whole room between10ppl so at 3am constantly having to open the door, bathroom so dirty ppl would check out of our room and they never cleaned it, came back at night to find someone sleeping in my bed because they booked another person in the samd bed same thing happened the next night. No security anyone from thr bar (which is connected to the hostel) can walk in at any time. Staff were unwilling to help. No wifi never worked. Positives: free breakfast