Ashling Hotel

Came here for a long weekend break. Absolutely loved it. Clean rooms, nice view and friendly staff.

Booked here as it was a pretty good price, for a one night break with a friend. Location is a little out of the way compared to others we could have chosen but a short taxi or tram ride sorts that out.
Plus sides: really nice décor in the lobby, secure entry to all floors as well as rooms, comfortable beds and pillows, lovely bathrooms (though our bath did have a big cigarette burn on it!).
Down sides: in our room, 168, we had noisy trams going past until late night and starting again early in the morning, plus noise from next door room so sound proofing does not appear to be great. We also had too much furniture in the room — why put a wee table and chair in there when there is already a long bench/​dressing table and chair? All it served was to get in the way and injure us bumping into it!
Also, letting the bathroom down is the old-​fashioned hairdryer «wand» unit attached to wall — not very powerful, awkward to use.
The bar area looked nice, we tried to have a nightcap there but the barman said they didn’t have any amaretto and then grumpily discouraged us from having anything else — we eventually got a soft drink and left. I am sure he was just having a bad night, but he really was not welcoming or friendly or in any way attentive which was in direct constrast to Laura on reception, who welcomed us very well indeed.
Free wifi is a nice touch. Did not use restaurant, so can’t comment on that. Only options for drinking water is a 2 euro bottle out of a vending machine.
Overall, I would probably go back, but only if a bargain again. A wee bit more eye for detail would make this hotel really great.
Room Tip: Ask for a room at back of hotel, 168 very noisy from trams.

The room was a little outdated but we were really happy with our stay. Location is a little far from temple bar area but other than that, we enjoyed it. The staff was friendly and kind. The food was great too.

Le ashling hôtel est situé près de la gare de Heuston.
Il est facile d’accès par le bus 747 depuis l’aéroport (10 € A/​R) un peu moins de 30 mins. Il y a des vélos (même principe que le velib) et une station de métro à proximité Benburb.
Le personnel
Est attentif et réactif.
La chambre
Nous avons eu 2 chambres au 5ème étage et elles sont spacieuses. Le mobilier est assez moderne, c’est sobre et pratique.
La vue est imprenable sur les locaux Guinness et le petit parc.
Le petit déjeuner
Est copieux et très varié: froid et chaud.
Fruits, céréales, pain, viennoisseries, pancake, toasts… oeufs…
C’est un hôtel agréable, même pour boire un verre. Les canapés sont confortables.
Je retire une étoile car les serveurs du bar sont très peu réactifs, 20 mins pour avoir un soft!!!

Nice rooms and close to the train station. We had a modern room with King bed and AC. We loved that they let us check in at 10am after an overnight flight from the US. Great place to stay if you need to be at the train station early in the morning.

Pour changer des avis en anglais, on va rédiger en français, ça pourrait être utile aux Unilocaleurs francophones attirés par la capitale irlandaise; Dublin.
— Location: à 20 minutes de l’aéroport en taxi, à 2 minutes à pied du plus grand parc de Dublin (Phoenix Park) et à 6 minutes du centre ville en tram/​20 minutes à pied.
— Service/​Personnel: attentionné, serviable et efficace (à l’exception de la responsable breakfast).
— L’hotel: propre, grand, bien entretenu.
— Les chambres: moins belles que sur les photos… Légère déception. Elle est correcte au niveau de sa taille, la salle de bains est spacieuse, propre et moderne. Par contre, le mobilier de la chambre est vraiment ancien et usé même si le lit est confortable…
— Le rapport qualité/​prix: plus que correct! Nous avons booké via ebookers et profité du prix le plus bas: 206 € pour 3 nuits (du vendredi au lundi) soit un peu plus de 30 € par personne et par nuit. Le petit-​déjeuner n’est pas inclus mais pour 12 €/​pers, vous pourrez déguster un buffet chaud et froid d’excellente qualité. Nous l’avons testé un matin. Le reste du temps, nous prenions le pet-​déj’ en cours de route dans une boulangerie ou un resto brunch (très répandu à Dublin).
Je considère donc l’hôtel Ashling comme un très bon plan sur Dublin et j’envisage d’y retourner très vite! Une ville proche de la Belgique, qui bouge mais pas trop (comme à Londres par exemple) avec un tas de choses sympas à voir/​faire!

Kind of off the beaten path, but a few places close by.
Roomds were ok. The 1^st room we had didnt come with AC so 30 euros extra a night we chose a room and moved to the AC.
This room was HUGE! But… and this is gross. The tub next to the toilet would spit out water when it was flushed. Thankfully there was a separate shower. Not sure how this was rated 5 star hotels on web sites.

Fabulous hotel! Rooms are spacious and beds extremely comfy. We stayed in a deluxe room which was well worth the money due to our added space and having a shower and a bath.
Breakfast was really tasty with plenty of choice and staff were very attentive.
The décor was wonderful and staff made you feel welcome.
The only advice I have is don’t ask the hotel to get you a taxi as the taxi will automatically charge you 3euro, whereas other taxis not from the hotel only charged us an extra euro.

My family and I were very impressed. The is a tram car (called the Luas) that takes you right down to the center of town. The tram is about two blocks away. Very convenient. The city tour bus has a special stop right across from the hotel, and its the only hotel that gets its own stop :-) so all in all… very convenient to stay here as you can get all over town right from the hotel.
The hotel itself was clean and and bed was very comfortable. Our bathroom had a heated shower rack which was awesome! We will definitely be staying again.
The only downside was breakfast was kinda expensive. You have a choice of a Continental breakfast for $ 10 Euros or a full Irish Breakfast for $ 12. We should have just spend the extra $ 2 euros cause the Continental breakfast was just a few pastries and croissants and dry cereal. They had fruit to but not that much to choose from. WE just felt that it was a bit expensive for what we got. WE plan on staying again… we just wont be getting their breakfast!

I booked this hotel through Orbitz and got a family room for a little over $ 100/​night. The check-​in process was simple, the staff not overly friendly which surprised me after reading reviews. When we got to our room, it was so small! Not only was it small, it was right by the security doors you have to enter before getting into your room. All night we heard the security doors banging against the jam. I think they save these small rooms for customers who book through third-​party websites. This is unfortunate because I would think twice about returning to this hotel. A friend of mine was staying by herself and her room was updated AND twice the size of ours.
On a good note, the lobby area and bathrooms were nice. It is easy to get to and from the airport and the Hop on Hop off bus stop is right outside the hotel. NOTE: It is about 1 ½ — 2 miles from O’Connell Street.
The BEST part of this hotel though were the restaurants near by. For breakfast you MUST go to Third Space, it is located by the Jameson Distillery. I can’t say enough about this place! For dinner we tried FX Bukley’s/Ryan’s Bar and Nancy’s Hands, both were the BEST meals we had in Dublin.
Cheers!

Yeah yeah yeah, this place has beds. I’ll talk about that later. What you must first know is that they have an A-​MA-​ZING full continental Irish breakfast. We almost missed it on our first morning and we woke up early to catch it every other day we were here. Think about three kinds of cheeses including brie, of which I took grotesquely large chunks every morning, Mackerel, thick cut bacon, fatty sausages (aka bangers), little smoothie shots, pasteries, eggs, suatated mushrooms… I’m salivating as I write this out. In short, if you stay here, don’t skip breakfast.
And yes, as promised, i’ll talk about the rooms– they were nice. Not the most elaboratly decorated rooms but the beds were surprisingly comfortable and the shower amemenities were plentiful, including washclothes! Ta-​da! Something our other Ireland hotels didn’t offer (I guess its not common to use them in Europe).
The location of this hotel is magnificiant for the train. No need to catch a cab, just walk less then 2 minutes over the bridge. It is quite a hike to the main tourist sig attractions though. The Dublin hop on/​hop off buss stops at the train station so that’s an easy way to get accross town. It took us about 20 – 25 minutes to walk to Temple Bar/​Trinity college area. Which was actually a good thing in our case because we worked off all the calories we ingested at breakfast.

Arrived late (around 1:00AM) and there was no issue with that, hotel was very nice.
Requested a double bed room got a room with a small double bed and a single bed (?!).
Was already 1:30 in the morning so decided that it wasn’t worth the trouble requesting to change.
Hotel room was old compared to another room I saw (from my parents) which was completely new.
Shower was hot and with pressure, so that’s a plus.
Breakfast is 10EUR and is quite good, you will probably spend that or more eating less on a coffee shop around town.
Hotel and room were also quite clean.

Arrived at the Ashling around 12pm, and even though on my conformation it stated no early check in I was told my room was ready for me, the front desk help was cheery and helpful, in fact every time I wound up at the front desk everyone was friendly and helpful.
The room was a nice size room, the view was lacking it was facing roof top of some other part of the hotel but I was completely ok with that. Also the room had 2 heating radiators, now I have to say Dublin was the coldest of all the cities we visited, but it just wasn’t cold enough to learn how to use said radiators, but to be honest the room held a nice temperature not cold not hot just perfect.
The bathroom had amazing counter top space, but again no outlet other than for shavers in the bathroom, and the blow dryer was in a drawer by the mirrored vanity. The beds were comfortable and never heard any foot traffic in the halls.
I enjoyed my stay at The Ashling, it’s a very nice hotel and the staff is friendly and always greets you with a smile, you are not that far from a bus stop or train stop so getting around isn’t hard at all. If back in the area I wouldn’t mind staying at The Ashling again.

Location is quiet and the bus stop is right there, other than that I highly and urgently recommend you to spend your money elsewhere in Dublin. Nothing is worth anything at this place at every level from the staff, the rooms, the beds, the décor, the cleanliness, the food, and everything in between. Guiness storehouse is about a 10 minute walk. Other than that I regret staying there and once again do not recommend it.

The stay in this hotel was part of a guided round trip in Ireland.
The hotel has comfortable rooms, which are very clean. The personal is friendly. The breakfast buffet is comprehensive. Free Internet is provided.
With the Tram (Luas) the historic center of the town can be reached in a few minutes. Alternatively you can also walk and it takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the O’Connel Street.
We would book this hotel when we come back to Dublin.

We really weren’t that impressed with our stay here. We got there early, right after getting off our plane, and they wouldn’t allow us to check in early. That was fine, because not everywhere can accommodate this, though all we really wanted to do right then was take a nap. More problematic was that we made our reservation through a 3^rd party deal site, and it didn’t go through to them. My boyfriend emailed them the confirmation, and they claimed they didn’t get it. Finally, after a couple more times, they got it. Luckily, they let us store our stuff at the hotel, though it was in the parking garage which was somewhat inconvenient because we had to backtrack to where we came from. The room was fine – the bathroom counter space was impressive, and the breakfast we ordered in the room was nice. Our major issue was that the last morning we were there, the power in the room just suddenly went out. We had to shower in the dark and couldn’t use the hair dryer or any other appliances. The front desk staff seemed largely unconcerned but did comp us parking. I think I was just expecting more from one of Dublin’s top rated hotels. We probably will not return the next time we’re in the area and will try to find something better.

Great hotel outside the loud bar part of dublin, easy public transportation or a short walk to whatever needed. Very friendly staff and nice rooms overall!

Vom Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis ein sehr empfehlenswertes Hotel. Es liegt zwar ca. 20 Minuten zu Fuß vom Zentrum entfernt, aber der Weg führt an der Liffey entlang und ist damit durchaus schön zu gehen. Außerdem kann man auch die Luas (Dublins Straßenbahn) nehmen, die in unmittelbarer Nähe vom Hotel hält und einen mitten in die Stadt bringt. Die Zimmer sind schön, das Personal hilfsbereit und die Bar definitiv einen Besuch wert.

We’ve stayed in this hotel twice over the course of our 16 day trip to Ireland.
When we first got in to the hotel, we were really really early in arriving, and our check in had initially been for 2 in the afternoon. It was around 8am when we arrived, and the girl at the desk was not only very cheerful in greeting us, but also very sweet and informative and checked us in early and gave us free books and guides for the city. And I don’t mean dinky pamphlets — these are legitimate *books.* It was very kind of her!
The sizes of the rooms are adequate, but for five people, I definitely recommend having at least two rooms. Our first stay in the hotel, we didn’t realize this, and were marginally cramped. Our second time around, we got two rooms and are much more comfortable that way.
I have nothing but positive things to say about the staff. They are incredibly friendly and accommodating, and Pavel, one of the night staff, is fantastic and very kind and understanding. Also, when you call down to order room service, the staff are really sweet and funny. We called down past 9pm for a warm chocolate brownie (which on the menu says is not available past 9pm) and I asked if there was a chance of us getting it anyway, and the gentleman helping me was very funny in telling me that there was ‘absolutely, 100% chance of me getting it.’ I enjoyed that very much.
The food in the Iveagh bar is DELICIOUS. A little expensive I’m sure, but we’re not just paying for the food — we’re paying for the service as well, which is stellar.
The full hot breakfast in the mornings is also delicious, and I think that it’s reasonably priced for the sheer amount and selection of food available. If you book a room here, definitely be sure to get the full hot breakfast, you will not be disappointed.
The location of the hotel is also really convenient, it’s right off of the Luas line and a quick walk to the right once exiting the hotel will take you past a few cute pubs and a convenience store where you can get stamps, withdraw money at the ATM and buy snacks and drinks.
Another nice benefit of this hotel is that there’s free wifi! And it’s decent too, it doesn’t cut out every five seconds.
If (and hopefully when) we return to Dublin, we will absolutely be staying at the Ashling again. We can’t express enough how very thrilled we are with the service and warmth of this hotel.

This is a no-​brainer — we will stay here again on our next visit to Dublin. Right next to the LUAS Red Line, easy access to freeways if you are driving, and nice rooms. We chose the place to get a room with beds for our family of 4 — hard to do in Europe, i guess.
The only thing I didn’t like with the service was that the restaurant manager delayed our seating on purpose to make us miss early-​bird dinner pricing.

Boy, has the Ashling on Parkgate st come a long way. Just a few years ago, this towering modern hotel was a much more modest four-​floor affair that sat comfortably with its vintage neighbours –a small B&B and the unassuming Millennium Pub.
Then, in the downslope of the building boom something huge happened here;the lesser hotel was stripped down to a few rooms and walls, much of the parking and entry areas razed for a year-​long overhaul that resulted in a much larger and more visible marble-​clad high-​rise.
With the new look came a new attitude, and when the new Ashling opened for business late in ’09 it came with dramatic styling, refurbished rooms and an all-​new restaurant, bar and lounge.
Over in the Iveagh bar guests and local professionals people the split-​level room, a dark and velvet-​draped space with low lighting that practically requires a flashlight, even in the day. That is, of course, unless they’ve taken a window seat in one of the huge sofa seating areas. There it’s easy to enjoy tea, a book and some low conversation as plans are made for day trips or business deals.
The menu is as ornate as the interior decoration, with standard pub food like paninis (hard to imagine these are standard, but I’m able to get one of these practically everywhere but the oldest of old men pubs nowadays) tarted up with slices of brie and carmelised onion relish.
But, its quiet and the staff do give guests their space (meaning it’s a slog getting someone to bring a second pot of tea). Not bad for the little hotel that could.

I’ve stayed at the Ashling Hotel three times. The location is nice because the LUAS stop is a few hundred meters away. The Pub is friendly and inviting, but they only have one person working, so getting a drink is a chore (I subtract a Star for that one). The restaurant is clean and well-​served, but the food is bland and the breakfast buffet includes the same choices every day – unfortunately, there are NO OTHER restaurant choices for many blocks (I subtract another Star for that one).
The rooms are rather large, but they are cramped with very large furniture. Plus, the bathrooms are in need of updating. The onsite parking garage is nice, but the ramps are narrow – if you aren’t comfortable driving in Dublin, do not try to park in this garage.
Last, the Front Desk Staff is V E R Y S L O W (I deduct another Star). I have waited almost 15 minutes to Check-​In and Check-​Out each stay! Needless to say, I don’t stay here anymore. Yet, if you’re on a budget, and can handle these minor inconveniences, then the Ashling Hotel is perfectly acceptable.

With completely renovated rooms, a fantastic location, and a friendly staff, this is a top choice for a moderately priced hotel room in Dublin. In addition, there was a complimentary continental breakfast, and for those of you that like your breakfast hot, there was a large selection of breakfast goodies for a fairly hefty up-​charge.
The rooms were decent sized and the bathrooms were fantastic. All in all, a lovely stay at a great hotel. Be sure to check their off peak rates!

The hotel was great, I had a nice double room which was large and had a hairdryer, trouser press, iron etc and the staff were very pleasant. The bathroom was very clean and I was very impressed.
The only downside is the site of the hotel. It’s a good 10 – 15 minute walk to O’Connell street (centre), but the tram stop is just 1 minute walk away. If you stay here for any length of time it’s a good idea to get a 7 day pass on these as it was only 10 euros for unlimited travel to the city centre. Considering its 4 euros for one return it’s a good deal
I thought the breakfasts… gorgeous! good range of four or five cereals, fresh fruit, tea coffee, bread, buns, ham, cheese and also the cooked breakfast was great too, all the usual, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, toast, tomatoes and of course the good old porridge
So overall, if you’re coming to Dublin, the Ashling hotel is a great choice as it is a lot cheaper then various ones in the city centre, and all you have to do to get into the heart of the city is hop on a tram

Das Ashling Hotel befindet sich am Liffey River und man ist mit der Tram (5 Min.) oder zu Fuß (20 Min.) schnell in der Innenstadt. Im Sommer waren noch größere Bauarbeiten im Gange. Im Hotel selbst merkt man aber nichts davon.
Die Zimmer sind sauber, die Betten nicht zu weich. Es gibt einen Bar– und einen Restaurantbereich. Zum Essen geht man aber dann doch eher in die Stadt.
Parken kann man im bewachten Parkhaus direkt am Hotel.
Insgesamt eine recht gute Wahl, wenn man die Nähe zur Innenstadt möchte und eine preiswerte Unterkunft sucht.