Paddys Palace

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! This place is awful. I have stayed in many hostels all over the world and this one is by far the worst. I could touch the ceiling in my room with my palm (I’m not tall– 5’4 or 163 cm). There was no way for me to sit up in bed (on the top bunk) without hitting my head. There were not enough plugs for all the people in the room and the bathrooms were… disgusting to say the least. There is no insulation in the building and you can hear every single world echoed and magnified x10.
Its awful! The only thing I liked was the person at reception. They were nice.

DO NOT STAY IN THIS HOSTEL!!!
When we first arrived, they gave us keys to ANOTHER COUPLE’S ROOM!!! Had they not seen us in the hallway, we would have let ourselves into their private room.
Since we had valuables in the room, we requested that there be NO housekeeping. Meaning no one in the room besides us. They entered our room the second day (we saw trash was emptied). Despite telling them in person every day for the rest of the stay and having a sign on our door, housekeeping came to our room every day we were there.
We paid for four spots in the room to block it off for us 3. While we were out visiting the city, they arranged for a woman to join us in the room. Thankfully we came back to the apartment in time to discover their mistake. Had we not stopped by the apartment, we would have returned at 2:00am with a stranger in the room we paid for. When we asked why they did this, the girl at the desk simply said «there was no note in your account».
There didn’t need to be a note because we PAID FOR ALL FOUR BEDS!
Every day they need to «recharge» your room key because it stops working at 9:00am. That was another pain to have to do, because the common room was in another building. Not only that, but you can only do recharge the key after 11:00a. Of course they neglected to tell us that detail, so our second day included two trips to the «lobby» to get into our room. Note the disparity: there were 2 hours where you couldn’t get your key charged AND it didn’t work.
They claim to have wifi, but it’s only in the common room, which again, is in another building. There is no wifi access in ANY of the building with the actual rooms. Not only that, but the common room CLOSES at 11p! I’ve never heard this from a hostel before, but am pretty sure they are just lazy because an employee sits there anyway.
Our first night in Dublin, I tried using skype to make a call home (requires wifi). There was a big, rude guy working the desk that night. Despite it being cold and raining outside, he INSISTED I stay outside and try to connect to the wifi from there. Of course it didn’t work, so he said to try getting wifi in the hall of the neighboring building. After many failed attempts, I returned to the main building to have him say something like, «I didn’t say it would work, just that you could try. Please stay out of here.»
The luggage room is awful. My friends and I literally had to crawl through it to find our stuff. Thankfully we didn’t leave any valuables in our luggage that day, otherwise they would have been broken. Our bags were literally thrown to the back wall.
I have stayed in over 15 hostels in my life and have never had such an awful experience. I was tremendously disappointed with hostelworld because it was rated highly. If you are reading this, do NOT STAY HERE!!! It’s for your OWN good!!!

One of the better hostels I have stayed at and the best hostel I have stayed at in all of Ireland. Cheap and clean rooms… cheapest hostel I stayed at in my travels though Europe, 11 Euro a night. The Paddy Wagon tours pick you up right outside so you don’t have to go far. Free transportation to and from the airport. I highly recommend this hostel. It is also a quick walk to the city center and to the Book of Kells.

Bien situado y bastante económico.
La pega es que no tiene ascensor, y tienes que subir las maletas por las escaleras, pero también tienen un cuarto donde poder guardarlas.
Otra pega es que las habitaciones están separadas de la recepción y hay que salir a la calle para ir de un sitio a otro, con lo que no puedes ir en pijama a desayunar ni cosas de esas, jeje.
Tienen servicio de excursiones e incluso si te quedas 2 noches te regalan la excursión a Kilkenny y Glendalough.
La verdad es que merece la pena.

So I rented an apartment from Padday Wagon (tours, pub, hostel, what ever they are all the same company) and was ripped off. I was in the apartment for a total of ten hours and was charged for two night per their cancellation policy, THEIR CANCELLATION POLICY! I left the apartment because the place was hell on earth, not becasue I made other plans. Here is the letter I sent to «Tony» at Paddy Wagon detailing my stay and my dissapointment with their services…
While I understand there is a 24 hour cancellation notice, I’d like to point out that cleanliness was not my only issue. The pictures posted to the website did not represent the apartment and had I seen the apartment prior to checking in, I would not have reserved the space in the first place. Secondly, the listing said that there were four beds in the unit, there were in fact a futon, that was broken or so old that no one could sleep on it, a couch that was so stained that we couldn’t bring ourselves to sit on it, forget sleeping on it and a roll away bed that was also so stained that the thought of sleeping on it was repulsive. My traveling companion (also a co-​worker) and I shared the only sleep worthy bed in the apartment, an awkward situation. Quite frankly, paying for one night is probably too much.
The problems do not stop here…
We slept in long sleeve shirts and full length pants so not to have to touch the blankets.
I kept socks on the entire time so my feet would touch the gross carpets.
The afterhours check in procedure was cumbersome, taking another hour to find the apartment.
I had to stop by your hostel twice over my vacation. I submitted information in writing to the front desk staff. Two drivers in the lobby promised that they would talk to management immediately and that someone would contact me at our Hotel, that didn’t happen.
This is now my seventh e-​mail.
I find it hard to believe that, given this terrible experience, my third night can not be reimbursed as well.
That was my e-​mail to them and they still refussed to reimburse me for the cost of staying there a second night.
So I received a refund for two of the four nights I reserved, I paid 150 euros for this experience and would recommend you stay far away!
During my visit’s to the hostel to dispute these charges, I noticed that the «visitors» in the lobby looked more like ex cons than young travelers. Just sharing what I observed.

Paddy’s Palace is the kind of place I avoid as an American living abroad. The reason being? It emphasises all the stereotypes Americans have of Ireland and that Irish people laugh at us about. Trust me it’s not fun to have people think you know nothing about their culture because a big green van that says Paddy Wagon is seen around the city. Anyways, sorry to break your hearts, I’ve never seen a leprechaun and the idea of a shamrock was created in NYC.
Now that I’ve ruined all your fantastical ideas. Let’s get back to Paddy Palace. Friends of mine stayed here recently and they attempted to win me over back on its side. The place was filled with people looking to have a good time and to drink as much as they could whilst here. My friends were amazed at how nice it was and that it still maintained its cheap prices. They also got a free transfer to the airport and it’s really close to busaras and Connolly station if you’re thinking of going elsewhere in Ireland.

So, I’m not sure that this a pub review. It’s a hostel review. Paddy’s Palace is the hostel that is conjoined with Paddywagon tours which are supposed to be great as well.
For 15 euro (+5 euro deposit), I received: a great clean bed for a few hours, breakfast, free internet, luggage storage and free airport shuttle.
There are 3 buildings connected which you buzz into. Inside are standard hostel/​dorm rooms with different combinations of beds/​sexes. One night I was in a 8 bed mixed, while my friends were in a 4 bed female. My last night I was in a 10 bed female.
For both my visits (in the same week) I arrived at late hours (5 am and 1 am respectively) and Ray got me immediately set up in a room.
The location is 2 blocks from O’Connell street, a great place to center yourself in the city.
If you need a hostel, check this one out.