Sandymount Hotel

Good hotel. Clean, nice staff, amazing location for the Summit conference.
Bit bummed out breakfast isn’t included in the exorbitant prices they are charging for rooms this week. Otherwise def good.

Today I was at an all day meeting in one of the meeting rooms here.
The meeting room was bright and airy, and was well laid out for us with notepads, pens, cups and ice water. Morning coffee was supplied, its the usuall tea and coffee from the urn, drinkable, but nothing to write home about.
We had lunch in the restaraunt and I was pleasantly surprised. I expected the usual dry roast beef carvery, laden with soggy veg, and instead had a delicious epiri piri chicken burger, with nice fresh tasting fries. Everyone seemed to enjoy thier lunch.
Staff were pleasant and helpful. I had to chuckle as I was passing the front desk, the lad behind it seemed to be quizzing one of the other lads. «If a guest wants to see the Book of Kells, where is it and how do they get there?» lol. Cute…

I was here first time and «just» for a BBQ — so my rating it just for that not for accomodation or anything other than the BBQ.
But that was most excellent. They had to cater for around 70 people and the food was top class and with lovely twists to an often generic hotel hosted BBQ. Especially the salads (I loved the pasta salad we got) and the chutney made me eat more than I should’ve. At least I skipped the desserts for that.

I was here after a rugby match and enjoyed the party atmosphere of the post match revelry. The staff were patient and friendly and the chairs comfy-​dont remember much else!

Four stars might seem like a lot — particularly when I am only reviewing the bar but wait, there is a reason…
Drum roll please,
ladies and gentle men, I give you one of the few bars in the city still selling HOT NUTS… nothing beter with a pint — really!
Comfortable seats and no more expensive than any other bar in the city, it’ll do nicely!
…worth noting for sports fans & concert goers… the hotel is about 4 mins walk from the Aviva stadium.

I stayed here recently and I have to say I will never be back!
Firstly the good points, we were booked in as part of a group deal for a ‘show’ we were doing over in the RDS which is close by and the rate we got for the 3 of us sharing a room was very good, € 85 per night including breakfast for all of us.
Other good point was the WiFi was free to guests (to many places these days try to make money off guests on WiFi when it should always be free)
Now the bad — as we were all smokers when my Brother booked the room he asked or a smoking room as it was available, my advise if you are a smoker do NOT take one of the smoking rooms — the rooms themselves are very dated in an older part of the Hotel, very small Bathrooms that are badly in need of a make-​over — old fashion tiling and chipped sink, odd coloured mis-​matched taps (faucets) and poor water pressure. Our room also had an old style CRT TV (no LCD??) and there were water stains down the walls from where the kettle was situated.
The guest Information book was out of date — still had all the Mount Herbert branding etc. even though this is not the Sandymount Hotel and the last few pages were very VERY badly stained and discoloured from a liquid spill god only knows how long ago.
We debated for ages what to do about the quality of the room and decided to request they move us. When we expressed our concerns with reception we were advised that because we asked for a smoking room the room would be of a ‘different’ quality to the rest of the Hotel — we requested they move us regardless and they, what appeared to be reluctantly, started to book us into a different room. While the girl typed away making the change I showed her the disgraceful state of the welcome book with the badly stained inserts, well you would of thought I kicked her in the rear as she jumped up so quickly and couldn’t say sorry enough over the state of the book it was almost funny because of the fact she wasn’t a bit concerned about any other aspect of our concerns about the room.
So we got moved into another part of the Hotel, the room was clean, much more modern with nice throws on the beds, LCD TV, larger more modern bathroom etc. (the Shower I must say is good, pressure of water is almost strong enough to lift the skin off your back!).
We got our WiFi access sorted (you have to request the pass from Reception) and we were much happier.
I enquired at the Reception if we could upgrade our package to include Dinner and were told NO — even though they do offer Inclusive deals the deal we were on could not be upgraded! 5 – 10 Mins walk to Sandymount village or Ballsbridge gives you a great choice of places to eat from 4Star Pizza to Indian restaurants.
Breakfast is good with a buffet style set-​up/​all you can eat deal (love my big fry-​ups in the morning, but there are healthy options there also, fruit etc.)
On the 2^nd night I was out most of the evening and never got to eat so on returning to the room rang down for something to eat from room service at around 11pm only to be told nothing was available, not even a sandwich so had to go to sleep with a rumbling tummy!
On the morning of our checkout I wanted a shower before leaving (both room mates showered the night before so used all the towels) so at 8.15 I rang down to request some fresh towels — what followed was unbelievable, firstly the girl on reception quizzed me asking was there no towels left the day before to which I replied yes but I needed more as they were already used and I wanted a shower before I checked out, she then proceeded to advise me of their staffing policy for a bank holiday i.e. house keeping would not be in until 9am!
I had to advise her I was not concerned with house keeping and their clocking in time, I just wanted a fresh towel so I could have a shower before checking out at 9, she reluctantly said she would send up a porter with some towels which arrived within 5mins, not so hard a job then so what was with the questions and objections to begin with I still have no idea!
Overall being objective the Hotel is fairly nice through reception and bar/​terrace/​restaurant area, the guest areas and in particular the ‘smoking’ rooms are 20 years behind the times (they advertise 168 modern rooms, time to check those figures guys!!)
The attitude of almost all the staff needs to be seriously reviewed, from the girl behind the bar who walked off when I was next/​only remaining customer to be served and came back 5 mins later to the treatment by reception staff making you feel like you have the nerve to complain/​request anything that would be taken as a given in any other Hotel I strongly advise you look elsewhere for you stay in Dublin, there are dozens of other Hotels within a mile or so that will gladly give you a proper Irish welcome and help you relax and enjoy your stay.
Oh, one last thing, not that it affected me personally — if you are wheelchair bound of have trouble with stairs stay clear!

This has now being re-​branded and is called the Sandymount Hotel.

Sleek, chic and oh so smooth, the Mount Herbert Hotel is a beautifully updated boutique hotel that’s just far enough outside the city to feel gentile, but close enough to major travel routes to make commuting in a breeze.
The Mount Herbert is another of those perfect places for city breakers and honeymooners keen to discover just what Dublin’s all about, but without the noise and bother of the city at night. Just a few minutes from gorgeous Sandymount, there’s lots of things to see and do within walking distance.
Once in, drop your bags and head for the light, airy Tritonville Bar & Terrace. Soup of the day comes piping hot in a generous bowl, but be mindful of those colas and lemonades –even lovely places like this can overcharge for a tiny bottle of fizz.

The Mount Herbert Hotel is a modern and upmarket hotel ideally located within walking distance of lansdowne road stadium. My friend and I ate at their «Tritonville bar and terrace»
I really liked the food there and the service was really good. I would reccommend this hotel to someone for a meal or for a place to stay!