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The Hostelz.com Review
Dempsey's House Hostel is run by the owner of a garage next door -- very helpful and accommodating -- but the hostel does retain the garage feel. The town of Kinsale itself is a cute little seaside nook, decked with little Irish pubs and swathes of yachts. More famous is the luxury golf course nearby where wealthy foreigners come jetting in for a round.
The feel of the hostel is relaxed and fairly quiet, with only a handful of people around, due to the limited number of beds. The hostel kitchen is small, with microwaves, cookers, and cutlery -- quite old, but clean. No breakfast is available. The lounge is comfortable and open, and the outside door leads into a simple but pleasant conservatory with place to put your feet up with a good book or play some ping-pong. The bedrooms are spacious, with basins, mirrors, and large windows, and bedding is provided. Bathrooms are simple but sufficient. Not much effort has been made to beautify any of the rooms, but things are pretty much in order.
Dempsey's is just fine as a place to stay while you're passing through, but it won't get onto your highlights of Ireland list.
The feel of the hostel is relaxed and fairly quiet, with only a handful of people around, due to the limited number of beds. The hostel kitchen is small, with microwaves, cookers, and cutlery -- quite old, but clean. No breakfast is available. The lounge is comfortable and open, and the outside door leads into a simple but pleasant conservatory with place to put your feet up with a good book or play some ping-pong. The bedrooms are spacious, with basins, mirrors, and large windows, and bedding is provided. Bathrooms are simple but sufficient. Not much effort has been made to beautify any of the rooms, but things are pretty much in order.
Dempsey's is just fine as a place to stay while you're passing through, but it won't get onto your highlights of Ireland list.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
June 2006
Dempsey House Hostel Details
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Location/Contact| Address | Eastern Road, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Telephone | +353 (021) 4772124 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Nice staff, but smelly and scruffy They painted the house blue, so it makes quite a nice impression when you get there. The boy at the reception was quite nice. We got a key for our room, but I think it would have unlocked all the other rooms as well. After one hour the smell of old fruits, vegetables, and adulterated milk filled every room. For one night it was ok, but in comparison to some of the other hostels we stayed in, this was not worth 20 euros/night. — sachris , austria (2009-08-14) The kitchen was small, dirty, with very few utensils, cups, and crockery. Two tea-towels which were filthy. The conservatory was welcoming with the table tennis table a useful feature. Security of the rooms was abysmal with no door locks when you were out of the room but staff will look after valuables if asked. Parking is shared with the owner's garage so crashed vehicles frequently left at the side of the hostel along with recovery vehicles. Staff on duty during our visit were very friendly and obliging and aware of the hostels shortcomings.. — Linda Doody (2006-10-04)