Ashfield House is located in the heart of Dublin, just minutes walk from O'Connor Street, Trinity College, and Temple Bar. Additionally, it is on or nearby several bus routes making train station, bus station, and airport access quite simple. The friendly staff are happy to help plan your stay and the reception area offers a wide range of information pamphlets on both Dublin and Ireland.
Rooms are available in anything from two-person up to eight- to ten-person dorms. The rooms, while small and crowded, have an en-suite toilet/sink/shower. Hot water is sometimes hard to come by, however shower pressure is great. There is not much space for luggage, let alone lockers in the rooms. Some coin-operated lockers are available for hire on the main floor. There is also a luggage storage room provided for use.
The large sitting area on the main floor has a television and several comfy couches for relaxing. There are a couple of computers for internet use as well as space to use your own with wireless internet. The large kitchen offers lots of space for multiple people to cook simultaneously and is quite well equipped. It is cleaned daily after the free breakfast provided each morning. You can also have your laundry washed and dried by the staff for a small price.
While friendly staff and a central location certainly make this an enjoyable hostel to stay at, prices per room can jump depending on whether it is a weeknight or weekend, if it is a bank holiday, or if there is a rugby match in town.
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Don't stay here unless your only requirements are "cheap" and "central." It's REALLY DIRTY, and security is AWFUL — no lockable cupboards (except tiny ones in reception that cost money), and I was in the dorm room (REALLY CRAMPED) which has no lock on the door, so literally anyone in the hostel can go in there. Plus the reception staff hardly ever ask for your pass, so pretty much anyone can walk in off the street. The staff are really UNFRIENDLY too, as are most of the other guests — not recommended for individual travelers. And the first night there was a REALLY NOISY school group, screaming/running around/banging on doors till all hours!! BRING EARPLUGS!! Oh, and the breakfast rolls are stale. And for some reason, the lights didn't work during the day, so I couldn't use the bathroom. The whole place is in dire need of redecoration. 
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