Kilkenny Hostels

"Great! - It was a great location to everything in town. And when I first got in the door I was shown around, plus they gave me a map of Kilkenny and showed me how to get every where. I would go back in a second." … "… is a small hostel with a cool barbeque area in the garden. We are also located near pubs with traditional Irish music and some fine restaurants that are quite inexpensive. We are just a short stroll from Kilkenny Castle. Our reception is open until 10pm for check-ins. Macgabhainns Backpackers Hostel offers a...  more »

"All a hostel should be - Great place, with a ridiculously helpful and nice staff. Thanks to Brendan and awesome eye-patch girl. Rooms are generally extremely clean, as are bathrooms. The rest is a bit less so, cobwebs in windows and stuff. Kitchen is good, could be bigger, but it works. Fix the dripping faucets, guys, you're wasting a ton of water! Rooms are good, with matching linens and all, so it's pretty nice. Dorm we saw was an 8 bed, and kind of crowded with no tables or anything, just a couple of tiny chairs. Still, the location is...  more »

"Lanigan’s hostel offers 24-hour security delivering a safe, secure environment for all our guests. Kilkenny city is undoubtedly one of the coolest cities in Ireland and Lanigans new 40 bed hostel is located smack in the middle of it. Kilkenny’s newest and most ultra modern hostel is ideally located just steps away from all tourist attractions, pubs and restaurants. The hostel rooms are built dorm style with either 10 or 14 beds with 1 semi-private room. All room share bathroom facilities. Bed linens and housekeeping are included with...  more »