Abbey Court is in an unbeatable location on the River Liffey and almost on the corner with O'Connell Street, the main road in Dublin. Temple Bar with its bars, restaurants and nightlife is a short walk across the river. Its also about 5 minutes walk from the airport bus stop on O'Connell Street. There are a variety of expensive express buses to the airport (€5 on the 747 and 748 buses, €6 for the aircoach) but you can also use the slower 16A bus (€1.60) which can be delayed because of Dublin's heavily congested suburban roads.
It is a little pricey but the extra money you pay for the dorm means savings on bus or DART fares to other parts of the city. This also means that on busy rugby weekends or during summer when other hostels are full, you may be lucky here. Breakfast at the nearby cafe NYstyle is included and involved a buffet of ceral, toast, juice and tea or coffee.
The dorms are an average size with bunkbeds. Each one has an ensuite shower/toilet room - one shower is not enough for twelve people in the mornings but there are others in the hallway nearby. It is advertised that the dorms include "lockers in all rooms." This is slightly deceptive since it involves a metal cage underneath the bed and is designed to be locked to the bed. Nevertheless security cards ensure a relatively high level of security (at least from people not staying in the dorm).
There are large communal spaces downstairs with TVs and internet access, along with kitchen facilities. If you're not a smoker the 24 hours smoking may get a little much at times.
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May 2004
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