Russell Court Hotel, Dublin

My wife and I stayed here for 5 days in August 04 - never again. We asked for a quiet room and were given 301 on the third floor, which is actually a suite. Never stay here of Thursday,Friday or Saturday as there is live, very loud music in the beer garden at the rear of the hotel untill 3 am- its a hotel speciality.The room was furnished with junkshop repro cast offs and the springs stuck out of the matress narowly missing causing my wife serious injury. We complained and were moved to room 40 . Slighltly better but the tiles around the bath were cracked and dirty , the hot water bath tap head kept falling off, wallpaper was peeling off the wall and we had a view of the inside of a WC on the roof of the building opposite. The carpets on the staircase were threadbare and a number of banister rails were broken.
The public areas down stairs were quite presentable, the staff friendly and the breakfast on the greasy side but adequate.
This hotel has 2 night clubs as well as a large beer garden and markets itself locally for weddings and functions.The accommadation is a poor after thought.