Mespil Hotel, Dublin

We stayed at this hotel in 2000 with a High School Band from California for the St. Patrick's Day parade. The Hotel staff was very professional and did they best to put up with teenagers from USA. I am making plans to return to Ireland ASAP and I will stay at this Hotel .

We stayed at the Mespil the first and last nights of our tour of Ireland. The restaurant was great, it was the only hotel we stayed at that had free internet access, the staff was wonderful, and we had everything we needed... ...except ventilation in the room. It was warmer than we expected, and no way to regulate the room temp. Window only opened a tiny bit. Even in November, it was too warm in the room. Still, lovely place, lovely memories.

The Mespil Hotel is located in a nice quiet area. Nothing fancy about this hotel. The room was a decent size with a large window. The window only opened a crack though, and with no air conditioning it did get warm in the room. It would have been nice to have a fan in the room. Plenty of eateries close by, as the Mespil Hotel is a rather expensive place to eat. There were a couple of nice Pubs around the corner where we were able to listen to some traditional Irish music. Overall it was a nice stay. We would stay here again.

We stayed at the Mespil Hotel four nights in July, prior to hooking up with a Tour. We chose this hotel for the low price, plus we were meeting up with our CIE tour group here anyway. The Mespil Hotel had the best room rate on the internet, and the location was not bad. The hotel is located outside the hustle & bustle in a quiet residential area. It is about a 20 minute walk past Georgian townhouses to Trinity College. The Grand Canal is across the street and St. Stephens Green is only a 10 minute walk. It was easy to get to the Mespil from the airport by the AirCoach, which only cost us �14 euro. A taxi would have cost �30. I was thankful we were able to check-in early, as we arrived around 9am. There were plenty of pubs and eateries around the corner on Baggot Street. We especially enjoyed Shepard�s Pie and Bangors & Mash at Foley�s pub. Very affordable compared to others, plus they had traditional Irish music. Toner�s pub is a great place to buy a sandwich and a Guinness. Another great lunch spot is Harry B�s pub by Trinity College. Only �5.00 for soup and sandwich and �5.50 for the Carver meal. The staff at Harry B�s were the friendliest people in Dublin, especially the lunch chief. Breakfast at the Mespil Hotel was great. Buffet style with plenty to eat. Breakfast was included in our tour otherwise I would have considered it a bit pricey (�8-12). Dinner at the Mespil is pricey as well (starting at �19). Too expensive. The rooms are a good size for European standards (small by U.S. standards). We had a double bed and twin bed. We had the basic amenities (tea/coffee, hair dryer, cable TV). Of course it would have been nice to have clock, dresser, refrigerator, and safe, but we didn�t. The furniture, lamps, bed were in poor condition. The lamp shade was barely hanging on, the hair dryer was broken, and the small TV didn�t work well. The hallways were dark & dreary, not to mention stuffy and hot. The only real negative was no air conditioning. Dublin was experiencing a heat wave by Irish standards while we were there. The window only opened a crack, no breeze got in and there was no fan in the room. With the window open, I worried about noise from outside interrupting our sleep, but it was very quiet every night. It is one of the quietest hotels I have ever stayed at. Overall it was a nice stay. What is important to us is a good shower with good water pressure, comfortable bed and no odd smells � And we had that. I�d stay there again, since it�s affordable.

My room was nice and clean. The staff was very friendly and professional. I was only there a few days, but did enjoy my stay and would stay again.

After staying in smaller hotels in the UK for about the same price, this was a welcome change. The room was huge, with internet access and plenty of TV channels. Great view, big bathroom, courteous staff. They made sure we were OK with the room as soon as we checked in, and after my friend slept through the wake-up call, someone came up from the front desk to knock on our door. It's pretty close to the Aircoach stops (about 5-10 minute walk) and they give you a complimentary map of the city. The only drawback of the hotel was that it was a bit of a hike to the center city (Grafton St., Temple Bar, etc.) About a 15-20 minute walk. But if you don't mind that, this is an excellent hotel and I'd definitely come back here during my next visit to Dublin.