Leevin Stay Hostel Dublin

The hostel is in a good location, close to the city centre and public transport, including public buses to and from the airport. Overall it's good value for money and the staff is generally nice, especially the Brazilian guy whose name if I remember correctly is John, like John Lennon, as he introduced himself :) The place is generally well maintained and I think it's pretty clean including the bathrooms. It has a kitchen downstairs in the basement open 24/7 so that's a plus. And the reception area has sofas where I was able to charge my phones before checkin.

I was in a female 4 bed room and I got the top bunk bed which I found a bit difficult to climb into. The steps are made of slippery wood and there's no space for the foot to get a proper grip so it was a bit inconvenient. Whilst I appreciate that the bathrooms get cleaned late in the evening and in the morning, I had a hard time with the cleaning being done just before 8 am when it's peak time for people rushing out if they have tours booked. I appreciate that there are toilets on other floors but it's a big building, hard to navigate if you're not familiar so doing that at the most inconvenient time is not ideal. Also breakfast starts from 8 am, which means that if you have a tour which will likely start around 8 am or earlier there's no chance you'll even be able to grab a coffee...

Pleasant atmosphere, kind people, very good rooms, calm and quiet neighbourhood. The hostel is not far from the bus stop to the airport. They're cousy and inexpensive places to have a bite nearby.

There are no comfortable places for working and coworkink. At least I didn't see such. The bathrooms are a bit old-fashioned.

Staff

Old building

It was cheap for an overnight for two people near the city centre.

Booked mostly due to reviews saying the location was great, it’s approximately a minimum 30 minute walk from the main city centre, the room literally has the bunk beds pictured and nothing else. Booked a private room which had no windows and was very small, the overall layout of the hostel is confusing and unclear, toilets were not hygienic.. other guests smoking in toilets and very loud.