Ashfield Hostel

My traveling companion and I were very disappointed in our stay at the Ashfield Hostel - so much so, that we checked out 4 days early to stay at another location. The staff was respectful, but neither of us felt comfortable walking in or out of the hostel at night. I had gone down to receive a food delivery we had ordered, and several highly intoxicated men attending the SoHo club next door tried getting too close to me. All throughout the night until 4:30am we could hear people screaming, bottles shattering, and incessant intoxicated singing. While observing out our window, I also witnessed people indulging in severely illegal drugs. The room itself was not great either. The bathroom in particular was very disappointing. I am not a large person, but I could barely turn 360 degrees in the shower - I could barely clean myself. Also, as soon as you turned on the shower head, the shower was so small, the water instantly sprayed the entirety of the floor below it, leaving it completely soaked which required us to acquire more towels, which we had to pay for. This hostel was also advertised to have laundry units, which it did not.

Very good

Good hostel. Each bed has plugs, light and a ledge which was nice to use. No curtains. Downfall would be no communal showers so although there was a shower in the room you might have to wait for others in the room. There were two additional toilets downstairs. Kitchen was nice. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Walkable to almost everything. Upstairs rooms are probably quieter at night.

My first hostel experience exceeded my expectations!

The worst hostel I have ever stayed at. The price is just theft. It smells badly everywhere. I found some hair on my bedding. The beds are 100 years old and from metal, mattress is horrible, so very comfortable! It was not even that hot but hot enough so that we had to open the window. A lot of partying going on so sleep is impossible. Glass is being picked up by the city at 4am. Very respectful! You might as well stay homeless for the night, that would have been more comfortable. I went to the airport 4 hours earlier so I could sleep there.

Clean, safe, quiet, comfortable, right in the center of Dublin. Super facilities. Easy to get to from airport. Affordable. I will stay again.

Great location and service!

The hotel was alright; exactly what you expect. The kitchen is well equipped, the location is perfect and everything in town is walking distance. We had a triple private room with bathroom. Tiny but altight.

it was good, great kitchen. room are a bit noisy, you can hear the street

For a night it was fine but a bit run down, bare minimum and okay. For the area, it's good, but wouldn't want to stay for longer than a couple of days. The receptionists were kind.

The hostel is centrally situated and perfect location for Trinity college, the river etc. The reception staff was particularly helpful and friendly. Useful lockers to leave bag until the evening before return to the airport. The place is clean and safe. My room was on a very busy and noisy street with all night traffic of tram, buses cars. I thoroughly recommend bringing ear plugs so as to be able to sleep.

Great place

Good location and functional

My first ever hostel experience. Er, don’t forget to bring your sheets up front. Seriously.

people on the street

My second time back and again everything was super comfortable and clean. The bed is so comfy. The staff are lovely.

Enjoyable stay with facilities in good condition and friendly staff.

This hostel was in a great location, nice and central and walking distance to a lot of sights, shops, bars and restaurants, as welp as the River Liffey. The hostel itself was safe, quiet and clean. The reception staff were very helpful and friendly.

I was in a mixed dorm room with three young men who snored all night and then started listening to a basketball game with the sound up at 6 am. Worst roommates ever!!

Staff very helpful and pleasant. Great spot for getting around to see city sites.

Decent hostel. A little concern about roommates. Keep bags secure.

No wifi in the rooms, no working shower! Dirty place, doesnt have most of the basics, but they claim they do

Great and easy for foreigners

The room was double booked,eventually got a room but much smaller and double bed instead of two single...part payment was refunded...clean and basic..

I stayed in the 18 person dorm room. It's a large space and didnt feel crowded. The showers were cramped and one didn't drain very well. There was a lack of hooks and shelves in both the bathroom and bedroom spaces. That's pretth common in most hostels. The kitchen is large and well equipped. Tea, coffee, and hot chocolate supplies are provided. The hostel is super convenient to find. It's literally 70 steps or less from the #16 bus stop. There are plenty of restaurants nearby. There are also lots of grocery stores, including SPAR and Tescos.

This was a great stay in a wonderful location. Easy to get to everything (Trinity College, shops/restaurants, the river, Temple Bar, bus tour meeting locations, etc.) They have lockers in the main lobby you can rent through a machine and the front desk person gave me change for a bill so I had coins to put in the machine - this was SO helpful as even after I checked out I was able to keep my stuff in the locker while walking around Dublin. I came back to get my bags before leaving for the airport. I stayed in a female 6 bed room and it was fine - one bathroom for 6 girls goes about as far as you'd expect - especially when they're getting ready for a night out. Make friends, lol! The bathroom floor got soaked everytime the shower was used and the bathroom is very tiny - I imagine a larger person might have trouble in there. My one qualm was that the website says they have nightly pub crawl tours and I asked the front desk about this, they said they don't do them. So that was disappointing. I went out to Temple Bar with a girl I'd met on a day trip that day instead, which was amazing, but if I hadn't met her I wouldn't have had evening plans anymore which sucked. I was hoping to make friends on the hostel's pub crawl. They need to update their site.

Staff were very good and helpful. In a good area to get around Dublin

Never stayed at a hostel until this time. Thank goodness we had 3 people to get a private room & bathroom. The luggage hold room is not secure, people are in & out constantly. Highly suggest using the locked lockers that u have to pay for. Kitchen area is open freely which is nice. Otherwise all staff was super nice & helpful.

Never stayed at a hostel until this time. Thank goodness we had 3 people to get a private room & bathroom. The luggage hold room is not secure, people are in & out constantly. Highly suggest using the locked lockers that u have to pay for. Kitchen area is open freely which is nice. Otherwise all staff was super nice & helpful.

Was nice coz I thought that I booked a single room but when I arrived I realized that I booked mix room but they gave me one single room for the night that I came and without pay extra even tho after that I had to looking for other hotel to stay

Was nice coz I thought that I booked a single room but when I arrived I realized that I booked mix room but they gave me one single room for the night that I came and without pay extra even tho after that I had to looking for other hotel to stay

While our room was small...we loved it. The hostel was centrally located and close to many pubs and restaurants. We were able to store our luggage after check-out to enjoy a few more hours.