Ardmore Hotel

This hotel is closed down for good now. I believe there turning it into a old folks home sad another one bites the dust.

Stay away!!! I didn’t pick this place, we booked our trip through European Destinations and it was picked for us. This was by far the worst of the 3 hotels we had stayed in along the trip. When we told the taxi driver where we were staying when we got in from the airport, he just glared at us. Bad sign. When we pulled up to the front, it didn’t look so bad, the lobby was nice and clean. When we stepped into our room, I thought I was in a bad dream. The carpets were dirty and stained, the beds had the old style bedspread on them, there was no lock box in the room, and then, nightfall. The back of the hotel faces a residential area. Well one of the houses there is a hound dog, and all he does ALL night is bark. Bark bark bark bark. I wanted to jump out of the window at some point and strangle the owners. Free Wifi, but good luck staying connected. Bring an extra converter, they don’t have any at the desk, I was told to buy one out of the vending machine (which wasn’t a US converter).
This place is no where near downtown, and it took forever to get a cab. Oh the cabs, the money I spent going twice a day downtown, I’m pretty sure I could’ve bought a car. Every cab driver would tell us what a horrible neighborhood this was, they dubbed it «the wolf pack» and the «knife and gun club». Awesome. One late night I made the mistake of getting into a cab that didn’t take debit cards, he was kind enough to drive me to the supermarket next to the hotel to an ATM, I was never so scared in my life (except for the time I went to get food in the middle of the night in Memphis, that’s another story).
Stay away from this dump!

The room’s price was very low (compared to the alternatives), and it was a reasonable taxi ride to the airport (~$ 27). I was mostly satisfied with the cleanliness of the room, but it’s wasn’t perfect. The room was hot, but that wasn’t the fault of the hotel. It was the warmest weather they’d had in years.
2^nd hand note: The cab driver cautioned me about walking the neighborhood at night, and there was a security guard at the gas station convenience store. That said, I walked around with no issues, and I saw a group of older Asian ladies doing the same.

I found this hotel through trip advisor and was surprised when i found out the only way to get to it was with a taxi. Well you could take the Dublin bus from the Airport to the city center then back to the hotel but who wants to go through all that???
I arrived at i believe 6 am and they guy at the front desk said check in time was at noon or 3(i forget). I was about to just pass out on the chairs in the lobby when he decided to hook me up. lol.
My room was on the 4^th floor and it took me a while to realize i had to use the key card in the elevator for it to work. lol. I was really glad to know that the free wifi was considerably fast! I was able to iMessage, Instagram and Facetime my friends and family the whole time.
I had the TV on to SKY News (during the Boston Marathon bombing) and it was quite small to watch from the bed. I ordered breakfast (continental) my 2^nd morning and to my dismay, I was suffering from jetlag. I couldnt get out of bed to eat my breakfast from 7am until 4pm!!!
They have vending and ice machines on every floor. The vending machines have converters, gum, snacks, drinks and some other random knickknacks.
Most of the front desk staff were nice and helpful. They explained how to take the dublin bus to different sights and one of them even suggested i go see Malahide Castle when I explained the only reason i was in Dublin was to drink guinness at the guinness storehouse and visit a castle.
I went to London for 2 days so the 20 Euros each taxi hurt my pockets so that would be the only con i have about the hotel (location). I would definitely suggest to friends.

A Celtic Tiger Husk of a hotel, the only redeeming feature about this place is that it isn’t the very worst in the area for enjoying a pint (in fairness though that’s not really saying a lot).
Although the punters in the bar, the few times I entered it’s doors for an evening pint, were rude, loud and agressive.
The carvery on a Sunday is an absolute joke with no vegetarian alternative, just a plate of mangy veg. The desserts on the cart-​thingy were shriveled and sad, with dubious-​looking, solidified dollops of yellow cream — and were probably made around the same time as the Hotel.
To stay in, it’s pretty reasonable and on a fairly regular bus route to the city center. But TBH if I was a tourist I’d fork out a bit extra and stay in a better neighbourhood.

This is a typical Irish hotel and since there aren’t many in existence, take a picture :) What struck me as very inconvenient was the parking. After having to get out of my vehicle to press the intercom button to have the front desk open the gate for me, I struggled with a crowded underground parking structure.
They did have free Wifi and a PC set up for use if needed. Breakfast doesn’t start until 7am (bummer) and whatever you do, don’t get a room that faces the street. Traffic noise kept me up most of the night.

The Ardmore hotel reception and rooms are lovely, modern and comfortable. Me and my friends had a deal where the evening meal was free on our first night.
The food was fine, but the restaurant was cold and there was not much atmosphere. The set-​up was a bit confusing: we were told to get our drinks from the bar opposite and carry them back through to the restaurant at first, and then we got told not to do this again and that the waiters would do it for us.
Also the first morning was a self service breakfast buffet but the next morning you had to order… not sure why! Situated between the airport and Dublin centre we were able to travel into Dublin by bus or taxi. I would highly recommend The Temple bar for a night out. The staff in the Ardmore were helpful but mainly European and English was the second language of every staff member we spoke to so we struggled to communicate sometimes. But overall, a pleasant stay.

Newly built hotel halfway between the airport & the city centre. Located opposite the site of the old Premier Dairies (now converted into apartments) The hotel is about 3 years old and offers standard accomodation with smoking rooms & tea & coffee making facilities in each room. Bus routes available outside the hotel & can take you directly into the city centre in about 15 minutes.
The hotel is slightly overpriced for the service it offers. Unfortunately, I had cause to complain about the cleanliness of the room and the staff did not seem to take the issue seriously. The manager made a lot of promises but nothing actually was dont to rectify the problem.