Perched upon the hills of Shandon outside the central part of Cork, this hostel provides lots of…read moreprivacy and ensures a good night's sleep. Yet, everything in the central area of Cork City is just a short walk away. The hostel also provides great views of Cork, and the building itself has a lot of character. It is not utilitarian as many other hostels are. The walls are painted vibrant colors and the architecture has a very rustic feel. As for the rooms...the rooms are spacious, the beds are comfortable, and the staff is helpful and friendly. You couldn't ask for more!

This hostel wasn't very memorable to be completely honest. It wasn't anything terrible but it…read morecertainly wasn't anything to write home about. The entry is very welcoming. It is decorated in a colorful manner that felt energizing. It really felt like what you would expect from a hostel. The employees were not the most helpful and seemed to get a kick out of messing with the American tourists. One of them was downright rude. We wound up having to go up and down from our room 3 times because they told us to pick beds and every time we did they told us to pick new beds because those were already taken. It was rather annoying. What was really annoying was that come midnight, there were still only 4 of us in the room and almost all the beds we had tried to pick were still empty! The rooms did include their own restrooms and showers, which was nice. There was also a decent view from our window and the beds were comfortable enough. Anywho. The kitchen was decent enough but the burners for the stove wouldn't light properly. There wasn't very much storage space available but at least the fridge wasn't a complete disaster. The dining are was ridiculously huge and come breakfast it was crawling with people from the hostel. If you have social anxiety or simply don't like people, skip breakfast.

Awesome hostel, real clean and nice. Was thinking it was opened up last year but been opened up for…read more4 year and very well keep. Awesome people that run it. Would stay here again and again.....

From the owner: An award winning 5 star luxury hostel set in a picturesque mountain village. You will get a warm…read moreIrish welcome from Séamus and Teresa

Great location in Cork, and very clean. If you want the hostel experience, this is a good place to…read morehave it. My only complaints were that room 117 (being at the top of the building) gets incredibly hot, and the showers are either hot as h*ll or slightly colder than room temp. There's no in between or control.

Written words cannot describe how negative my experience was. Hostel itself was not the absolute…read moreworse, however, the caliber of individuals staying here was horrendous. Room was full of 40+ year old men, as a young female, I was extremely uncomfortable. EVERYONE snored egregiously loud ALL NIGHT in conjunction with someone moaning aggressively every 10 minutes. I would not wish a night in this room on my worst enemy. WILL NEVER BE BACK to Sheila's as a result. Save yourself and stay as far away from this place as possible.