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.

I went here together with 7 colleagues from work when Cork's Hostels were all booked out due to the…read moreJazz Festival. An Stór is a owner-operated youth hostel in Midleton, approx. 20 km from Cork city centre, so Cork is easily reachable. There is a large private parking available at the hostel for free. We stayed for one night in a 8-person bedroom, which was nice and clean. The sheets were all very fresh and clean, too. The bathroom is small, but this is a hostel and not the Hilton. All in all, you get a good and cheap stay reasonably near to Cork and it's Tourist attractions.

This is a great place to stay for the weekend or for a week. Maria is lovely and really cares for…read moreher guests. It's really homey, clean, and the breakfast is delicious ! There is an extra bright and big kitchen if you need to cook your own dinner. Will definitely book again if I gotta stay in Middleton again.

Located 20 minutes from Shannon Airport, Rowan Tree Hostel is the cutest little hostel located in…read morethe cutest little town! This is probably the cleanest and tidiest place I've EVER stayed whilst traveling! Great access to the city centre... maybe a two minute walk down the road? Beautiful grounds and a restaurant on site. Ennis is a lovely little place to visit. This place is almost too nice to be considered a hostel.... it was honestly so lovely! Give this place a visit and make sure to visit Ennis! Great for live music.

I really don't understand why this hostel has received such great reviews. When traveling, a few…read morethings are very important; good WiFi and clean washrooms. This hostel had neither. WiFi is only available in the kitchen and lobby. As soon as you go into another area of the hostel, the WiFi cuts off. I even tried going to the living room next to the lobby, and I lost the WiFi connection. Washrooms were plain weird. You had one huge washroom in a room for 8 people, and there were no curtains or anything to keep the water from leaving the shower area. So basically, after you showered you were walking around on a wet floor trying not to fall. Also, you have to bring your own towel or pay to use one. Breakfast was average. You got toast, a couple of fruit options, jam, butter, 2 choices of cereal and coffee/tea.

after staying in hostel for 2 weeks, a hotel was like Christmas morning. everything is clean and…read morecomfortable and the staff are very nice. The restaurant has good food and desserts, and is moderately priced. Great value considering the hotel is about what some hostels cost.

It's what you'd expect for the price. Slightly salty about the bathrooms. The upstairs bathroom…read moredoes not lock. It also has toilet paper that's of lesser quality than Kleenex tissues. The hand soap was mixed with water, I'm assuming to extend the life of the bottle. And no paper towels, there's just a rag, albeit a nice quality rag, dangling from what i assume is a coat hook to dry your hands. The WiFi is a little slow but good enough. No breakfast but it has a kitchen you can use to cook, and you can pay 7€ to wash and dry your clothes. They weren't busy when i arrived so i was upgraded from a 10 person room (i think) to a 4 person room. The 4 person room would be a tad tight, if 4 people were sleeping in it (i stayed in the room with one other person). Not the worst hostel I've been in by far, but It gets a 2/5 largely due to the bathroom experience i had.

I stayed in the B and B section which was great. I was nervous because I'd never stayed at a hostel…read moreand wasn't sure what the B and B would look like. We had been staying at the Clarence in dublin until our drive to Kerry and we preferred this B and B!! The owner and staff were super friendly and nice. There's a great pub call TJ Ryan's down the road that literally had the best pint of Guinness that we've ever had in our lives!!! The breakfast was yummy and worth the extra charge. Everyone that we ran into whether they were staying in the hostel or the B and B were so friendly. The room was clean and basic but modern and mostly all new. The bed and pillows were comfortable and the bathroom was spotless. The rock of cashel is a must see!!

We chose this hostel based on the great reviews and it's proximity to the Cliffs of Moher. We…read morearrived at night via car. We had a private room and it had all the amenities we needed. It shares a parking lot with its sister location Doolin Inn. Breakfast was included in our stay and was pretty good. The staff here is absolutely amazing. They were so sweet to us and even when I had called to ask about a first aid kit they came across the street to bring it to me. The beds were very comfy and the water very refreshing. I highly recommend this location to young travelers.

Doolin Hostel is located fairly well... as central as you could possibly be in Doolin. Either…read moreside of the hostel, down the street you can find pub/restaurants. And you can walk down to the coast in about 10-15 minutes. It is rather easy to spot, as it stands out on a little hill and it is a yellow building. If you are bringing a group, on a coach, beware that it will be very difficult to get the coach up the drive into the car park and it could be very difficult to get the coach turned around. If you are driving a car, you shouldn't have any difficulty, just watch out for the walkers in the road. The website looked nice and it was fairly easy to organize things with the staff. I arranged, for an extra €3 per person, a continental breakfast for our group. However, was a little disappointed that it consisted of bread, juice, and milk. The staff member that helped us check in was really nice and tried to give us ideas of what the students could do. The rooms were ok, but really cold. There was one little radiator between the bunk bed and the double bed, but didn't seem to be on and there were no extra blankets. I was meant to have a single, but ended up with 2 bunk beds, a double bed, and another twin bed. The bathroom in my room was quite small... the toilet on one end, sink in the middle, and shower head on the other end. The problem was that the shower control consisted of a push button, but it only runs for a minute, and then you have to push it again. This can be a problem if you have shampoo in your hair and it is running into your eyes and you can't find the button... There is free wifi in the lobby area and that was nice, although there was our group and another group there and the lounge just didn't seem large enough for everyone to be watching t.v., on their computer, or sitting in front of the small fire. The kitchen area is very nice and very large so if you want to cook a dinner instead of going out, you have the facilities... the only problem is finding a store where you can get items to cook. The hostel does have stock some groceries for purchase, but not a huge variety. At night there is no staff around and not sure if there is a way to contact the staff if there is an emergency. I say this because the other group that was staying in the hostel (probably about 14-15 year olds) were wreaking havoc and their leader (who I think was in the room next to me) was having an epic telephone call in which she was yelling about the whole thing... and it may have been helpful to have a staff member from the hostel to help calm the situation down. Overall, for a hostel I would say that it is fairly standard, more to toward the basic side, but if you are on a budget and you aren't going to spend much time in the hostel or just passing through, then it may be for you. If you are looking for a more relaxing place to stay with a few more amenities, you may want to continue your search.