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.

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!

Great hostel! I brought my sister to Ireland in April 2014. I've been to Kinlay once before in a…read moreshared room and the experience wasn't fabulous. Very tight quarters. But two years later I was back. We stayed in a private room. It was like a separate apartment/condo. Modern, clean, and spacious! The location is perfect as well ! I'm glad I took a second chance, I would stay in that room any time I'm in Cork.

Just an average hostel, nothing amazing but wasn't crawling with vermin either. Keep in mind there…read moreis no shampoo, soap, towels, nothing so bring your own beforehand. Usually hostels have some hand soap, this one doesn't have. Oh and by the way this place does not change their sheets! Gross!!

Sweet little bar to settle in at and a perfect spot to start (and end) a good pub crawl safely for…read morethe night. Unfortunately I didn't stay at their hostel (ended up up the road) but for a similar price and offering a discount on your pint if you're staying the night...plus late night access to the bar after 2am. Bru Bar kicked off our Cork Pub Crawl and introduced me to an excellent Howling Eight Degrees Gale Ale that stimulated the taste-buds and perked up the mind to get the crawl off on a good foot. Later made our way back here for some late night music on their small stage and played some 8-ball in the back with very attractive Italian girls who were staying at Bru for the night.

We really enjoyed our stay here. I have to tell you that we put in 'Blarney Stone' in our GPS…read morebecause it is close and not time for check in. It took us to the B&B and we couldn't figure it out until we were leaving the first day and there was a Blarney Stone B&B next door! We were greeting warmly and asked if we wanted tea or coffee. We figured it was just tea and coffee - but the pastries! Oh my' There is parking. We were in a larger room but it was up quite a few steps. It's on a fairly busy road but you couldn't hear much. The bathroom is extremely small but worked. The accommodations are not luxurious but worked. The breakfast was out of this world! Several people waited on us. The menu was about 7 pages. There was cold cereal, fruit and pastry, then main dish and then dessert crepe of either chocolate and banana or cinnamon sugar. The location is excellent and you can walk to town from there. A cab was 7 Euros.

Friendly, clean, 5-10 min pleasant walk to downtown area. Spacious room by Euro standards, with a…read moredouble, two singles and a sofa. Functioning windows with views of the main street and the university entrance. Easy, flat walk to downtown and market. Just across from university grounds, where there are walking paths and beautiful buildings and flora to observe. Hostess was ready with tea and breads the second we pulled into the driveway. Parking is a cooperative dance in the small but adequate lot, and guests are friendly and helpful in shifting vehicles around if need be. Very happy with the room, the location, the servce and the rate. It's a corker!

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.

Party 'till 5…read more Sheila's was clean, conveniently located, with friendly staff. The Saturday night party/commotion in the rooms and hallways didn't quit until 5 am. If that's the environment you're looking for, then Sheila's is the place for you. If, on the other hand, you actually want to sleep at night, then avoid this hostel.

...can I give this place negative stars? I've been wanting to ever since I visited their place…read moreback in spring '09 for reading break. I had to spend two nights here. One of the bad things was the fact that I kept waking up and banging my head against the top bunk. Like, ow. You can't even moderately sit up straight. Biggest problem was huge, though... the room stank. Royally reeked. It was so bad I couldn't sleep. It was coming from the bathroom, and it smelled like poo and mold. You heard me, the room I stayed in smelled like POO AND MOLD. The only reason I didn't try and find another hostel was that my card didn't want to work in Ireland, and I was out of cash, and they don't do refunds for their rooms SMELLING LIKE POO AND MOLD. Pro's: free wifi. They now charge for internet, but it was free back then on their computers. Otherwise I wouldn't have used it. The wifi is decent, and I used it often, escaping my room for the comfort of the main room with couches and seats that did *not* SMELL LIKE POO AND MOLD. Their prices didn't stink as much as their room, and they exchange money at the desk, and they have a luggage check room. It's also pretty close to everything else going on in Cork, even though it's somewhat of an uphill hike to get there. Okay. I think I'm done. ...POO AND MOLD.

We stayed here for two nights during our stay in Cork. The room was spacious, clean and modern. The…read moreonly thing is our room was facing the Main Street, so it was quite loud in the evening, as you're right over the pubs and nightlife. You are in the heart of the Victorian Quarter, so I suppose that comes with the territory. There was a challenge with the in-room entertainment as the streaming kept either buffering or going in-and-out. One callout is that the hotel does not offer onsite parking, however, they do offer a sight discount for a parking garage they partner with, but that garage--surprisingly--isn't the closest one to the hotel. It's a few blocks away, so that's was a bummer hauling our luggage.

Hotel Isaac is very well located just a short walk across the bridge and down a street from the…read morebus/train station. When we arrived at the reception we were greeted by Laura who was out guardian angel at the hotel. She provided us with many hints of what to do from the perspective of a local and assisted us with our problem. The great: The location is excellent. It's a short, 5-10 minute walk to the center of the city. It's close but at the same time nice and quiet. It's also close to a great pub with music and coffee shop around the corner. Greenes restaurant is an easy choice for breakfast. I usually don't eat at hotel restaurants but frankly it's worth eating here. We went to another highly rated place for breakfast and Greenes was much better. And cheaper. Check out the buffet, there are also a la carte choices. The good: the room is spacious as is the bathroom, and the shower is lovely. The bed was comfortable, not to squishy. The problem: our room was very musty. to the point of being a problem. We told Laura about this and she brought an air purifier. This ran during our entire visit and made the situation tolerable. So that's it. Some very good, some not so good.

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