Very good! Really enjoyed all the routes I did. Way more use of arêtes than I'm used to, which was…read morea fun change. So many different wall orientations too- made for a great variety as well. The drop in coaching classes seem like they'd be super helpful as well, not something I've seen before- definitely wish they had this at gyms I was able to go to regularly. Color grading for all the routes via their holds was exceedingly helpful, made it really easy to find problems to do.

Writing this review is very difficult for me, not in an emotional sense but because I've been…read moreclimbing a lot lately and it has led to a condition I call, dinosaur hands. For those of you not familiar with dinosaurs or hands it basically means that my hands are feeling very floppy. Holding a pint of Guinness last night took considerable effort and grip revision. To the uneducated eye some may think that I am overtly expressive in a camp theatrical way with my flailing hands. But enough about my hands, what about the wall? €8 to go each time. €5 one time only membership. Plenty of walls of all different intensity levels for you to practise on (bouldering not rock climbing). They have a free drop in class every Monday for beginners. It's not in the sexiest of locations but the inside is very well done, you can get coffee and parents etc can chill out in the seating area and look on. If you are OK with heights and falling from heights give it a go. If you're not you are more than welcome to watch my hands go dinosaur like as I fall from a height. I think that would be very rewarding for those of you that don't like me.

We are visiting this area and I'm very pleased to find out how much it has to offer. We've been…read morestaying at Crown Plaza Hotel for 8 weeks with two small kids and this park pretty much saved my sanity lol I wish I knew that it has great jogging trail I would have brought my gear. The play ground is great and it's perfect place to wear out your kids. It has stuff for big kids and play set for toddlers, obstacle course and a big double sandbox and a zip line!. There are toilets on play ground they rarely have toilet paper or soap but at lest bathrooms are there. There is a skate park and areas to play ball. Also there is a dog park, sadly we have no pets but it looks nice a big from afar. And everything pretty well taken care of. I definitely recommend this park!

I've lived in Dublin for a year and did not know about this park until a couple weeks ago after we…read morebought a car and started to really explore the area. This park is absolutely amazing. The playground is out of this world. There is also a skate park and lots of walking paths. It is a wonderful area. If you're driving, there is ample parking in the parking lot and by bus, I think you can take bus 37 or 39 (towards Ongar) from Dublin. I believe there is a stop right by the park. Also, this park has a sandpit, so bring your shovel and bucket! You can see the huge castle slide from the road and your kids will love the zip line! It's a very cool park.

It's 4 stars if you come with a toddler, but 3 with bigger children…read more Lower rating is due to optional activities that are paid. I wouldn't mind that if entry ticket was lower, but to pay €22.50 for 2 adults and 1 toddler and then pay up €8+ for this and season hat is bit insane IMHO. But I see the good side. If you just get in and set yourself in the main playground kids can have fun for several hours with no extra cost. Signs at the outdoors cafeteria says no food to be consumed that is not purchased from the premises. But staff was looking through the fingers as I say and some families had some fruits and sandwiches brought. So did we. I wouldn't mind paying for food, but that thing is designed to rip you off. €3 for a 3 square inches of biscuit cake. You get free tea or coffee per ticket. Coffee was horrible, better get tea. Knowing these bad things would make your experience better if you brought your own snacks and food, maybe even tea/coffee in a thermos flask. I will defo return here on a sunny day.

This is an outdoor play centre for kids (not for you). There's trampolines, go-karts, water…read moreslides...cold water slides...and these big massive upside down see-saws that are kind of like swings, but actually a sort of 10 foot tall see-saw. Children absolutely love it so if you have some on your hands bring them here (tenner a head), sit back and listen to your i-pod for the day. The 'Fort' part is that it's enclosed by a massive fence, so they can't go too far.

Such a nice place! People are friendly and super helpful. I'm from out of the country and came here…read morefor a quick session in between flights and had a fabulous time. The gear you can rent is really sturdy and the shoes are pretty new. You can rent shoes, chalk, and a harness for €20, or $24. NOTE: ALL CLIMBERS REGARDLESS OF CLIMBING ABILITY MUST GO THROUGH A QUICK BRIEFING OF THE FACILITY. Then again, this only takes about 15 minutes and is quite cool since you're introduced to the different climbs and floors. Overall a fantastic experience (and maybe some skin loss) but I had a great time here. Would highly recommend to any beginners, intermediates, or advanced climbers since there is such a diverse atmosphere of routes.

I got a groupon voucher for Awesome Walls, just to try something different out, and I'm so happy…read morethat I did. We got a taster session for two for one hour; which included climbing the high [60 foot!] walls and some 'bouldering'. I didn't know what that was (turns out it's climbing lower walls without a rope and a mat-good fun). We climbed five different routes each within the hour, all at different levels of difficulty using three different walls, and I didn't get bored for one minute. The instructor was really friendly, and eased our initial fears about leaning backwards off a 60 foot high wall and trusting him to not let us fall! The bouldering was great too, as although the walls were a lot smaller the routes were a bit trickier. We had a few falls, some rope burn and a lot of laughs. Membership to Awesome Walls is only €5 after your first session, which provides discounts for future visits, and I'm planning to go back very soon. Give it a try, even if like me you're not great with heights, you won't regret it! The place is a bit tricky to find within a large business park and Google Maps doesn't seem to know it exists once you get on the road, buut aside from that I can't fault the experience - can't wait to go back!

Joined this evening, 60euro for 10 day passes. Downstairs was swimming area was nice a big, sauna…read moreroom was big as well. Jacuzzi was lovely, and steam room was nice. Only problem I had was, looking for a float for swimming as I am only a beginner which means the next time I go Ill have to bring my own. Nice gym, looking forward to going back.

Small basic gym pointless going after 5pm in the day as is near impossible getting on machines and…read moreif you go early in the day pool does be swarmed with children .. never got notification if changing rooms or other facilities where closed .. was paying 40 a month and have since joined better gym for the same money .. nice gym but would more suit a once off hotel stay rather than wasting money on membership .

St Stephens Green playground is a well maintained large playground with equipment for both smaller…read morekids and a separate playground equipment setup for the older kids. I think this is probably the 2nd best playground in central Dublin behind Herbert park. The ground is padded with the newly standard rubber playground material to keep the playground safe. There are multiple swing areas, again one for the younger kids and a separate set for older kids at the other side of the park. There are multiple sides and plenty of rope areas to climb up. This playground does get quite crowded and unfortunately at times, way too crowded. I think the reason may be the lack of other well maintained play areas around the city. Herbert park is great, but a little bit far from my location in central Dublin. Merrion Square has a playground and I generally will spend most of my time here, however it is definitely not as well maintained and could use a decent refurbishment. It may reduce some of the crowding here to have a few more well maintained play areas around central Dublin.

Great playground in a lovely park. It is totally enclosed, the parents are all attentive to their…read morechildren, and there are structures appropriate from age 1 to age 10. It is great to find a park that is safe yet challenging for kids in different age sets.

Had my little boys birthday party in go kids go yesterday,the staff,Lisa the manager,Lara at the…read morefront desk where so accomodating,friendly and went above and beyond,the staff upstairs where so good with the kids and efficient,couldn't do enough for us,so thank you all the staff you are amazing

I had booked a party room for my sons first birthday, and to say the least it didn't even feel like…read morea party as we were rushed from putting up the decorations and having the birthday cake, my baby was asleep and they had brought in the cake also I had called in earlier to see if I'd be able to get the room a lil earlier and if I could get my balloons pumped they confirmed yh we have someone special who sets up the room, when it was time to blow the balloons the girl in the room advised that they don't have a balloon pump so she starting blowing them up one by one but still wasnt all the balloons only around 7 from a pack of 50, the minion room was sooo small also, when I was booking over a month before the date they said that the room is big and can fit a lot of high chairs total lie, I also feel like they had definitely overbooked the day because of how fast they were trying to get us out of the room, I had asked for a Mickey mascot which had only come in for a few minutes, they had seen my son was asleep but they still decided to turn the lights off and bring in the cake while my son was still asleep !!!!!! instead of giving me more time cause I was already trying to wake him they just went ahead and did what they wanted cause they needed the room for another party, terrible customer service i would never go here again and would never recommend it, couldn't even enjoy my sons first birthday in peace without having dif staff members coming to me all the time saying they need the room and all this utter rubbish, very understaffed aswell, don't know any staff members name as they never introduced themselves either, just started talking how is this even a party venue I don't understand just very stressful and not satisfying in any way shape or form.

It would be easy to be a bit cruel about the ark, it feels a bit basic and the staff are mostly the…read morearty type who are overly zealous proponents of "worthy" pursuits and they dress funny. The above is probably all true too... but that is not the point of the ark. For a start, I'm not the target audience; it doesn't cover the ethos of the place as a whole nor indeed does it even scratch the surface of the imagination, hard work, dedication and creativity of the staff. They seem to be able to tap into those parts of a child's brain that brings out the creative and possibly undoes some of the damage caused by too much spongebob. Brilliant place, I love it.

This is a wonderful place to inspire young children mostly interested in the arts…read more It boosts an indoor and also an outdoor theatre, gallery and workshop. The programmes are apparantly organised by children-and obviously for children. But trust me, you might doubt that once you've seen their work. A very educational centre definately worth visiting for the kids.

Great park. Mix of walking, running, bike and dig park. Well maintained and lots of parking. They…read morehave started on some building restoration along with some wildlife flower seeding.