Location.
Situated amidst the shops, cafés, and nightclubs of Temple Bar, this Dublin hotel is within a 5-minute walk of the Book of Kells at Trinity College. St. Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle, St. Michan's Church, National Library of Ireland, and Abbey Theatre are all within 1 km (0.6 mi).
Hotel Features.
Available around the clock, the front desk provides currency exchange and newspapers. Guests can enjoy complimentary wireless Internet access and a daily buffet breakfast (surcharge). The Irish pub VAT House offers appetizers and light fare for lunch and dinner, and in the evening hosts live local musicians and DJs. Open Friday, Saturday, and Monday nights, the 2-story Club M nightclub features a VIP bar and a range of seating options. This hotel is entirely smoke-free.
Guestrooms.
Blooms Hotel offers 100 guestrooms, all with flat-screen TVs and direct-dial phones. Private bathrooms provide complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Irons, ironing boards and cribs can be requested. Windows open. All guestrooms are non-smoking.
Party central
Pros: Location
Cons: Very very very noisy.
Pros: Excellent location for the price. Not a premium hotel but perfect if you're on a budget and want to be in the center of everything.
Cons: Noise echoes through halls at night, outside street noise at any hour.
Location, Location, Location
Pros: The hotel is located on Dame Street which is directly in front of Trinity College main entrance and on the edge of Temple Bar District. Because we were staying for a week, we opted not to have housekeeping come in every day. The housekeeping staff left bundles of towels, shampoo and toilet paper outside our door to restock the room.
Cons: The bathroom needed maintenance. There was mold growing on the wall above the door and the grout was discolored with mildew. The toilet leaked and made the room smell of sewer. It was unusually warm the first day we were there. They don't have air-conditioning; which is understandable but there were no fans available and the windows only open a few inches. The area outside our window was filled with several mechanical units which were rather loud.
Best Location
Pros: The hotel is situated right in the heart of where everything happens. For most of my itinerary, I was able to walk.
Cons: The hallway carpeting can use a good cleaning to remove the old and stale smell.
Party central
Pros: Location
Cons: Very very very noisy.
Location, Location, Location
Pros: The hotel is located on Dame Street which is directly in front of Trinity College main entrance and on the edge of Temple Bar District. Because we were staying for a week, we opted not to have housekeeping come in every day. The housekeeping staff left bundles of towels, shampoo and toilet paper outside our door to restock the room.
Cons: The bathroom needed maintenance. There was mold growing on the wall above the door and the grout was discolored with mildew. The toilet leaked and made the room smell of sewer. It was unusually warm the first day we were there. They don't have air-conditioning; which is understandable but there were no fans available and the windows only open a few inches. The area outside our window was filled with several mechanical units which were rather loud.