Gardiner House is a great choice for a hostel if you’re looking to explore the city of Dublin. Check in was quick and easy, bunk beds were properly ready and the staff was very helpful.
However there were a couple of aspects we didn’t expect:
- Some of the bathrooms were dirty, especially the hand towels.
- A few of the shower heads didn’t properly work.
- The breakfast had little to no healthy alternatives.
- Towels and bathing commodities are listed as included in the airbnb bullet points but the description says you actually have to pay for the towels, this was our own miss-understanding and we paid for the towels, however we were given no bathing commodities (shampoo, etc).
- It was very uncomfortable to hand in my only type of personal ID to rent a hair dryer, especially since I didn’t see them lock it anywhere.
If you are a young budget traveler who’s just looking for a place to sleep and doesn’t mind a few hiccups, this is a fantastic place. But if you have looking for a place of rest comfortably after tiresome exploring days, I’d look elsewhere.
Don’t let my review discourage you though, when it comes to hostels, Gardiner House is probably one of the better ones I’ve been. The listing got my hopes up and I ended up with the wrong expectations.