Jacobs Inn Hostel

It’s a good quality hostel. Quite affordable for what’s probably the best of it’s class you can find in most places. The place feels new and updated. Free WiFi in both the common rooms as well as the dorms. Large bathrooms en suite including the common rooms.
Sizable common rooms and kitchens that got full of people but never felt crowded or claustrophobic. Light breakfast available and included in the price. Room with lockers to store valuables that is charged extra per day to use.
Good location close to the city center with a lot of services, amenities and stores around. Friendly staff as well, especially Maria at the reception.
Would recommend. Would come back.

Mon séjour dans cette auberge de jeunesse fut assez bref, mais de très bonne qualité !
L’endroit est très facile à trouver et à rejoindre depuis l’aéroport, proche du centre-​ville et de pas mal de commerces. Tout est assez propre, cuisine, salle de bain, c’est assez agréable. Petit regret simplement: il n’y a qu’une salle de bain par étage en plus de celle des chambres, on se retrouve donc à attendre le matin juste pour pouvoir se laver les dents, pas top top.
Mention spéciale pour le petit-​déjeuner à volonté qui a lieu tout les matins. Je m’attendais à 3 pauvres céréales accompagnées de thé et café, mais non, il y a aussi du pain de mie (blanc et complet), des oeufs durs, de la salade de fruits, du beurre, de la confiture, du chocolat chaud, jus de pomme, jus d’orange et même du Nutella ! Une très agréable surprise d’autant plus que c’est compris dans le prix à la nuit: même pas 20 €, un excellent rapport qualité/​prix !
Le seul supplément qu’il faudra ajouter sera pour payer le cadenas afin d’y mettre ses affaires, chose qui est gratuite si vous faites un check-​in !
Des films sont proposés chaque soir avec du popcorn ainsi que d’autres activités dont l’on peut profiter que si vraiment on reste au moins plusieurs jours.
En bref, j’ai beaucoup apprécié mon week-​end à Dublin au Jacob Inn, c’est l’endroit parfait pour rester sans chichis et sans frais inutiles. Si je dois repasser par la ville je reviendrais sûrement dans la même auberge. Amis français, n’hésitez pas !

Was a little difficult to find, when we arrived the staff was… sarcastic? It was late and maybe they weren’t 100%. Rooms are dorm style, bunk beds, 1 bathroom. Wifi is only accessible from the ground level, but we stayed on the floor above so I was still able to access wifi until I had been cut off in the morning. Seemed clean however we all opted not to shower there as you had to pay for towels and none of us had shower shoes. The bed was as hard as a rock, but it is a hostel and I wasn’t expecting a tempurpedic bed.

Perfecto para pasar unos días, conocer la ciudad ya que está en el centro de Dublin. Mi estancia fue perfecta y cómoda además incluyen desayuno, es genial.

Elegí este hostel para mi estancia en Dublin, tras encontrarlo en internet. No tenía referencias de él, pero tras ver su ubicación y los comentarios de otros usuarios que ya habían estado, me decidí por él sin dudarlo. Fue todo un acierto. La ubicación es muy buena, muy céntrico, cerca de O’Connel Street, y con paradas de bus para el aeropuerto cercanas. Las instalaciones muy bien. Todo muy limpio. El desayuno continental iba incluido en el precio de la habitación. Hay wifi gratis aunque solo en las zonas comunes y conexión a internet también. Hay cocina por si tu quieres prepararte tu propio almuerzo/​cena. Tv en las habitaciones. En la terraza, aunque no es muy grande hacen barbacoas cuando el tiempo lo permite. El personal de recepción muy amable, y un ambiente muy bueno con el resto de la gente. Tienen otro hostel muy cerca, el Isaacs Hostel.

I’ve been in a lot of hostels all around the world, some very rudimentary in the depths of asia, and some in very big cities… But this… This was without any doubts the worst I’ve ever been !
First of all it’s a very big hostel, I mean, I’ve already been in big hostels, but this one is more like a factory than an actual hostel where you could feel a little bit like home, or in a cosy place. So when you finally arrive to your room and bed, there is no way you can let something near to your bed, there is always so many people around, you’ll have to pay to rent a locker and leave all your stuff in there (which means a lot of round trips every time).
Then there is an other VERY dark dot: it was definitely the dirtiest hostel I’ve ever been. The ground is disgusting, the bathroom is disgusting as well, with a huge amount of hairs everywhere… And there is of course only one bathroom and toilet for 12 peoples, which mean you’ll probably lose an hour waiting your turn. Or you’ll have to go in the toilets next to the reception if some drunk people is not in there throwing up…
The staff isn’t very nice either.
And last but not least, I have never seen so few plugs in a building. No plugs at all in the rooms, no plugs in the corridors, not even any plug in the bathroom… There are only 4 plugs (for the whole hostel) next to the reception, but only two of them are working…
No I would NEVER EVER go back there, for nothing on earth, this was like hell.

BEST thing about this hostel was the Thai food restaurant across the street. I was here for 4 days and went to eat there twice during my stay. As far as the hostel goes. it is at a good location. It is about a 10min walk to the Temple Bar area which is great. Rooms are not that big but beds are comfy. Each room has its on bathroom so if you’re sharing a room with only five people then only those five people use your bathroom. Wifi is only available in the lobby/​reception area but my room was located in the first floor so I was able to get signal all the way to my room. Also, if you’re doing a Paddywagon Tour the place were they take off from is within a 2 min. walk.

Jacob’s Inn is cleanest and most modern hostel that I’ve ever been too, and I’ve been to quite a few in my not-​so-​distant youth. The hostel is located close to a stop that is serviced by the airport bus, making it incredibly convenient to get to especially after more than a couple of hours on a plane. We were immediately greeted with two friendly international faces to help us check in. Their credit machine was having a bit of a spasm that day, but I imagine that’s not a daily occurrence.
My travel mate did not want the fully hostel experience, so we went for a private two beds room with bathroom. If you choose this route, make sure you call dibs on the lower bunk. It is bigger and more sturdy. There is a small tv in the room that was slightly broken, but it didn’t matter to us… come on, you’re in Dublin, why are you inside watching tv?! In the room, there is also a lot of closet space and a small table with two chairs. The bathroom were very clean and look newly renovated. The showers were the only odd spot. Remember the showers from the community pool that would turn off after 30 seconds unless you held the button down? Well, these are same. It needs a little adjusting too, but it’s a big problem.
There are walking tours and pub crawls available that leave from the hostel. There was a tonne of information for events in Dublin and day tours to landmarks around Ireland. The hostel had people from all corners of the world and you can get to know them at the communal and free (!) breakfast. (It’s only toast, jam and coffee, but what do you expect for free?) There is also a communal kitchen that I would expect is used by travellers who are in Dublin for longer than we were (only 36 hours!).
In the end, I would definitely go back to Dublin again (I’m already plotting ways to go back) and I would most certainly stay at Jacobs too.

Very easy to find. Just take the Airlink 747 bus and you will literally be dropped from the corner of the hostel. I paid for a private room and was extremely surprised about the room. It had a safe, private bathroom, television, and a comfortable bed. Location wise it’s approximately a 10-​minute walk to O’Connell street and 20-​minutes to temple bar. My only issue was the sink in the bathroom it was draining slowly but I’m not going to dock a star for that. Overall the experience was great and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great place to stay without hurting their wallet.

We moved to Jacob’s hostel after a night at Isaac’s because both were too full to accept continuous reservations. Jacob’s is newer and nice in the sense that the security system is very thorough. The kitchen is fantastic and has everything you could possibly think to need.
It’s around the corner from Isaac’s, so location-​wise, it’s no different (easy access to transportation, a bit of a distance, but still walkable to Templebar, same free walking tour offered).
The size and setup of Isaac’s hostel nearly forces socialization and that’s not quite the case at Jacob’s, but the common rooms and dining area are set up nicely for socializing. We enjoyed our stay and would come back.

The cleanest, most roomy hostel my group stayed in during our entire trip throughout Europe. A bit on the pricey side but well worth the good nights rest

Cheap, friendly atmosphere, clean (more or less) and very local.
You won’t find any other hostel which is so good and so near to the central point of Dublin!

Sicherlich kann man einige Mängel bei der Sauberkeit, der Einrichtung, dem Frühstück oder fehlenden Küchenutensilien anmelden, allerdings sollte man dann vielleicht in einem 5 Sterne Hotel einchecken. Für diesen super Preis nimmt man also das alles in Kauf.
Weiterhin kann das Hostel mit zentraler Lage, günstigem Essen und diversen Aufenthaltsräumen punkten.
Unbedingt hier einchecken und Dublin entdecken, denn der Preis ist unschlagbar!

This was definitely the fanciest hostel I’ve ever stayed in. Admittedly, I tend to travel really low budget — but still.
This place was … shiny, clean, polished? Aside from the fact that the rooms were dormitory style — it was like a hotel.
They seriously had their shit together. Fast, easy, last minute booking (we reserved the beds when the hostel we’d arranged to stay at ended up being … well, terrifying, and I have low standards for hostels to begin with, so that is serious.)
Also, this was the week of St. Pattys — so you know every hostel in the area was awash with annoying international tourists. Despite that, we got beds reserved, got through their super friendly reception area, gawked a lot at the general splendor, and had some food in the swanky (but affordable) little restaurant.
They really weren’t significantly more expensive than other hostels in Dublin we stayed in, and they were definitely super comfy and overall awesome. Great luggage lock-​up room too!

Clean, professional, but impersonal new-​age hostel factory.

Jacobs Inn near the IFSC is the sister hostel to the ever-​popular Isaacs beside Busaras. It has recently been refurbished to a really high standard, and the reception is much swankier than you would expect in a hostel. The common area upstairs is really airy and bright, with leather armchairs, a pool table, and a flatscreen tv. There’s a café downstairs if you can’t be bothered to cook for yourself, though the kitchen facilities are really top class.
The dorms are much more spacious than many of the other Dublin hostels, Isaacs included, and are kept spotlessly clean. All dorms and private rooms have en-​suite facilities.
There’s a roof terrace too with a few tables and chairs, offering great views over the city.
The website is currently advertising beds from just € 10, bargain!

American friend stayed here for two nights whilst I was out of town. Initially I was very trepadatious about it’s location but when I went to pick him up and have a nosey around I was shocked at how professional the place is. Remember it’s a hostel, I had the most awful London hostel experience last week and it had frightened me off them for life, this place has made me reconsider.
Firstly, and most importantly to me, it’s spotless. The communal café on the ground floor is huge, lots of comfortable seating. The rooms are well spaced out. He found it extremely safe as he had to use a key card several times through various hall doors before he could use it again at his room. They had a calendar up of all the events in Dublin and their free activities suggestions.
I was amazed when he checked out that the staff asked if he enjoyed his stay and whether they could have done anything better, it felt like a really nice hotel.