Viatges a Castell Vell

The Leinster has an excellent location, and very friendly and helpful staff.

We had booked 2 king deluxe family rooms. When we checked in we were told by the receptionist that we had booked 2 different rooms, until I showed her the confirmation emails. She then tried to give us the rooms on the 6th floor which has no elevator access. The elevator only goes up to the 5th floor, then you have to climb stairs to get to the 6th floor. We told her that we had wheelchair individuals with us, but she said there were no rooms available. Finally a supervisor came over and gave us both rooms on the same floor with elevator access. One room was the original one we had booked, and the other was much smaller. They tried to tell us that because of the layout, the rooms looked different in size. But we could clearly see that the rooms were not the same. Parking was 30+ euros per day, which was also not mentioned in the booking details or description. The only good thing about this hotel was the convenient location and breakfast. Other than that I would not recommend this hotel. Plenty of other options.

Incomparable city centre location just off Grafton Street, opposite Bruxelles. Have stayed multiple times. Great studio apartments, spacious and really well appointed. Ideal for a weekend stay in the city . Cannot recommend highly enough.

Our room was very clean, the bed comfortable and the staff were kind. Unfortunately, our stay was ruined by the on-site construction that was going on in the courtyard of the building all day starting at or before 8am and going all the way until 5. It was EXTREMELY loud and you could not rest or focus on any work. There was no where to put our bags nor anywhere to put our things in the bathroom. While the room was pretty, the design was not functional. The pool area, which is actually one giant hot tub, was quite dirty. At the end of the stay I mentioned the noise and was given a small credit about 1/8th of what I paid for the stay.

We were surprised by the check in process. You have to collect your keys quite far from the apartment. So plan for a delay to use transit or a two-way taxi fare. The apartment was dirty. Mould in the closet. The beds were terrible (one like an air mattress & the other was hard as a board). The pillows were so used they were hard packed. The air freshener system is needed because a sewage smell came from one bathroom. The photos used to advertise the unit were not the same as the unit we stayed in. The unit has no views. It was an interior unit that looks only into courtyards. It was dark because it was on the first floor and the perimeter units towered over us. The only sunlight that came in was a reflection off of other apartment windows. The air freshener system malfunctioned & needed repair as it beeped every 10 seconds. The washing machine broke. We tried to spend as little time there as possible. The only thing I can say that is positive is that it’s located on a LUAS line.