In the heart of downtown, Avalon House offers bus transfer from the airport, free wireless Internet, free luggage storage, free walking tours around the city, free breakfast and free nightly films in its own cinema. Avalon House is conveniently located near public transportation--head to the airport by jumping on the 16A bus next to the hotel, or catch the express Aircoach, operating every 15 minutes from Trinity College. Within walking distance of Guinness Storehouse, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle and the famous Temple Bar, the Avalon House was awarded the IHH City Hostel of the year in 2009. Play a game of pool, table tennis or foosball in the game room, then have lunch and coffee at the Bald Barista inside the hostel. With rates starting at less than $15 a night, as of 2010, choose from en-suite rooms with private bathrooms, singles, triples, four beds and 12-bed dorm rooms.
Avalon House
55 Aungier Street
Dublin, Ireland
+353 01 475 0001
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Located in the historic sector of downtown above the river Liffey, Four Courts Hostel is considered one of the top hostels in Ireland. From private rooms to 10-bed dorms, Four Courts offers free airport transfers, free international calls, complimentary breakfast, free wireless Internet and an array of other amenities for less than $15 a night, as of 2010. If you stay anytime between Sunday and Thursday, book three nights for the price of two. Nearby, wander through the gardens of the largest park in Europe, Phoenix Park, or view more than 4,500 works of art at the Museum of Modern Art. Other local attractions include Jameson Distillery, Guinness Storehouse, Brazen Heads, Christ Church Cathedral and the shops of O'Connell Street and Grafton Street. At the hostel, swap books with visitors from around the world in the reading room, cook in the open kitchen and play pool, foosball and Nintendo Wii in the game room.
Four Courts Hostel
15-17 Merchants Quay
Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland
+353 01 672 5839
fourcourtshostel.com
Less than five miles from the Dublin Airport, Jacobs Inn features all en-suite rooms with private showers and toilets. Starting at less than $20 a night, rooms range from a single bed to 12-bed dorm rooms, with flat screen televisions, wardrobes and safes and included free breakfast, free laundry and free wireless Internet. Have a pint of stout at the only beer garden within a hostel in Dublin, cook up dinner in the barbecue area, enjoy nightly themed meals, watch a movie and eat popcorn on the big screen, or listen to live music at one of Jacob's nightly concerts. Explore the city on a free three-hour walking tour that visits Dublin's Medieval Walls, viking remains, Chester Beatty Library, St. Stephen's Green and other popular attractions within Dublin. Located across the street from the Central Bus Station, the hostel will pay half of your airport bus transfer, or you can catch the Aircoach down the street on O'Connell Street.
Jacobs Inn in Dublin
21 Talbot Place
Dublin 1, Ireland
+353 01 855 5660
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