Kinlay Eyre Square Hostel
Easygoing staff, a full range of facilities and a cream-in-the-doughnut location just off Eyre Sq make this a top choice. Spanning two huge, brightly lit floors, Kinlay House belies the dirty powder-blue exterior...
Easygoing staff, a full range of facilities and a cream-in-the-doughnut location just off Eyre Sq make this a top choice. Spanning two huge, brightly lit floors, Kinlay House belies the dirty powder-blue exterior...
An imposing building of grey exposed stone. It has 30 beds, big spacious rooms and excellent facilities. Guests can hire bikes or cavort with the trolls on the outdoor garden-gnome chessboard.
You'll see the pistachio-green Kilronan Hostel perched above Tí Joe Mac's pub even before your ferry docks at the pier, a two-minute walk away. Forty beds are spread across spotless four- and six-bed rooms...
This new hostel is beautifully housed in an 18th-century gentleman's club right on the swift-flowing River Fergus. Some of the bright and airy rooms have fab balconies overlooking the water...
Rotating works of original art by Limerick artist Claire De Lacy, a fish tank in the lobby, a glassed-in breakfast room on the first-floor balcony and red-and-white-striped decor set this groovy little hotel apart from the pack...
Flashpackers will cheer this stylish and downright plush hostel and inn in the heart of Lahinch. Power showers, fine cotton sheets and down duvets are just some of the touches found throughout the seven- to 12-bed dorms and private rooms...
Once Viscount Enniskillen's holiday pad, this 260-year-old building later served as an altogether more restrained convent. It's now closer to its original purpose, housing a 60-bed rock-themed hostel, with vinyl records on the walls and a piano.
Just east of the Brú na Bóinne visitor centre, you'll find this converted farmhouse with a choice of cosy rooms varying from dorms with four to 10 beds, to hotel-standard rooms. All have private bathrooms...
An elegant Georgian facade fronts this friendly hostel and B&B. The grandeur has faded, but there are a sizeable kitchen and lounge. The dorms, named after Irish scribblers, have their own bathrooms as do the private rooms...
Big (over 200 beds), busy backpacker base has plenty of services, including a pool table and BBQ terrace. Reception is open 24/7.
This modern, centrally located IHH hostel looks more like campus accommodation. There is a mix of large, comfy dorms and well-appointed doubles with en-suite bathrooms, as well as family rooms. A laundry and a TV room round off the facilities...
Galway's hippie vibe finds its spiritual home in the Salmon Weir's guitar-strewn lounge room, where informal jam sessions take place most nights. The hostel has a share-house feel, including shared bathrooms for all rooms...
Campsites out back have nice open spaces, and inside there are 30 beds. The large common room at this IHH-affiliated hostel right in town has a pool table.
While this rural, houselike hostel is some 1.5km west of Dingle town centre, there's a free shuttle service and bike hire. It's a good choice when the in-town budget places are packed out or you want to wake up to the scents of nature.
Sheila's heaves with young travellers, and it's no wonder given its excellent central location. Facilities include a sauna, free internet access, a pool table and barbecue. Staff can arrange bicycle and car hire. Breakfast is €3 extra.
This labyrinthine hostel is in a bucolic spot near St Anne's Church in Shandon. It has a fun, laid-back atmosphere; services include bureau de change, laundry and luggage storage. Guests can use the next-door gym at a discount.
Reilly the dog greets all guests.
This peaceful 36-bed hostel is housed in a heritage-listed, ivy-clad Georgian hall 3.5km south of Listowel on the N69 amid farmland. Facilities include private bathrooms in all rooms, a kitchen, dining room and laundry...
Everything, from the exterior to the duvets, is white at this beautiful hostel, which is exactly where you'd think but still close to the centre. Sleep securely on sturdy steel bunks...
These former stables, built by the Marquis of Conyngham in the 18th century, have been converted into a wonderful hostel that's part of a working dairy farm...
This is a garden-set hostel. It’s now headed up by the long-time owners’ son, Ciarán, an outdoors enthusiast who can organise surfing, guided walks and rock climbing, as well as Irish-language courses...
The name might be ironic, but this superbly run 38-bed IHO hostel in the town centre has ritzy facilities including an enormous kitchen with an island workbench and dishwasher, colourful rooms with private bathroom and TVs, and a laundry...
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