"If you're paranoid about missing your early-to-late-morning flight across the Atlantic the next day, go ahead and pay the premium rate that this hotel right next to Dublin International Airport is charging. This is simply a 1-nighter hotel. We were also in Dublin for 3 nights at a hotel in the Temple Bar area, but we paid less for a hotel with more amenities and facilities. In short, we paid more for a 2- to 3-star-quality, outdated hotel (no safe, no fridge, one pillow per bed, a small LCD TV with about 8-10 channels, and poor room lighting) with worn-out carpets and a single elevator for a hotel with 100s of rooms. And looking for your room (and the elevator) is like playing a maze game. Imagine trudging with your heavy luggage in the hotel's dimly lit halls, only to find your nirvana inside your dated, not-so-well (poorly?)-maintained, 70s-feel room. Only the updated bathroom (modern fixtures with great water pressure -both hot and cold), room size, and the helpful reception staff are the saving graces of this hotel. But wait, you also get instant coffee (2 small cartons of water and a percolator) and 2 cookies for your early-morning perk-me-up!
I suppose being just next to the airport (along with its sister hotel across the street - Clayton Hotel) is just about what you pay a hefty premium for. But, if only the Dublin International has shower facilities, we're willing to pay up to US$ 50 (per person) just to shower and gladly sleep inside the airport instead!"