There were two of us sharing a twin room at this hotel for 3days in which we found the room most comfortable, spacious and well equiped, all the staff were very helpful, friendly and efficent. The breakfast was very tasty, well presented and fulfilling. 24hour reception enabled us 2 come and go as we pleased. Most city centre hotels do not have the friendly atmosphere of the castle, were we got to meet the owner Fionn who was very chatty and full of irish charm, we would not hesitate to go back 2 the castle again, and the sooner the better.

Our room was very spacious and clean. The service in the breakfast room was very friendly and efficient - not always what you expect from larger hotels. Recpetion staff freindly and helpful when asked. The hotel generally was good value for money and well located (out of the town centre but within easy walking distance).

We arrived at breakfast time, much earlier than we should have, after an early flight but received a very warm welcome nonetheless. Our luggage was safely stowed, allowing us freedom to explore until we went back to check-in later on. Our room was very clean with fresh towels/toiletries/tea/coffee daily. We stayed on a B&B basis as we like to do our own thing most of the time. There was plenty of choice for breakfast and we knew that once fed, we wouldn't have to worry about hunger pangs during the day. The staff we came across were all very friendly and obviously took a lot of pride in their own particular area of expertise - Receptionists/Housekeeping/Dining Room Staff. Although close to O'Connell Street, the hotel is off the main drag and while we were there it was very hot and we kept our windows open the whole time, we had no disturbance whatsoever from traffic noise. Our bed was very comfortable and the shower a real pleasure of a morning despite being a bath fan myself. It cost us in total £320 GBP for four nights B&B which I think is very competitive for a European Capital. Dublin itself is very walkable and we found that from our base at The Castle Hotel, we were able to do all our city sightseeing on foot, only needing transport on the days we visited The Curragh and The Titianic Exhibition at City West Hotel. A very pleasant experience all round.

My friends and I hadn't booked a hotel when we came to Dublin - we chanced it and were able to stay for one of our two nights in Dublin at the Castle Hotel. The reception staff were fantastic - Louise, in particular, who apologised for not having rooms for our 2nd night (but said that she would check in the morning just in case) and sorted out rooms with such speed and with a smile - despite the three of us coming in to request a room at 5pm on a Friday afternoon! Both Louise and Gillian on reception were very accommodating and Louise also sorted me with a hair dryer as my room didn't have one.

The hotel consists of adjoining buildings which gives a lovely quirky atmosphere - the mix of normal levels and mezzanine levels makes for a fun explore (with everything well marked out so there are no wrong turns). The rooms are well furnished. The beds are comfortable and everything is very clean. The only 2 tiny problems were that in my friends room they had a great skylight over the bed but no blind to cover it from the morning sun - so they had a bit of an early wake up. Although there is parking, it's a little hard to find and I had to go and ask twice for directions -- however we got there in the end!

The cooked breakfasts were great - very filling and a typical full Irish breakfast that kept us going for hours of sight-seeing.

Louise, on reception, was also good enough to call a sister hotel the next morning when we found that there were no beds at the Castle Hotel for the Saturday night and organised 2 great bedrooms at the St George Hotel - which was close by and equally as good.