we stayed at the rainbow hostel for one night. we camped for 9 euro per person. just pitch your tent anywhere in the yard - it was very noisy at night though. i did not see any of the hostel rooms but the kitchen and bathrooms were clean. staff was very friendly. also note that the hostel is a bit outside of town but not too bad of a walk.

Me and my friend stayed at the Rainbow Hostel for a week and it has been one of the best experiences ever. The staff is amazing, they are kind and customer-friendly. The hostel has an great character and we (and other people) felt at home from the day we arrived. This resulted in making lots of friends and great nights with piano and guitar playing. The rooms were clean, bright and spacious. The whole building was cleaned at least once a day. The beautiful surroundings compensated the long walk to the centre of Dingle (about 20 minutes).
Staying at the Rainbow hostel was definitely one of the reasons that our holiday was such a great success. I can't wait to go back there next year.

I stayed here in 1999. WOW!!! What a way to travel. Although it has been almost 10 years since I've been, I see the photos and it doesn't seem to have changed much. I loved the atmosphere. So many people who don't even know each other just hang out to the wee hours of the morning and just talk and drink, after coming back from the pubs. I met some friends there that I kept in touch with over the next few years. Some I lost touch with that I would give anything to talk to again. I had some of the best nights in the hostel that will last me until I die. I miss those days so very much. Love "My Strawberry"

P.S. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good and relaxing time. A bit of a walk to town but hey, if you have good company and good beer.......what the hell!!!

Spent 2 nights in the Rainbow Hostel last month. Had a very nice Private Room upstairs - big and spacious with cool skylights. Upstairs toilet - great, downstairs kinda squashed.

Only problem we had was with the Kitchen - not the cleanest - especially the cupboards. They are full of junk!!

Shortage of cups and kettles too.

Fantastic location, garden and camping facilities though. So it has great potential - most of the staff are very good - nice too.

We stayed here for one night, as part of a roadtrip around Ireland.

Unfortunately, the weather was terrible, and there had been torrential rain in the days leading up to our stay and whilst we were there. This meant that there were wet clothes, camping equipment, shoes etc lying all over the place drying, which led to the hostel looking quite untidy, cluttered and a bit damp smelling. Not the hostels fault - but not pleasant to experience either. It also meant that the common areas were crowded - as all the campers came inside for relief from the rain (the hostel offers camping accommodation as well).

The showers and toilets were not pleasant - the doors were only 'half doors', so you could hear everything and it wasn't very private. The showers smelled and appeared to be unclean - I wouldn't have used the showers without wearing flipflops!

In saying that - the room we stayed in was fine - although it was very small, it was bright, airy and clean.

The location of the hostel isn't ideal - its quite a walk and its just outside Dingle. There also seems to be conflicting information on how far it actually is - some reviews/information we read told us it was a 5-10 minute walk, whilst others have reported its closer to 30 minutes. On a nice day, it would be a lovely walk - but in torrential rain, at 3am, its a pretty depressing trudge back (especially as there is no street lighting once you pass the roundabout out of Dingle).

Overall - we wouldn't stay there again. The shower and toilet facilities were not clean enough (although possibly the weather didn't help), and we would have preferred to be more centrally located.