Harcourt Hotel

Don’t Believe the Hype, It Has Lost Its Charm.

If you are American and you are looking for "Irish" hospitality, you will not find it here. I am hard press to say you will find it anywhere in Dublin, as it has changed so much. I think it is important to know that when you travel to Ireland these days, you will be fleeced and treated rudely while in the process. I don’t know who does the ratings of hotels in Dublin, Ireland, but let me tell you that this is NO three star hotel. I stayed in this hotel 10 years ago and had a great time, back then it could have been given such a rating, but not now. The room was a shoebox; it had drapes and bedspread that dated back into the 1950’s and the beds themselves could have come from that decade as well. I couldn’t sleep the bed was so uncomfortable. One of the bedspread had something sticky on it..gum, your guess is as good as mine. There was a lamp on the desk that never worked. I had to call and ask twice for the heat to be put on, as there was no heat throughout the whole building, and the day was raw and cold. The service was lacking and quite cold. I had relatives call and leave messages that I never got. I mean I could go on and on, but just don’t stay here.

Go to the the country!!! In addition, (and this sounds harsh,but ture), you might want to bush up on your Polish/Romanian, because there are a lot of people who work in the service industry that cannot speak English.

The Harcourt Hotel - Trip Dub

The Harcourt Hotel provided quality service during my stay. It is conveniently located within 5 minutes walking distance of Grafton St. - a major shopping area. All staff members were quite friendly and helpful. Thank You, Harcourt Hotel... I will stay there again when on future Dublin Trips.

Great location for price

Standard hotel for the cost. Rooms were clean and beds were ok. Some of the walls are paper thin and we could hear some of our neighbors conversations and every step the people made in the room above us. Great location. 5min walk to Stephens Green and 10min walk to Grafton Street for shopping and nightlife. Trinity College, National Gallery & Museum are about a 15min walk away. Staff were extremely helpful, answered all our questions and gave great directions. The hotel has a nightclub called N2. We were there in Sept so I don’t know if its the off season but not much was happening in the nightclub. They played music from 10pm to 2am and there were only about 10 people there. If you cant handle noise I would suggest wearing earplugs. I wore my IPOD and had no problems sleeping. The bar was a little disappointing. The bar had a limited selection of food which included standard american appetizers (nachoes, potatoes skins, chicken wings, etc.) and service was extremely slow. It was about an hour before we got our food. However, on a positive note they have some of the cheapest Guinness around that tastes great! If your staying here and don’t want to walk 10min to Grafton street to eat, check out the Italian resturant right next to the hotel. Everything we ordered was good and affordable and the service was great.

Traveler's tip

Take a lightweight rain jacket. Even if it looks sunny with no clouds the weather seems to change every hour.