Latroupe Jacobs Inn is a standout in Dublin, primarily because it is the city’s only purpose-built youth hostel. Rather than being housed in a repurposed older building, it was designed from the ground up to cater specifically to modern travelers who value both social connection and personal space.
The hostel is famous for being a pioneer in the city by introducing pod-style beds. These offer a clever blend of privacy and comfort, featuring individual curtains, dedicated lighting, and charging points—perfect for recharging after a long day of exploring.
Its location at 21-28 Talbot Place is incredibly convenient, sitting right next to Connolly Station. This makes it an ideal launchpad for seeing the sights. You are within easy walking distance of iconic landmarks like the EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, the historic Custom House, and the lively nightlife of Temple Bar.
Beyond the rooms, the property is designed to encourage interaction. Between the rooftop terrace offering panoramic city views and a bustling bar that hosts live music and regular events, it’s easy to meet fellow travelers. Whether you are looking for a quiet corner or a spot to join a pub crawl, the hostel has carved out a distinct niche for itself in the heart of the capital.
Expert reviews
“Colourful, modern, extremely keenly priced, and friendly, Jacob’s Inn offers excellent and economical accommodation in the very centre of Dublin. You won’t find frills and glamour here, but you will find a smooth and efficiently-run hostel that does its job well.”
What guests liked
- Clean rooms
- Great location
- Friendly staff
Location
Recent guest reviews
26 May 2026
An experiance
I liked how the beds were pods. I had lots of privacy
I liked how it was modern
22 May 2026
Have changed my outlook on hostels
Best hostel I’ve stayed in
Clean and friendly
22 May 2026
It was comfy stay I loved it
Location
Staff
20 May 2026
Very good
Very clean, staff were friendly and helpful and the fact there was a bar was good.
The location isn’t great. In a rougher part of Dublin and at least a 15 minute walk to the main walking streets with the popular restaurants and bars so walking home late at night feels a bit sketchy.
20 May 2026
Great will stay here again!
Lovely staff. Great live band playing in the bar on Tuesday night. Great vibes in this place generally
19 May 2026
Pleasant
Close proximity to the city center at a cheap price. Also close to the airport express bus.
Roomier & comfier pods would have been nice.
19 May 2026
good to get your head down and chill out in privacy; yet still affordable
it’s top class in the hostel world because you get a private pod (with walls and a curtain all round your bed so you have total privacy). and it includes USB plugs (B and C) and two (!) lights inside your pod just for you to use and control and a cute little shelf and coat hanger and towel rack to hang your clothes/total put your stuff on the shelf they thought of everything. Each room has a bathroom so you don’t have to leave the room and travers endless corridors past men to get to a bathroom! Superb.
the bathroom gets quite damp and steamy after people use it, the extractor fan should be stronger (cos it’s up to 10 people using the bathroom in the morning, all your room mates)
18 May 2026
Pleasant
The front part of the premise is very clean, comfortable and well maintained. The lift makes weird noises when running. I don’t feel safe it would stop and open safely every time it runs. Maybe it’s due for an upgrade. The customer service is inconsistent, with one customer service great and a few more unenthusiastic. Decent enough though…
Lifts and luggage storage prices.
16 May 2026
Very good
The bunks were spacious and the common areas were well maintained
The location and 15 second (actually closer to five second) timers on the showers
16 May 2026
Fabulous
Location
Price
15 May 2026
I’ll come back if there were a ruling for at least pack in the halls rule.
Staff is friendly I felt safe
People inside the rooms can be disrespectful considering other people is sleeping and they go as make so much noise like 5-6-7 am
14 May 2026
I like own washroom in the room. It is super comfortable.
Great location, clean and super easy to use .
None
12 May 2026
Very good
polite staff, comfortable stay, lockers in the rooms.
very few plugs/sockets in the room and lack of usb-c plugs and sockets in the common areas lack of a/c
12 May 2026
Fabulous
Great price, great location and very comfortable.
Nothing at all
11 May 2026
Very nice for a hostel. I would prefer a privaterom, but Dublin is so expensive!
Comfy beds. Pods were nice. Very private and liked the shelf and charger and lighting in each one. The lockers were nice and big also.
The shower door doesn’t close so water was spraying all over the floor
11 May 2026
Very good
Great location, right in the centre of the city. Nice selection of food for breakfast.
The mattress was a bit stiff. The automatic light in the bathroom was too harsh at night when going to use the toilet.
11 May 2026
Very good
Location was great had publica transport just around the corner. Water available at all times was very kind and useful. Great price quality.
11 May 2026
Great
As a woman traveling alone for the first time I felt very safe. Staff was friendly, I met lovely people, and it was very clean.
The location of this hostel was a little shady. I did worry a little walking around alone. But as soon as i stepped into the Hostel it was completely different, welcoming and clean. My assigned locker hold my luggage hostage once, but staff easily solved the problem.
11 May 2026
Very good
Location near the Conolly station is fine. Little loud but near to everything. Nice people wide range of age to meet. Breakfast was surpriselly nice.
Hotel is hostel. There are rooms with own bathrooms as we had and dormitories. First night we have room with broken mattres. I do not belive that was newly brokem - only hotel normaly not solivng this. We reported the problem and get new room where it was okay. But I am sure that our original room 410 get that day someone else without fixing. What was very strange that we should move in the afternoon after returning from trip. When we return we get new code for new room and wanted to move our thing. But they moved that for us. Our unpacked things. The feeling of it that someone really touching your personal and intime things.
8 May 2026
Good after all
It was clean
The pub downstairs put loud music until midnight every night for all the weekend and you could hear it from the room
7 May 2026
Mostly Great and Very Comfortable!
The beds were extremely comfortable and private. They had nice lighting and outlets. The rooms were organized well and I felt like my stuff was safe, especially with the locks.
My room had a private bathroom which was nice but late at night I wanted to use the communal bathroom / showers and it had a weird smell and hair everywhere.
7 May 2026
Just fine for a hostel - would stay again
Everything was fine for a hostel - clean enough & comfortable enough
Machine issues delayed checking in
7 May 2026
Solid hostel with very friendly staff.
Staff was very friendly and helpful. The location was very good, you could go everywhere you needed by foot. Rooms were cleaned daily. You have nice options for food and entertainment in the lobby and a rooftop where you can hang out.
The USB ports in my bed did not work and there were no regular plugs by the bed. So i had to charge my devices during the day in the room or somewhere else. Also there were traces of mold on the ceiling of the bathroom.
7 May 2026
Very good
Good staff, well-equiped bar and cafe-restaurant, location very near Connolly Dart station.
I rated this hostel 8 mostly because I did not like the pod beds. If these do not bother you, it deserves a 9. Also, the hostel did not have not male and female bathrooms on every floor. The female washrooms were on the first, the male on the second, so I you were a female on the second floor or a male on the first, one had to go a long way if the bathroom was occupied.
6 May 2026
Clean, safe, private and great value for money - older travellers also welcome
I was a bit worried about staying in a dorm as an older traveller, but it was very quiet and clean and the pods are quite private too
It would be great if there was a kitchen area or even just a kettle where you could make a cup of tea or coffee before the bar opens
2 May 2026
Fabulous
Very convenient and comfortable. Beds were in privacy pods and there were free lockers to use during the stay and paid (cheap) luggage storage even after I checked out.
30 April 2026
Enjoyable stay
Clean and had a nice bar
Beds a bit narrow
29 April 2026
Clean and quiet
Location, price
29 April 2026
Very good
Its a good clean hostel, it's in a quiet area. But a few minutes walk to the town centre. It has a nice bar. I also like the extra privacy you get with a pod style bed - nobody can see you sleeping
26 April 2026
Great location
The location was perfect, so close to everything I needed. Pubs was next door and a few more nearby, supermarkets were just around the corner and transportation was not a problem. Some bus stops weren't very clear but you can just ask around. The accommodation itself was clean and comfortable, although the plumbing was rather noisy when you used the water taps, bin was far too small for 10 pods in one room.
Just noisy plumbing and small waste bin, everything else is good.
24 April 2026
Fabulous
Young vibe. Feels safe. Great people.
24 April 2026
Fabulous
Excellent place! Worth it. Good place and enough privacity for a hostal. Also great people in there
I reserved for my first days and was planning to stay at Dublin for a long time, so I had a big suitcase and didn't had enough space for my stuff at the rooms. If you are traveling light this is a great option for you!
24 April 2026
Very good
The accommodation offers excellent value for money and is situated in a favourable location. The beds are comfortable and maintain a suitable temperature. The cleaning staff are helpful and attentive, while the reception team are welcoming and professional. Having previously enjoyed a brief stay here, I returned for a longer visit and am pleased to confirm that I continue to have a positive experience, making this an ideal choice for extended stays.
The bathroom extractor fans need a clean.
23 April 2026
Excellent stay but hope it could be cheaper
Lively atmosphere in the lobby, clean beds and rooms, free ear buds too (for noise cancellation at night), large lockers and friendly staff. Very near to city center and red line tram.
Some smokers outside the rooms.
21 April 2026
Really good!
I was a bit hesitant about the location because of some comments, but there’s nothing weird about it. The police station is right behind the hostel! The hostel is huge, and the common areas are really nice!
No one explained to me at reception that the code changes every Monday or where I could find the women’s bathroom. It’s not a big deal, but those small things really help people feel welcome.
21 April 2026
Very good
Very nice place thats why i Always come Here.
The hospitality is Always good
20 April 2026
Fabulous
I loved the pod concept! It was super comfortable! The bar and lounge areas were also great!
The location did feel a little bit sketchy, especially at night
19 April 2026
Fabulous
Absolutely lovely staff ,very clean, safe ,enjoyable . Fabulous breakfast and even bands playing in the bar . Very chill friendly hostel you will feel cared for . The best place Dublin can offer . The staff need to be applauded .
I have no negatives at all .
18 April 2026
Fabulous
The hostel was amazing, cheap and have a nice atmosphere One of a best in Dublin
No shared kitchen
17 April 2026
Pleasant
the pods are good, the interior is well thought out.
the lockers to store your luggage are every expensive (3-4 euros p/hour + 1 euro for each extra hour). The woman's dorms are always more expensive than the general dorms. I would never stay in a general dorm again (which I did a week earlier), drunk, smelling, loud men are to be expected because many people come to Dublin to party. Also, in the woman's dorm's shower (as opposed to the general dorms), the water only runs for 15 seks, so you have to press the button a lot to get a proper shower. I did not like the breakfast.
14 April 2026
Very good
the beds
If there was a small kitchen area, with a microwave or something similar
13 April 2026
Fabulous
Location
Small lift.
10 April 2026
Overnight for work
It’s handiness to where i needed to be
Its location is not in Dublins best area but groups of people would be fine; the solo traveler less so
10 April 2026
Very good
The pods/rooms were clean. The staff was great. Bar was fun.
It would be nice to keep the smoking patio open to avoid having to stand out in the alley way late at night.
9 April 2026
It was good for 1 night
Cheap, good breakfast
10 people in the room
9 April 2026
Very good
There nothing that stands out.
The shower is push button stay on 5 seconds not good. I would'nt advise buying breakfast i felt it was very poor quailty for €13 euro. The hot food has been cooked and left to stand to long everything was cold. The fried eggs are the worst i've seen. I say nothing is cooked fresh. Very disapointing.
8 April 2026
Big hostel, good location
Great location in Dublin, pretty social, easy to meet people! The beds are comfortable and private.
It was a little hard to share one bathroom with 10 people. Also a little frustrating you have to pay for luggage storage (I’ve never had a hostel charge for this before) and towels.
8 April 2026
Fun place for young adult travelers.
There were a lot of rooms and we all fit in a couple rooms. They allowed children as well.
That you had to pay for towels and games in the common area (like playing pool)
7 April 2026
Fabulous
Location and mixed room system and especially three pub crawl we did
Smeel of the room and I woke up because of the staff they were cleaning while we sleeping didn't like that at all especially when they were shouting
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage (additional charge)
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Outdoors
- - Terrace
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Ironing service
- - Daily housekeeping
Business facilities
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Activities
- - Evening entertainment
- - Pub crawls (additional charge)
- - Walking tours
- - Live music/performance
Entertainment & family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Miscellaneous
- - Key access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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26 May 2026
Fabulous