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Jacobs Inn Hostel, Dublin

21 - 28 Talbot Place, D1 Dublin, Ireland (show on map)

Expert reviews

Telegraph review:

“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.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Jacobs Inn Hostel, Dublin. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.2 out of 5.0

Ranked 12th in Dublin

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All you need to know

Jacobs Inn Hostel in Dublin is situated at the center of the city, next to the Temple Bar. The hostel has modern interiors with chill-out areas that provide affordable rooms to its guests. If you want to catch all the actions in the city, you should choose this place to stay in the heart of the city. Both dormitory and private rooms are available with the hostel for the guests. Jacobs Inn Hostel is conveniently placed to access public transport easily.

Basic amenities of the hostel

Along with daily housekeeping, laundry, 24-hour reception service, the guests can avail of morning breakfast. The hostel has a lounge area to relax; the guests can enjoy high-speed internet and evening entertainment along with many other services. It is one of the high-rated hostels in Dublin due to the services it provides to the guests.

Rooms

Six-bed, 12-bed mix dormitory are available along with 6-pod, 4-pod private rooms with bunk beds. Separate male dormitory and female dormitory are also there for the convenience of the guests. The guests for their privacy can book a deluxe twin room and deluxe double rooms with private bathrooms and all the associated amenities. You can also book family rooms with bunk beds for your family trip.

The rooms in the hostel are well-maintained and provide a hygienic environment for the guests staying here. The travelers can access significant areas of the city from the hostel as the shops, bars, restaurants, and colleges are at walkable distance.

 

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Recent guest reviews

4.0
Miffy

6 May 2025

Very good

Check in was smooth, room was well ventilated and beds were comfy and private. Breakfast was good

Nothing

4.0
Water

5 May 2025

Good for solo traveller

Breakfast is good and the location is excellent. Very ear Train amd Bus station

4.5
Lichthart

5 May 2025

Fabulous

Friendly staff, clean rooms and quiet on the rooms. The pods give you a certain feeling of privacy

It was quite warm in the room

4.0
Marta

3 May 2025

Perfekt for short stay

Really nice staff, good location, new and modern equipment and deko

It was a bit loud from the floor and toilet

4.0
Lorenz

3 May 2025

Very good

Clean rooms, each room it's own toilet and shower, plus shared showers in hallway. Nice breakfast, and cosy communal area

Room's shower and toilet in same bathroom, for 12 people. No refund possible at all in case of travel issues

4.5
Paul

3 May 2025

Fabulous

Very good location and room was good

4.0
Isabella

1 May 2025

Very good

Location was very good

Some of the receptionists were quite cold and unhelpful, but some of them were lovely and kind. Really depended on the day and who was at the desk.

4.0
Mamba

30 April 2025

Very good

Cleanliness

Check out time

4.0
Oleh

29 April 2025

Recommend for its price and staff

Cozy place with own bar, wonderful. Great location, fantastic staff. Comfortable beds and calm nights

The sockets in my 4th bed were broken unfortunately. Plus you need to be really prepared that you won’t be alone, like bathroom and all the place for eight people. The roommates might be a bit messy but staff do everything to make your stay more comfortable

4.0
Yeshaya

27 April 2025

Very good

The staff are great, the bar is fun. Met cool people

The bathroom had a bad smell and my locker code kept on braking

4.0
Lewis

26 April 2025

Would recommend but dont expect a warm welcome.

Great modern facilities and great value for price. Links to an amazing pub crawl. Good location.

Blonde receptionist was about the rudest, most aggressive person I've ever met in hospitality. I get that they might get some rude customers or work long hours but her colleagues were nowhere near as bad. Generally most of the staff wasn't that friendly. Some nutcases in the next street along before you get into the city.

4.0
Brinx

25 April 2025

Greta Hostel to stay in with a great atmosphere

Nice atmosphere, pod style beds, reception, bar and chillout area, and quiet area in the centre 5 minutes walk from anywhere

It is a hostel after all, so do remember to take their free earplugs :)

4.0
Kayley

25 April 2025

Very good

The rooms were really cool, I booked two 10 bed rooms out with my friends so we had only people we knew in the rooms and it was really nice. The beds were fine, quite private but weren’t hugely comfortable. They get very hot at night and the pillow is very flat. They rooftop terrace was a great hangout spot, a lovely bar and restaurant too. There was good security with lockers supplied in all rooms and also codes to get in and out of the rooms and hallways. The breakfast is an additional 12 euro, but it wasn’t anything too special. Everything you’d need like cereal, toast, fruit, eggs etc. (But not worth 12 euro, so I didn’t avail of it). It was very quiet at night but there was a lot of noise from outside in the morning. Amazing location!! Right in the centre and only a luas away from anything in town.

4.0
Zoheb

25 April 2025

Good experience overall

Nice and new property. All facilities were great & nice location as well with big rooms.

The beds inside the pods were a bit unclean.

4.5
Neil

24 April 2025

Simple, comfortable & secure.

Basic but clean - & appreciated the locker, cubicle for shoes & the 2 usb connections. Also, the shower room was excellent - & the room entry codes are changed every week for extra security.

Can’t think of anything.

4.0
Andrei

24 April 2025

Very good

The hostel's location is just top - very close to everything in the heart of Dublin. The sleeping pod was comfortable: nice mattress, pleasant duvet, reading light inside. The breakfast food selection was rather basic but enough to construct a kind of a full Irish breakfast. The place felt safe, and the atmosphere inside was nice. Also got lucky - no unruly or snoring neighbors.

- They charge for luggage storage, this is I believe the first accommodation I stayed at that does that. - An open window is the only way to ventilate the room, Dublin seagulls will wake you up at 6 :) - I failed to notice any facilities to cook or even heat up own food.

4.5
Maria

20 April 2025

Fabulous

Everything was good and comfortable after a busy day

There were no sockets near the bed, only USB ports.

4.5
Tobiad

20 April 2025

Fabulous

Nice to have a small private area and not open bunks

3.5
Alex

18 April 2025

Good hostel to stay in for a couple nights.

Hostel was clean and tidy. I don't really stay in hostels much due to privacy reasons but thought the privacy was OK here. There seemed to be a food atmosphere in the hostel.

There was a weird smell downstairs by the elevators and the person below my bed was making weird noises but these are minor details.

4.5
Luísa

18 April 2025

Fabulous

Almost all pods were empty, out of the 3 only people there (including me) snored a lot and neither me or the other girl batted an eye... Id recommend When the flow is low to spread then through the room

4.0
Barun

17 April 2025

Great place to check i

Very good but the corner of the street with wanna be irish boys and kids might make it an awful sight to behold not to worry though. Non the less it's awesome with great facilities great bar and breakfast infact everyone there was so cool especially for me coming all the way from Sikkim a tiny northeastern mountain region in india bordered by Nepal Bhutan and China go goole my location

Just the loud wannabe kids around the vlock

4.5
Harriet

16 April 2025

It was very comfortable.

Nice and comfortable bed and room

4.0
Jesse

13 April 2025

Very good

Decent hostel clean, good staff. My only complaint is the communal mens bathroom stinks bad! It’s clean but i think it’s an old building perhaps with no water trap to keep the smell of sewage gas from coming back up through the pipes. There is a bathroom in each room but if you are like me and like to do your business without others in the room hearing it then you will have to brave the smelly boys room down the hall. Other than that it is your typical hostel all good.

4.0
Lee

13 April 2025

Very good

Stayed in 8 bed pod with entire family for 1 night. Was easy and comfortable would recommend to other families for a very short stay.

4.0
Bevan

12 April 2025

Very good

I love the pods - so much more privacy and quiet than bunks

3.5
Zack

12 April 2025

Pleasant

Cozy beds, attentive staff, large ground floor bar/restaurant, and the location is interesting (its 15-20 min walk from most attractions but I enjoyed being in the north end. The daily free drink social was a great way to make friends.

the negative was mostly just that the bathrooms weren't the cleanest and smelt pretty awful. Would be nice if they had an option for coffee earlier in the morning too

4.5
Sneha

10 April 2025

Really good! I always book my stay here whenever I have the option.

The cleanliness, the room, the facilities in general

There was nothing that I didn't like.

4.0
Aysenaz

10 April 2025

Friendly environment

The location and the atmosphere of the hostel was amazing. The staff was very helpful for exchanging coins for bus and I had the best Irish coffee at the bar!!! However, people preparing their suitcases at 3am broke my sleep:(

3.5
Salvatore

10 April 2025

Pleasant

Good location I didn't like that you constantly had to push a button to keep the showers on. The water only lasted to 10-15 seconds before it shut off.

4.0
Tahirah

9 April 2025

Great staff, good deal for the price

The staff was really nice, while it was slightly out of the centre of the city, the location was still quite good and it was really walkable to go into the centre. Just took me 15 minutes. It was quite clean and overall nice experience.

Not noise proof, could hear everything even slight movements in the other's cabins.

3.5
Christoph-matthias

6 April 2025

Pleasant

Great location, fair for the price! Nice stuff

4.0
Dan

5 April 2025

Very good

location

4.5
Lana

4 April 2025

Great stay

New, clean, and excellent facilities. There's a great bar, but the noise doesn't carry to the rooms.

4.0
Alexey

3 April 2025

Very good

Breakfast is nice! Location is cool! It looks like this Hostel is so nice been recommended

Room #209. There is a big useful space just for a chill or packing guest stuff, but there aren't any coache or armchairs or chairs. Both sinks were soldiered. Please unclog sink drains

4.0
Matthew

3 April 2025

Great place to stay, review your water restrictions

I disliked that in a group room, you were limited for time on shower water, where it's expressed about about water efficiency. However, I stayed in a double room for a night and found that I could have a shower for as long as I'd have liked, all afternoon and evening if so chose. So, it feels a bit discriminatory. However, the hostel, staff, events and generally, it was a great experience

3.5
Tetiana

3 April 2025

I will use it again for 1 night stay

I spent 1 night in female room. I was quite lucky all ladies were quiet and nice. It is very warm inside of the tube. Use light pyjama as it is very hot. For 1 night stay great value for money. However in other rooms there were a lot of kids who were running all night . So I think it depends who are you roommates

4.5
Hipólito

2 April 2025

Good for Price 👍

Really good hostel, pricey but gives what is expected for the price: - Really comfortable pods - The bathroom was cleaned thoroughly - The hostel tries to engage the guests with activities and recommendations. Shout out to Maxi in the night shift, with his recommendations for pubs and nightlife in Dublin and helping a lot. As a critique, the chillout room needs a lot more outlets, seriously.

4.0
Neil

1 April 2025

Great budget travel for solo travellers

A great location, comfortable pod in the room - but a bit hot. Secure locker in the room, charging points next to the bed and great free WiFi. Chill out room had a kettle and a microwave which was handy as there was a nearby Lidl to get food. There is a luggage store, but factor in the price as it’s €5 then €1 per hour. I checked out at 10am and had an evening flight.

4.5
Barry

1 April 2025

Fabulous

Ease of use

4.5
Cidália

1 April 2025

Great Cozy Hostel

The beds were super cozy, and the rooms clean. The only thing i didn't like was the chill room, always has a bad smell and it didn't have a source of water but it had a kettle.

4.5
Mohammed

28 March 2025

Very good had the best time there thanking everyone there

It is perhaps the best hostel in Dublin and beyond. Very clean and big specious rooms, new building well looked after, I never seen anything like that in hostels, even the guests are well behaved. The bathroom is very big and very clean additionally there are toilets and showers outside the room

No small kitchen to even bake a ready made pizza. The pods are tricky to get into them although they provide some privacy but they could have been streached with such big room they would have the same capacity I do not know who's idea it was I think it is wrong.

4.0
Suse

26 March 2025

Good budget choice

Nice pub and café area, very friendly staff. The pods are comfy with good lockers, and the bathrooms are clean. Overall a good experience with good dorms in a good location, but a lot of stuff could be better.

The showers last a few seconds only, so you kind of have to lean on the button. Very annoying. It gets hot in the dorms at night. Also, the «chillout room» is horrible - no sink/kitchen, no cutlery, just a very dirty microwave and water kettle (not very handy without water access) in a creepy dark room. Come on, put some pictures on the walls at least, and provide some cleaning stuff so guests can wipe the surfaces…

4.0
Trisha

25 March 2025

Very good

Quiet location, comfortable room with large enough pods, great lounge area in the lobby, very close to the tram and bus.

Shared bathroom was on a different floor, quite hot in the room, shower knob needed to be held in the entire time for water

4.0
Laura

23 March 2025

Very good

As someone who hasn't stayed in a hostel before I was pleastly surprised. The beds/pods were quite comfortable and equipped with USB ports and a shelf. There's lockers in the room which you do not need a lock for - you create your own code. I stayed in a 10 pod female only room with one bathroom. I never had an issue waiting for the bathroom. However, there is another larger bathroom provided on the floor with multiple showers and stalls. The breakfast was surprisingly good as well and a good value.

The showers time out at 15 seconds... yes 15 seconds (per the sign on the wall stating so). It's to conserve water but it is a bit over the top. 30 seconds would be much more enjoyable than the 15 seconds assault of water then standing in the cold. I would probably not return here for that reason alone.

3.5
Clara

22 March 2025

Pleasant

Clean rooms and good location. Pods are comfortable enough with good blackout curtains.

No fridge, no kettle, no kitchen, no cutlery. Just a microwave in a poorly ventilated "chill out room" that reeks like tobacco, old food and BO. Only one bathroom per shared room, which means you can't use the toilet or the faucet if someone else is showering. Luggage storage is expensive. WiFi is free, but poor signal in the rooms.

4.5
Nelson

18 March 2025

Fabulous

Staff, rooms and breakfast are great. Live music was an huge plus

Chilling was dark and somehow creepy

4.0
Mara

16 March 2025

Very good

Very close to the city center and just off the bus stop coming from the airport. The pods were comfortable, very nice sheets. I stayed in an all female dorm, it was pretty quiet and clean. The pod is not very long but was comfortable, at least in my case but I am only 1.63, there is also an advisory on the wall that the pods can get a bit hot but again not a problem. For people traveling with no set plans the hostel has activities which they post up like walk tours and pub crawls. Reception is open 24h and access to the room is by using a code. There is a bathroom with a shower in the room for 9 beds but at least during my stay this was enough, I was also told there were some more showers if needed on the first floor.

Nothing to complain about honestly I did not try the breakfast or the bar so no comment.

4.0
Ela

14 March 2025

Very good

The location is central. We stayed only one night but we got all that we needed. Comfortable bed in a twin room and private toilet.

4.0
Hannah

14 March 2025

Very good

Location was pretty central, I liked the privacy of a pod, & the bar downstairs was nice. Lockers in the rooms were big and were coded so you didn’t need a padlock which was great. Bathrooms in the room. Always had social events going on downstairs, so was easy to meet other guests.

The only socket next to the bed is a USB - no plug so couldn’t charge your phone if you have a different cable type. Shower in my room kept falling apart & turned off every 10 seconds. The chill out room was pretty bland and could definitely be spruced up a bit.

4.0
Kirsten

13 March 2025

Highly recommend for staying in Dublin while being on a budget

Location to city centre and public transport, privacy curtains and lockers with a personal pin code were great. The walls between the beds were somehow thick enough that you wouldn‘t hear your neighbours. Also the ladders and the whole bed construction is so steady that nothing is shaking or moving when someone comes of leaves. Security at the front door and different codes to go up the stairs and into each dorm let me feel really safe.

It’s just a minor issue: no control over the heating. After a certain time the heating would turn on high whenever we would open the window. So it became really hot within the little pods.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Snack bar
  • - Coffee house on site

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Tour desk
  • - 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
  • - Designated smoking area

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 and family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Toilet with grab rails
  • - Emergency cord in bathroom

Miscellaneous

  • - 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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