Hotel Isaacs DublinEditor's Pick

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Conveniently placed adjacent to Dublin’s bus terminal, the Hotel Isaacs is an easy pick for its location as well as its solid rooms and relatively reasonable rates. This three-star hotel’s 103 rooms are a cut above the rooms found in most of Dublin’s budget-friendly properties.

Rooms at Hotel Isaacs come in two varieties. There’s the modern business-class type, with its very familiar crisp duvets dressed with ruby-red throws and round table of blond wood surrounded by matching chairs. A working space is crowded with a desk lamp, telephone, electric kettle and coffee and tea supplies. You’ve seen it before. Its very familiarity is more comforting than sexy.

Then there are the Georgian rooms, available upon request. They’re fancy, with overstuffed chairs, ottomans, dainty bedside lampshades. The model we saw was massive, and surely at the top end of the hotel’s rate scale. All rooms are equipped with a television, and air conditioning is available (request ahead).

What we don’t like about Hotel Isaacs are the incidentals. There’s a charge for parking, and Wi-Fi is €6 for 24 hours. Even the Internet station in the lobby isn’t free. In a city where Wi-Fi is free at most hostels, it’s disappointing that a mid-range business hotel hasn’t caught up with the times.

Breakfast is sometimes included in the room rate (check when booking).

» Alex Robertson Textor

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.