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Students of budget accommodation might want to spend a night on the campus of World-Famous Trinity College in central Dublin. During the summer months (mid-June until the end of September), the college rents out student rooms at prices that are quite reasonable prices, if a bit hard to explain.

The College, itself one of Dublin's premier tourist destinations, is located in the heart of the city, just South of the Liffey. The 40-acre, cross-shaped, campus is comprised of extensive yards, sporting fields, museums, libraries, and churches. So yes, as far as hotels go, this is one heck of a facility.

The Trinity College Accommodation Office offers tourists three types of rooms: Standard, Superior, and En Suite. Standard rooms, located in the historic section of the college, are un-renovated. Rooms are simple and share facilities (one bathroom for every six singles). Superior rooms have modern facilities and are housed in a "purpose-built" (aka modern and ugly) apartment building located across the street from the eastern edge of campus—about a 15-minute walk from the front gates. En suite rooms are renovated rooms with private facilities located within the charming historic campus area.

Rooms are student dormitories and, as such, provide surprise-free furnishings without televisions or telephones, though many are equipped with kitchenettes. With 600 rooms, the college often places solo travelers alone in their suites, offering quite a lot of room for your euro.

The day we checked out the facility, we waited in the Trinity College's "accommodations office," located just inside the gates. An older couple from the States was checking into a Superior.

"Where is our room?" they cried despairingly to the clerk.

"We're here right now," the clerk said, as he pointed to a jumbo aerial map hanging on the wall, "And you need to go here." Then he traced his pen along the cobbled walk of the college, up, up, out, and across the street.

The couple was not pleased. They had walked enough for the day. "How are we supposed to get our luggage out there?" the man demanded.

Not to worry, the clerk called upon an assistant, and they all headed out the door together.

Staying at Trinity is an experience. It's romantic and unusual. It's convenient and cost-effective. But don't come expecting a typical hotel.

» Tom Meyers

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.

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Trinity College, College Green
Temple Bar & Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

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