The Abbey Court is located right off the O'Connell Bridge on Bachelor's Walk, placing it just across the water from the safe (yet somewhat noisy) Temple Bar area.

The Jacobs Inn is a mammoth hostel, cramming 420 beds into its 69 rooms. Location, a stone’s throw from Dublin’s main bus terminal, is an easy 15-minute walk to Temple Bar.

The 70-room Paramount Hotel, located just south of the Liffey, has everything tourists want in accommodation, and the rates show it.

Rooms are student dormitories and, as such, provide surprise-free furnishings without televisions or telephones, though many are equipped with kitchenettes.

Part of a chain of hotels spanning Ireland and the U.K., the Jurys Inn offers reliable three-star surrounds and service with all the usual amenities.

Located right on Parnell Square, the Hotel St. George dates back to 1907. Housed in a Georgian mansion, it’s close enough to the city center without costing guests a pot of gold.

The Grafton Guest House Dublin is hip and smart: the perfect mix of "something old and something new."

Staying at the Hazelbrook House, one of the many centrally located guesthouses on Lower Gardiner Street, is a bit like staying at the home of a fastidiously clean, though aesthetically indifferent, aunt.

The rates at Stauntons on the Green can't be beat, at least not for this location, with these amenities, this quiet yet central location, and this staff.

A hostel with style? Yes folks, it's possible. Globetrotters Hostel, with its 260 beds, is cut of a different cloth.

Well over half of the Harding Hotel's rooms offer stellar views of beautiful Christ Church Cathedral, which is just across the street.

It's obvious before one even enters the conveniently located Isaacs Hostel that this former wine cellar and warehouse is a favorite with travelers the world over.

Named after one of Dublin's most famous historical figures, this Fleet Street hostel, which used to be a bank, is now cashing in on the backpacker and budget traveler vibe.

ne of Dublin’s best-known hostels, Barnacles sits at the epicenter of Temple Bar. The epicenter. An earthquake centered on the world’s Irish pubs would rip the earth open in this precise site.

The Four Courts Hostel is the kind of high quality hostel we dig. With 236 beds in all, it's clean and features spacious lounges on two floors.

The Charles Stewart's surprisingly low-priced rooms make this one frugal find, especially since it's located right across the street from historic Parnell Square.

The brown brick Abbott Lodge has a pleasant, homey atmosphere inside.

Located across the street from Christ Church Cathedral and Dublin Castle, the Kinlay House is one well-placed hostel, offering budget beds within minutes of the rollicking Temple Bar scene.