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

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.

Located a full block from Parnell Square, the three-star Maldron Hotel Parnell Square offers 105 standard rooms and an aesthetically interesting hodgepodge.

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.

Just outside of Dublin's city center, the Waterloo House is the perfect place for a quieter, mature crowd.

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.

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

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

With 281 beds, Avalon House is a big joint hostel/hotel facility. Its architectural grandeur, convenient location and professional management all make the Avalon a fine budget option.

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 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.

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.

Conveniently placed adjacent to Dublin’s bus terminal, the Beresford is an easy pick for its location as well as its solid rooms and often reasonable rates.

The 22-room Anchor Guesthouse, situated at the south end of Lower Gardiner Street's hotel hub, features a subtle nautical theme.

Situated at the south end of Lower Gardiner Street, this unique 80-room bed-and-breakfast located near Connolly Station has personality to spare.

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

The spic-and-span Eliza Lodge is a sleek modern building poised on the edge of Wellington Quay and overlooking the Millennium Bridge.

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.