Name: Generator Hostel Dublin
Address: Smithfield Square, Smithfield, D7 Dublin, Ireland, Smithfield Square, Smithfield, Dublin County, D7, Ireland
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at £15 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.1

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Generator Hostel Dublin

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Smithfield Square, Smithfield, D7 Dublin, Ireland –

*8.3* Smithfield: only 1 minute away! (50 yards on foot)

*8.6* St. Michan's Church: only 3 minutes away! (250 yards on foot)

*8.4* Jameson Distillery: only 2 minutes away! (100 yards on foot)

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I stay here atleast once a month, all the staff are amazing and the hostel is always clean and inviting.

Sarahmcw91, United Kingdom

Locker under bed and downstairs were great. Check in was good. 5 dollar pints of turborg.

Sam, Canada

Nice rooms, mine had a balcony Great to meet new people (bar, evening events) The en-suite bathroom was great!

Luisa, Germany

Close to Luas and railway links. Relatively low cost. Reserved at short notice after 22.00.

Tomas, United Kingdom

Was charged twice for my one night stay. The manager was called to deal with the problem. Found him to be rude and unwilling to listen, also passed remarks on my attire and accent. Front desk staff was apologetic for his behavior which he shouldn't have had to do. Reception staff lovely, manager needs to up his people skills

Ciara, Ireland

Excellenthostel bar, really kind staff . and clean and modern rooms.

Conor, Australia

So comfy and couldn't have asked for better room mates for my first time in a hostel

Debbie, Ireland

Location, cleanliness (for a hostel especially), staff was very friendly

Anonymous, Netherlands

Location, awesome multicultural staff, transportation really accessible, good ambiance all the time. Creative and original rooms. Good safety!

Kenya, USA

Room was as good as any standard hotel room. Only difference was lack of TV which we didn't want anyway. Room had a balcony which was an added bonus. Loved the place!

Niamh, United Kingdom

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The award-winning, brand-new is next door to the and . It offers budget en suite accommodation and a late night bar. A tutored tasting experience hosted by the Irish Whiskey Ambassadors is until the end of February 2017.

Dublin Castle and the Guinness Storehouse are just a 10-minute walk away. Famous and lively Temple Bar is just 2 tram stops away.

Each morning traditional breakfasts are available at the Generator Hostel Dublin. Light snacks are available from the bar and there are regular entertainment evenings, including movie nights and quizzes.

Guests can relax in the 24-hour lounge and free Wi-Fi is available in all public areas of the hostel. There are also internet terminals available for a small charge.

Free walking tours are provided, and the hostel has a 24-hour reception and provides laundry and ironing facilities for guests. There is an on-site travel shop where guests can book sightseeing tickets and make travel arrangements.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Dublin! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Continental, Full English/Irish

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	Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Room size 161 ft² Bed in a Dormitory Room with shared external bathroom and toilet. Includes bed linen and individual lockers. Room facilities: • Shared Bathroom • Heating • Shared Toilet • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Room size 205 ft² Bed in a Dormitory Room with shared external bathroom and toilet. Includes bed linen and individual lockers. Room facilities: • Shared Bathroom • Heating • Shared Toilet • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 172 ft² Bed in a Dormitory Room with en suite bathroom and bunk beds. Includes bed linen and individual lockers. Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Quadruple Room 2 bunk beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 205 ft² This room has 2 sets of bunk beds and an en-suite bathroom with shower. Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
× 6	6-Bed Dormitory Room 6 bunk beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 172 ft² Dormitory Room for 6 with bunk beds and en suite bathroom. Includes bed linen and individual lockers. Room facilities: • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Twin Room 2 single beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 205 ft² Private Twin Room with a private bathroom, a hanging unit or locker, bed linen, and towels. Please note room may have 2 single beds or a set of bunk beds. Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 205 ft² Bed in a Dormitory Room with en suite bathroom and bunk beds. Includes bed linen and individual lockers. Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Family Room 2 single beds and 2 bunk beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 205 ft² Rooms are 19 square metres. Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room 1 bunk bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Room size 205 ft² Room facilities: • Shower • Toilet • Private bathroom • Heating • Bath or Shower • Linen • Toilet paper Please select everything you’d like to know more about (Your response helps provide better information for travellers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the selected options? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve, so you can book more easily next time. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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Come to stay with us this Winter! We are delighted to present to you a fantastic tutored tasting experience, hosted by Jameson Irish Whiskey Ambassadors - our friends next door - available until the end of February 2017. Come stay with Generator and shake of the cold - join this tasting! Just a short stroll from Temple Bar, Generator Dublin sits beside the Jameson distillery right on Smithfield Square, home to the Smithfield market and food market. With exposed stonework, reclaimed timber and tailor made Jameson bottle chandelier, the open spaces of the Generator bar serves as a magnet to locals as well as the wander-lusting traveller.

Property surroundings – Guests loved walking around the neighbourhood!

Closest landmarks

Smithfield
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Chimney Viewing Tower
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Jameson Distillery
0.1 miles
St. Michan's Church
0.1 miles
James Joyce House of the Dead
0.3 miles
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
0.3 miles
St. Audoen's Park
0.3 miles
National College of Art and Design
0.3 miles
St. Mary's Abbey
0.3 miles
St. Audoen's Church
0.3 miles

Restaurants and markets

Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
0.1 miles
Cobblestones Cafe/bar
0.1 miles

Natural beauty

Liffey River
0.1 miles
Irish Sea Sea/ocean
2 miles
Dublin Mountain
8 miles

Closest airports

Dublin Airport
5.6 miles

What travellers love about this location

“Good location. Easy to get too. Each bed has a light and plugs. Also a locker for each person in rooms. (Need a big lock)”

Stephen

United Kingdom

“The place had a really great vibe about it. It is in a great location within easy walk of most if not all the places you would want to visit in Dublin. As a family of four we had a private dorm with six beds and while not 5* luxury was very clean and perfect for a short stay. There is a great pub just up the square called the Cobblestones which is renowned for its traditional Irish music. We discovered that there are equivalent hostels in quite a few other cities around Europe and would definitely consider looking to stay in them too.”

Paul

United Kingdom

“Very central. Nice people. Good evening entertainment and activities.”

Andrew

United Kingdom

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14:00 - 00:00

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10:00 - 10:30

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.

Children and extra beds

Children cannot be accommodated at the hotel.

Extra beds are not available.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Generator Hostel Dublin accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The fine print

Group Bookings:

- Your booking will be considered a group booking if includes 10 or more people.
- The hostel will contact guests after booking.
- You will also need to pay the entire cost of the reservation at least 1 month before arrival.
- Late payment will result in the rooms being re-sold.

Kindly note food purchased outside the hostel cannot be brought in or consumed in Generator Hostel Dublin.

Valid photo ID is required for check in - passport or drivers license only.

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Reviewed: 19 August 2018

Anonymous
Australia

1 helpful vote
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉The breakfast that is included is not worth go to shop up the road can buy delicious healthy food. Too noisy sooo many drunk ppl coming and going.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 18 August 2018

SarahMcW91
United Kingdom
Age group: 25 – 34
9.6

“Great stay as always, thanks Gen team”
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눇I stay here atleast once a month, all the staff are amazing and the hostel is always clean and inviting.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 18 August 2018

Sam
Canada
7.1

“Try somewhere closer to city centre ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉The beds were quite loud. The atmosphere was disappointing no one was chatty or friendly apart the from the staff. Not allowed food.
눇Locker under bed and downstairs were great. Check in was good. 5 dollar pints of turborg.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 18 August 2018

Anonymous
France
4.6

“Great facility, guests are a gamble. ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉I was given no towels. Lots of extra pillows, but only a sheet to put over the mattress, not one to put over me. Staff is excellent, and hostel on the outside was constantly being cleaned. But the guests are slobs and I was paired with the worst of them; it was a sty. I left as soon as the nearest coffee shop opened without taking a shower, and headed to the nearest spa to get clean.
눇Central location. Close to Trinity college.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 16 August 2018

Luisa
Germany
8.8

“Great & stylish hostel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉My bed was a little uncomfortable Breakfast is quite expensive (but people told me it‘s great)
눇Nice rooms, mine had a balcony Great to meet new people (bar, evening events) The en-suite bathroom was great!

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 16 August 2018

Anonymous
United Kingdom
7.5

“Nice overall but pricey (although I was aware of this before booking)”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉The price for one bed in a 6-bed dormitory is ridiculously high, even for Dublin. Considering its location, I think they could afford dropping the price a bit.
눇I liked that it was clean and the staff were very helpful and nice. The common area(reception&bar) looks great.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 16 August 2018

Cal
United Kingdom
3.3

Poor
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Quadruple Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Getting searched at the door by a security guard who wants to go through all of my belongings to check for alcohol in a property I paid over €200 to stay in for one night is ridiculous. I have never had this at any property this is clearly unnecessary. The property’s rooms are not in great condition and beds are not comfortable.
눇Location

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: 15 August 2018

Tomas
United Kingdom
7.5

“Passing through. ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Toilet and showers distant from dorm.
눇Close to Luas and railway links. Relatively low cost. Reserved at short notice after 22.00.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 13 August 2018

Ciara
Ireland
5.8

Okay
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눇Was charged twice for my one night stay. The manager was called to deal with the problem. Found him to be rude and unwilling to listen, also passed remarks on my attire and accent. Front desk staff was apologetic for his behavior which he shouldn't have had to do. Reception staff lovely, manager needs to up his people skills

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 13 August 2018

Kyle Livingstone
United Kingdom
Age group: 45 – 54
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Had to pay xtra for towels...

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 12 August 2018

Michel
Belgium
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Too warm, no ventilation
눇Good staff, Good equipment

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 11 August 2018

Conor
Australia
8.8

Fabulous
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉No breakfast options.
눇Excellenthostel bar, really kind staff . and clean and modern rooms.

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: 10 August 2018

Debbie
Ireland
Age group: 25 – 34
10

“Hospital visit and firsy time ever in a hostel”
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉I loved everything
눇So comfy and couldn't have asked for better room mates for my first time in a hostel

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: 9 August 2018

Anonymous
Netherlands
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉There’s nowhere to sit in the room. I had the top bed and l wish the room had a chair or something to sit on
눇Location, cleanliness (for a hostel especially), staff was very friendly

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 9 August 2018

Macarena
Chile
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Shared Bathroom and Toilet
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Nothing at all
눇Everything

Stayed in August 2018

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