I booked this college dormitory through hotels.com thinking it was a hotel and conveniently located to Dublin Airport. First, it's not a hotel and should not be presented as such and secondly it's right at 20 minutes to the airport at an $18 Euro fare by taxi. On the positive side, the rooms are very clean and do have a private shower. The beds, queen size, are very hard as well as the pillows. The university rents the rooms during the summer to bring in extra revenue. The front desk people were very friendly and helpful. Had I known this was not a real hotel and was not convenient to the airport as I was led to believe, I would not have chosen it. There are also no restaurants close only a couple of take-away food places, neither accepting credit cards. There is city bus service at a reasonable cost to-and-from the city. If you want to be by the airport, however, this is not the place and it's not what could be considered a hotel.

If you are over 25, beware! This is nothing more than a dorm room resembling a jail cell. We were told these accomodations were "quite nice" by an agent at the Dublin Visitors Bureau who booked it for us. I'm not sure what planet she lives on, but this room was terrible. It was a room with a SMALL double bed, one towel and a plastic cup. It did have it's own bathroom with a gang shower that looked as if the rugby team used it regularly. We had access to a "shared living area w/kitchen" that was missing the TV, furnished by the Salvation Army and the appliances were old and dirty. You could not use the phone without a calling card. Music was rocking the house and there was no a/c. So, if you are traveling alone, seeking the company of a thousand loud college students, this is the place for you. There are several B&Bs in the area, so don't settle on this place!

last year i went to the U2 concert in Croke Park. It was quite hard to find accommodation so a friend of mine suggested DCU Accommodation. i was a bit dubious cos they are student accommodation. i must say it felt more like a 3* hotel than a university campus. The swimming pool was right outside my room, along with sauna and the works, I went to the restaurant, which was a 4-minute walk, but had a lot of choice and the best thing was it was just a very short walk to Croke Park. I am booking there again for Robbie William's and I would recommend it, specially cos the price is much cheaper than a hotel!