We were 2 couples who stayed at The Ashling Hotel in Dublin for 4 nights. The rooms are excellent, spacious and clean. There is no problem there. The location is a bit out of the center. You can take the tram, for 1.90 Euros per person to the center of town. Since we were 4 people, we paid the 10-11 Euros and took taxis. Our problem with the hotel centers around the staff at the front desk. Since there is no concierge, you need to rely on the front desk staff. Our first encounter with them, was questioning whether or not the restaurant we wanted to reserve was open on Sunday nights. Without hesitation she said, yes they are open, without calling. We were supposed to meet a large group there for dinner. At the last second, on our own, we found out that they were closed. The next issue, was our next night dinner. We had the name of the restaurant, but needed the address to give to the taxi driver. They told us, no need for the address, the driver will know. Of course, the driver had no idea, and had to pull over and go into a pub and ask where the restaurant was. The third night, we asked them to make a reservation for us at The Pig's Ear for dinner. Again, we were told, not necessary, just go. When we got there, they said you must have reservations. As you can see, the front desk will not pick up a telephone to find out anything for you. If they would have made one phone call for us each night, our dinner plans would have gone smoothly. As for the restaurant in the hotel, the food is vile. Do not eat there under any circumstances. The bar is quite pleasant for drinks and snacks. And one more thing: we checked out the night before we left, since we were leaving at 6:00 a.m. But, after we settled the bill, we decided to have some drinks in the bar. In the morning, we went to settle that last bill. They had no record that we paid for our bill the night before and tried to charge us again for all of our charges for the 4 days. Overall, nice rooms, but incompetent and terrible food.
- Best Western Dublin
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- Ashling Hotel Dublin
