Nice place to to stay, The staff and porters were very helpful and friendly. We had a fantastic time in the Bar (Ned Keenan;s) with lots of live Irish Trad and plenty of Craaaaaaaaaaaak as they say. Would definitively stay again.

this is now my place to stay when i go across to dublin, the maple is friendly hotel which offers value for money. not far from railway station and walkable distance from temple bar the hotel has its own bar and the rooms are clean and tidy the breakfasts are very welcome and there are good choices. for frendlly and helpful staff you can,t go wrong with the maple.

It is true that you get what you pay for when it comes to hotels and accomodation. But with this in mind I was not prepared for the absolute nightmare that I had while staying in this "Hotel". Upon arrival at the Mapel the place seems clean and friendly enough and that is where it ends. Once entering the room the nightmare began. Firstly there was a smell of smoke in the room as the window was open prior to my arrival and people where standing in the alleway outside smoking, people had obviously smoked in the room as well due to the fag holes in the net curtains. This coupled with a huge damp patch in the roof and parts missing from nearly every piece of furniture in the room did not bode well.

With this I said that I only paid a small amount of money for my weeks stay and I could let it go. Fell asleep only to be woken by a screaming party of girls at 4 in the morning. Not that I am opposed to people having fun but when other people are sleeping there should be an amount of respect shown to guests. The staff don't seem to care one bit. Second night was fine as I didn't get in from the office until gone 11 so passed out. Third night was kep awake until 3 in the morning by some other party having a get together in the room behind. Lots of banging on the wall on my end made it quiet down, EVENTUALLY.

Then the worst came, Thursday night, awoken by banging and screaming. A couple arguing and screaming at each other, nothing new there. BUT when it gets to the point where the bloke is screaming at the top of his lungs about hitting the woman and challenging people to fight him it is absolutely ridiculous. Not one person on the staff checked the situation out. The man was either extremely drunk or very high, screaming obsenities at the top of his lungs and to be honest sounded like an extremely nasty individual.

I have stayed in many hotels from 5 star to Budget, but never in my experience has a place been so run down, shabby and quick to turn a blind eye, in my life. All this coupled with the fact that my sheets where changed once in 4 days would make me think that I would be better staying in a doss house than paying for a room here again.

Would recommend for
Loud unsocialble groups - who just want to get drunk and pass out
Homeless people who just want a bed ( not a sleep)
People who want to argue and fight and not be disturbed......

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE,,,,

Stayed for 1 Night in September 2011.

Got a Special Offer so only paid €37 for the night, which was grand. Rooms are a bit tired and shabby, but nice and clean.

All I needed was the bed for the night, and was comfortable and room had Kettle and Coffee, so had everything I personally needed, and for a City Centre Hotel, the €37 was good value for money. Wouldn't have paid anymore than I did though.