Exceptional value. Hotel close to the Red Cow Luas Park and Ride. Friendly staff, clean rooms. Breakfast good value (half price deal booked on line). Free parking on day of arrival (08.30) until after checkout (left car there until 17:00) without any extra charge.
Good night's sleep too.

We stayed for several nights early in January & we had two rooms, a double and 2 singles. First off, the walk from the Luas isn't as smooth as we thought it would be, if you get the bus from the airport like us, then its up and over the main road and if its a bit wet & windy, those suit cases can feel heavier each step. The staff are all friendly and helpful, no problem there. We've stayed at ibis hotels before but this one just let us down. We all have our own perception of a comfortable bed, the daughter is a back packer normally and she thought they were fine, we on the other hand are more the hotel staying married couple, I didn't mind the bed, the wife thought it was a bit hard. We both didn't like the pillows, nor the super heavy doona/quilt. No top sheet & no blanket option so we had to sleep with half the body out getting cold while the other half cooked. Heater turned off and it is winter. Then there were the little things like no hand towel, no tissues, no clock, only one extra pillow, intermittent working hot water, house keeping missed one of the rooms so the cups were dirty and the tea bags weren't topped up. No guest laundry and they wanted €1.50 ($2 US) for ONE piece of underwear and the prices only went up of course. Clondalkin is a nice walk down the road with a nice variety of shops. A pleasant ride on the Luas to Dublin (€4 return) and we rented a car one day for a day trip down to Kilkenny. We wouldn't stay here again, not because of the location, just didn't like it. The general cleanliness was fine and the room sizes were okay. A fridge would be nice. We didn't try the breakfast, it looked okay for the price.

Better standard Ibis hotel convenient for sleeping, showering, leaving one's luggage and parking a car while one goes into Dublin by tram. The hotel is just off motorway M50 (at a complex intersection with Naas Road N7 - R110) in the vicinity of low-rise apartment buildings and a housing estate. There is nothing else of note in the immediate area.

The building is "T" shaped with a ground and three upper floors of accommodation. Quieter rooms are at the back facing a housing estate and away from the motorway and its access ramps. There is an extensive free parking area. The lobby has free local papers, a lounge area, guest computer and restaurant.

All the staff we encountered were exceptionally pleasant, friendly, helpful, cooperative and responsive. Their evident dedication to making our stay comfortable and enjoyable would have done credit to a five-star hotel. Magdalena who checked us in gave us the type of room we asked for. Mary in house-keeping was particularly congenial, responsive, and prompt in providing additional items that we requested. Joan was courteous and sociable. Servicing of the room was dependable and efficient.

The spacious Superior room, which had built-in, light-colored furniture, included a sofa and tea-coffee making facilities. The window (which partially opened) was double-glazed, but a poor seal around the window and frame allowed some outside noise to enter the room. (Someone said that windows on the motorway side were better and thus more efficient at excluding exterior noise.) Sliding window panels darkened the room sufficiently during the day such that one could sleep if necessary. The central heating was efficient (no air conditioning unit). Soundproofing between rooms and from the corridor was average, that is, some noise of activities could enter.

The firm bed had a platform base with a 5-1/2 inch thick, queen-size mattress. The hotel provided us with the two pillows each we found more comfortable. A flat-screen television offered a choice of 12 channels, one in French, and two radio stations.

The bathroom had a shower, but no bath or bidet, two towels and a bathmat. A liquid-soap dispenser was attached to the wall at the wash basin and another in the shower. The hot water worked well. The fixed plug in the wash basin rotated around its horizontal axis to close and open.

The free Internet access worked well, though on first use one had to register with the idiosyncratic service "bitbuzz" used by the hotel. Then one had to log in using four "voucher" code words obtained from the reception desk. Internet access was available for 24 hours from first log-in after which one had to log in again using four new code words.

Driving in from the airport takes around 20-30 minutes along the M50 motorway (depending on traffic). Get off at exit 9 and follow the signs for "Clondalkin". Keep left as there is a second exit requiring a left turn. Drive over the blue arched bridge to a roundabout. Keep to the left but turn right. Take the far left lane which leads down to the hotel. Avoid the parallel lane to its right or you will be on the ramp accessing the divided highway Naas Road R110 leading to Dublin center or motorway M50 north, depending on which ramp you end up on. Even though you can see the hotel from the motorway as you approach the exit, note that signposting to guide you to the hotel is totally inadequate.

In using the M50, you will automatically incur a 3 euro toll. You need to pay this by 8 p.m. of the following day at a petrol-gas station or at any shop displaying a sign with what looks like an alpha symbol. Give the cashier the registration number of the car and pay the amount.

Clondalkin is a 5-10 minute drive from the hotel, and has a Tesco supermarket, restaurants and shops. The town center has separate one-way streets going in opposite directions.

There is a bus service between the airport and the hotel (a 20-minute trip according to the timetable; however, we cannot confirm it). The hotel is situated out of Dublin city center and so accessed more conveniently by car, especially if you have luggage. Dublin Coach serves the route "Portlaoise - Red Cow LUAS - Dublin Airport". A pamphlet provides timetable and route information for services in both directions which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Walking over the blue arched bridge to the Red Cow LUAS tram stop takes about 5-10 minutes. The hotel has a pamphlet giving the timetable and route details: "LUAS Dublin's Tram System. Passenger Information". A return ticket from a vending machine at the Red Cow tram shelter costs 4 euros; the trip into the center of Dublin takes about 25-30 minutes. Going into the city, take a tram going to "Connolly" or "The Point"; in returning to the motel, take a red route tram going to "Saggart" or "Tallaght". Some trams terminate at Red Cow. Ensure that you have a current map of the tram system: it should show the terminal stops just cited.

Surprised me, the hotel is looks great, rooms is very spacious, breakfast was really good.
We will be back.