Charleville Lodge, Dublin

268 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin, 7
3 star

Charleville Lodge is an elegant Victorian terrace of houses located in the Phibsborough area of Dublin City, near to Croke Park, The Mater Hospital, Phoenix Par...

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  • 10/10 Bridget (Young couple) 

    from Market harborough , GB on  August 4, 2008

    Nicely presented and very clean hotel which was very convenient for city centre. The staff were friendly and helpful and breakfast was great.

  • 10/10 Anonymous (Young couple) 

    on  August 2, 2008

    Lovely rooms at a reasonable price and very friendly, helpful staff.

  • 6/10 Joy (Other) 

    from Beckenham , GB on  March 11, 2008

    the beds were nice and comfortable and the room was very clean

    the shower not working and no water whatsoever the next day

  • 4/10 Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 

    on  February 5, 2008

    "The hotel should not have been described as anything like 4 star, probably 2." (97107010)

  • 8/10 Anonymous (Young couple) 

    on  November 9, 2007

    "I would like to have known that there was great parking space before hand to put my mind at ease." (97287153)

    It is a central location. Great parking space.good value for money.

  • 8/10 Tony (Family with older children) 

    from Bulli 2516 , AU on  April 23, 2007

    "it was a plesant stay, staff were extremely helpful and organised further accomodation for us, good breakfast, decent food and would definately consider staying again." (99940423)

    free internet, helpful staff, good room for families

    itchy sheets, broken door knobs,

  • 9/10 Marsha (Mature couple) 

    from Carshalton , United Kingdom;GB on  April 13, 2007

    "Very well staffed & run hotel with helpful people and a good breakfast what more could one want from an overnight stop" (99495006)

    good walk into the city and secure parking

    room very small

  • 7/10 Chris (Group of adult friends) 

    from Merrow , United Kingdom;GB on  March 21, 2007

    "The Hotel was very well kept and the staff were friendly and helpful. my only criticisms were that we were distured by the dripping drain from an upstairs room and as our room was at the front the road noise was a bit intrusive." (3305318155)

    Easy to find and reach. Room was comfortable

    Soundproofing of room

  • 9/10 Helga (Solo business traveller) 

    from Cenon , France;FR on  November 25, 2006

    A very nice hotel, with a homey atmosphere. I enjoyed the service and the breakfast, the free internet and parking space, and last nut not least, great location

    I would have liked to have a hair dryer in the room

  • 10/10 Nathalie (Group of adult friends) 

    from Machynlleth , United Kingdom;GB on  November 23, 2006

    "All I can say is that we had a great weekend at the Charleville and will definitely go back there. Breakfast was lovely, plenty of choice and quick service. We even had a continental breakfast on the last morning (we left the hotel at 6.45 a.m. and the night porter made our breakfast for us!)." (3305380051)

    Clean, comfortable and warm. Staff were very helpful and friendly, couldn't fault it at all

    nothing

  • 9/10 Jan (Group of adult friends) 

    from Prague 10 , Czech Republic on  October 14, 2006

    "The hotel is easy to find, close to the centre (you can walk or take a bus nr.10) in a quiet residential part of Dublin. Rooms are clean, comfortable and the staff very friendly and helpful. Concerning food, we had only a breakfast, but very good. If I go to Dublin next time and if I would not like to stay directly in the city center - I will book the Charleville Lodge again without any hesitation." (3305038332)

    The hotel is only 15min. walk away from the city center. It is very clean inside, with a friendly and helpful staff.

    There is no smoking area inside the hotel. There could be more TV programmes on room TV.

  • 10/10 Anonymous (Young couple) 

    on  September 5, 2006

    "Would stay there again without hesitation" (3304671462)

    Excellent facilities, great breakfast and free internet for guests. Great location.

  • 8/10 Emma (Young couple) 

    from Northwich , United Kingdom;GB on  September 3, 2006

    "excellent!" (3305165557)

    closeness to city centre etc & friendly people

    i would like to see more breakfast choices

  • 9/10 Michele (Family with young children) 

    from Moycullen , United Kingdom;GB on  August 29, 2006

    "staff extremeley helpfull and friendly great beakfast reasonably priced" (3305166446)

    clean and spacious

  • 9/10 Ron (Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Slough , United Kingdom;GB on  August 28, 2006

    "Very good ,excellent value ,easy to get to city centre.Comfortable room good breakfast." (3304612610)

    RElaxed ,helpful staff,good location

    nothing

  • 7/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  July 19, 2006

    "The Charleville Lodge is of a decent quality for the amount of money per night. However, I do not think I would stay here again. Even though the rooms were clean, the breakfast quite good, and the premises attractive, the distance to the city centre was a very long walk--at least 30 minutes at a brisk pace. At night the front bedrooms were noisy with passing traffic and the neighborhood in general was a bit run-down and covered with trash. The bed I slept in was not very comfortable--it was old and I could feel the springs through the mattress. We had inconsistent service from the front desk staff--some were helpful, some were not as helpful as they could have been." (3304184819)

    The food was good and there was free Internet access. The rooms were clean and appliances in good working order. The premises were attractive.

    Our room faced the front street which was quite noisy with traffic most of the night. The beds were not very comfortable as you could feel the springs through the mattress. On the morning we were to leave their was a taxi strike going on in the city, but the front desk clerk would not even try to get us a taxi. We did get a taxi on our own and found out that only some of the taxi companies were on strike. We thought the clerk could have been more aggressive about helping us get a taxi. Also, the ad for this lodging claimed that it was only a 15 minute walk to the city centre when it was in fact twice that far if not more.

  • 8/10 Sandra (Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Mississauga , Canada on  June 27, 2006

    "This was one of the nicer B&B's I stayed in while in Ireland. Good value for the money and a great breakfast the next day." (3304508759)

    The rooms were lovely boutique style, well decorated and very clean.

    The location was a bit difficult to find my first night in Dublin. They forgot a critical wakeup call when I had an early flight to meet. Thank heavens I woke up at 5:00 a.m. on my own.

  • 10/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  June 17, 2006

    "The historic significance of the building was a deciding factor in choosing this hotel. Also, the free parking and the proximity to the downtown area were a definite plus. We were able to take a bus and get downtown in about 10 minutes. The friendliness and helpfulness of the staff enhanced our visit. We were late arrivals on our first night there, and we were made to feel welcomed. The decor of the public areas was very lovely, and the room itself was nice, too." (3304472258)

    FREE parking and proximity to downtown, delicious, filling breakfast

    We were satisfied with our choice.

  • 9/10 Anonymous (Young couple) 

    on  June 16, 2006

    I would have liked a larger breakfast choice

  • 9/10 Stuart (Mature couple) 

    from Haverhill , United Kingdom;GB on  June 14, 2006

    "we enjoyed our stay as in the past it would have been useful to know about the free internet use before we came" (3304591344)

    not to far from airport and good public transport nearby

    N/A

  • 9/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  June 9, 2006

    clean and tidy

  • 8/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  February 23, 2006

    "Thehotel was fine on the bus route .Booking on the line i found all the information i needed to know about the hotel ect,no one in the party was disappointed if anything the all said they would go back" (2789894)

    it was fine for all concerned

    a bit noisey sleeping at the front of hotel ,but didn't stop us from having a good time

  • 8/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  December 2, 2005

    "Most enjoyable stay, good clean comfortable accommodation only a short bus journey from the main attractions of dublin" (2687608)

    Covienently located and comfortable with friendly staff

    Maybe a small seprate luggage room for guest travelling after check out time

  • 9/10 Riccardo (Group of adult friends) 

    from Mantova , Italy;IT on  November 30, 2005

    "We had a pleasant stay. Very nice hotel, helpful and friendly staff, clean room, full English breakfast included. 8-10 minutes by bus from city center." (2923901)

  • 7/10 Paul (Group of adult friends) 

    from Farnborough , United Kingdom;GB on  November 5, 2005

    "Good budget accomodation with friendly staff. Food was good and rooms were well serviced daily." (1943538)

    Friendly helpful staff

    Lots of damp areas especially in breakfast room

  • 8/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  October 17, 2005

    "Hotel & staff very welcoming but dining area a bit on the small size. In all our stay was a pleasant experience." (1903012)

    Comfortable & very clean, Staff very helpful.

    None

  • 7/10 Tracy (Young couple) 

    from Winchester , United Kingdom;GB on  October 6, 2005

    "Generally a good hotel with the staff mainly helpful and friendly. Was a little noisy on occaision but the room was right on the stairs. An easy bus journey to the centre but a little inconvenient if you want somewhere within walking distance." (2271572)

    Some of the staff very friendly every thing clean and in working order.

    More facilities in the room eg drinks facilities. General maintenance could be improved.

  • 5/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  October 3, 2005

    "The main drawback is the dificult transference of luggage from carpark to room and room to carpark especially for older clients." (1928699)

    Clean and convenient for city centre

    Welcome and booking in procedure

  • 10/10 Roy (Group of work colleagues) 

    from Baildon , United Kingdom;GB on  September 29, 2005

    "The Hotel provided every comfort and Facility any person alone, with a group or on business would require. The computer availability was a bonus. I would certainly recommend this Hotel to anyone." (2675766)

    This Hotel was one of the most Friendly I have stayed in, the roos were clean and the Bed was most comfortable with excellent Pillows.

    The shower cubicle tiles were poor and required regroutingt, this did somewhat spoil the experience of the excellent room accomodation and furnishings.

  • 8/10 Michael (Family with young children) 

    from Stapleford , United Kingdom;GB on  September 27, 2005

    "Clean hotel, pleasant room, friendly staff, good food." (2739375)

    friendly staff, liked the room and the food was good.

  • 7/10 Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  September 21, 2005

    "Was generally pleased with the accomadations. Would be nice if they could either put a buzzer system on the door for entry after 10pm, or some type of code system for the guests." (1839623)

    Very quiet and clean.

    TV's with remotes; celing fans for the summer months.

  • 9/10 Harry (Mature couple) 

    from Lancaster , United Kingdom;GB on  September 19, 2005

    It's location and the fact that it was extremely clean, comfortable and the staff were friendly and efficient.

  • 5/10 Anonymous (Family with young children) 

    on  September 5, 2005

    "My mothers room, where my two children stayed also, was adequate and they had a lot of room to move around in. T&C would have been nice in any of the rooms but was freely available in the computer room." (2153230)

    The location of the hotel

    When arriving at the hotel the receptioist should be more customer friendly, first impressions count, my mothers room did not have a remote control and having difficulty walking she had difficulty changing cnannels.

  • 9/10 Ruth (Family with older children) 

    from Rebstein , Switzerland on  August 13, 2005

    Gutes Frühstück, gratis Internetzugang, Bus vor dem Haus, Familienzimmer, das alles macht das Hotel attraktiv.

  • 9/10 Dale (Mature couple) 

    from Fargo , United States;US on  August 9, 2005

    "One of our best experiences. We booked other stays using activehotels.com (one in Clifden, one in Sligo, and one in Limerick). Of those we booked, this was the best value: the others were more upscale, but considerably overpriced when compared to the Charlville. The question below--would you book online again--I would for this hotel but not for the others. If we return to Ireland, we would try to stay in the Charlville and take our chances finding B&Bs as we travel the rest of the time." (2142988)

    good location, reasonable price, clean and secure

    limited parking

  • 6/10 Peter (Mature couple) 

    from Sandwich , United Kingdom on  August 9, 2005

    the room was completely contaminated with cigarette smoke

  • 8/10 Hayley (Group of adult friends) 

    from Crowthorne , United Kingdom;GB on  July 7, 2005

    it was very clean comfortable and the staff were very friendly and helpfull.

    the bathroom was very small

  • 8/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  July 7, 2005

    "The only downside of this hotel is the distance from the city centre. The bus service nearby was excellent and taxis are available day and night from the city, so to be fair this was a minor problem (the extra cost was probably equalled by the tarrif being less than the central hotels)." (2427227)

    The room was clean and cosy with reasonable facilities. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast and service was very good. Overall we were very happy with our stay.

    The bed was adequate but not overly comfortable.

  • 10/10 Jacinta (Young couple) 

    from Chisholm , Australia;AU on  June 27, 2005

    It was clean, well located and good value for money

  • 10/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  June 23, 2005

    "The stay was excellent as far as we were concerned. We went for a specific event and were determined to make the most of it. The event was well outside the City but there seemed to be a lack of knowledge of the event itself within the hotel. It didn't take long to find the relevant information and didn't spoil our stay. Please be aware that the hotel is not far from a major sports ground that hosts large events with big crowds." (2299137)

    It was out of the main city centre away from the noise and crowds, but within walking distance, for us at least. Bus stops outside the hotel for the city centre. The staff were very friendly and chatty and nothing appeared to be too much trouble for them.

    Not a lot to be honest. If you want luxury then pay luxury prices, if you want comfortable rooms and friendly staff look no further.

  • 6/10 Anonymous (Mature couple) 

    on  June 6, 2005

    "Adequate hotel. Nothing outstanding which would make me want to return as the hotel is a fair distance from the city centre. Good bus service though, so I would consider returning to this hotel again. Some hotels in the city centre are not much more expensive so these may be my preferred option in the future." (1952913)

    friendly staff, clean hotel

    Better showers. Water pressure was far too low and the water temperature kept going hot and cold.

  • 9/10 Robert (Mature couple) 

    from Perth , United Kingdom on  May 27, 2005

    "comfortable room with friendly helpful staff at both Reception and in Dining room where good choice of food was provided at breakfast." (2005081)

    enjoyable stay with good service standards

  • 8/10 Vanessa (Mature couple) 

    from Worksop , United Kingdom;GB on  May 22, 2005

    "night staff were less helpfl than day staff" (2121518)

    very comfortable and pleasant

  • 6/10 Anonymous (Young couple) 

    on  May 13, 2005

    "It was value for money and we would book again dependant on the current rates. Personally we would rate the lodge as a 2* or below in relation the to standard of the facilities provided and the cleanliness of the rooms. It was a little bit away from the town centre." (2039852)

    It was relatively quiet.

    There was a lot of dust in the room, eg skirting, lampshades, bathroom etc. The TV was old and did not have a remote.

  • 9/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  May 12, 2005

    helpful consierge

  • 7/10 Richard (Mature couple) 

    from Nelson , United Kingdom;GB on  February 15, 2005

    Good transport from city centre

  • 9/10 Anonymous (Other) 

    on  September 6, 2004

    "i would reamend this accommodation to others." (1268443)

    Walking distance to the city center, about 20mins to main shoping area . Bus to the city just across the road every 20mins. Breakfast excellent & staff very helpful & freindly.

    No bad points.

  • 8/10 Boris (Group of adult friends) 

    from Venezia mestre , IT on  January 5, 2008

    "Nel sito l'albergo appare come appartenente ad una categoria più lussuosa di quello che è in realtà. La stanza da quattro persone era un po' piccola per quattro adulti. Comunque accoglienza e servizio hanno bilanciato in positivo l'esperienza." (97960289)

    La colazione ottimamente servita

    Bagno un po' piccolo

  • 5/10 Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 

    on  June 17, 2007

    Der Service und das Frühstück war für ein B&B-Hotel dieser Klasse (***) überdurchschnittlich. Das Personal ist freundlich. Die Gemeinschaftsräume sind gemütlich.

    Zimmer klein und lange nicht renoviert, verpilzte Dusche mit schwarzen Rändern.

  • 8/10 Gianluca (Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Morbegno , Italy;IT on  December 22, 2006

    "...tutto giusto e bello così...davvero. e se portate l'obrello...di sicuro non passerete inosservati...dal sole alla pioggia...in 5 minuti...splendido." (99736040)

    tutto...hotel pulito, buon cibo, sembra di essere in una casa georgiana...poi Dublino a piedi e' magnifica.poetica.

    il breve tempo dello stesso....

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