The Hendrick Smithfield

Realistically, the rooms are small; a double room is really only big enough for one person. Cleanliness is excellent, and the bed is incredibly comfortable. One downside is the lack of extra amenities in the room, such as slippers or cotton swabs. The location is the best in the city, and the staff is very friendly.

In a sea of bland, characterless hotels, we loved this hotel for having a personality. Its location is super close to the Liffey, to cool restaurants and bars in a non-touristy area, and close to the pickup spot to the AirPort Express bus and the Luas. The hotel lobby feels lively and they’ve got daily events. We also loved the Rituals products in the bathroom. Our only challenge and possible reason we wouldn’t stay again was the bed was surrounded by walls on 3 sides, meaning nightly trips to the bathroom included climbing over the other person. The room itself was very small, but if we’d had more room around the bed that wouldn’t matter as much.

The room was tiny. It got stuffy as you could not open the window. The bed is attached to the wall to save space so when the stuff goes to do the beds in the morning the sheets are left all creases from the night as they probably find it difficult to do the bed. We stayed 3 nights. The second day the bathroom was not cleaned. The sink was like we left it. The 3 day it must have been a different person as all was done as it should have. I chose the hotel for the position as we attended a concert 5 minutes walk from it.

A great hotel close to the IMMA and other key points of interests! Loved the design choices of the room, very clean, small but perfectly cosy for a solo traveller with a super comfy bed. Added bonus was the luxurious Rituals toiletries in the bathroom. Bartender allowed me to take a Prosecco flute up to my room, which is always appreciated too. Thank you!