Mont Clare

GETTING THERE WAS NOT EASY. WE TOOK A BUS FROM THR AIRPORT THAT DROPPED US ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LIFFEY ON O'CONNELL STREET. NO MAP NOTHING!! THE DRIVER SAID TO CATCH THE NEXT BUS. HA! NO BUSES RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE MARATHON. WE WALKED SUITCASES IN HAND AND JUST KEPT ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS TO MERRION SQUARE.

See earlier comment.

The Mont Clare hotel was also great. The people were helpful and it was nicely located. It was definitely a nice start to our vacation as Dublin was the first place on our visit.

another wonderful place..staff very helpful, a great place to spend our last 2 days in Dublin!

I was very satisfied with this "old world" hotel.

I have stayed at the Mont Clare for both my trips to Dublin. The staff are wonderful, informative and the location is perfect. The rooms are nice and clean.

Hotel was nice, location was great to get to heart of Dublin. The hospitality was ok but not the greatest. Had request for a dinner reservation, was assured itwould be made and when we arrived, there was no reservation. Also, internet did not work while we were there and we did need it. Least favorite of the places we stayed but was still ok.

Other than it took us 2 hours in rush hour traffic to find it, the location was good. Room was too hot, but the windows opened. We were able to walk to everything we wanted to see.

This was a great hotel!

We enjoyed our stay at Monte Clare.

Jillian is truelly the best customer service person. The other staff wawer also very helpful.The place was clean but I found the rooms dimly lit.Our room was on a busy street and the 1rst night the a/c wasn't on and irt was very noisey so we didn;t sleep well it was better the 2nd night with the a/c ,The decor was nice .

This was a great location for touring Dublin as everything was within easy walking distance. The bus that dropped us from the airport was a short walk away, but we discovered on our day of departure that the bus trip back to the airport would be 1.5 hours. The hotel staff suggested we take a taxi to the tourist office and pick up the bus there to avoid the extended bus journey. You might want to let future guests know this in advance. The hotel room was very comfortable.

I referred to this on the B & B page. Overall liked it found it a good value for price, liked location...very helpful employees etc.

We had a very interesting and educational holiday,Dublin is a very cosmpolitan city with something going on all the time, may I say that the people were very helpfull and the excursion drivers were exceptionaly nice and very funny. we will be taking more trips there in the future.

Staff very helpful and car parking was clearly explained at reception on arrival.

The hotel is good, could be improved, the rooms are very small and the breakfast was not good at all. The employees are not fully informed but I understand that as they are from abroad and it is the commencement of the season they will be better.

Cannot comment on value for money as we really have no idea what it cost us for the hotel. The room was quite small, missing handles on most of the drawers which we could not figure out. The food at breakfast was good but staff didn't seem to want to be there. Would a smile or a good morning have put them out. In the bar the first night we arrived, the soup was good but tacos I ordered not good.

Very small room, barely able to move around the bed.

Not exactly what we expected. The restaurant located in the hotel was not great, we tried to eat there, but waited over 15 minutes and still did not get served, so we left. We came back later for a night cap.....took a drink to the room.

Very good choice of location

Bed covers clearly had not been changed before we checked in. Suspicious white stains.. v unpleasant. Breakfast very poor. food had been keeping luke warm for a long time so was shrivelled and not hot. Staff not friendly or welcoming in breakfast room. A convenient location but that's the only thing it had going for it.

We were transferred from the Mont Clare to the Stephens Green. They did not have our updated list of travelers. They paid for our taxi to downtown as it was farther than the Mont Clare. However, we walked back after realizing that we were not far. It was most difficult for the tour guide who handled the problem very well.

everyone was very nice , the room was a little small but understandable since the hotel is older, very clean

The hotel staff were very gracious in fixing us breakfast at a very early time on Sunday morning as we had to catch a bus to the airport by 5 a.m. That was very nice. The computer in the room that we paid to use did not work, so they brought another up to the room and that, too, did not work. We were finally able to get a computer working in another room, but wasted a great deal of time trying to get a working computer. We spent some time in the bar at this hotel, and again, the waiter in the bar was very gracious. It was very easy to access transportation the morning we left, so that was very nice.

We were very happy with the accomodations. Rooms where a little cramped, but aren't they all.

OK, this has to be said -- good location and pleasant staff but the facilities were a disappointment. My first night there it was so cold I had to wrap my head in a woollen scarf life a Russian peasant, fold the bedspread over and put my coat on top. Why? Because the radiator stopped working. I could feel that the metal was warm, but it was in no way warming the room. I later found out that you have to turn the thermostat until it clicks to activate it. Now, how would I know this? Where is it written down? When we returned to the hotle at the end of the week and stayed in another room, it was so hot I felt like a hothouse flower. Phones didn't work. Front desk was 0, but the directory told one to call 1.

Brilliant location right in the centre and couldn't wish for a better location. Car parking just a short drive away and the secure parking for only 10 Euros for 2 nights was excellent. The room was on the top floor in the eaves with a broken pane in the window. Such a small room I would not have wanted to stay in it for any longer. Again felt we did not get one of the better rooms in this hotel. Cooked breakfast kept in warming pans and not the best.

We had to share beds here and it was pretty outdated. We also had a very hard finding it at first by car. They were very nice though. We ended our trip there and it was so nice to have shampoo in the room again!

Perfect. On the corner of Merrion square, across from the nat'l gallery, opposite the Aircoach bus to the hotel, & on the city tours bus line to the more distant tourist sites such as Guiness and the Jail. Otherwise so centrally located that one can walk everywhere.

We had reservations at the O'Callaghan Mont Clare, but due to overbooking, the manager arranged for a very nice room across the street at the Alexander. The availability of early check-in really made a long day of traveling more pleasant. Staff very nice.

It is a lovely hotel with friendly staff. It was nice to have a hotel so close to the Air Coach stop on our trip in to the city. It was quite a hike with our luggage to catch it for our trip back to the airport.

Nice hotel but small rooms. Very nice bar and a nice carvery lunch. Convenient to a "hop on- hop off" tour bus. Walking distance to most attractions other than the west side of Dublin

Once again - difficult to find so we spent some time driving around and around Dublin in traffic. Poor parking facilities too far away and the room was tiny! Poor value for money.

Better road map with directions specifically to hotel. Spent two hours driving around Dublin on a Friday afternoon trying to get the right street to hotel. A better city map of Dublin should be included with information package.

They were very helpful with letting us check in early after a long early flight.

We had a very nice stay at the Mont Clare. The staff were very accomodating when we arrived early and helpful giving us directions to the city center car return location. The rooms were very nice and clean. The location was excellent--we walked nearly everywhere.

great location

There was no restaurant on the premises to eat at in the evening. We had to go out and find someplace to eat.

We enjoyed our stay in Dublin. The Mont Clare is in a great location- easy to walk to most places, and very close to the "hop-off hop-on" bus.

another wonderful meeting place

Overall the Montclare along with it's sister hotel The Alexander had a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere for a Dublin City hotel. the staff were as professional as one would expect in a modern hotel.

A great location and the rooms are of a decent standard. Staff are friendly and they do a great breakfast.

Mont Clare is a good hotel to save money in Dublin. It serves its purpose for someone looking to save money staying in the city. It's not luxurious. Look across the street to its sisters if you want more amenities, which are the Alexander and Davenport. We got to where we wanted to go in Dublin, and we liked Merrion Square. We hiked from here to the Guiness-tourist trap factory. The two points are at the opposite ends of Dublin.

The room was a tad small, but the staff was very friendly and helpful. It would've been nice not to have to pay for parking.

Ended up being upgraded to Alexander Hotel across the way. Nice start to trip.

Hotel was extremely loud, even though we were on the top floor, the traffic noise made it difficult to rest-- also, the staff didn't help us find anything, we were told the concierge "just isn't here today". Had to go to sister hotel next door for help.

everything was great and the staff the best.the dinner show at the burlinton was great.everyone should see this show close to hotel.

Die Zentrumslage ist für einen Dublinaufenthalt erfoderlich, wenn man nicht allzu viel Zeit hat. Als wir am vorletzten Tag dort einchecken wollten, teilte man uns mit, dass sie "überbucht" seien. Wir wurden zwar unkompliziert in das gegenüber befindliche "Davenport" weitergeleitet. Trotzdem wir uns bereits um 3:00 h a.m. wecken ließen und wir wegen des Frühstücks anfragten, reagierte man darauf nicht. Der Mann nachts an der Reception erklärte uns, dass das nicht im Preis inbegriffen sei. Auf unser energisches Widersprechen wollte er uns Kaffee bzw. Tee kochen, was wir aus Zweitgründen ablehnten. Negativ ist auch, dass man trotz hoteleigenen Parkhauses (man erhält an der Reception den Zugangscode) erhebliche Parkgebüren zahlen muss. Das ist aus unserer Sicht kein gastfreundlciher Service.

This hotel was an excellent choice, we were extremely happy with the quality of accommodation there and it truly was in 'walking distance' (even after a few pints) of all the major sites we wanted to see and experience in Dublin. We would likely have never been lucky enough to find it if we had tried to do our own searching for a hotel, so we were very happy we used 1, 2, Travel for this service.

Standard Hotel, but very nice.

Rooms were very small, as was the lobby. Staff was friendly. Dining room also small and hotel full of tours from start to finish. Just so-so, overall.

Customer Service Very Good. Personable, friendly staff.

good location, nice customer service

We arrived very early in morning. I was under the impression that we would be able to get into our rooms that early. Turned out not to be the case. But the desk people did their best and were gracious. Our room was inexplicably warm; this remained difficult during our stay. I could not get access to power at bedside for a medical device, but the staff did provide an extension cord.

Great staff, excellent location. I highly recommend this hotel.

I liked the Mont Clare a lot, because it is in the center of Dublin. The atmosphere and the staff is nice too.

Very nice hotel. My favorite in Dublin ! Very good location. Warm welcome. Good for the french guests : good value for money

Excellent Dublin city centre location, small rooms, very traditional, dark wood, warm feeling. Good 3 star in Dublin city

old style looking. welcoming homely feel. older and smaller style in rooms. irish style almost like a b&b. suite could be used as a family room. local landmark. bar is set in a traditional setting- tourists could like this.

The oldest of the O'callaghans group this offers a very old traditional place to stay in dublin city centre, The hotel it self has no Leisure centre but guest can avail of thenm from one of the sister hotels

We enjoyed our stay, the staff was wonderful as was the room service dinner.

Bath could have been cleaner