Room: large and comfortable, as was to be expected. Climate control very good. Internet not free as normal with larger hotels (it should be free.) Bed small but comfortable. Considering the size of the rooms, it was surprising to find twin beds instead of two double or queen size beds. Bathroom spacious and modern. Needed more drawer space to put away clothing. Overall a great room.

Restaurant. You are a bit of their prisoner for food if you are on foot. The main restaurant is a modern oriental place that is great for adults, but having too many surprises for children. They would have to be adventurous to survive there. Bar food average and predictably typical, but in a very crowded atmosphere (and only available to children until 20:00). The one time we ate in the bar, the table service was terrible. The waitress spent 15 minutes chatting with another table after we placed out order. I had to approach the bar man and ask what I had to do to get a drink and food. I made a "mini-scene" and it was resolved immediately, but no apologies. The waitress only tried to justify why I had to wait. In fairness, it appeared to be an isolated case. The bar food? Overpriced and plain. There is an outside oriental restaurant near the "Old Airport Road" – the Mandalay. Looked great for me, but I didn't think the children would like it. The only other alternative was "Little Venice" on Old Airport Road. We ate there, but it was more fuel more than food.

The hotel is very near the airport with a shuttle every 30 minutes (except once an hour during parts of the afternoon). It worked well. We took taxis to and from the city centre. About 15-20 euros each way. Lots of congestion and traffic.

The things I didn't like:

1. The hotel seems to cater more to groups rather than individuals. Yes, they were responsive to some problems we had, but were overwhelmed at times by large groups moving through the day as a unit. It could be very loud at times as well as difficult to have access to the bar.

2. No place to leave your car when you arrived.

3. The telephone system wasn't working well and received four calls intended for another room one morning – including two wake-up calls before 7:00am. Finally I took the handset off the hook and put it under a pillow. After mentioning it in reception, they removed one of the phones and it seemed to work after that. The staff was very apologetic about it and apologized profusely (unlike the waitress who was happier justifying why the service was bad).

All-in-all, a very comfortable place near the airport. I'd go again.

Husband and I stayed at this hotel for the big St. Patrick's Day weekend and all our vacation objectives where the typical tourist stops in Dublin.

We called the hotel from the Dublin airport for the free shuttle and it arrived in a reasonable time. It's a large bus that was clean and comfortable. Drive time from the airport to hotel is about 10 minutes. Hotel looks brand new inside and out. Rooms are extremely clean and modern! We bid on Priceline and booked the room for $103.00 USD. I think the hotel is a steal for that price.

We only had two "issues" at this hotel. I had read in a previous post that this hotel has not honored the non smoking room requests in the past and that smoking rooms smell really bad. I emailed AND called the hotel directly weeks in advance to make sure we were booked in non smoking (king bed) room. At 10:00AM on check in day (several hours before “check in”) the clerk told us that we were booked for smoking and that non smoking rooms were all taken. I told her that I had called and emailed to make sure we were in non smoking because I had read online the hotel has issues with honoring guests’ requests. She ended up finding a non smoking with 2 twin beds. We took it.

Second issue that was only slightly annoying but not really a deal breaker was the travel time to downtown Dublin from this hotel. We purchased a 3 day hop-on-hop-off bus pass that included city buses at the Dublin tourism office in the airport. The walk from the hotel to the main street to catch the city bus is about 3 blocks. Seems like a long walk on cold days! Once you get on the city bus it's about 20-30 minutes to downtown Dublin. Stops are not announced on city buses and you'll need to figure out where you are and when to get off. Waiting for a bus after 7pm and getting back to the hotel took us an hour a couple nights. Overall the hotel is great for the price, but be prepared for a longish commute to the tourist areas.

Stayed in the Crown plaza in feb . MY only complaint about this hotel is some of the night bar staff need to up their game big time. I was waiting for over twenty minutes for a drink. However one barman with a french accent looked after us and was a true pro only for him we would have left. The hotel is very clean and most of the staff are very courteous and friendly the rooms were spotless and breakfast was top. A good place for an overnight stay. will go back. ps the mandalay chinese restaurant 2 min walk away is well worth a visit.

To start of, I did not choose this hotel my self, it was pre-booked through the company's travel agent, so I had no choice. It is located between the airport and the city, closer to the airport actually. I took a taxi one day, approximately 25 min in traffic for €25 and then the bus going back, which was €2 and took 45 min and stopped right outside the business park where the hotel is located. Either way, it makes you stay more in the hotel then you want to, and for this purpose, the hotel is not up to my standards when you want to stay more in it.

This is a good hotel. Nothing extraordinary, but ok if you do not plan to stay in the room. We were booked on the executive floor. The room were spacious with a big bed and a big bathroom with both shower and bathtub. The rooms are nice and fill its purpose, but nothing extra. A plus for the free wireless internet. The bathroom was big and it was nice. A minus here, is that the washbasin is big and cool, but the tap is so small, that when you are rinsing your hands in the water, you have to have your hands on the side of the washbasins edge. Why do not more hotels have a tap that goes further towards the center of the basin? Anyway, thats just something I have notice recently, since I have travelled a lot.

The business floor executive lounge is good. Newspapers, wireless internet and other machines to conduct business, if you need to. We had breakfast here, which was sufficient. It filled its purpose as well and I rather dine here, cause it was right outside my door and I do not eat that much for breakfast. Free water, drinks and fruits all day and they had a happy hour in the afternoon with free drinks.

I went to the fitness center every day. It is a big room, with almost nothing in it. One machine that have several functions, but not enough, a few free weights and some cardiovascular machines. Not good for a hotel fitness center, way below standard.

The lobby area with its two restaurants are nice. I tried to bar, don't remember the name, but directly to the right when you enter the hotel. Their bar menu is quite good, with a good selection. I had a steak, which was really good and big, and some of my colleagues had the hamburger plate with fries, which was huge! This was also the only place where you could see English football on TV, so it was packed almost every night that week.

Another plus is the free airport shuttle that departs every 30 minutes. You just have to be careful not to miss it!

Overall, a comfortable stay, but nothing extra or something special.