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The Devlin, Ranelagh 117 Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland

#42 of 161 hotels in Dublin

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 1033 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.8

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free Wifi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: October 1, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Car park for hotel was 5 to 10 minute walk away, and we were awoken very early in the morning with construction work taking place in the next room. Not ideal for those wanting a relaxing city break for a few days. Room was tiny.

    The staff were very nice, friendly and helpful. Nice location.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: September 30, 2024

    4.0
    Overall disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Rooms
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had an incident where another resident in the hotel gained access to our room while we were asleep. We alerted front desk and they were helpful and able to cancel all keycards on our room. Although it was very concerning that someone else was able to gain access to our room. We didn’t feel safe leaving our belongings in the room or having to sleeping there another night knowing man on the floor knew he has access to our room. Overall disappointed and surprised as I have never experienced this in any other hotel before. I think hotel management needs to look into this further as it’s not acceptable.

    Good location, lively bar downstairs

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 28, 2024

    6.0
    Comfortable bed, but aircon kept me up at night and there was no parking facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No parking onsite Value for money Noisy air con Housekeeping walked in without knocking Location far from town - difficult accessibility

    Nice atmosphere Nice furnishing

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 15, 2024

    5.0
    too expensive for what they offer.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    first they couldn’t find our booking in the system which is not a great welcoming. We paid for breakfast at check in for the entire stay and they tried to charge us again on the check out. the receptionist was sorry about the mess but we almost paid again something we had already paid which I was really not impressed or happy about. The room’s bathroom leaked water from the shower every time to the floor which was unpleasant. on Saturday the music from the bar was noisy into the room on the second floor.

    location, it has the Stella cinema inside the hotel which is a nice touch, the food is good and the staff at restaurants and cinema at the hotel are lovely.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: September 15, 2024

    2.0
    Very Poor
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bunk Rooms
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very noisy at night

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bunk Rooms
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room was exremly small and noisy - for two people it felt like prison.

    Nice location, friendly stuff.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 18, 2024

    1.0
    I got about 2 hours sleep after paying 320.00 for bed only. The worst hotel I have ever stayed in,
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I was asked for 50..00 extra on arrival and i hope it is now refunded as i did not use anything in the room other than the bed which was much too soft . There was disco music being played loudly until 1,00. At 12.00 i got a call on the black phone in the room and a male asked if i had rang an complained about the loud music to which I replied no but i should have so he told me it would last another hour. The T.V. did not work in the room and there is no wardrobe just 3 clothes hangers hanging on a knob on the door. I lost count of people who must have had their room numbers mixed up and knocked on my door by mistake apparently' When I complained to the man at the Reception at 8,00 a.m. he didnt know where the music was coming from and the hotel had good reviews. It was more than disappointing and I was very upset.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2024

    3.0
    stressful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bunk Rooms
    • Stayed 1 night

    Be careful during the night. There are no physical locks on the door. While we were sleeping at 4 AM, someone entered our room. When I wanted to check who it was, they immediately disappeared. The next morning, I tried to figure out who it was. The guy at reception told us he'd find out in 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, when I came to find out what happened during the night, the front desk guy said he hadn't figured this out yet. Only after another 20 minutes did he mention there were 2 staff members, but they were in a different location. I don't know why staff members would be checking rooms during the night, but this experience was very stressful. Be careful during the night in this hotel.

    The hotel is clean and nice.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2024

    4.0
    Unpleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Actually i had an uncomfortable situation , a spanish waiter on Americana in the evening was very rude and inconvenient with me and my girlfriend on the table, i felt very offended i will never come back in this place while this guy is working there.

    The installations are modern a great design

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 26, 2024

    6.0
    not what was expected.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bunk Rooms
    • Stayed 1 night

    very small rooms and the parking is an unreasonable expectation.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was tiny almost claustrophobic. Way too small for 2 adults. Too small for one adult nevermind 2 adults. Staff were courteous and it was very clean but prices for food and beverages absolutely outrageous.

    Location was perfect

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 26, 2024

    6.0
    Tiny room spoiled an otherwise lovely hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    This was the smallest room we have stayed in outside of Tokyo. At £233 per night it was just not big enough for a couple to stay in for more than one very cramped night and is probably the worst value room we have ever stayed in. Our room was opposite the staff room and so constant coming and going from early in the morning. The air conditioning only just kept up with the outside temperature of about 25c and I hate to think what such a tiny room would be like in very hot weather.

    Staff at reception were really friendly and helpful. We dropped our bags off a little early and they were waiting for us in the room when it was ready. The rooftop restaurant is ok and a pleasant place for lunch. The take away coffee and pastries at the front of the hotel were great quality. The surrounding area is nice, with a park 5 minutes away and lots of pubs and restaurants available. We stayed here for a gig at the RDS arena and this was a pleasant and safe feeling 25 minute walk away.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 25, 2024

    4.0
    Okay but I’d say somewhere else
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I was told I was getting a free “upgrade”. It was just an accessibility room which had a bathroom which had nowhere to place my things and we asked to be moved to the room we paid for. We also wanted to have a drink at the rooftop bar however it was closed and we were able to access the rooftop bar. This should have been communicated before we arrived so we could stay somewhere else. This is the second time I’ve stayed here but it will be the last. The room “upgrade” was insulting and we didn’t have access to the facilities that were advertised. When I told the receptionist they just shrugged his shoulders and say sorry the upstairs bar is closed for a private event

    The bar / lobby downstairs. Clean rooms

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 23, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The food was not up to scratch at all very disappointing

    The interior

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 13, 2024

    1.0
    Fraud Hotel - it has no stars at all ! All 4* are based on the Personal Opinion of the Hotel Manager
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    This is my Claim to the Booking.com regarding the Devlin Hotel below. Dear Sirs, I demand a full refund for my no-stay in Devlin Dublin no-star hotel because the hotel room doesn't match the description on Booking.com, poor quality and it is no-stars Fraud hotel ! The reasons: 1. the room has neither a wardrobe nor a clothes rack at all. I had no chance to iron my shirts and trousers and leave them hanging because of no place and no rack for it. Absolute absence of the hangers, racks or even a place for clothes in the Room ! In the Booking.com description there are both racks and the wardrobe clearly stipulated. On practice none of those ! I arrived at the Conference meetings and needed to have a smart look but the Devlin Hotel gives no chance for it. 2. The bed is built into the niche, so three sides of the bed are limited on dimensions and the size by three walls. No chance for me to fit into that coffin-type bed. There was nothing about it in the description or on photos. 3. the room is so small that I immediately felt anxiety and the lack of the air to breeze. It is my very 1st such experience in life and you can check my log onto booking.com about how much do I travel ! 4. Booking.com shows it is 4* hotel. On practice it is no stars hotel and is an absolute fraud. I spoke to the Hotel Manager and he politely accused me that it is me who didn't read the description on booking.com properly and his hotel is not a 4* at all. It is his personal view of the 4* design he thinks the hotel has ! So, the Hotel Manager told me he will charge me for just one night which I have never stayed so I left the Hotel immediately. I left it angry, without the money refund and nowhere to go to. You can see on a booking.com system that I immediately booked another hotel in Dublin exactly for the same dates and moved into the Clayton Burlington road Hotel nearby. I demand all my money back from those Fraudsters of the Devlin hotel. Please kindly react. Thank you.

    Location and the Description at Booking.com that is not true.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: March 18, 2024

    6.0
    Not bad but nothing special
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Couldn’t book breakfast on line after we arrived and no information on website re same. Shower cold. Bathroom bin not emptied from previous guests

    Staff where vey friendly

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely hotel. Had cancelled a previous booking and rebooked due to plans temporarily changing (paid extra for the free cancellation option) - staff very rude on arrival - couldn’t find booking and tried to charge us the previous higher booked price than the current booking we had had on booking.com.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Had to leave hotel at 4 am in the morning due to people partying all on our floor and we couldn’t sleep and cocktails were horrible didn’t drink them and still got charged for them

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 30, 2024

    3.0
    Not for Senior citizens but very central and overpriced.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All our rooms were exceedingly small, poorly designed for seniors, lack of hanging space, only 1 small stool to sit on, overpriced junk food and products in rooms, our room overlooked extractors. Bathroom was not well designed, dual flush faulty (reported). TV erratic reception. Well stocked fridge overpriced though. Shower stall floor was a bit grimy as were floor tiles. No toilet brush or ventilator fan. Breakfast service poor, inattentive and in general that whole area was cold. Two drinks (€13) wrongly billed but was deducted from final bill. Parking was a 5 minute walk away at €15. Only realised after our room entry that we had booked a Dean group hotel - our stay at the Dean in Cork was similarly poor, staff there almost unfriendly to OAP's but at least there was a pool & gym and parking.

    Dinner in Layla's rooftop restaurant exceeded my expectation though inside room was really cold. Food was well prepared and my Hake was excellent, my family all enjoyed their choices. Limited wine list and a tad overpriced but it was Dublin, friendly staff. We had 5 bottles of average wine and plenty of cocktails. €€€. Good security access to bedroom floors. Reception staff very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2024

    6.0
    the hotel was relaxing and very enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the area that the hotel is situated isn’t the best and the drinks and snacks in the mini bar were way overpriced so i would recommend getting stuff in the tesco express before hand

    beautiful rooms plenty of amenities the staff were pleasant and the hotel all together was lovely

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 26, 2023

    5.0
    Nice hotel with an extremely bad noise isolation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The building itself isn't that good. Noise isolation is extremely bad. Everything interrupted my sleep: outside noise because of bad windows soundproof, upper-floor footsteps, and even the neighbor's soap dispenser. Also missed attention to some equipment details like the kettle with an EU plug without an EU socket in the room.

    Comfortable, well-equipped room. Very nice hotel atmosphere and amazing overall design.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 10, 2023

    6.0
    Decent option for partygoers. Bar staff were rude and unhelpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was just too small for two people. Noisy overnight but not unexpected given it was a Saturday night in December. Staff in bar wouldn’t allow us to sit and have a drink before we went out for dinner. Definitely prioritizing parties ahead of guests. We went back after dinner for a drink in residents bar and the bar man was really rude. Staff at reception were courteous however.

    Great location. Nice decor.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 7, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    room as down graded , was given 2 x drink vouchers and could not use them at the bar as I did not have a table reserved . I told the bar staff I would only be there 30 mins . Place was empty and they would not give me table. I have used this hotel 4/5 times already this year and have another 3 rooms booked for the 15th of December.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 3, 2023

    4.0
    Won't be staying at this hotel again, overly priced,
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The space at the bed was poorly designed, Leaving it very difficult to actually get into bed .

    After paying 359 euro for room for 1 night , Breakfast was extra, so we didn't have breakfast at this hotel.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: October 17, 2023

    1.0
    They don’t value customers. Extremely Overpriced
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bad customer service Hidden charges You don’t get what you pay for. I paid extra for city view (upgraded through booking.com) and had a brick wall instead

    -

    Stayed in October 2023

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