Amy Adejokun
Section editor
At the top of O'Connell Street, Cassidys occupies three Georgian houses and numerous extensions. Despite being well located, simple and functional, Cassidys is a real maze to get around, lacks style and offers very few services.
CASSIDYS - © Carlos Rodrigues / EASYVOYAGE
CASSIDYS - © Carlos Rodrigues / EASYVOYAGE
The hotel is right in front of the Gate Theatre, at the top of O'Connell Street, the Bond Street of Dublin. A short walk will take you to Dublin's river, the Liffey, and various shopping districts. The international airport of Dublin is just 7 mi away.
All 113 rooms are identical and decorated in a rather standard fashion. They all have light brown wall-to-wall carpets and restricted storage facilities. The standard double room is about 160 sq feet and includes a long wooden desk and comfortable bedding. The views over the rooftops or the street are not particularly interesting. The rooms have a big plasma screen television, free Wifi access, tea and coffee-making facilities, an electronic safe and a phone. There is also individual air-conditioning in half of the rooms. The 26 more spacious 'Executive' rooms are modern in style compared with the others. A third of the rooms have showers, and the rest have bathtubs. The blue-grey tiled bathrooms have an angular layout and no hair-dryer or basic hospitality products. Room service is available from 11:00am until 10:00pm.
Cassidys was opened in 1995 and renovated in 2006; it occupies three Georgian houses and their modern extensions, the last of which was built in 2004. The exterior does not reveal anything of the maze that lies within and the bizarre layout of the place. The new building has five floors, whereas the older buildings have four. The reception is parallel to the street. It is a relatively large, rectangular area with interlaced carmine wall-to-wall carpet, big brown seats and wood-paneling. Behind the reception area there is a bar that is also decorated with dark woodwork, and furnished with brown armchairs. A point to note: music is constantly playing in this hotel. As far as facilities are concerned, there are five fitness machines in a room with light parquet flooring and mirrors that make it look more spacious. The atmosphere, however, is stuffy and unpleasant.
The pleasant hotel restaurant, which gives both onto the road and the back of the hotel, can accommodate up to 86 guests and its high leather chairs are extremely comfortable. It is built over different levels with four areas that open onto each other and include a small extension for the buffets. Breakfast is served from 7:30am until 11:00am and the guests can choose from a menu that offers continental and Irish breakfasts, with cereals, juice (from a vending machine), 6 hot dishes, etc At the bar-end of the restaurant, meals are served from 12.30 pm until 9.00 pm. The lack of natural lighting in the bar is compensated by numerous wall lamps. Unlike in other Dublin hotels, the menu offers a wide choice of dishes, most of which can be found in various restaurants in town. It remains the same for lunch and dinner: you can indulge in pasta, hot sandwiches, various meat dishes, three sorts of fish, a choice of starters, and what's more, your children are not forgotten either!
A laundry service is available on weekdays. The car park is free of charge.
You must pay for Wifi access and the use of the hotel's computer.
Accommodation tip:
There are 10 rooms without double-glazing that look directly out onto the street, so if you want some peace and quiet, choose one of the others!
beauty salon, sauna, spa, Turkish bath
gym, fitness, sports
Hôtel très bien situé, à 10 mn à pieds du centre ville de Dublin, propre, calme. Petit déjeuner varié et de bonne qualité. Hôtel vraiment très bien ! A recommander !
Très bien situé. Petit déjeuner idéal, copieux et de qualité pour bien commencer la journée.
On entend parfois les gens qui rentrent des pubs au petit matin mais c'est quand même très tranquille !
La decoración del hotel es muy original
La ubicación Las casas georgianas
El trato
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