I booked this hotel after reading some other reviews on here, all of which seemed to be positive.

The hotel is in a good location for the airport, the city is not too far and is within easy reach via one of the regular buses or taxis. From the outside the hotel looks clean and modern, with the interior and rooms being no exception. The rooms were light, spacious and well-designed with bathroom, comfortable beds, tea/coffee making facilities and a flat-screen TV.

The area surrounding the hotel is not so good, but is undergoing a massive re-generation of which the hotel is part. The hotel also has a restaurant which serves a fabulous Irish breakfast and also has a bar which serves snacks.

The staff were really friendly and seemed to know a reasonable amount about the city and transport network.

I would stay here again, it is an ideal base for staying in the Dublin area and great value.

The rooms in this hotel were lovely, really clean and tidy.
Hotel was about 10/15 mins in a taxi from the city centre costing about 15-20 euro each way.
The hotel were great about you bringing your own drink with you and drinking in your room..... even happy to give you buckets of ice and glasses from the bar.
Breakfast was nice but I would advise you not to go down after 9.30 as there doesnt be much left.
The Ballymun area itself doesnt have much, It has small shops, but I have been advised by every taxi man that it is a rough area and not to be strolling into their bars at night.

There is a SuperValue across the road from the hotel. Has everything you could want to make yourself a snack in the bedroom and also has a hot deli counter.

Parking is Secure with cars in an underground car park.

Vending machine on each floor - for them bottles of cold water when hungover.

Sky TV in all rooms - with a flat panel TV and Remote control.

Tea/Coffee making facilities in all Rooms

Only downfall of the hotel was if you wanted a lie in - this can only be done if you are a very heavy sleeper because all the doors in the rooms are fire doors and slam closed - continuous slamming of the doors in the morning wakens you.

I booked this hotel based on the reviews on this site, and was terribly disappointed.

I know Ballymun has a bad reputation but I was hoping to prove evryone wrong by coming home and saying I had a nice time there. However, the area is, to be honest, really scary, and not nice to look at - deserted, half-demolished tower blocks. I was not aware that there were such devestated-looking areas in Ireland. There were lots of groups of boys hanging around which i found quite intimidating.

The actual hotel is a lovely, modern building. The reception staff are very friendly and more than helpful, and had to contend with the underground carpark gate continually not working. (Which it didn't with us either in the way in or out)

The bedroom is clean and modern, and fully equipped. however, the soundproofing is very bad. We were woken by a man and woman arguing loudly, we couldn't work out if the sound was coming from outside or the next room.

Another problem there is the tea and coffee facilities. Either the water or the milk was undrinkable, which was a shame as this is a nice touch in a hotel.

We had dinner in the bar, as there didn't seem to be anywhere else nearby. I had a vegetable panini, as I'm vegetarian. They brought out a chicken panini so I had to send it back. That's a simple mistake, and I didn't mind, but it really wasn't worht waiting for. I don't know how you can get a panini wrong, but it was really disgusting. I have never heard of carrots or green beans in a panini before, and the sauce on it was cheap and disgusting tasting. I didn't want to complain as the barman was very prickly and unfriendly.

This could be a lovely hotel, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and I won't be going back to see if it's improved.

we have just returned from a 2 night stay at the ballymun plaza and it was terrific,we were apprehensive when booking as the area hasnt got the best reputation but it couldnt have been better, about a 10minute drive from the city centre and although there was absolutely nothing in the area after 6pm,the hotel restuarant and bar more than made up for it, the food is the best i have had in a very long time and the attention to detail by the catering staff was second to none,the breakfast staff were so nice and helpful and the food was constantly refilled and nothing was left go dry or hard, the evening meals were outstanding and more than plentiful.
the room was great and was serviced daily and all the toiletries were replaced as needed plaza tv with 12 channels and tea coffee making facilities,the area is so quiet at night that we got the best 2 nights sleep this year!!
all in all a wonderful hotel and we will most definately be back