We asked by email for a quiet room with good wifi. When we arrived our room was not ready yet, but since we were early we expected this. The lady at the front desk told us she had given us a large room. When we got to the room it certainly was big, but it was at the front of the building. Since there were roadworks going on and we were very close to the corner with Kildare Street (with lots of busses stopping and starting, from 7 in the morning) it definitely was not a quiet room. We thought about asking for another room but then we were settled and did not bring it up at reception. Our fault, but we had not expected it to be this noisy. Within hindsight we should directly have asked for a different room.
If they had given us a quiet room at the back from the beginning I would have given the hotel a 4 star rating.
The hotel itself is very nice. The staff is very friendly. We had booked a room with the full Irish breakfast so could choose a (different) egg option every morning which were made to order. We only had a drink in the bar once, no food, so I cannot comment on that.
The location is great. Very close to Trinity College, Dawson Street and Grafton Street.