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Generator Dublin vs Buswells Hotel
Both Generator Hostel Dublin and Buswells Hotel are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Buswells Hotel scores slightly better than Generator Hostel Dublin. Buswells Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 82 with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Frommer's, Time Out and Star Service.
Generator Dublin
Oyster
Let's Go
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
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28 Smithfield Street, Dublin 7
From $24 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Oyster
Budget
"Converted from a hotel, the six-story Generator Hostel Dublin can accommodate up to 540 guests."
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Let's Go
"Located in one of Dublin’s newer neighborhoods, Generator’s wine-bottle lights and book-supported tables give this hostel a high-tech-meets-hipster-meets-creative juices vibe."
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Jetsetter
"Hip, award-winning hostel in Dublin’s Smithfield Square area, with shared and private rooms and a buzzing bar."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"The Dublin branch of the Generator family of hostels is an impressive place: funky, centrally located, well resourced and with all-day food and drink on offer, it’s a sociable base for an economical city holiday."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Young and fun with a party-like atmosphere, this hostel offers remarkable quality and stylishness for the price."
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Buswells Hotel
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Frommer's
Oyster
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23-27 Molesworth Street, City Centre - Stephens Green, Dublin 2
From $74 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
DK Eyewitness
"It has a central location beside government buildings... requented by political figures."
Time Out
"The rooms are distributed across three Georgian buildings and exude charm, from their hefty Georgian windows to the views of the broad streets below."
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Star Service
"This small, traditional four-story hotel—a series of five bricked Georgian town houses—holds plenty of old-fashioned historic charm, at least in the public areas."
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Room 100 is worth requesting for its spaciousness, but its hearth is merely ornamental.
Frommer's
"This traditional hotel has a wonderful sense of class that saves it from feeling stuffy."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"Buswells Hotel has a homey vibe... the hotel is located in the city center near many tourist attractions, but it's still quiet."
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