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Generator Dublin vs Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin

Both Generator Hostel Dublin and Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin are recommended by professionals. On balance, Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin is preferred by most writers compared to Generator Hostel Dublin. Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin ranks #14 in Dublin with accolades from 7 sources including Star Service, Lonely Planet and Time Out.

Generator Dublin
Generator Dublin
7 / 10
28 Smithfield Street, Dublin 7
From $24 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
  • Multilingual
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Oyster Oyster
Budget
"Converted from a hotel, the six-story Generator Hostel Dublin can accommodate up to 540 guests." Full review
Let's Go 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." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Hip, award-winning hostel in Dublin’s Smithfield Square area, with shared and private rooms and a buzzing bar." Full review
The Telegraph 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." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Young and fun with a party-like atmosphere, this hostel offers remarkable quality and stylishness for the price." Full review
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Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
8 / 10
23 Upper O'Connell St., Dublin 1
From $91 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Fodor's Fodor's
"A solid city-center option at a good price." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"This landmark hotel shed its traditional granny's parlour look with a major overhaul some years ago." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"One of Dublin’s oldest and best-known hotels, the Gresham is a popular rendezvous spot with ever-lively public areas."
Time Out Time Out
"A key part of Dublin's political and leisure history (it featured in the Easter Rising as a refuge and, later, as a hideout), the Gresham has been taking care of visitors for 200 years." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"In a busy area five blocks north of the Liffey, right on the city's historic central thoroughfare, this hotel occupies a landmark 1817 building." Full review
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