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Garden Lane Backpackers


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  • Parking

  • Non-Smoking Rooms

  • Tour Desk

  • Housekeeping

  • Luggage Storage

  • Designated Smoking Area

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At Garden Lane Backpackers, travellers highlight a walkable location, friendly staff, clean shared spaces, and communal facilities like kitchens, lounges, laundry and an elevator, balanced by basic breakfasts, bathroom bottlenecks, occasional maintenance issues, and noise from guests or nearby streets.

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Facilities

Good

Cleanliness

Clean

Service

Friendly

Location

Walkable

Dining

Basic

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4

Kathryn

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Mar 22, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Not very clean. Have to pay for a towel. Limited info on how to use the car park they offer. Very noisy area. Would opt for different accommodations next time.
Not very clean. Have to pay for a towel. Limited info on how to use the car park they offer. Very noisy area. Would opt for different accommodations next time.

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Mikkel

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Feb 26, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Worst experience on a hotel/hostel ever. Misleading pictures, misleading info. Off to a good start. The receptionist was welcoming. Then we get a room where the floor planks were almost coming apart. The mattresses were okay, but the pillows were thin as paper. The room had a can of water, a dolce coffee machine and mugs. There was something in the water (looked like food leftovers). On Hotels.com the pictures of the bedroom is close to being 100% identical. But it’s a photoshopped kitchen that does not at all look like the actual kitchen. Different surface, different design, different colors. On hotels.com it states “top quality breakfast”, that’s one of the main reasons why we chose this place. So VERY disappointed to get up to a serve-yourself breakfast where you had to open a cheap bag of toast bread, there were 2 cheap cereal to chose between, the fruit bowl was half expired, the 2 juice variants were the cheap €1 fruitjuice from a shop, and especially that the only coffee solution was to boil some water and put instant coffee. To top it off: when finishing breakfast, you had to clean and dry your plates, mugs and cutlery. The bathrooms are share and first come first served. The shower head is broken so you have to be 160 cm to actually use the shower. And the elevator is incredibly noisy when used (you can hear it from your room) We should have stayed 2 nights but were so disappointed that we checked out after 1 night. We could get no refund or compensation.
Worst experience on a hotel/hostel ever. Misleading pictures, misleading info. Off to a good start. The receptionist was welcoming. Then we get a room where the floor planks were almost coming apart. The mattresses were okay, but the pillows were thin as paper. The room had a can of water, a dolce coffee machine and mugs. There was something in the water (looked like food leftovers). On Hotels.com the pictures of the bedroom is close to being 100% identical. But it’s a photoshopped kitchen that does not at all look like the actual kitchen. Different surface, different design, different colors. On hotels.com it states “top quality breakfast”, that’s one of the main reasons why we chose this place. So VERY disappointed to get up to a serve-yourself breakfast where you had to open a cheap bag of toast bread, there were 2 cheap cereal to chose between, the fruit bowl was half expired, the 2 juice variants were the cheap €1 fruitjuice from a shop, and especially that the only coffee solution was to boil some water and put instant coffee. To top it off: when finishing breakfast, you had to clean and dry your plates, mugs and cutlery. The bathrooms are share and first come first served. The shower head is broken so you have to be 160 cm to actually use the shower. And the elevator is incredibly noisy when used (you can hear it from your room) We should have stayed 2 nights but were so disappointed that we checked out after 1 night. We could get no refund or compensation.

10

Rohan

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Dec 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great
Great

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Ali

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Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I don’t recommend it The room seemly and shower is not clean
I don’t recommend it The room seemly and shower is not clean

8

Terri

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Oct 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bathrooms clean, appreciate the female-only dorm room, breakfast was fine and included.
Bathrooms clean, appreciate the female-only dorm room, breakfast was fine and included.

Garden Lane, Christchurch, The Liberties, Dublin, Dublin (and vicinity), Ireland

Location

Located in Dublin, Garden Lane Backpackers is in the city center. Dublinia and Guinness Storehouse are cultural highlights, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grafton Street and O'Connell Street. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Aviva Stadium.

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Check-in

Check-out

From 15:00 to 22:00

Before 11:00


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FAQs

Parking is available on-site but is limited. Guests must contact the property in advance to reserve a parking space. There is a fee of EUR 12 per day for covered self-parking.


A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.


Check-in is from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out may be available for a fee of EUR 20. Guests are advised to contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival to arrange check-in, especially if arriving outside normal hours.

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas. However, specific details about accessible rooms and bathrooms are not provided.


The property is centrally located in Dublin, within a 10-minute walk of attractions such as Dublinia and the Guinness Storehouse. It is approximately 0.7 miles from St. Stephen's Green and 1.1 miles from Dublin Castle. The nearest major airport is Dublin Airport, located about 25.5 km away.


The property does not allow pets, except for service animals.


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