Dublin Skylon Hotel

4.0 star property
Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Dublin Zoo

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Front of property
Lobby lounge
Dining
Executive Room
Designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin, Dublin, 9
  • Croke Park
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • O'Connell Street
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Trinity College
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Dublin (DUB)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Executive Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Family Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

King Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Dublin

Drumcondra stay.Your stay at this Drumcondra hotel places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Croke Park and O'Connell Street. Dublin Port and Trinity College are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Croke Park - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • O'Connell Street - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Trinity College - 5 min drive - 3.8 km
  • 3Arena - 6 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Guinness Storehouse - 7 min drive - 5.0 km

Getting around

  • Parnell Tram Stop - 4 min drive
  • Dublin Drumcondra Station - 14 min walk
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kennedys - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Fagan's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪San Sab - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Cat & Cage - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Anderson's - ‬16 min walk

About this property

Dublin Skylon Hotel

Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Dublin Zoo
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A 24-hour business center and meeting rooms are available.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the family-friendly Dublin Skylon Hotel. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 4-star Dublin hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 126 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 1967
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference center
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Dublin Skylon Hotel offers 126 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Dublin hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Secured, covered self parking on site (EUR 10 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 18 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Late-night room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out fee: EUR 20

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 3 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately EUR 18 for adults and EUR 10 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 10 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 20

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • One child 3 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

Rating provided by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, source of official star ratings for accommodation.

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Dublin Skylon Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 923 out of 1486 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 391 out of 1486 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 1486 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1486 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 39 out of 1486 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ramkumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jude

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great

great
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Demani

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Caleb

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sukaran

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Noisy as lots of work going on within the building. manager was nice to offer drinks for compensation but honestly getting woken up to drilling noise at 8 am ruined my whole experience
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kyley

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dublin

Good bus route connections to Dublin and airport. Lovely accommodation and food
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

Travelled with group
The hotel was wonderful! Service was good, it was conveniently located and clean! The wifi was spotty sometimes in the room though so if you’re on a business trip be prepared to work from the lobby or restaurant. We didn’t really need the wifi so our trip was perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel Good Location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Taina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacinta

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, wonderful.food
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Declan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maire

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay at the Skylon, lovely big room, great service and a nice restaurant. On lots of bus routes so easy and quick to city centre. On 16 route from Airport. Will definitely be back. Excellent value
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Margo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean and quiet hotel in a very convenient location for the town centre. Staff were very friendly and professional . Rooms were very clean and quiet. Housekeeping cleaned and changed towels every day . We will be back
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked everything about the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice and clean and the bed was very comfortable, and the bars & restaurants were all in walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very nice , food great room comfortable. All in all a very enjoyable stay. John Meade.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Sean

Travelled with family
Great location. Priced for this. Comfortable. No frills but good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025