Barnacles Temple Bar House in Dublin, Irland

Awarded The Best hostel in Ireland,
6th Best Large hostel in the world &
The most popular hostel in Dublin!
… all by hostelworld cutomers like you!
All rooms ensuite
Free breakfast, wifi & internet
Free walking tour of Dublin
Massive discounts on tours, drinks, food and activities


To quote the 2012 Lonely Planet: 'Bright and spacious, in the heart of Temple Bar, this hostel is immaculately clean, has nice laid-out ensuite dorms and doubles with in-room storage. Because of its location, rooms are quieter to the back. Top facilities, comfy lounge and linen and towels provided'.

Every room comes with an ensuite bathroom and is centrally heated. Our cosy rooms have hot showers, comfy mattresses and individual reading lights to ensure you have a good rest. Each bed has a built-in under-bed locker to secure your luggage, and all rooms have electronic security card access keys.

All the dorms are cleaned daily and the beds made with fresh linen. Our housekeeping team are permanent and professional staff who care about what they do were committed to being the cleanest hostel in Dublin.

We can make your stay easier, from having the basic for hire like hair dryers, adaptors and alarm clocks to doing your laundry and cooking you dinner.

Here you’ll find all the facilities you need, like our free light breakfast, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, the fully-equipped kitchen, laundry service, bureau de change, recycling, tour ticket desk (open 8-10) and more.

We also make it easy for you to meet other travellers, with a selection of chill-out areas and a variety of group activities on offer. Make sure to go on our Barnacles Pub Crawl, daily at 21.00 – valid for 2 nights in the row. There’s no curfew, so you’ll have lots of time to explore the pubs and bars of Temple Bar.

And if you want to stay in, you can hang out in our newly refurbished lounge, where we have a huge DVD collection, a foosball table and lots of good cheer. There’s also a book swap, darts and featured movie nights and popcorn. We also periodically organize gigs in the hostel!

Were in the perfect location, in the heart of Dublin’s cultural quarter - Temple Bar. You can enjoy a pint of Guinness in the famous Temple Bar pub, only two doors away. When you stay here you’ll only be a minutes walk from everywhere else cafes, pubs, transport, internet cafes, supermarkets, convenience stores, banks, the post office and so much more. Not to mention tourist sites like Trinity College, Dublin Castle, the Old Jameson Distillery, Christchurch Cathedral and more!

Conveniently, there’s bicycle storage on the premises and parking (with a discounted rate) only two minutes walk away.

Our staff are young, helpful and friendly, as well as knowledgeable on what’s on and what to do in and around Dublin just ask! We can help you reserve car hire and we offer discounts on hop-on/hop-off city tour tickets and the airport shuttle, leaving direct from our door.

Reception is open 24hrs a day so there’s always someone on hand to help. If you need access to our secure room, its accessible 24hrs a day and is available for luggage and valuables. Safety deposit boxes are also available.

We have special weekly rates available including laundry, breakfast, Wi-Fi and internet. For more information ask at reception.
To make life easier for you, we have arranged discounts in many top venues, restaurants and activity centres in Dublin, giving you often over 20% discount on normal rates! Yes, drinks as well!

Heading to Galway as well? Check out our sister hostel, Barnacles Hostel Galway, here on Hostelworld!

Please note that guests under the age of 16 years must book private accommodation, only staying with people in their party

Barnacles Temple Bar House was voted No 1 BEST HOSTEL IN DUBLIN for 2009 AND voted No. 6 in the TOP 10 BEST HOSTELS IN IRELAND in 2009 by Hostelworld customers (and we are really delighted about this!:)

To quote the 2009 Lonely Planet: "Bright and spacious, in the heart of Temple Bar, this hostel is immaculately clean, has nice laid-out ensuite dorms and doubles with in-room storage. Because of its location, rooms are quieter to the back. Top facilities, comfy lounge and linen and towels provided"

Stay with us and you will understand why Barnacles is the perfect place for the modern traveler.

Perfect Location
• Situated on the cobbled streets of Dublin's Cultural District - Temple Bar
• We are only two doors away from the famous 'Temple Bar' pub, and a minutes walk from everywhere else - cafes, pubs, transport, internet cafes, banks and so much more
• Close to tourist sites like Trinity College, Dublin Castle, The Old Jameson Distillery, Christchurch Cathedral and more

Heaps of Fun
• Our staff are young, helpful and friendly, as well as knowledgeable on what's on and what to do in and around Dublin - and they can make reservations for you
• There is no curfew, so you have lots of time to explore the pubs and bars of Temple Bar
• We make it easy to meet other travelers, with a selection of chill out areas and a variety of group activities on offer
• If you want to stay in, visit our newly refurbished lounge where we have a huge DVD collection, fussball table and lots of good cheer

Comforts of Home
• Centrally heated, our cozy rooms have hot showers, comfy mattresses and individual reading lights to ensure you have a good rest
• We can make your stay easier, the basics are for hire - like hair dryers and adaptors - international phone cards are on sale, we can exchange your foreign currency, do your laundry and cook you dinner

Sparkling Clean
• All dorms and ensuite bathrooms are cleaned daily and beds made with fresh linen
• We are committed to being the cleanest hostel in Dublin
• Our housekeeping team are permanent and professional staff who care about what they do

Safe and Secure
• Reception is staffed 24 hours per day
• Each bed has a built in under-bed locker to secure your luggage
• All rooms have electronic security card access keys
• Left luggage facilities are available

Very Convenient
• We have all the facilities you need - free light breakfast, a fully equipped kitchen, free internet access and WIFI, laundry service, tour ticket desk, and more
• Less than a 5 minute walk to the supermarkets, convenience stores, banks and the post office
• Coming in from the airport the nearest bus stop is a 5 minute walk away. Parking (discounted rate) is only 2 minutes walk away and bicycle storage on the premises

Heading to Galway as well? Barnacles Quay Street House can be your next stop.

What can we offer our guests?
Clean & comfy beds
24 hour access to hostel
Free breakfast
Free Maps
Discounts to most tourist attractions
Free Wifi
Free walking tour of the city
Free Fussball
Free Movie nights & popcorn
Free darts
Free book swap
Discounted hop on-hop off city tour ticktes
Discounted car parking
Recycling facilities
24 hour reception
Great staff
Bureau de Change
Tour bookings
Car Hire reservations