Our stay at The Fleet Street Hotel was ok. The staff is extremley nice and helpful, but the rooms were below par. Our room smelt of old, wet, musky yuckiness. The shower didn't drain and half way through your shower you had to turn it off and wait - because it might have overflowed. The bed was as hard as a rock, and overall the room needed some updating. Our friends stayed at the same hotel with us--- and I would have to say their room was 10 times better then ours. Their bathroom was 2 times the size of ours, and the room had no smells. At night our room faced the alley, and the garbage trucks came like clockework everymorning at 5am. We didn't get much sleep at The Fleet Street, and if I were to stay there again- I would ask to be put up in the room our friends were in.

We stayed at this property for 3 nights in September of 2007. We booked this hotel only because we had a hard time finding availability for the 3 nights in Dublin and because of its location. I will say, in my opinion, the location was the only good thing about the hotel. When we initially entered our room for the first time, my heart sank. Our room was on the Lobby Level of the hotel. The room was very dark. Even with all of the lights on, it was dark. The room had 2 small windows; one in the room and one in the bathroom. Both windows barely opened so fresh air was minimal. There was no fan or AC in the room. On our 2nd night we asked the front desk for a fan and they brought one to our room in about 3 minutes. It was a small desk fan, but it helped circulate the air. The bed was horrible. The mattress seemed to be really old and was very lumpy and uncomfortable. The bathroom looked like it was recently rehabbed (cheaply) but it was clean and functional. It included a small shower stall. The water pressure in the shower was very good. Aside from the bed, the room had a small desk, one chair, a TV with cable, a pant press, electric tea kettle with free tea bags daily and an armoire for clothes storage. We spent most of our time site seeing and out, but every night that we retreated back to the room was awful. I just could not get over how dark and musty it was in there. The front desk will only give out 1 key per room and you must turn our key into the front desk whenever you leave the property. The manager said that this is for fire safety reasons. So if there is a fire, they know who is in their room. The hotel does not have doorman so after 9:00 p.m., you have to ring a doorbell, state your name and room number and then be buzzed into the property. Luckily, they seemed to be very responsive and we never had to wait long at all to be buzzed in. In my opinion, the only good thing about this property is the location. It's on the edge of Temple Bar, close to the River Liffey and walkable to many places. The location is great. The price is not bad either, but next time I'd pay more for a more comfortable room. The restaurant was closed for remodeling so the hotel gave us vouchers for the hotel next door that were honored for our daily Irish breakfast. The hotel next door (name escapes me) seemed much nicer and I would probably stay there the next time around.

The Fleet Street Hotel is a little gem in our opinion. We loved it. It's noisy at times - well for heaven sakes - it's in Temple Bar district! It's homey and welcoming and a great little hotel. The full Irish breakfast, served in the hotel next door, was sensational and we felt right at home in the hotel. The staff is excellent and helpful and we loved it! Don't listen to any complaints about this hotel - if someone didn't know there would be noise in the Temple Bar area, then someone doesn't know much about Dublin. It was GREAT! Stay there!

I stayed at this hotel after booking it the same day I arrived at the Dublin airport. They have a very helpful Tourism desk there and can check room availability on line.
As noted by other travelers, the location is great. My room, on the second floor, had no view except of a dirty courtyard, but the room was very clean, the linen was clean and fresh, and the bathroom looked new and was spotless.
I crashed at 5 pm after a long travel day and did not have any trouble with noise. It was a Monday night (Bank Holiday) but I left my window open without difficulty.
The Fleet Street is remodeling their breakfast room so I was given a voucher for breakfast next door and it was lovely.
I found the staff friendly and I thought that for 75 Euros this was an excellent value for a hotel in the center of town!! I would definitely return and recommend it to others.