Myself,wife & little boy stayed in the Croke park recently for 3 nights,it was our 2nd stay in this hotel, staff are very friendly,attentative and easy to deal with.The Croke park is a very comfortable,plush hotel.
Plus points: Free underground parking(good for central dublin)
Modern rooms with particularly comfy beds
Flat screen Tv which includes Sky sports (that's fairly uncommon !)
Great selection at Breakfast,hot & cold
Lovely bar with huge screen,very handy for matches
I've yet to encounter any minus points in my 2 stays at the croke park,would have no hesitation in staying for a week or so here !

I stayed at the Croke Park hotel in early December. Location was perfect as I was meeting people for dinner in the city centre but had meetings the next morning in North Dublin.

The accommodation was of a very good standard. One of the comfiest beds I have ever slept in, nice quality bedding, room not too hot. Bathroom had a full bath and seperate double sized walk in shower. Everything was very clean, new and modern. Staff at reception very friendly and helpful (able to provide me with a spare toothbrush whe I realised I had forgotton to pack mine!).

Breakfast the next morning was a bit of a letdown - selection of food a bit bland and uninteresting. Took ages to get the attention of someone to ask for coffee and toast (lots of eye avoiding going on among staff), which was a real pain as I didn't have a lot of time to linger before leaving for work. Toast was pale and soggy and coffee was just brown flavoured water.

I paid 96 euro for B&B, which is excellent value for a hotel of this standard in Dublin. I'm sure I will return. Next time though I will just go for room only and get breakfast somewhere else.

We stayed 6 nights, 3 girls far from home. We had the friendliest receptionist and concierge that helped us and gave us excellent advise on where to go or what to do. The Hotel is 10-15 minute walk from the main street, but we loved it. The morning walk in to town and the evening walk back. We did not have any issues at all. I defenitly plan on making it back in the future. Rooms were always clean, tho they do make their rounds late. We came back around 3 to change and relax before heading out and they were just getting to our room. But we enjoyed the music and atmosphere in the lounge.

We spent two nights here in November, and on the whole had a wonderful stay. An initial mix up with the room upon check in was quickly remedied. The room was extremely spacious and certainly luxurious, as indeed was the hotel generally. The hotel staff were courteous, friendly and helpful, although as has been mentioned in other reviews, the table service in the bistro could certainly have been better, however the food was excellent.
The buffet breakfast was also without doubt one of the best I have experienced .
With regard to the location, it was not so much the distance from the city centre (only20 mins walk , no problem), but the hotel is located right between a railway line and canal , and Croke Park Stadium, (which even a couple of the hotel staff referred to as a bit of a concrete monstrosity). That was no problem for us whatsoever, but something anyone contemplating a visit may wish to consider
All in all, we still had a thoroughly enjoyable stay, and would certainly visit again, and would have no hesitation in recommending to others.