Egali Hostel

- LOCATION is excellent, just 2mins from the Spire, 5mins from the river and 10mins from the Temple Bar area on foot. You can actually walk around the city, everywhere, without the need for public transport. Easy access to/from the airport. - STAFF were friendly and helpful, 24/7 reception, willing to help and discuss.

- Not clean at all. It is not the dirtiest place I have ever stayed for sure, but it is one of the dirtiest ones. The floor is disgusting at some parts (even found melted chocolate under my bed) which is understandable in large rooms. However, toilets were very dirty, not cleaned very often (in the two days I was there, one of the mens' toilets was clogged for a full day and nobody cleaned it). Also, kitchen utensils at the breakfast were cleaned by the guests (which is nice) but there was no way to dry them so they were being reused or left wet (definitely not hygienic). - Sockets in the rooms are not well located. Some beds have them, some don't. There is nowhere to leave your things next to the bed (a small shelf to leave your phone overnight would be nice). The storage cells for luggage are too old and noisy so they could not be used. - Making your bed yourself can be very annoying when you check in after midnight and you wake up 15 people in the room. - Breakfast was too poor. Only bread and some spreads (jam, peanut butter, chocolate, cream cheese). It is ok for a hostel (and it's free) but a very simple addition of some savory snacks (even only ham and cheese or eggs) would make a nice difference. IN GENERAL, a very basic hostel, nicely located, I would recommend it for 1-2 nights if you are looking for decent value for money, but there are better choices. With some very simple changes, it could transform from a basic hostel to a very nice one. I would recommend improving the cleaning quality and the hygiene, slightly improve the breakfast, make a few changes in the rooms (more sockets and a small shelf or even a locker for every bed). The area develops very fast so it has the potential to be a great hostel.