This hotel is quiet and in a pretty part of Dublin, and its location on bus routes 4 and 7 makes it convenient to access the heart of the city (about a 10-minute ride away).

However, don't be fooled by the photos on their website! It sounds like some of the rooms have been renovated; unfortunately we did not get to stay in one of those and instead had an extremely cramped, dated room with a strange wooden sauna in the corner.

I'm not sure what the deal was with breakfast; it appears to be available but it was never offered to us, either at the time of booking or when we checked in.

The attendants are friendly enough but service is a little slow - and if you are checking before 9 a.m., be sure to settle your bill the day before (we had to hunt someone down to check out and the delay almost made us miss our plane). Overall, it was OK but not outstanding.

Dublin is great, though; be sure to check out the Guinness Storehouse and take the DART out to Howth... and try the restaurants Gruel and Crush near Temple Bar.

We stayed at the Roxford Lodge for 2 nights in August 2008.
On arrival we were greeted by a friendly lady who showed us to our rooms, which were very nice and clean. Our room was at the back and was very quiet, even at the front the road outside does not seem very busy at night. The only strange thing was the rather bizarre-looking sauna in the corner of the room. But you can just ignore it, as we did. The breakfasts were superb, plentiful and tasty food, and efficient service. Also free tea and coffee, (with biscuits !) was available throughout the day, (why can't all hotels do that ?). Another nice touch was the complimentary wine served after we mentioned it was our 20th Wedding Anniversary.
The hotel is in a nice quiet area, some 20 minutes walk from St Stephens Green, with its many pubs and restaurants. From there you can also catch one of the many open-top tour buses which are great for getting to all the sites. Some have live commentary from drivers who put their own amusing slant on the script. (15 euros well-spent). The St Stephens Green area seems to be thankfully off-limits for the stag/hen parties which frequent Temple Bar and around O'Connell Street. I would thoroughly recommend this hotel, it really seems to be a cut above the average if you don't mind being a little bit out from the centre.

I stayed for one night as I was visiting Dublin to go to a family wedding. I found the hotel staff very helpful and polite. I had asked beforehand to have early access to my room (checkout is at noon). I arrived at 11 and I was able to get into my room immediately (as I needed to change clothes before the wedding). I twice asked the staff to book me taxis which they did on both occasions very efficiently- there was no waiting around or nagging. The room was a little small but spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The breakfast in the morning was very good and, again, service excellent. I felt the hotel gave very good value when compared to what some of the competition are charging!

Although we found the sauna in the room to be a little odd and took up valuable space in such a small room, we really enjoyed our stay. Everything was extremely clean, the room was quiet, and the breakfast was very good. A good value for a hotel so close to all of the sites downtown.