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#27 of 214 hotels in Dublin
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  • Rooms: 304
  • Address: Cardiff Lane, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, (formerly Quality Hotel Leisure Centre Dublin) Dublin 2 Ireland
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
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Reviews of Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

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“Stylish, friendly - great value”

Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

5 of 5 stars
Dingle, Ireland
May 19, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The Quality on the quays in Dublin City is a real gem. I think they have managed to combine friendly down-to-earth service with stylish comfortable accomodation. In short, you get all the trimmings you expect from a modern hotel - but they go that extra mile - the staff make the difference, and this sets it apart from the stuffy over-priced institutions that cram the city. From help with reservations to warm welcome and everything until check-out, we were really looked after.

If you are coming to experience Dublin - this is a great location. The redeveloped docklands make for an easy refreshing stroll into town, or if you're lazy like me, as far as the Ferryman pub for pints and music, or to Hanover Quay around the corner for restaurants, swish wine bars etc.

Dont let the building works nearby put you off, this is a growing city and the rooms seem to be sound proof. I certainly dont mind seeing a few builders outside my window from time to time : ) The benefits of staying here far outweigh this minor eyesore. In fact it adds to the urban cool of the place. Better than a touristy shopping street with overpriced shamrock souvenirs!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The service, and the leisure facilities/pool -excellent, and all included!
    • Disliked — nothing
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Niamho75's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 25-34
Member since: May 31, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Average price*: $159 (year-round)
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“Average”

Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

2 of 5 stars
Worcester, England
Apr 20, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Average best describes this hotel; stayed there the last weekend in March with my husband and 10 year old son. Firstly I counted 11 high rise cranes working in the immediate vicinity; the hotel is in the middle of a building site, be under no illusion at the moment the location is terrible. There are no restaurants apart from the hotels within the immediate area either. It is a good 20 minute walk to the centre of Dublin; we thought that we would enjoy the walk but on a lot of occasions it was raining so heavily we had no choice but to use a taxi – the fares varied widely from 8 to 20 Euro’s.

The rooms were that of a typical city centre business hotel; towels for 2 although 3 of us were in the room, we used the coffee sachets on the first night and they didn’t get refilled, no safe deposit or mini bar in the room. Breakfast was ok although the bacon was very undercooked, scrambled eggs were the only type of eggs available and there was no marmalade.

A word of warning when you checkout for those of you using UK credit cards; they bill you in Euros and the PDQ machine shows the rate in Euros but somewhere along the line they convert it to £’s and then charge a large commission for the privilage, so beware.

All in all we had a nice weekend but I definitely would not stay here again if only for the location, when all the development is finished in a year or two it may be a different story.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Not alot
    • Disliked — Location
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Wood501's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: March 20, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, People with disabilities, Older travelers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine
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Management Response
Kgilbride, Operations Manager
(Management representative)
Apr 29, 2008
Dear Guest,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review of our hotel. Our hotel is located in an up and coming vibrant area and therefore there is a lot of construction within the area; unfortunately this is beyond our control. We look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel soon.

Best Regards

Ken Gilbride
Operations Manager
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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“great value”

Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

4 of 5 stars
ireland
Apr 14, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

i stayed here on good friday, 21st march. the hotel bar was closed due to the religious holiday which was a bit disappointing. however, the rate was was 130 euro for 2 adults and one child bed and breakfast, including a family day pass to the zoo! the room was clean and spacious and well equipped.
i didnt use the pool. breakfast was lovely, and we got dinner to the room which was also great value for money. the location isnt great, as alot of construction in the area. however, we took the dublin bus into the centre to college green (very convenient to grafton street) at a rate of 1.25euro per adult and child was free! overall, a very pleasant experience and great value for money

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — value for money
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sheba55's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2007
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: January 16, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Did we really pay that much to stay there!!!!”

Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

Apr 14, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

What a complete disappointment. We travelled in a group of 9 to stay at what we thought would be a good 'quality' hotel, especially chosen just outside of the city centre to avoid the noisy night life.

After checking in myself and my friend were given the key to our room - number 105. We tried to find the said room only to find that the signs directing us started at 106. So we went back downstairs from the first floor to ask where the room was. A member of staff then directed us to the room which we found to be completely below the standard we expected. Upon investigating further and comparing this room with our friends, we came to the conclusion that it was a conference room made up as a bedroom complete without kettle, mirror, remote control - but with fold out beds. I think the give away clue was the projector screen which doubled up as a window blind - classy!!

So after complaining we were shown to another room a couple of doors down which was completely acceptable . . . . .

After a long day, we decided to retire to our room at 10.30. What a mistake!!! A 21st birthday party was in full swing right below our room. Not that we would deny anyone celebrating their special birthday with drinking and dancing - but couldnt the hotel have taken this into account when organising rooms for non participating party guests???

Anyhow - at 12.45 we decided to enquire at reception as to what time the music would cease. They informed us that it would be at 1am. The music stopped at 1.15 - but obvioulsy by the time everyone had left - the noise became tolerable at around 2.00.

We booked out the next day and really felt agreived that we had paid 149.00 euros to stay in a hotel where we really did expect a decent level of service for the money so we proceeded to complain . . . .

We spoke to the Duty manager - what a laugh!!!! - He rolled his eyes, snorted, scoffed and actually told us that we should expect noise from other guests when staying in a hotel!!!!! - We obvioulsy though he had misunderstood the level of noise we had experienced - so we explained again - he then patronisingly told us that the noise wasnt that bad. My friend (obvioulsy now worried about her hearing) asked him if he was on duty when the party was in full flow - he said not - what a guy - he can hear from miles away!!!!!!

To summarise - lovely hotel, but please be prepared to be treated like a complete idiot.

The complaints letter has been sent - so watch this space - and please Quality hotel - dont comment on this with your standard complaints template as with a previous reviewer - because although you say I would be very welcome back - dont wait up cos I dont think you could pay me enough to stay with you again!!!!!!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — when we left
    • Disliked — the space isnt big enough
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SkippyWestMidlands's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2008
Traveled with: Large group or tour
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: April 14, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Not A 4star hotel”

Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane

Apr 10, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Firstly the hotel is so faraway from everything, its a good 20-5 minute walk to the centre. Using taxis resulted in alot of expense
The hotel seemed to be located in a business district, and the views were let down by construction work everywhere.

I felt that the standard of the hotel, was definitley more like a 3 star than a 4 star.

However the rooms were nice, staff were pleasent. But if I had a choice I would opt for a 3star hotel closer to the centre.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — room
    • Disliked — location and star grade
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
topcat07Uk's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2008
Traveled with: Other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 18-24
Member since: May 27, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
Was this review helpful? Yes No
Management Response
Kgilbride, Operations Manager
(Management representative)
Apr 18, 2008
Dear Guest,

I would like to thank you for your comments, and look forward to welcoming you back to out hotel.

Best Regards

Ken Gilbride
Operations Manager
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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Average price*: $159 (year-round)
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Address: Cardiff Lane, Sir John Rogerson's Quay | (formerly Quality Hotel Leisure Centre Dublin), Dublin 2, Ireland