10-14 Findlater Place, Off Upper O'Connell St,D1 Dublin
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Guest Score 8.6
(32 Reviews)
Hotel Details
Guest Reviews (32)
Description
The Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel has an exceptional location as a Dublin City Centre Hotel and following a complete redesign and expansion, the property boasts 285 deluxe bedrooms and suites. ... Read More
The Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel has an exceptional location as a Dublin City Centre Hotel and following a complete redesign and expansion, the property boasts 285 deluxe bedrooms and suites. ... Read More
Rooms: Select a date to check availability
ServicesServices:
24-hour Front Desk, 24-hour Security, Front Desk - Fax Service, Late Check-Out Available, Laundry Service, Massage Services, Room Service - Full Menu, Room Service - Limited Hour, Tourist Information, Wake-up Service
General Facilities:
Access for Disabled, Air-conditioning, Banqueting Service, Bar, Beauty Salon, Business Centre, City Maps, Coffee Shop, Conference Facilities, Currency Exchange, Doctor on Call, Dry Cleaning, Early Check-In, Elevator, Entire property is Non-Smoking, Fitness Centre, Hairdresser, Luggage Room, Meals for groups, Multilingual Staff, Newspapers, Photocopy Center, Restaurant, Secretarial Service, Shuttle Service, Telephone, Theatre Desk, Toilet
Internet:
Wireless Internet free of charge throughout the hotel
Free Wi-Fi Internet connection in bedrooms and in public areas. Internet access desks in lobby area available.
Free Wi-Fi Internet connection in bedrooms and in public areas. Internet access desks in lobby area available.
Parking:
Paid Parking is possible near the hotel.
Preferential rates for guests in a multi storey Car-park which is across the road from the hotel.
Preferential rates for guests in a multi storey Car-park which is across the road from the hotel.
Shuttle Service:
Paid Shuttle Service is available 24/7.
Airport shuttle bus service available 500 meters from the hotel.
Airport shuttle bus service available 500 meters from the hotel.
PoliciesCheck-In:
14:00
Check-Out:
12:00
City Charges:
Included.
Rooms:
285
Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel Dublin Location (Map)
The Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel is situated at 10-14 Findlater Place, just off O'Connell Street, in the heart of Dublin city. It is just a short stroll from the very best of international shopping, Temple bar, Trinity college, St. Stephens Green, galleries and famous city sights.
The Academy Plaza is within minutes of the IFSC and business district. The air coach and the Dublin city bus tour leave from right beside the hotel and Dublin's central bus station and main train station are both within 8 minutes walking distance. The city's new light rail system, LUAS, is only a 5-minute stroll and is a great way of getting to some of Dublin best tourist attractions.
How to reach the Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel?From Dublin Airport: Take the Aircoach bus, stops just beside the hotel (30 seconds walk) and operates to and from the airport approximately every 15 minutes. The service runs 24 hours, every day and tickets can be purchased from the bus driver at a cost of approximately €14 (return).
By Taxi from Dublin Airport: A taxi from the airport should cost approximately €25. Approximate driving time to hotel is 20 minutes and distance is 10 kilometres. A Taxi rank is located within 1 minute of the hotel.
Below you find reviews that guests wrote about their stay in Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel Dublin, based on personal experiences.
Reviewer Type
Purpose
8.6
Guest Score
Based on 32 Reviews
General Impression
8.5
Service & Facilities
8.3
Hotel Staff
8.4
Price/Quality
8.2
Cleanliness
8.9
Location
9.5
Anonymous
Groups of Friends
19 Nov 09
19 Nov 09
6.8
General Impression
7
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
Excellent location, airport bus and dublin tour bus just a few minutes away. 
We stayed for breakfast which was servered in a dull room will a dull menuAnonymous
Individual Traveler
19 Nov 09
19 Nov 09
9.3
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Excellent location and value for money. i particularly liked the satellite tv and free wi-fi.No problems.Anonymous
Individual Traveler
01 Nov 09
01 Nov 09
8.8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Cook
Family with Older Children
30 Oct 09
30 Oct 09
9.3
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Catch the air coach from the airport, stops just across the road from the hotel on "o connel" street. friendly staff, good service, recommend, will use again.Nothing, all on the plus side.Anonymous
Individual Traveler
19 Oct 09
19 Oct 09
6.2
General Impression
5
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
5
Price/Quality
5
Cleanliness
7
Location
8
The location of this hotel was good to see friends and good for catching taxi and buses.I asked about keeping my luggage before i stay,and i got the answer they say ok if you write your name and your check in date, we will keep that till you check in. however, when i brought my luggage to the hotel, the woman at the reception told me that i cannot do that and show the e-mail i got ..unfortunatelly, because i just put the e-mail in the rubbish bin cos, i thought i didn`t need it anymore, i couldn`t find it at that time and therefore, i have to carry it to the place where somebody could keep it ...it was really heavy and i was so exhausted and the woman was so arrogant for me. that made my impression for this hotel worse.Anonymous
Groups of Friends
18 Oct 09
18 Oct 09
7.8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
7
Anonymous
Family with Older Children
12 Oct 09
12 Oct 09
10
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Very welcoming reception staff, first impressions were excellent and was not disapointed throughout our stay.room was excellent and spotless.Only that we could not get into our room with any of our door cards ... apparently you have to keep them from being in contact with your mobile phones....otherwise they get wiped of their data ,,, didnt know this...Anonymous
Groups of Friends
10 Oct 09
10 Oct 09
9
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Rooms are slightly small but adequate with excellent faciltiesmclean
Groups of Friends
21 Sep 09
21 Sep 09
10
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Anonymous
Individual Traveler
16 Sep 09
16 Sep 09
8.2
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
8
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
10
Location
8
Lovely room, helpful staffSingle occupancy expensiveAnonymous
Family with Older Children
11 Sep 09
11 Sep 09
8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
7
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
The luggage room was open and unattended, which given today's security issues, particularly for overseas air travellers is totally unacceptable. if the room was locked it would be an improvement on the present arrangements. we vacated on 11 september, the anniversary of 9-11 and to have left our luggage after having checked out in the "open" luggage room, then flying back to the uk would contravene airline regulations. Anonymous
Family with Older Children
19 Jul 09
19 Jul 09
8
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
7
Hotel Staff
7
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
We are told that the luggages that are left in the hotel ( to be picked later ) are at our own risk. no attendence is on hand to provide assistance to put the luggages in the small roon space. really a disappointment after a very pleasant stay in dublin. Call
Family with Kids
15 Jul 09
15 Jul 09
10
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Excellent, friendly service; wifi internet worked very well; room was well-soundproofed against outside noise (bar four floors below did not bother us); rooms very spacious by european standards; requested additions (baby cot/crib) was already set up in room (unlike three previous hotels in same trip). Room decor was memorable: leopard print chairs, polkadot curtains, striped sheets, plaid carpeting, and a flower-pattern print on the wall. all neat and clean, but wow.Anonymous
Elderly Couple
12 Jul 09
12 Jul 09
9.3
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Hotel looks great and everything is of a high standard.
prompt checking in and out.
excellent breakfast. hotel very convenient to o'connoll street.Hotel a little difficult to find first time, especially when driving around dublin. room a little small and far from the lift although it was adequate for our needs.Bates
Younger Couple
29 Jun 09
29 Jun 09
8.8
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
7
Cleanliness
10
Location
8
Able to check in earlier than expected.Mosconi
Family with Kids
27 Jun 09
27 Jun 09
9.7
General Impression
10
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
10
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
May
Younger Couple
21 Jun 09
21 Jun 09
9
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Rafae was lovely, really helpful and friendly on the reception for a night wachman. the bar staff on the thursday night were very nice. the room was really clean and the bed was very comfy. brilliant location as only took one or two minutes to get to the shops, slightly further to temple bar but under 10 minutes. great locations for buses, we arrived bt aircoach which stopped at o'connell st, pretty much outside the hotel after you walk round the corner, and we went to slane castle for a concert and again the buses were only a short walk - 2mins away. Abacus, the asian restaurant was not as good as we had expected, at one point we were the only customers and the food was not great, the waitress was not as friendly as anyone else in the hotel, very stand off-ish, overall we were dissappointed with the restaurant service and the food in abacus.Anonymous
Family with Older Children
16 Jun 09
16 Jun 09
8.2
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
7
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
8
Location
10
Very nice location and clean and nice room. most of staff were nice.Receptionist when booking out was not so friendly, and was more busy correcting us than thanking us for our stay. Anonymous
Elderly Couple
30 Apr 09
30 Apr 09
9.3
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
10
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
The hotel staff were excellent - could not be faulted. the location was excellent for the city.Anonymous
Younger Couple
19 Apr 09
19 Apr 09
9
General Impression
8
Service & Facilities
8
Hotel Staff
10
Price/Quality
8
Cleanliness
10
Location
10
Hotel had great location and was cheaper than other hotels located centrally. nice clean rooms and lovely breakfast.