Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we can certainly store your luggage if you arrive early and early check in is not possible.

We have a strictly no smoking policy at the hotel.

Yes, all rooms have a hairdryer.

Yes, all rooms offer tea & coffee facilities.

Yes, we offer 24hour room service with limited service between 9.30pm and 7am.

Yes, we can have non feather bedding in your room prior to your arrival – please advise the reservations team when reserving your room.

Yes we do to some of our rooms. Buswells Hotel comprises of 4 Georgian Townhouses with rooms on various levels throughout the building. If you do require a room close to the lift, please advise us at the booking stage of your reservation.

No but you can certainly obtain a glass of ice from our bar on ground floor.

Breakfast is available in our restaurant every morning from 7am if you arrive early.  

If you wish to avail of breakfast whilst staying with us, we offer Full Irish Breakfast iat €25.00 per person and Continental Breakfast is €19.50 per person.

Our reception team have a small number of convertors for guests use during their stay. Local voltage is 220 to 240 volts AC.  All rooms have USB ports.  

No we do not.

Our standard double rooms are approximately 16sq meters and our compact double rooms are approximately 12sq meters.

Our Double rooms have 1 queen sized bed and our Twin rooms have 2 single beds.

Cancellations on our standard flexible packages can be made before 3pm on the day before arrival. Any cancellation made after this time will incur a charge of the first nights’ accommodation being charged to the card used to secure the booking.

Yes we can. Our reception team can assist you with this during your stay.

Yes we offer free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel for our guests.

We offer guests a same day laundry / dry cleaning service.     Items are collected daily at 9am from the hotel and are returned that evening.
This service is available Monday to Saturday (excluding Bank Holidays).

Breakfast: Weekdays: 7.00am until 10.00am
Weekends & Bank Holidays from 7.00am until 10.30am
Lunch & Dinner (bar food): 8am until 9.30pm

Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express and Maestro.
A valid credit / debit card is required to secure all bookings made online, over the phone or by email. Please note that nothing is charged to the card at booking stage when booking directly with the hotel. All charges are required to be settled by the guest whilst at the hotel unless otherwise pre-arranged with our reservations team.   

No, we do not offer valet service

We do not offer a shuttle service. For transfers to and from Dublin Airport, we recommend either AirCoach or a taxi.
Aircoach picks passengers up from outside the arrivals terminal and stops at all major hotels en route from the airport to south of the city centre.   They offer discounts if you book on-line. For Buswells Hotel you should take Route 700 (Leopardstown Route). The nearest stop to our hotel is Dublin City Centre - Kildare Street stop which is adjacent to Molesworth Street where the hotel is located.
www.aircoach.ie. All Aircoach services operate from the front door of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.
Taxi. The taxi-rank is also situated just outside the arrivals terminal. You should expect to pay approximately €35.00 for a standard taxi.

You may purchase tickets for 1 and 2day hop on / hop off sightseeing tours from our concierge.

National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology : Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm. (Closed Mondays)
National Gallery of Ireland: Monday to Saturday 9.15am to 5.30pm, Thursday 9.15am to 8.30pm, Sunday 11am to 5.30pm
National Library of Ireland (Main & Manuscripts Reading Rooms, Kildare Street). Mon - Wed: 9.30am - 7.45pm
Thurs & Fri: 9.30am - 4.45pm; Saturday: 9.30am - 12.45pm
Kilmainham Gaol:
October – March 9:30 – 17:30 (last admission at 16:15)
April & May 9:00 – 18:00 (last admission at 16:45)
June, July & August 9:00 – 19:00 (last admission at 17:45)
September 9:00 – 18:00 (last admission at 16:45)

Guinness Storehouse:
Summer opening hours (July – August): 9.30am - 9:00pm (last admission: 7pm)
9:30am - 7pm (last admission: 5pm)
Book of Kells, Trinity College:
October – April Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm, Sunday 12noon to 4pm
May – September Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 5pm, Sunday 9.30am to 5pm

Grafton Street is just 400m from our front door.

Bank of Ireland, St. Stephen’s Green – 350m from the hotel