It's a hotel that needs investment and the rooms are tired but 1) right on the beach 2) swimming pool, sauna, etc 3) close to Howth 4) well priced 5) bed reasonably comfortable What more do you need. So I'd definitely go back.

Excellent location, room with sea view was superb. All staff from check in onwards were courteous, helpful professional. Room was spacious, modern and particularly liked that bathroom had walk in shower and no bath. Dined in Cucinos restaurant food and service wonderful. Only slight hiccup was breakfast, we arrived down at 10am and most of the buffet breakfast items were bare, took staff awhile to replenish. All in all a wonderful stay and we are already considering a return trip for longer. (Only a one night stay this time)

It's a hotel that needs investment and the rooms are tired but 1) right on the beach 2) swimming pool, sauna, etc 3) close to Howth 4) well priced 5) bed reasonably comfortable What more do you need. So I'd definitely go back.

Very sunny days, for Ireland a shock. No air conditioning or fans in room meant every day room too hot. Needed door open for cool air from corridor; this applies to our sea view room described as superior. NOTE hotel is on a very busy junction n easy to miss when entering.

Very sunny days, for Ireland a shock. No air conditioning or fans in room meant every day room too hot. Needed door open for cool air from corridor; this applies to our sea view room described as superior. NOTE hotel is on a very busy junction n easy to miss when entering.

Very good stay in the area

No AC and the staff was unfriendly. Would not go back.

Nice bar a grounds. The decks good have a chair or two to sit on, though the ocean views were wonderful

Nice bar a grounds. The decks good have a chair or two to sit on, though the ocean views were wonderful

The room was lacking some basics. Good view, but a bit rundown.

The room was lacking some basics. Good view, but a bit rundown.

We left our bag in reception as we were too early to check in. On arrival back at the hotel 11 hours later after a concert there was a stronOdour in our room, even though the window was already open The duty manager came to our room and did smell a bad Odour in the room. He therefore sprayed around the room with air freshener and after 30 mins we all went back to the room and the smell wasn’t too bad, he left us a bottle to spray if we needed. We can back down to the bar for last drinks and after we came back to our room the key card would not work. The duty manager could not get us a new one as the computer wasn’t working but let us back in with a staff key. At 1.30 am we found out there were no glasses in our bathroom so another trip down to reception. During the night we had to use the spray as the small came back and kept with the window wide open all night, We reported this to reception in the morning. The stall were very professional and helpful but as there were no other rooms available we couldn’t be moved .

We left our bag in reception as we were too early to check in. On arrival back at the hotel 11 hours later after a concert there was a stronOdour in our room, even though the window was already open The duty manager came to our room and did smell a bad Odour in the room. He therefore sprayed around the room with air freshener and after 30 mins we all went back to the room and the smell wasn’t too bad, he left us a bottle to spray if we needed. We can back down to the bar for last drinks and after we came back to our room the key card would not work. The duty manager could not get us a new one as the computer wasn’t working but let us back in with a staff key. At 1.30 am we found out there were no glasses in our bathroom so another trip down to reception. During the night we had to use the spray as the small came back and kept with the window wide open all night, We reported this to reception in the morning. The stall were very professional and helpful but as there were no other rooms available we couldn’t be moved .

We stayed at the hotel for 3 days and initially happy with the location. We were given a room which overlooked the car park but it was large. With no air conditioning we had to open window but it didn’t stay open, so we propped it up with a bottle to keep it open, making the room extra noisy. The room also sat next to stairs so it was noisy when people returned. We asked to be moved, the previous night happy to pay extra but told nothing was available so we remained in the room, greeted with the noisy piping at 6am. Accepting we wouldn’t be moved we came down asking for the things to be fixed. We were delighted to be told we’d be given a much better room. Little did we know the new room was half the size of the first one, whilst the window opened it was too high for me to reach, outside a nosy generator and an sink that sounded like a drum. We could just about see the sea over the ledge, The room was so small my husband could roll out of bed take 2 steps and he was in the bathroom. We asked reception why the difference in size if this was supposed to be a better room. We were told rather abruptly we’ve already moved you once and that’s the only one available. Honest if we’d have known the size of room before we moved we might have stayed in the first room. The food was good but we were somewhat surprised to learn that we couldn’t get a coffee after 9.15 at night, machine being cleaned.

We stayed at the hotel for 3 days and initially happy with the location. We were given a room which overlooked the car park but it was large. With no air conditioning we had to open window but it didn’t stay open, so we propped it up with a bottle to keep it open, making the room extra noisy. The room also sat next to stairs so it was noisy when people returned. We asked to be moved, the previous night happy to pay extra but told nothing was available so we remained in the room, greeted with the noisy piping at 6am. Accepting we wouldn’t be moved we came down asking for the things to be fixed. We were delighted to be told we’d be given a much better room. Little did we know the new room was half the size of the first one, whilst the window opened it was too high for me to reach, outside a nosy generator and an sink that sounded like a drum. We could just about see the sea over the ledge, The room was so small my husband could roll out of bed take 2 steps and he was in the bathroom. We asked reception why the difference in size if this was supposed to be a better room. We were told rather abruptly we’ve already moved you once and that’s the only one available. Honest if we’d have known the size of room before we moved we might have stayed in the first room. The food was good but we were somewhat surprised to learn that we couldn’t get a coffee after 9.15 at night, machine being cleaned.

We had a delightful and restful time.

We had a delightful and restful time.

Beautiful view of the water, rooms are worm when first entered and have to open window during stay. 1st room was large when returned second room quite small.

Beautiful view of the water, rooms are worm when first entered and have to open window during stay. 1st room was large when returned second room quite small.

The room was great, but when we arrived an hour early, one of the receptionists was not very welcoming. She seemed to enjoy telling us our room wasnt ready and she had no room left to store our luggage, so we had to carry it back out to the car. Not a great start, but when we arrived back the new receptionist was lovely as was the gentleman whi checked us out.

The room was great, but when we arrived an hour early, one of the receptionists was not very welcoming. She seemed to enjoy telling us our room wasnt ready and she had no room left to store our luggage, so we had to carry it back out to the car. Not a great start, but when we arrived back the new receptionist was lovely as was the gentleman whi checked us out.

Lovely stay and great location with beautiful views of sea and Howth head

Lovely stay and great location with beautiful views of sea and Howth head

The hotel is enjoyed by a wide range of cosmopolitan travellers. A Swedish family loved the location for trips to Dublin. I Loved the friendly staff both young and mature They were able to direct us to some beautiful beauty spots in Howth overlooking a small fishing harbour where the waters were the most beautiful shades of aquamarine you will see in any part of the world. I particularly appreciated the support of various staff with providing sheets and a fan to cool our room throughout a particularly hot spell of high temperatures You will love their food. Carefully prepared and displayed with herbs. We will be back

The hotel is enjoyed by a wide range of cosmopolitan travellers. A Swedish family loved the location for trips to Dublin. I Loved the friendly staff both young and mature They were able to direct us to some beautiful beauty spots in Howth overlooking a small fishing harbour where the waters were the most beautiful shades of aquamarine you will see in any part of the world. I particularly appreciated the support of various staff with providing sheets and a fan to cool our room throughout a particularly hot spell of high temperatures You will love their food. Carefully prepared and displayed with herbs. We will be back

Hotel needs renovation of bathrooms. Toilet seat was broken. Sink tap dripping. Etc.

Hotel needs renovation of bathrooms. Toilet seat was broken. Sink tap dripping. Etc.

Lovely stay at the Marine Hotel

Lovely stay at the Marine Hotel

The hotel was very nice and we were allocated a large double room with a sea view. All staff were friendly and helpful. The negative part was the large balcony area outside the room windows, this area was very dirty and had numerous black plastic bin bags full of waste stored here.

The hotel was very nice and we were allocated a large double room with a sea view. All staff were friendly and helpful. The negative part was the large balcony area outside the room windows, this area was very dirty and had numerous black plastic bin bags full of waste stored here.

The Marine Hotel is a quiet and convenient hotel for a short city break. The price was particularly competitive when compared to the hotels in the city centre, which was still quite accessible by foot via Sutton station. The staff were also all very friendly and accommodating throughout our stay, and were able to help us book taxis etc. However, there were several things broken in our room (e.g two of the lights), and the general cleanliness of the room and leisure facilities (pool and steam room) was not great. The pool in particular was quite dirty and the changing rooms smelled strongly of damp / stagnant water. Despite its relatively small size, the pool was also quite busy as it is made accessible to locals too; even at 8/9pm, the pool was too busy to accommodate lane swimming for everyone wanting to use it. This is a shame because we specifically chose this hotel in part for its pool. Overall, I’d recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a relatively affordable stay in Dublin with convenient transport links. It’s a bit rough around the edges but it’s nice and quiet and the staff were really great.