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Old Mill Holiday Hostel

Barrack Yard, James Street, Westport, Ireland
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Old Mill Holiday Hostel
3.0 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
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Dublin, Ireland
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

We were scammed out of 70 euro each for a nights stay in this hostel, They make you pay a 50 euro damage / behaviour deposit, When we returned from a night out they complained about us talking in our room and in the morning refused to give us back our deposit. We had to call the Gardai to negotiate... More

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Dublin, Ireland
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Very unhelpful and unaccommodating, wouldn't recommend at all, better of staying in a nice B&B.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012 via mobile

Clean, comfortable and welcoming hostel. I've stayed in plenty of hostel around the world. I've stayed at larger hostels than this one with lots more fancy facilities but the place is exactly what a hostel should be. I met plenty of other backpackers and the staff gave me more tourist info than the local tourist office, its located in the... More

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Kolkata
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

This place ticks all the boxes, clean,comfortable, good kitchen, friendly staff, kind to the pocket and located in the centre of beautiful Westport.

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Barcelona, Spain
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

If the Hostel was as nice as its staff, It would be a 10. The place needs serious cleaning and general fixing. Many things went wrong for us: heating was not working anywhere, room was mouldy (doors and carpet) and dirty (except linen), kitchen cleanness was missing, as well as it was for the showers. It is a real shame... More

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Budapest, Hungary
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

Oohh so happy that Old Mill has a profile here, coz I know how useful to read some views about a place you want to visit. I have heard about this place from my friends they were fascinated about it and I have to say they were right. I have been there twice already but definitely will be back, just... More

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Warsaw
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

I absolutely love the place!! Awesome staff of the hostel, they were INCREDIBLY friendly and helpfull. The place looks very cosy and clean, kitchen is big, fully fitted and available for cooking all the time, warm rooms and clean bathrooms. Price for dorm is very reasonable. I would recommend it to a travellers, groups of friends as well as families,... More

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Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

I feel 100% the same as I did last June. The only difference is that all the accommodation has been updated and the rooms are fabulous now ! Well done everyone for all your hard work. For those of you who haven't read my last years review, here it is. This hostel is truly a backpackers hostel. The old building... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2011

As far as hostels go this was average, a clean and comfortable bed for the night, a clean kitchen, friendly staff, right in the centre of town. Tea/coffee and toast included in the morning, which is nice, although the colour segregated toaster was a bit odd (no brown bread in the toaster!?) We had the private room, the bed seemed... More

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Cork, Ireland
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
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Direct response to the points noted by the "manager" below! The sheets smelt of urine and had stains on them when we got there!! We actually discussed how sick it was before carefully choosing each bed we slept in!! The lads did have a drink in the room but we would have tidied the 4 cans (yes 4 cans) before... More

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Old Mill, Manager at Old Mill Holiday Hostel, responded to this review
13 December 2011

There are two sides to every story! Yes, we have a lovely old building in the centre of a beautiful historic town. And, yes, we sometimes ask groups of mis-behaving men to leave the premises, and yes, these men get very upset and write lots of bad reviews on tripadvisor. This group of men did the following things: 01: Urinated... More

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