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Rainbow Hostel: Traveller Reviews

Doolin, Ireland
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Rainbow Hostel
4.5 of 5 stars 73 Reviews
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Dublin, Ireland
2 reviews
“Warm winter welcome”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012

Five women taking a weekend trip to Doolin for Womens Christmas and we stayed at Rainbow Hostel. It is a fantastic hostel, great facilities, fab kitchen, and the toastiest fireside in the west. Mattie and Carmel are very warm and welcoming, extremely friendly and helpful, plus the fresh baked scones in the morning were delicious, an added bonus! Mattie and Carmel are a wealth of information and offer everything from free guided walks to bike hire and lifts to the pub, definitely will be back and highly recommend it!

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Dublin, Ireland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“Adventurelinks”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011

We have stayed here many times on one of our fact finding missions to the west coast. We are always welcome by Mattie and Carmel and feel at home beside the always warm stove and music. We would recommend to any tourist looking for adventure on the west coast. you can even hire a bike and get expert advice from Mattie of the local area and guided walks. We have met many Adventurers on are travels such as on our last trip we met Ben and added his Blog on our site.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Waterford, Ireland
1 review
“One of Ireland's best hostels”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

We were made extremely welcome at what is surely one of Ireland's best hostels. The rooms are clean and comfortable and the living room is warm and atmpospheric. Our large group thoroughly enjoyed our walk in the Burren with Mattie which was very informative even for those of us who have visited the amazing Burren many times. All in all we had an excellent weekend stay.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great Hostel in a great little town near the Cliff of Moher”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2011

Six friends from work stayed here for one night as we were passing through Ireland. The place was cozy and the staff were great. With the smell of a peat moss fire in the air, the person who checked us in after a long day of travel also invited us to a slideshow before dinner. Doolin is very quaint and has good food and pubs in town. This hostel is a great, clean, cheap option if you want to stay close to the Cliffs of Moher.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Limerick, Ireland
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Rainbow Hostel-Complete with Pot of Gold”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011

This hostel was brillant, everything was clean and home like and the price was very good. The set-up in the kitchen is very good with 2 fridges and cookers so there are no queues for cooking. The scones in the morning were lovely and the owners were very helpful and obliging. There are multiple clothes lines out the back if the weather is suitable for drying which is very useful. I would definintely stay here again.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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