This was the worst hostel I've ever stayed in. The only good thing about it was the location, which was right in the city centre next to Trinity college. However, the atmosphere was horrible. I stayed in one of the 18 bed mixed rooms, and the lock on our door was incredibly difficult to open, so much so that people constantly had to get up to let people in who were having problems with the lock. The first night I was there, a couple decided to have a prolonged "couple time", in the room and bathroom, while several of us were still in the room. While this incident in itself was not the hostel's fault, they handled it incredibly poorly. Somebody from the front desk showed up several hours after the couple finished, (at between 1 and 2 in the morning), when everyone was asleep and turned the room lights on to drag the offending couple out of the room. They then stood in the room reprimanding the couple for several minutes before finally taking them into the hallway and turning the lights back off. Then the couple was allowed to stay in the hostel, in the same room for the rest of their stay. However, that being said, if you could book a private room at this hostel, it may be worth it for the location alone.