Abbey Hotel in Dublin

Arrived on Friday afternoon with a group of 9 other lads for a friend's stag weekend. No issues at all initially. Went out for breakfast, leaving a wallet INSIDE MY SUITCASE containing my entire spending money for the weekend -approximately €185.00 After breakfast we returned to the hotel and I found that my wallet of money has disappeared. Did not panic initially as I thought I might have put it somewhere else. After we came back to the hotel in the afternoon, the two friends I was sharing the room with and I turned the room inside out. No sign of missing cash. Both men let me look in their bags [I would not even entertain the idea] despite them both being out of the room with me at breakfast that morning when the cash went missing. Nothing. Reported this initially to the hotel staff as non-accusingly as possible before heading out for the Saturday night. Was told THERE IS NO CCTV IN THE HALLWAYS AND STAIRWELL. Convenient. None of my personal details were taken down (phone #, e-mail address). After returning to Scotland on the Sunday, I phoned the hotel on Tuesday and spoke to the assistant manager who, after I insisted, finally took my contact details and tells me this is the first she's heard of it. Six days pass, contacted the hotel again to be told that management had been informed and all they suggested was going to the police. Not before having the brass neck to accuse me of my "stories not lining up" mind you. (If I was chancing my luck I would try for more than €185, don't you think?) They also insisted that no cleaners had been in any of our party's rooms, despite them having visited my friend's a floor down. How utterly reassuring that was. The 'no CCTV in hallways' factor should be red flag enough to drive you away, but the hotel staff's horrendous handling of a very blatant theft makes this entire establishment suspect. Fair to say this ruined the weekend for myself. Draw your own conclusions from the above. I feel it only points in one direction. Otherwise Dublin is a fantastic city full of hospitable, friendly people, making this entire fiasco that much more sad. Hope whoever completely violated myself by rifling through a suitcase to steal money is proud. Writing this as a student, €185.00 is not exactly an ignorable amount. If you are looking for a place to stay in Dublin; spend a little more, go anywhere else. You may end up saving yourself cash.

The only good thing about it was the location which was fantastic. For the price you pay you don't get much in return. The noise at night is unbearable as the tram line passes in front of the hotel. We tried closing the window but it got too warm in the room. We asked 3 times to get bed sheets so that we don't need to cover up in quilts (the only bedding provided) , they kept telling us no problem but still got no sheets. It didn't feel like any hotel I've been to. The cold water tap in the bath couldn't open as it is fixed too close to the wall which doesn't allow for it to turn, I've never seen anything like it.