Really pleasantly surprised with the Norseman as a...

Really pleasantly surprised with the Norseman as a place to stay. We just needed somewhere affordable to stay the night in Dublin for a gig and to go out afterwards. It's in a really central location which was great. Plenty of pubs, restaurants and music venues within walking distance. The room was basic, but very clean and even pretty spacious. The beds were clean and comfortable and the bathroom had a great shower and towels. I'm glad I brought ear plugs though because temple bar is a really loud area! The check-in and checkout process was really simple and the Jervis Street car park is less than 5 minutes walk away.

The pub downstairs had a nice chilled out atmosphere with live music that wasn't too loud. You could still sit down and actually have a conversation. The bar staff were really friendly and gave us discounts on the drinks because we were staying there. Even with the discount it was pricey but not as outrageous as regular temple bar prices. The Guinness was lovely! The staff recommended a few other non temple-bar pubs to check out and they turned out to be great. Overall we had a great experience and I'd highly recommend it for a lads night out kind of thing. Do bring ear plugs though!