Clarion Hotel IFSC/Spencer Hotel Review

Great starting point for exploring Dublin and it's easy to reach from the airport (by airport bus around 20-30 minutes tops).
The breakfast area is very pretty and you have a variety of cold and hot foods to choose from. There's also hot porridge with side toppings and several kinds of Cornflakes. Next to milk you can also get milk substitutes such as soy. They even had a fully automatic pancake machine which seemed to intimidate everyone though, since I never saw anyone use it.
The hotel itself is beautiful and modern. The rooms are held in dark brown tones with Moody lighting. Our room had a small Nespresso machine with around three pads and a bunch of tiny milk bags. Our unit was leaking if you put too much water in it though so look out for that. Other guests mustn't have noticed since the wood at the spot where the machine stood was a bit riddled with old swollen stains caused by spillage.

Anyway to get back on track. The whole experience was very nice, the bed was comfy and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The only small thing that I'd have to point out is that the in our room at least wasn't great. We looked at the back area of some building. Also after breakfast we put out the sign for a clean room before going on a three to four hour exploration tour and when we came back the room still wasn't made. I was a bit surprised since they were already half down the hall when we left and the rooms aren't that big. Other than that I can completely recommend the hotel if you want to spend a bit more on your hotel.

Though officially pets are not allowed, dogs are welcome in the lobby.

Lovely place to go to for dinner and drinks before going to 3Arena

The room is large and beautiful. The bathtub, the toilet and the bathroom are large enough. But it was disappointing that there was no veranda in the room where I stayed.

Excellent location, very pleasant staff, very generous and varied breakfasts Comfortable and well-kept rooms, very good equipment.
Gym, elegant bar open until midnight / 1am in the evening.
Seen on the canal and the completely renovated dock area. Multiple shops and ultra center accessible on foot or by bus (several lines just in front of the hotel).
Direct access to the airport in 20/30 minutes

Really nice hotel - Only issue was we booked a double twin bed room and they only had King available. They were able to make the King bed into 2 twins, just a little inconvenient.

Nice hotel, in my opinion breakfast was a bit too cold...

Stolen Items from my room.

I had a very expensive rain jacket stolen from my room.
I understand that sometimes things happen, but I would never recommend this hotel due to the way they handled this issue. I was told that my item would be replaced after an investigation. A month later I have yet to hear back about my replacement.

Secondary to the stay- the "Spa" area is quite moldy.

Very nice hotel with lovely views of the Liffey and the Dublin skyline. Good pool and sauna (for a hotel). Breakfast was very short on vegan options but the lovely, friendly staff rustled up something from the kitchen which was ok. Would recommend it.

Very good hotel. Clean and modern. Best is the gym and indoor swimming pool. The food of restaurant is ok but really not great though. Very good for business trip.

Pro: convenient location, free shuttle to Eastpoint Business park, nice bar and Asian restaurant, reasonable rates
Con: small rooms

Reasonably priced 3 course meal and pretty good food. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Not too loud and didn't badger us to pay after we finished our food. Good way to spend an evening

The room was fine, the location was quiet and everyone was friendly. But there was only a basic menu for the restaurant, there was no bar for guests, the pints of Guiness from room service were really poor and the breakfast order was not correct and on the cold side.

Stayed with wife, baby and sister in law to attend a concert. Stay was in room 301, which was a corner room and had a balcony overlooking the River Liffey. Room was lovely - spacious and hotel provided a travel cot for us. We asked for extra coffee pods and the hotel provided this almost immediately. The location is great - far enough out of the centre of the city that it's not noisy, but close enough to a variety of different attractions that you can easily walk to them - such as Croke Park, Aviva Stadium and Grafton Street.

Food delicious. Slightly cool when served. Menu suitable for all pallets.

Hotel in the center where it is very easy to walk and where to pass many transport links. Extremely clean, friendly and professional staff. Excellent breakfasts.

Friendly staff, clean rooms, very comfortable bed. I had a great view of the way and the Samuel Beckett Bridge. Very convenient for transit into the city centre. Restaurants and pubs within walking distance. The price was a little much for the room I had, however I did not realize until after I booked that it was a bank holiday weekend and there were many activities going on in Dublin, so that probably contributed to the price. Wonderful overall experience.

Great food and service. Very comfortable bed everything you would want in a room. Very nice lady on check in.

Friendly reception staff, beautiful rooms and good breakfast. What do you need more when in Dublin?

Nice friendly place. Food is the restaurant is amazing

Great service, relaxing place for business meetings.

Excellent hotel, good location, really enjoyed my stay. The staff were great, very friendly and helpful. The room was lovely with a nice view over the river Liffey, clean and comfortable. The pool area was really nice with jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Food in the restaurant was nice.

Chic city centre hotel, great stop off on the way to the Three Arena. Cocktails are popular- espresso martini to die for.

Great staff, beautiful location, pullout bed is a little uncomfortable. Overall worth the price.

Lovely hotel..great staff..if wales woulda won would have been an even better weekend

Fabulous Hotel, very stylish. Walking distance from centre of Dublin City. Clean, quiet, very friendly and helpful staff. The East restaurant has a great choice of food and catered well for children. It is a lovely place for a weekend break.

I really do not know what to think! Firstly the bar staff really need to sort out what are they supposed to serve and do it away from the customer's face. Secondly, I know it looms nice but why have a real and very hot fire on when it is More

Too shady d lane of 200 mtrs to enter..
In evening's you don't feel like walking alone

Perfect location for any event in 3Arena or convention centre. Nice staff, comfortable

Lovely Zen garden to relax and enjoy great food and brilliant gin menu

We had a great stay at The Spencer hotel the hotel is within walking distance of lots of great places to eat and drink and a short tram ride away from shopping centres. We also had some fantastic treatments in the spa. The room was modern and clean.

Excellent facility, great service, delicious breakfast buffet!

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Location for the convention centre was perfect however the information we were given prior to booking ie: 50" tv (actually had a 32") and an upgrade to a balcony room (no upgrade given) was incorrect and should be updated on any of the sites selling your rooms. Reception staff couldn't;t have cared less when we raised these points. Then breakfast buffet was abysmal, cold items in every tray, rude people pushing passed you when carrying things in both hands. So annoyed that cancelled breakfast the next two days and went to a local pub that couldn't have been more helpful for less money in nicer surrounds. Our first visit to Dublin and everything apart form the hotel was excellent. Such a shame. 2/5

Very easy to get to the hotel. Just follow the quays. It's great for corporate events. I had been there for one such event.

They don't allow non-residents to drink in their bar but they let my me use their restroom and showed me the nearest bar

Wonderful Hotel. Great Breakfast. Everyone is so nice!

This could have been a rather decent review, but instead is going to be a rather scathing one. This is supposed to be a 4 star rated hotel, but they are nothing of the sort.

1. We booked our rooms way in advance. We had a room at the beginning and end of our trip to Ireland. The first stay, the Elevators were broken. We had 8 pcs of heavy luggage and they offered help. GREAT, except they gave us a small framed girl who couldn't pick up one suitcase. We had to lug our baggage up and down the stairs. Ridiculous.

2. The room we booked was for 2 Adults and 2 kids and we wanted a bigger room. We got a triple bed room. Problem is that the room is the same size as others with just more beds. Really small rooms.

3. Prior to our return visit at the end of our Ireland stay, we looked around to see if there was another hotel as we were not impressed with them. Curiously, we looked on their website to see the same room for roughly 100 Euros less than what we booked it for. We called and asked why, abd if we can get the new rate. The asst. Mgr answered and said emphatically NO. He said we prebooked our room and we are stuck with that price. I asked if we could cancel our reservation and rebook it under the lower rate. At first he said no, and then said yes you can. So I asked him to do so. He replied that we would have to do it ourselves as hotel policy forbids it. Really? It was a long back and forth and basically they refused to give us the better rate on their own website. Can you say RIP OFF artists. Any decent hotel chain would have accommodated our request with no problem. It is called good business. When we checked in. We tried to talk to a manager to avail. Just horrible. It seems they are desperate for money, maybe for all the construction going on in the Hotel, which is the next complaint.

4. The place is being worked on. Plastic sheeting is up and you can hear banging and sawing all day. They should inform their customers or make mention of it on their website

5. Maid service was ok, but when they do not replenish items like tea used etc. Also when we came in the second time, the toilet was used. There was a pubic hair on the toilet and what appeared to be urine as well.

Their breakfast was good. Absolutely no complaints with the breakfast, unfortunately that was about the only thing that I liked about the hotel.

If you are traveling to Ireland, I suggest you look elsewhere for a decent hotel. I am from the US and I would stay at a Motel 6 in a bad part of town before I stayed here again.

I am missing many details, but I need to board the plane. I will finish this later

Good location, nice rooms, looking a bit tired in places (pool area, bathrooms), service a bit hit and miss

This hotel is superb. The staff are warm and welcoming. The rooms are large and clean and the restaurant and bar down stairs is incredible. It's worth getting the breakfast which is fantastic and varied. The location of the hotel is perfect - over looking the river and incredibly quiet, unlike some of the more centrally located hotels. It is a quick walk to the centre. We couldn't have asked for a better weekend in Dublin. Thank you!

I stayed here last week without any issues. I was on the first floor far away from the elevators and conference area. The room size was smaller but adequate for my visit. The blinds were difficult to close and block out the light. Power plugs were plentiful and of the round and triple plug type. Lighting in room was perfect. Easy to switch off and on using bedside controls. The shower was ample and provided a detachable sprayer for those hard to reach places. There was also a tub Incase you want to soak. Bathroom had a door that could be closed to not disturb your room mate. Hand soap and shampoo/conditioner were provided along with a few other items. Laundry service was expensive but they got it done quickly and it was returned beautifully folded. The breakfast selection was ample and food quality very good. Coffee tasted sour at times but got the job done. They had juices, fruits, meats, breads, and cereals both cold and hot. The bar service was a bit lacking in terms of attention. Plenty of places to eat great food nearby after being out and about.

The hotel was lovely and the room was very nice but the noise of the air handling unit drove me crazy it sounded like thunder or someone watching a very load movie on the next floor , if your staying here avoid the 5th floor because the air handling unit was right above the room

This is a nicely situated boutique hotel with the added distinction of offering private balconies with the rooms.

There aren't a lot of restaurants nearby, but the walk to the main tourist is manageable. Also close to the Epic museum and the Urban Brewery.

Staff was very welcoming and helpful, particularly at 5 AM when we needed to leave for the airport.

Dreadful customer service. Sent an email to enquire regarding a rate as I was attending a course. No reply. Called and got quoted a rate that was higher than what was available online. Will stay in another hotel with a higher star rating slightly higher price but infinitely better service called the intercontinental.

Regularly go to the East restaurant here. Delicious food and staff are very helpful and welcoming

Smashing pre concert dinner venue, great service, great choices and very prompt

It was nice hotel, has a nice modern feeling to it and the grey especially adds to it. Deluxe suite room was nice, lots of room and good views. It could do with some small updating, such as the balconies floors being replaced and also windows washed, better placement of TV etc., vending machine did not work however staff were nice and pleasant, food was good

Such a gorgeous hotel with lovely views of the river. The staff are super friendly and truly cannot do enough for you. Tobias was an absolute star!!

Good place for outside hours work meetings. Good coffee

Friendly staff and well positioned for the financial district.

Really good restaurant, serving all sorts including many unusual Asian dishes. Definitely recommended.

Lovely Hotel, Highly recommended.
Staff were excellent, room was very comfortable and modern (with Nespresso Machine) Great location with Luas running just behind it.
In center of business district with plenty of bars, shops if you did want to venture.
Dinner was lovely and the drinks menu was extensive.
Overall very positive and would happily return.

We stayed here for a couple of nights around our wedding and it was amazing. Whilst the location is a little out of the city we don't mind a bit of a walk so handled it with ease.

Staff, service and room were fantastic. If you do stay wander down to the BrewDog pub which is only ten minutes away.

Fantastic Hotel and Location! Be sure to ask for a balcony room overlooking the river!

Roo. Was clean and tidy but I've never had a room before where there was no place to store your clothes. Yes, small hanger space but I don't like living out of my suitcase.