Trinity College (Campus Accommodation) - Dublin, Ireland 

Not convenient and not nearly as nice as it looks
Posted: Mon, Nov 03 2008
We picked Trinity College cause of the history and the fact that the rooms look so nice on their website. Using a map from the website we went to where it said the room was. The entry doors were all locked and after asking a few people found out that we had to the office at the front of the college first, which was pretty far away and not mentioned in any of the confirmation e-mails. We got there a couple hrs before check-in and they did not offer to hold our bags while we waited (which is an option), so we had to carry them around after our long plane ride from Atlanta, GA. <br><br>When we got the key we walked all the way to the back of the college where the rooms were and the key didn&#39;t work. Had to walk all the way back to the front with our bags again and then they argued that we didn&#39;t know how to use the key. Turns out the door itself was broken. They finally offered to drive us to the dorms the second time. Dorms were nothing like the pictures...it was an old white small cinderblock room with no character. Way overpriced. Shared a bathroom with several other rooms. Only highlight was the breakfasts were traditional Irish and very good. If we went back we would go back for the breakfasts but skip the lodging. I am usually not a complainer but it really sucked compared to what we were expecting!!!

Not convenient and not nearly as nice as it looks
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2008
We picked Trinity College cause of the history and the fact that the rooms look so nice on their website. Using a map from the website we went to where it said the room was. The entry doors were all locked and after asking a few people found out that we had to the office at the front of the college first, which was pretty far away and not mentioned in any of the confirmation e-mails. We got there a couple hrs before check-in and they did not offer to hold our bags while we waited (which is an option), so we had to carry them around after our long plane ride from Atlanta, GA. <br><br>When we got the key we walked all the way to the back of the college where the rooms were and the key didn&#39;t work. Had to walk all the way back to the front with our bags again and then they argued that we didn&#39;t know how to use the key. Turns out the door itself was broken. They finally offered to drive us to the dorms the second time. Dorms were nothing like the pictures...it was an old white small cinderblock room with no character. Way overpriced. Shared a bathroom with several other rooms. Only highlight was the breakfasts were traditional Irish and very good. If we went back we would go back for the breakfasts but skip the lodging. I am usually not a complainer but it really sucked compared to what we were expecting!!!

v disappointed
Posted: Tue, Jul 08 2008
Shoddy effort; run by students I guess. Even their booklet sends you to the wrong entrance door after hours. There is no way to book a particular room--allocation on day only. Lottery. We arrived 11am and still ended up with a dark north facing ground floor room beside the main entrance door which banged shut. GOOD NIGHT & GOOD MORNING. We forgot shampoo and there was none provided. Nice. The only reason to stay here is because of the location; but if you end up in the 'bunker' you'll wonder if you were thinking clearly. And then there's the price; 124 euro for a twin room (there are no doubles). Rip off Ireland in the Ivory tower too. Romantic notions of 'college' life are shattered by this experience; perhaps therein lies the value.

Quite special
Posted: Tue, Jul 08 2008
Unique, special, a fair value indeed. The students who work in the Housing Office went out of their way to help us with our luggage across the cobblestoned courtyard to our rooms, which were in an old structure, with its charms and its decrepitude. The charms outweighed the decrepitude, although it would be great to work on the mildewey smell in the bath. Beds were very comfortable, it was surprisingly quiet, and the location is absolutely fantastic. We had the two bed suite with one bath and a reception/kitchen combo overlooking the tennis courts. We had a great time.