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Reviews of Harvey's Guesthouse

3 out of 5
Harvey's Guesthouse
11 Upper Gardiner St., Dublin

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Larry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very nice… dry comfortable. The owner was helpful in finding a place to park our car on the street.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and well-run guesthouse full of old school charm (including numerous flights of stairs to reach your room...). Friendly and helpful staff. ots of bookcases and objects d'art, giving the sense of staying in the private townhouse of an elderly Dublin intellectual. Only downside is the surrounding area which is a bit dodgy. Other than that, highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall we really enjoyed our stay. The staff were super friendly, the room was spacious, clean, and charming. Fantastic water pressure! Easily walkable to the Temple area and all the other touristy stuff. My only disappointment was the parking, which was not available during our stay. This was the reason I chose this accommodation because we hadn’t rented a car and didn’t want to have to worry about parking. The weekend was fine but come Monday there were no free parking spaces in front of hotel and so we had to park it on a metered street and feed the toll every 3 hours at 11 Euros a pop from 7 am until 7 pm. There may have been other options but we didn’t know any better. Other than that, we had no issues! Would stay there again if I wasn’t renting a car!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

April

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guesthouse was very charming as they haven’t changed much in years. All the staff were great especially Nicholas who was very personable. Beware of lots of stairs in the building. I for one loved being on the top floor. The neighborhood is a little messy and noisy on the street but that seems par for the course in most of the city. Many places to walk for food and there is a nice green park with a playground very near by.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Nicholas on 15 May 2024
HI AprilThank you for the great feed back, my mum used to always say we don't charge for the exercise, and smile.it is a fond memory, even nowRegards

6/10 Okay

Murray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lots of character and the staff were most welcoming. While the location provided walking access to many areas of interest, the immediate area felt somewhat unsafe and the sidewalk garbage and pet waste was very visible, unlike more highly travelled nearby streets.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Nicholas on 6 May 2024
Hi MurrayI am glad you enjoyed your stay in our Guesthouse and walking through the historical time line Dublin city has, it is a rich history going back an age. Their are so many things to see. Your point about the streets is always an area for improvement, unfortunately the Government are quite lax in this area, however with everyone's help it can improve. Thank you again for your kind words, and best wishes to your wifeRegardsNicholas

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location, lovely accommodations, and very helpful staff-
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Nicholas on 6 May 2024
Hi James,Thanks again for your feedback, I will pass it on to my colleaguesRegardsNicholas

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this property. Beds were comfortable. Staff/hosts were very informative and helpful and kind! Very close walking distance to main sites in Dublin. Enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Nicholas on 6 May 2024
Thank you Lorraine for your feedback, your very kindRegards

10/10 Excellent

heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Amazing, Nicholas and Oscar were absolutely professional and friendly and personable. The room was spectacular and very clean. Walking distance to both the south and north acctractions. Highly recommend this property. Character and history was evident throughout the guesthouse. Didn’t do breakfast but is smelled amazing. 5 stars for us. Heather Barron, Vancouver Island BC
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Nicholas on 6 May 2024
HI HeatherYou guys were a pleasure to meet, very kind and thanks so much for the lovely gifts, you shouldn't have, my wife really enjoyed them.Best Regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is situated in a renovated Georgian house with nice vintage furniture. Not far from the city centre. The breakfast is a good self service cooked Irish one. The room was good, except it was very cold during the night (around 15 degrees).
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay
Was the perfect place to end our longer Irish road trip. The hosts made us feel welcome and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Nicholas and all the Staff at Harveys on 5 Dec 2023
Thank you very much for the lovely compliment, we were delighted to have you stay.

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Flood on 1 Mar 2024
Appreciate the time taken to give such a kind review, it is helpful RegardsNicholas

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners were very welcoming and had great suggestions on things to see.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Nicholas on 19 Oct 2023
Thank you very Cynthia, your very kind in letting us know

10/10 Excellent

Nahin A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Definitely every time here in Dublin, Harvey’s place is the place. The staffs were awesome, definitely it’s the place. Close to everything, park and walk and enjoy Dublin
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Nicholas on 22 Oct 2023
Hi NahinThank you very much, it was great talking to you and to share the great information about your country. I pray and hope it continues

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, staff were very helpful. Appliances were outdated but fine!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Nicholas on 30 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for your kind review, we are always trying to improve things.Appreciate itRegardsNicholas

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Nicholas on 23 Sept 2023
Hi Robert thank you very much for your very generous review, it is much appreciated, thanks and have a great ChristmasRegardsNicholas

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nicholas on 12 Oct 2023
HI MichaelThank you so much for your great review, I will let the staff know, as they make this place what it i.Regards

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The family that runs the property is incredible. Y
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Nicholas on 1 Sept 2023
HiYou are very kind, we are lucky to have a great group of people you's mission it is to make our Guests visit the best it can be. All our welcome into our home.Thanks again for your kind words

10/10 Excellent

Sarah Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing find and host! Couldn’t have helped any more if they tried! All so polite, helpful and accommodating! My first time travelling alone and so glad I made the decision to pick this guesthouse - easy access to everywhere you need to go, close to buses, trams and an easy walk into temple bar and surrounding areas! Any help you need, don’t be afraid to ask - recommended some great places to visit and see. Will definitely be coming back for another visit and I really can’t recommend highly enough this gem of a guesthouse.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Nicholas on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you so much Sarah, you are very kind.it was lovely to meet you.RegardsNicholas

10/10 Excellent

Adele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Nicholas on 2 June 2023
HI AdeleYour very kind, it was lovely to meet you, I hope you got home safely RegardsNicholas

2/10 Terrible

Shaun

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly host! But that’s where it ends! Charging £300 a night was absolute robbery the same property this week is £120 (joke) No Wi-Fi in the room (was told at the end you don’t get it in the basement) The shower over the bath leaked out the sides so no pressure, We had breakfast 1 day that was stone cold (food pre cooked and left out) Was told by the host don’t walk on your own out side (great) Hard to describe the smell in the room (musty basement) Parked my car in the secure car park at the rear of the property we had to move it out the night before as we was leaving early only to find I had a puncture!!! And a ferry to catch!! €270 latter (nail in the tire picked up from the secure parking) Pure greed by the landlord for a very dated very poor standard hotel. Wouldn’t pay £50 a night
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Nicholas on 23 Mar 2023
HI ShaunI am sorry you felt the disparity in price, this was unfortunately due to St Patrick's weekend being on at the same time as the England Ireland match. Their is quite a number of the things that you mentioned in your review which I have looked into. I tested the wifi and you are correct so I have called in the technician to find out why the extender out side your room is faulty or if it was Vodafone problem, so my apologies about that. The shower leaking over the bathy is easily solved by keeping the Curtin on the inside of the bath. The information on breakfast being stoned cold this is the first time I have heard this and we did not have any other complaints from 20 or so guests who had breakfast. They were all very happy. I was very sorry to here about you unfortunate picking up of a nail in your tire but to say that you got it in our parking area is a stretch, in fact I have to give you a Red Card on this one... Ok Shaun a yellow card, you cant say you picked it up in our free parking, I am in and out of their every day Since I bought by 2012 Golf, I have not once had a puncture. Its a bit rich to say we are greedy, excuse the pun, On the the advice "don't walk on your own" this is in case of the over merriment that can happen with sporting events such as Ireland giving England, Whales, Scotland, France Italy and absolute pasting. We hate to hear of our Guests have any difficulty, we really do, and so that advice was in, that case. We had your health at heart. It has been 25 years since such an occurrence happened, in that cased it was a retired police man who was two sheets to the wind who was mugged coming through an area 5 kilometers to the south east. We are five minutes walk to O'Connell street which is well lit and traveled by visitors and guests alike, we get lots of positive reviews on the Guesthouse how easy it is to get around. I am sorry yours was not and would like to extend an invitation to come back.

10/10 Excellent

Lara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to visit with friends
We had a lovely time staying here. The place was very cute and felt homely and the staff were lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Nicholas on 1 Sept 2022
Appreciate the positive feed back

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very nice staff and very accommodating. The immediate area around the guesthouse is a bit rundown. The facility itself is clean, but dated. Staff did an excellent job overall.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Nicholas on 1 Sept 2022
Thank you so much you are very kind

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NORMAN AND HIS STAFF WERE AMAZING. NORMAN GAVE US GREAT SUGGESTIONS DOR FOOD, MUSIC, SITES TO SEE AND GREAT HISTORY LESSONS. WOULD COME BACK AGAIN
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Response from :-) Norman on 12 June 2022
Thanks a lot Dennis and family, it was nice to meet you Regards Nicholas aka norman

10/10 Excellent

Tod

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, lovely room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Nicholas on 12 June 2022
HI Tod Thanks for that, it was great talking with you. Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nikki, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff bent over backwards to make our stay enjoyable. Easy walking distance to the sights.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Nicholas on 3 Apr 2022
Thanks so much Brian, I hope you all got home safely, thanks for the good review

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
I stayed here with 3 of my friends in a family room. It was great! Harvey and his team were very welcoming and kind and nothing was too much of an ask. Great place to stay and just a short walk from the centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Nicholas on 29 Mar 2022
Thanks a lot for the lovely review, I will pass it on to the guys and girls that help with every thing appreciate it

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Nicholas on 25 Mar 2022
Hi Adam Thank you very much, your very kind, it means a lot and I share each review with the staff, so thanks Regards

4/10 Poor

Chelsea

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Nicholas on 15 Mar 2022
Hi Sarah Thank you very much for the very kind review, it is great feed back. Take care and thanks a lot

8/10 Good

Sean Eric

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The host was amazingly welcoming. Rooms are comfortable and spacious, although the bed a bit soft for my taste. All in all a great place to stay at a very reasonable price
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Nicholas on 24 Sept 2021
Hi Patricia Thank you so much for the review, you are very kind as well as the positive feedback as we will act on it. I look forward to you coming back. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was spotless and had beautiful high ceilings. The beds were very comfortable, and there was plenty of space in the room. The property manager Nicholas was very friendly and extremely helpful in providing ideas for things to do around the city, along with some very interesting background information. The property is very close to a lot in the city, a mile from Temple Bar and the Castle. We found ourselves walking everywhere we wanted to go because it was so convenient and in a nice area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from The Flood family on 31 July 2021
Thank you so much for the kind feedback, it is much appreciated. Regards Nicholas

10/10 Excellent

Gianluca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s very very pretty, the position is near the center
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Skønt sted, downtown, men i gå afstand til centrum. Vil bo der igen, hvis vi kommer til Dublin igen
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sonja

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zeer goed verblijf maar we zaten bovenaan dus veel trappen
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Nicholas on 6 May 2024
HI SoniaYou are "Zeer goed". it was great to meet you and thank you for your kind wordsRegards

10/10 Excellent

Manuela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Personal war sehr nett. Absolut hilfsbereit. Das Frühstück war ebenfalls lecker.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Nicholas on 1 Sept 2022
Thank you very much for the positive feed back, I will let Oscur knowNicholas

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Nicholas on 9 May 2022
Hi Jessica Thank you so much for your very generous review. I hope you had a safe trip home Regards

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rebecka

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Nicholas on 24 Mar 2022
HI Rebecka Thank you very much for your generous review, your very kind. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très agréable chambre
nous avons pris la chambre large, située en sous sol. Cette chambre est spacieuse, et sans aucun bruit de rue. Très bon accueil pour notre enregistrement. l'hôtel n'est pas loin de l'avenue principale et de la ligne de bus via aéroport. Aucun besoin de transport en commun pour visiter la ville.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Nicholas on 31 Dec 2021
Thank you so much, I am glad you had great stay, we hope to be able to serve a lovely breakfast as soon as this Pandemic allows us too. Regards Nicholas

10/10 Excellent

Josselin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Nicholas on 2 Jan 2022
Thanks for the great review, we hope to keep improving the guest house. I hope you get a chance to come back in the future. Regards

10/10 Excellent

jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Nicholas on 7 Aug 2021
Thank you Jacob, it is very much appreciated, have a safe voyage. Nicholas