Blooming Marvellous

Blooming Marvellous!

Dublin's Phoenix Park is 1752 acres of beautiful unspoiled woodland locatedonly 2 kms from O'Connell Street in the city centre. In fact the PhoenixPark is the largest city enclosed park in Europe and is home to the zoological gardens which opened here in 1830.It's well worth a visit with fantastic walking, running, cycling and rollerblading paths. You'll probably see a herd of fallow deer wandering around in the wooded areas. The residence of Ireland's President Mary McAleese (Arasan Uachtarain) is located in the park as is the US Ambassador's residenceand a state of the art visitors centre with activites throughout the year.

This weekend sees the now annual Bloom festival taking place in the park running from 28th May to 1st June. With over 50,000 visitors last year the festival will feature the best of Irish plants and flowers and gardens designed especially for the occasion.

Access to the park from Jacobs Inn or Isaacs hostel couldn't be easier. Just hop on the Red Luas Line around the corner at Connelly Station. This weekend because the Bloom festival is on you can pick up free shuttle buses at Heuston Station which will take you to the centre of the action. Bring along a picnic and make the most of the wide open spaces.

Summer in Dublin

Welcome to Summer in Dublin. Not noticably different from Spring or Autumn and sightly warmer than Winter, but let's face it you're not coming for the weather!

Dublin is one of Europe's most vibrant capital cities and when you come to stay then Jacobs Inn and Isaacs Hostel are the perfect locations for a terrific Dublin experience. Right in the heart of the city you'll be close to everything you need for a good time. With free Wifi and continental breakfast, not to mention the sauna and in house entertainment you won't have to go outside the door to find the hospitality and good times that the Irish are famed for. Unless you want to..........

If you're in town why not catch some of the 3rd annual Dublin City Soul Festival, running from 21st to 24th May. With events celebrating peace and unity taking place throughout the city streets Ceol, (music) caint (chat) agus craic (and good times) will be the order of the day. The festivities culminate in the Soul Picnic which takes place in the picturesque surroundings of Merrion Square on Sunday 24th so get out and enjoy some serious Irish entertainment.

Free U2 tickets

We here at Jacobs Inn are giving away 2 tickets and accommodation to see U2 in Dublin!

Have you ever wanted to see U2 play live in their hometown? Well this is your chance. On the July 25th, U2 will playing to packed 80,000 fans in the historic Croke Park Stadium in Dublin as part of their innovative new 360 degrees tour.

We are giving away 2 tickets to see the guys, as well as 3 nights free accommodation in one of our private rooms, for you and a friend.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is just answer one simple question. ave a look at our competition page here: http://bit.ly/1aeL6P

Good Luck!

Videos

Hello again everyone.

We are now putting together a number of videos to try and demonstrate to people how great the locations of our hostels really are. Both Isaacs Hostel and Jacobs Inn are located right beside the Central Bus Station, Connolly train (DART) station, Connolly tram (LUAS) station and the Aiport Express 747 bus stop. Making us the perfect stop for any traveller. As well as this we are only a short walk from all the main attractions in Dublin such as Trinity College, O'Connell Street and Temple Bar.

Why not have a look at the videos on our youtube site here to see for yourself! Click on the 'How to get to the hostel' playlist. Why not check out some of our 'Live @ Jacobs' acts under that playlist section also while you are there.

Reception

Halloween Party

So Halloween has just come and gone, and it was celebrated in style in our Hostels here. We threw a Halloween Party in Jacobs Inn for the guests of both there and Isaacs Hostel, and it was great fun! We had games and prizes to be won. For any who did not come in costume, we had a table set up with bin nags, rolls of toilet paper and other items so guests could make their own costume. We also had live music from Italian outfit 'The Criminal Jokers' who played a great set for over an hour to a packed crowd. It was great!

So now that Halloween is over, we look forward to Christmas i guess, although it does still seem too far away for now. First however is the US election, which is being voted for 2moro. Lets see how that one pans out.........

Hello Again!

So it has been a while since I last dropped in to say hello now but we have just been too busy in the hostels here. Another great summer has come and gone in Dublin and we are now gearing up for the colder winter months again. This means that despite having a wealth of attractions and activities around Dublin, we are also making an extra effort to ensure our guests can be entertained without having to brave the weather outside!

Our BBQ is resilient and continues to draw the crowds with its tempting hook of a (now famously big) Isaacs burger and a beer for €5. We have also been providing free music performances in the hostels, for free, for all the guests. Two weeks ago we even had a 25 piece group from Holland playing in Jacobs as the drinks flowed and everyone got up dancing. Check out our facebook site to see some videos!

So between these, our free nightly movie sessions, free snooker tournaments, free walking tours, and much more we are making sure that our guests don’t feel the chill of the weather, unless they want to!