Brú Hostel

Spend 2 nights at Brú Hostel. We did not need to use the kitchen, or common room but from taking a look they seemed well stocked and comfortable. We did visit the bar downstairs which offered good drinks and music. The hostel staff and service were all impeccable, everyone was kind and helpful. The rooms were comfortable and spacious. The light morning breakfast is very appreciated. My only complaint are the bathrooms. The showers have no temperature knobs which made it nearly impossible for me to shower as it was so hot I felt as though I was getting burned additionally, the water was on a timer so every 12 seconds (I timed it) you had to press the button again. The bathrooms also lacked anything to dry your hands with. There were no paper towels, or hair/hand driers which meant that our hands were always dripping on our way out. I understand there are cost and water saving efforts made but for the price that Brú charges per night, a shower you can adjust and something to dry your hands with is unnegotiable.

We were looking for a great value weekend stay in Cork and came across Bru Hostel. It was really conveniently located for the city and routes out of the city.|We knew it was over a pub and had bunk beds in the private room so took ear plugs and were prepared. |The room was great, basic but immaculately clean with its own small bathroom with shower.|The bar had a great atmosphere with music every night we were there, the staff were helpful and friendly. What more can you ask for!

Kind and helpful staff. Beneath the hostel there is a bar where you can also have a simple breakfast (included in the price of the room). Bar tables were a bit sticky and could be cleaner. Room was small with a bunk bed. One blanket was a bit smelly, it most likely wasn't washed. Bathroom was generally ok, but there was no shelf for your stuff.

A room that fits my needs and had an en/suite. The staff has been top tier since the beginning, and whenever there was something that needed to be done, they took care of it very swiftly. The pub had a nice atmosphere, and while you could hear them a little, I didn't mind. It just added to the experience. While the breakfast could be considered small, I don't mind since I normally don't eat breakfast. Being close to where I got off the bus made it even better, and the victorian quarter that it's located in made thr visit unforgettable.

Hostel was great until the next morning. Was woken up by maintenance staff at 8am banging outside our room. The staff member was very hostile towards my partner when confronted and he had absolutely no intention of waiting until after checkout. Hostel management didn't care about the issue in the slightest. Things can always go wrong no matter where you stay, and people make mistakes. But how the staff handle these issues is what makes good service. In this case, there was no service. Only dismissal and a 'not my problem' attitude. Stay somewhere else. It's not worth your money.

23-24/10/2024 A cool place to stay, friendly staff and clean. The only problem is that some guests seem never consider other guests. Their hygiene is so bad (Feet and body odour). I stayed in 308, one guy made the room smell so bad. Thank God the other guy had the guts to tell him about the smell of his feet.

I was supposed to stay here for 5 nights but had to leave after 2 nights. I booked mix dorm room for 4 poeple, the walls were thin and you can hear everything from the other rooms next to you. The air in the rooms bathroom was bad and the sealing was full of mold. Beds were super hard and on the first night one of the person who stayed in the room came there drunk and started eating and making phonecalls until 4am.. The staff was very friendly and I got a refund for the last two nights a was suppose to stay there. Don't recommed the place

The hostel was old, there was mold in the bathroom and everything was dirty. I had a roommate whose bed was full of macdonalds waste and he was laying in bed during the day. Then he was away in the evening and around midnight he came back, to eat more macdonalds in bed and was burping all night. I'm used to staying in hostels but this was terrible. The next morning the staff didn't get the problem at all. So I checked out a day early and went to Sheila's. Don't go to the Bru.