Handel's Apartments of Temple Bar

Absolutely terrible. We were given faulty directions, had to carry our luggage over a mile to get to the actual apartment. The apartment was filthy, smelly, and in terrible condition. Beds were dirty, hair in the shower, general disrepair. A call to hotels.com - who in turn called the management of the apartment- did nothing. There was no way I could allow my family to stay there, so we swallowed the money and left for cleaner accommodations. Disappointing and disgusting.

This place had some real positives, including being very close to Dublin Castle/Christs Church and there were lots of great restaurants within a block. It was very clean, though the floors and walls could use some touch ups. The office staff was very pleasant and the one time I called the office for something that was missing they brought it within 15 minutes. Our place even had a small balcony. Though the bedrooms were small (as is typical in any city), there was plenty of space in the apartment for our family of four and my dad. BUT a couple of things to keep in mind, especially if you are traveling with kids or coming off of international travel (both of which we were). First the office is @4-5 city blocks from the apartment. The parking garage is 2 small blocks from the apartment, but in the opposite direction from the office. Technically the apartment is in the very outskirts of Temple Bar but if you’re expecting to be in the heart of it, you’re a good 4-5 blocks out. The bonus is it’s quieter but the negative is being further from the Temple Bar/Trinity/Grafton Street area. I paid more for this place thinking that’s where we’d be and could have paid 20% less for another place that turned out to be right around the corner that correctly labels itself as being in the Christs Church area.

The apartment was closer to the check in office Than I thought, which was nice. It was clean and as expected. Two issues came up during our stay, the sliding door in the living area wouldn’t open or fully close. ( the bedroom window wouldn’t close) and there wasn’t a hair dryer in the unit.

Booked this accommodation weeks in advance and received notice of a double booking the day before check-in while traveling through Europe. The double booking was refunded to me and wording on the notice stated that I was not staying at this property. I booked another place but was not given a refund on the original booking. Management was unwilling to admit fault on any of the mix-up and would not refund my booking. Be careful if you use this group at the Key collection. They are very difficult to work with.

The location and service were both good. The condition of the building and the room left a bit to be desired