Hilton Hotel Dublin Airport, Dublin Ireland - Part 1

The Hilton Dublin Airport is our home away from home, having stayed there around twenty times. I  thought it would be a good idea to tell you, why its our favorite. There are going to be a few parts, starting with how to get from Dublin Airport to the hotel. 
If you arrive at Terminal 2, please use the walkway between Terminal 2 and 1, you arrive at Departures and have to go down to the Arrivals Hall. Below you find the description from Terminal 1. If you have stayed at the Hilton Dublin Airport, you might want to share your experience. It's always good to hear from fellow travelers. :)

Free Shuttle to/from the airport

 

Let me start with finding the bus stop for the Airport Shuttles. Since Dublin Airport grew, it's a little bit trickier to find.

The easiest way is coming from Terminal 1. Follow the signs for Buses/Taxi. When outside the Terminal, you see stops for the Airlink/Aircoach to the left. Ignore them and cross the street. You see another building. It's a parking garage and has an atrium with a supermarket. Go through the atrium. When outside, you see a church on the left. You must go in that direction, crossing a few more streets. Pass the church on your right and go through two covered walkways. The Hilton bus stop is right in front of the last walkway. Other buses that stop there are for the Metro, Bewley's and Carlton Hotels.

The van arrives every half hour, sometimes its 45 minutes, depending on flights arriving/departing. The first shuttle from the hotel leaves at 04.00 hours , the last van from the airport to the hotel 01.40 hours. We never had problems with the schedule. The shuttle always arrives. It rarely is delayed.

We had a different experience with another airport hotel. The service didn't prove so reliable.

The Hilton Dublin Airport has two vans, one for larger groups and one, if a smaller number of guests are expected.

Should there be too many guests going from the hotel to the airport, the hotel organizes a taxi to bring all of the passengers to their destination.

Having stayed here so frequently we know nearly all drivers. There are around five. Each has a different personality, but all have customer service and safety as their first priority. They are all friendly. When arriving they greet you with a hello and a smile, open the door for you, help you with your luggage and store it in the back of the van. Some are willing to chat. It's all depending how outgoing the guest and the driver are.

When arriving at the hotel the driver parks the car in front of the entrance opens the door for you again and unloads the luggage. There is no bell captain, so you have to take care of your own suitcase(s).

Last but not least it's essential to book the shuttle from the hotel to the airport. At times it can get very full.

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