Anna from NZ
Where is the Jamaica Inn located?
Jamaica Inn hostel is 12km east of Shannon Airport and is the closest hostel to the airport. It is located in the small village of Sixmilebridge (population 1,400). It is also 16km north of Limerick city (which is a major transport hub) and 20km south of Ennis, a pleasant market town.
GPS co-ordinates
In minutes & seconds: N52° 44' 42" , W08° 46' 20"
In decimal: N52.7450°, W8.7725°
How do I get there?
From Limerick: by bus & train*
From Shannon Airport: by bus or taxi*
From Galway: by train*
From Ennis: by train*
From Cork: by bus or train via Limerick
From Dublin: by bus or train via Limerick or Galway
From Killarney: by bus or train via Limerick
*Times and prices are in the directions part of the website
Will it be open?
Reception is open from 8.30am to 10.00pm, with a break from 1pm to 3.30pm. If you plan to arrive during the break period or later than 10pm, let us know in advance by phone, by fax or email.
What's it like?
The hostel can accommodate 55 people in private rooms and dormitories. All bed-linen is provided. Towels are provided in the private rooms.
The hostel was built in 1997 and is quiet, comfortable and clean. In the centre is a courtyard with tables and chairs.
Around the courtyard are the bedroom block, the reception area, self-catering kitchen and common room. The common room is equipt with with a TV, table football and board games. The hostel also has a restaurant where breakfast and evening meals are served for groups. Other facilities available are a laundry, a drying room for wet clothes, a store for bicycles and a store for left luggage. For more info on the hostel's facilities, click here.
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