This hostel is a cosy, clean, heart-warming place. I stayed there in early February in a tent in the garden - plus using the shower, kitchen and all community areas. The staff is friendly, the rooms are clean, breakfast is nice and of course the surrounding is mesmerizing. After a long walk/drive around the Burren, the coast or the Cliffs Of Moher, there is no better place in Doolin, than the bench beneath the chimney, which in my opinion acts as the core of the Hostel and best expresses its hole calming atmosphere. 
Beautiful!