Hotels in Dublin, Ireland

Best places to stay in Dublin

Dublin, the beautiful capital city of Ireland boasts a sweeping coastline, picturesque cliffs, and elegant 18th-century Georgian architecture. Add to that a diverse culinary scene, a vibrant pub culture, and lively Irish music, and you have a multifaceted city with a quintessential Irish charm. With River Liffey running through the city, there are several small neighbourhoods located north or south of the water. Dublin’s city centre, main transport stations, and a majority of the popular tourist attractions are in the southern neighbourhoods.

The Creative Quarter

For a city centre location, a hip local vibe, and plenty of authentic Irish options for shopping and dining, you can stay in the Creative Quarter neighbourhood south of River Liffey. Enjoy the bright rooms and made-to-order breakfast of Brooks Hotel on Drury Street. Or consider The Drury Court Hotel, value-focused accommodation with spacious rooms and a traditional décor.

Temple Bar

Temple Bar is a hub for pub-crawlers and nightlife revellers. This area promises excellent food and drink options, and a central location that makes it easy to explore the rest of the city. Check out the spacious suites with tastefully designed luxury furnishings at The Merchant House hotel, set in an elegant Georgian building in the heart of Temple Bar. Along the River Liffey, you can enjoy stylish accommodation at The Clarence, Dublin’s original rock n’ roll hotel that offers simple, bright rooms with elegant wood furnishings.

Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square

If you want to be in a slightly quieter neighbourhood but still close to the city centre, then try the hotels around the lush green blocks of Merrion Square or Fitzwilliam Square. Get treated like royalty when you stay at The Merrion hotel, a luxurious 5-star hotel spread over 4 Georgian townhouses, featuring elegant rooms with country-style furnishings. Overlooking St. Stephen’s Green, you can consider the posh rooms of The Shelbourne Dublin, A Renaissance Hotel. This is a historic hotel set in a stately 1842 building that has the privilege of being the venue where the Irish constitution was originally written in 1922.

Portobello

This off-the-tourist track neighbourhood exudes a quirky, hipster vibe. It features street art on every corner, and is home to some of the coolest coffee houses in the city. Stay at the Portobello B&B, a family-run bed and breakfast set in a Victorian brickhouse built in 1881, just a 6-minute walk from the Irish Jewish Museum. For a luxurious stay in bright rooms with large windows overlooking the Grand Canal, consider the Hilton Dublin hotel.

Docklands

North of the River Liffey, Docklands is Dublin’s bustling tech hub. The glass-façade buildings and modern architecture give this area a completely different vibe as compared to the rest of the city. While this is a quiet, modern neighbourhood, it’s further away from most of the popular tourist attractions in Dublin. Overlooking the River Liffey, you have chic rooms and suites with plush interiors, and modern amenities at the nautical-themed Hotel Spencer. You can also consider the ultra-modern checkerboard façade property of The Market Hotel that features contemporary rooms with bold, designer furnishings.

Cheap hotels in Dublin

Dublin has plenty of budget accommodation options. You can choose from relaxed traditional bed and breakfasts, modern short-stay apartments, youth hostels, as well as centrally-located hotels with reasonably priced rooms. Just steps away from all the popular tourist attractions and the central train station, you have the fun and vibrant Jacobs Inn Hostel. Another option in an excellent central location is the Backpackers Citi Hostel – Dublin City Centre Hostel. Overlooking the Grand Canal and a 10-minute walk from Merrion Square, you can look at the comfortable and quaint rooms of the Schoolhouse Hotel. A 3-minute walk from the Old Jameson Distillery, check out warm and colourfully decorated rooms of Maldron Hotel Smithfield.