Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A Parking Note
The majority of Dublin hotels do not offer parking; if you
have a car, you'll have to find (and pay for) street parking. In
this chapter, we've provided parking information only for the
few hotels that do offer parking arrangements or discounts
for guests.
Tips
drinks and lighter fare, there's the hip Octagon Bar or the Study,
which has the feel of a gentlemen's club and is a relaxing hangout for
guests. This hotel is at the cutting edge of gadgetry, offering an
interactive TV/DVD/broadband Internet system in every room.
6-8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2.
&
01/670-9000.
Fax 01/407-0820. www.theclarence.
ie. 50 units.
€
315 ($380) double;
€
640 ($771) 1-bedroom suite;
€
780 ($940) 2-bed-
room suite. Full Irish breakfast
28 ($33). AE, DC, MC, V. Valet parking/service. Bus:
51B, 51C, 68, 69, or 79.
Amenities:
Restaurant (eclectic Continental); bar; concierge;
salon; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; laundry/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms;
foreign-currency exchange; study. In room:A/C, interactive TV/DVD/broadband system,
minibar, hair dryer, safe.
MODERATE
Eliza Lodge
This hotel opened a few years ago right beside the
Liffey and embodies all the exuberance and zest of Temple Bar.
Rooms are very attractive, done up in neutral creams and blond
woods, with big floor-to-ceiling windows—the better to take in the
riverside vistas. At the top end, executive rooms have Jacuzzi tubs
and mod, round bay windows perched over the quay. But a better-
value splurge are the smaller penthouse doubles, which have bal-
conies overlooking the river for
€
€
190 ($229).
23 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2.
&
01/671-8044.
Fax 01/671-8362. www.dublinlodge.
com. 18 units.
152 ($157-$183) double. AE, MC, V. Bus: 51B, 51C, 68, 69, or
79.
Amenities:
Restaurant; bar; nonsmoking rooms. In room:A/C, TV, tea/coffeemaker,
hair dryer, iron.
€
130-
€
Jurys Inn Christchurch
A good location in Old City,
facing Christ Church cathedral, makes this a solid choice in the
budget category. Totally refurbished in 1998, the rooms are larger
than you'd expect and bright, though the decor has the same floral
bedspreads and framed watercolors as every other chain hotel you've
ever visited. Make your reservations early and request a fifth-floor
room facing west for a memorable view of Christ Church.
Tip:
Room nos. 501, 507, and 419 are especially spacious.
Value
