Where to Stay - Dublin - page 56

Cuan Hanly. Rooms are beautifully appointed and very relaxing.
One of Dublin's best restaurants, the two-Michelin-starred Thorn-
ton's, is downstairs, and you can also have a meal at the more casual
restaurant, Citron, or in the traditional Inn on the Green bar. If
staying somewhere designerish and trendy is important to you, this
gets the nod over The Shelbourne.
109 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. & 01/478-7000. Fax [phone]. www.
fitzwilliamhotel.com. 130 units. 20 ($24). AE, DC,

MC, V. DART: Pearse. Bus: 10, 11A, 11B, 13, or 20B. Amenities: 2 restaurants
(French, International); bar; concierge; room service; babysitting; laundry/dry clean-
ing; nonsmoking rooms; foreign-currency exchange; roof garden. In room: A/C,
TV/VCR, fax, dataport, minibar, tea/coffeemaker, hair dryer, CD player, garment
press, voice mail.
EXPENSIVE
Brooks Hotel If you love the neighborhood but can't quite
afford The Shelbourne (see below) or The Fitzwilliam (see above),
this 6-year-old hotel offers excellent services and doesn't scrimp on
the in-room creature comforts. Every room has a king-size orthope-
dic bed, handmade oak furniture from Galway, and a bold but taste-
ful color scheme. The bathrooms have blissfully powerful showers.
Superior and executive rooms (still cheaper than a standard double
at The Shelbourne or Fitzwilliam) are extra-spacious and have VCRs
and antique radios. The oak-paneled drawing room is a restful oasis
for tea or sherry while you peruse the Irish Times.
59-62 Drury St., Dublin 2. & 01/670-4000. Fax [phone]. www.sinnotthotels.
com/brooks. 98 units.

€ 340 ($410) double. Breakfast €

265 ($217-$319) double. AE, DC, MC, V. Discounted
overnight parking at adjacent car park. DART: Tara St. or Pearse. Bus: 10, 11A, 11B,
13, 14, 15, 15A, 15B, 20B, or 46A. Amenities: Restaurant (international); bar; mini-
gym; concierge; secretarial services; room service; babysitting; laundry/dry cleaning;
nonsmoking floors; foreign-currency exchange; video library. In room:A/C, TV, VCR (in
superior rooms and up), fax, dataport, minibar, hair dryer, iron, safe, garment press.

€ 180- €

Browne's Townhouse If you love luxury but hate big chain
hotels, look no further than this sumptuously restored Georgian town
house with an unbeatable location on St. Stephen's Green. Originally
a gentleman's club, it was converted in 2000 into one of the city's best
boutique hotels and has been chalking up awards and accolades ever
since. Downstairs is all Georgian splendor: comfy wingback chairs,
rich upholsteries, ornate ceiling plasterwork. The 11 guest rooms
come in all shapes and sizes, but all are sumptuously decorated with
period furnishings, four-poster king-size beds (some of them 2.5m/8
ft. wide!), marble bathrooms, and unique architectural details. When
you book, voice your decor preferences; rooms vary drastically accord-
ing to masculine, feminine, classic, or elaborate tastes. If you splurge