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home of Sam Stephenson, Ireland's best-known modern architect—
featuring a fabulous sunken fireside seating area with mosaic tiles in
the main lounge. In the main house, rooms vary from grand, high-
ceilinged affairs to cozier nests. The smaller coach house has lower
ceilings, but some rooms have their own patios. All the rooms are a
triumph of quiet, good taste, decorated with fine fabrics against a
cream backdrop. Breakfast is truly magnificent—think mushroom
frittatas, cranberry bread, and scrumptious little potato cakes.
31 Leeson Close, Lower Leeson St., Dublin 2. & 01/676-5011. Fax [phone].
www.number31.ie. 20 units, all with bathroom. 199 ($211-$239) double.

Rates include breakfast. AE, MC, V. Free parking. Bus: 11, 11A, 11B, 13, 13A, or 13B.
Amenities: Bar; lounge. In room:TV, hair dryer.
INEXPENSIVE
Frankie's Guesthouse Billed as Dublin's only guesthouse
exclusively for lesbians and gays, Frankie's is a charming, mews-style
building with a wonderful address in the heart of Georgian Dublin.
Set on a quiet back street, the house has a Mediterranean feel, with
fresh whitewashed rooms and simple furnishings. Book well in
advance, especially for a weekend stay.
8 Camden Place, Dublin 2. & /fax [phone]. www.frankiesguesthouse.com. 12
units, 5 with private bathroom.

€ 175- €

82
($99) double with shared bathroom. Rates include breakfast. AE, MC, V. Bus: 16,
16A, 16C, 19A, 22, or 22A. Amenities: TV lounge; sauna; roof terrace. In room:TV,
tea/coffeemaker.

€ 100 ($120) double with private bathroom; €

3 Fitzwilliam Square/Merrion Square Area
This Georgian neighborhood feels a lot like the nearby St. Stephen's
Green area, but its streets are less busy and commercialized.
Fitzwilliam Square and Merrion Square are each little square parks
surrounded by Georgian town houses with colorful doors. Some of
Dublin's most famous citizens once resided here; today many of the
houses are offices for doctors, lawyers, government officials, and
other professionals. This area is only a few minutes on foot from St.
Stephen's Green and Grafton Street, but accommodations tend to
be considerably less pricey.
EXPENSIVE
Longfield's Created from two 18th-century Georgian town
houses, this award-winning hotel is a small, elegant alternative to
the large upscale hotels in this area. The hotel is named after
Richard Longfield (also known as Viscount Longueville), who orig-
inally owned this site and was a member of the Irish Parliament 2