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cotton, the shower's water pressure is heavenly, and the staff is espe-
cially solicitous. The gem here, in our opinion, is the Glendalough
Room, with its lovely bay window and small library; it requires early
booking. The hotel offers free tea and coffee all day. Breakfast, after-
noon tea, and high tea are served in the atrium dining room.
44 Lansdowne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. & 800/44-UTELL in the U.S. or 01/667-
4022. Fax [phone]. www.butlers-hotel.com. 20 units. 190 ($181-

$229) double. Rates include full breakfast. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Dec 23-Jan 10.
DART: Lansdowne Rd. Bus: 7, 7A, 8, or 45. Amenities: Breakfast room; room serv-
ice; babysitting; laundry/dry cleaning. In room:A/C, TV, dataport, hair dryer.

€ 150- €

Waterloo House Waterloo House (actually not one but two
Georgian town houses) is one of the most popular B&Bs in Dublin.
Perhaps it's because Evelyn Corcoran and her staff take such good
care of you, in a friendly but unobtrusive way. The place is charm-
ing in an old-world kind of way, with classical music wafting
through the lobby, and the elegant, high-ceilinged drawing room
looking like a parlor out of an Agatha Christie novel. Guest rooms
are comfortable and large (some have two double beds), but it's hard
to decide whether the decor, featuring red-patterned carpet and box-
pleated bedspreads, is a look that's reassuringly traditional or merely
dated. The varied breakfast menu is a high point. This is a non-
smoking house.
8-10 Waterloo Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. & 01/660-1888. Fax [phone].
www.waterloohouse.ie. 17 units. 175 ($94-$211) double. Rates include full

breakfast. MC, V. Free car parking. Closed Christmas week. DART: Lansdowne Rd.
Bus: 5, 7, or 8. Amenities: Breakfast room. In room:TV, tea/coffeemaker, hair dryer,
garment press.
INEXPENSIVE
Bewley's Hotel Kudos to Bewley's for managing to
keep its rates stagnant for several years running. The hotel occupies
what was once a 19th-century brick Masonic school building adja-
cent to the RDS show grounds and next to the British Embassy. A
new wing harmonizes well with the old structure, and is indistin-
guishable on the interior. Public lounges and reception areas are spa-
cious and appointed with mahogany wainscoting, marble paneling,
and polished bronze. Rooms, too, are spacious and well furnished—
each has a writing desk, an armchair, and either one king-size bed or
a double and a twin bed. The studios have a bedroom with a double
bed, plus an additional room with a foldout couch, a table (seats six),
a pull-out kitchenette/bar hidden in a cabinet, and an additional
bathroom (shower only). The basement restaurant (O'Connell's) is

€ 78- €

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