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( 01-679 4455;
www.dublincitihotel.com
; 46-49 Dame St; r from €89; ; all cross-city)
An unusual
turreted 19th-century building right next to the Central Bank is home to this cheap and
cheerful hotel. Rooms aren't huge but are simply furnished and have fresh white quilts.
It's only a stagger (literally) from the heart of Temple Bar, hic.
ELIZA LODGE €€
( 01-671 8044;
www.elizalodge.com
;
23-24 Wellington Quay; s/d/ste from €79/99/119; all city centre)
It's
priced like a hotel, looks like a hotel, but it's still a guesthouse. The 18 rooms are comfort-
able, spacious and - due to its position right over the Millennium Bridge - come with
great views of the Liffey. It has discounted parking rates with a nearby car park.
GUESTHOUSE
CLARENCE HOTEL €€€
HOTEL
( 01-407 0800;
www.theclarence.ie
;
6-8 Wellington Quay; r €109-259, ste €299-1499; ; all city centre)
Bono and the Edge's discreet little bolthole is no longer the hottest bedroom in town,
which is a good thing because the reality never lived up to the hype. Instead, what's left is
a handsome boutique hotel designed to reflect the aesthetic of a 1930s gentlemen's club,
complete with an excellent bar and a fine restaurant.
WESTIN DUBLIN €€€
HOTEL
( 01-645 1000;
www.thewestindublin.com
; Westmoreland St; r from €179; ; all city centre)
Formerly a grand branch of the Allied Irish Bank, this fine old building was gutted and re-
born as a stylish upmarket hotel. The rooms, many of which overlook a beautiful atrium,
are decorated in elegant mahogany and soft colours that are reminiscent of the USA's
finest. You will sleep on 10 layers of the Westin's own trademark Heavenly Bed, which is
damn comfortable indeed.
The hotel's most elegant room is the former banking hall, complete with gold-leaf
plasterwork on the ceiling. It is now used for banquets. Breakfast will set you back €27.
