Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 353, area code: 01)
S
= Single,
D
= Double/Twin,
T
= Triple,
Q
= Quad,
b
= bathroom,
s
= shower
only. Breakfast is included and credit cards are accepted unless otherwise noted.
To help you easily sort through these listings, I've divided the accommodations
into three categories, based on the price for a standard double room with bath:
$$$
Higher Priced
—Most rooms €150 or more.
$$
Moderately Priced
—Most rooms between €85-150.
$
Lower Priced
—Most rooms €85 or less.
Prices can change without notice; verify the hotel's current rates online or by
email. For the best prices, always book direct.
Near Christ Church Cathedral
These hotels cluster near Christ Church Cathedral, a five-minute walk from the best even-
ing scene (at Temple Bar), and 10 minutes from the sightseeing center (Trinity College
and Grafton Street). The cheap hostels in this neighborhood have some double rooms.
Full Irish breakfasts, which cost €8-10 at the hotels, are cheaper at the many small cafés
nearby; try the
Queen of Tarts
or
Chorus Café
(see listings under “Eating in Dublin,”
later).
$$ Jurys Inn Christ Church,
one of three Jurys Inns in downtown Dublin, is central
and offers business-class comfort in 182 identical rooms. This no-nonsense, American-
style hotel chain has a winning keep-it-simple-and-affordable formula. If ye olde is getting
old—and you don't mind big tour groups—this is a good option. Request a room far from
the noisy elevator (Db-€79-119 Sun-Thu, €109-149 Fri-Sat, breakfast-€10, book long in
advance for weekends, check website for discounts, pay Wi-Fi in lobby, parking-€15/day,
Christ Church Place, tel. 01/454-0000, US tel. 800-423-6953,
www.jurysinns.com
,
jurys-
innchristchurch@jurysinns.com
). The other Jurys Inns, described later, are near Connolly
Station and Parnell Square.
$$ Harding Hotel
is a hardworking, hardwood place with 55 earth-tone rooms that get
stuffy on rare hot days (Sb-€55-80; Db-€70-97 Sun-Thu, €99-149 Fri-Sat; extra bed-€25,
breakfast-€9; Rick Steves readers get 10 percent discount in 2014 if booking by email or
phone—but not online; on weekends, request a quiet upper-floor room away from the fun-
