Casino Marino
Casino Marino
4.5
10:00 - 17:00
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Tours & experiences
Explore different ways to experience this place.
Full view










What is Travellers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience Casino Marino and nearby attractions
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
1,788 within 5 kms
Attractions
608 within 10 kms
See what other travellers are saying
- Keith D2 contributionsA worthwhile short jaunt out of the cityThanks to Lord Charlemont (aka Paul) for fantastic themed tour of Casino, Marino last Thursday for Heritage Week. It was a great way to see a little bit of Italian-style architecture, with its own bits of quirkiness, right in the middle of Dublin. Who knew such a small-looking building could hold so much? And pineapples galore! I'll be making another short bus trip for a longer tour to enjoy it all agani. Shout out to the harpist too - great musical accompaniment. Thanks again all.Visited August 2022Written 23 August 2022
- DrurygalLondon, United Kingdom29 contributionsFabulousA lovely gem of a property. As with all OPW properties, The Casino Marino has been beautifully restored. The plasterwork is incredible and full of various motifs. Our excellent guide Paul brought the whole property to life, with interesting explanations of the fabulous architecture and the lives of the people who would have visited. Highly recommend.Visited August 2022Travelled as a coupleWritten 14 August 2022
- Sinead D2 contributionsDon't miss this amazing tourThe tour of Casino Marino was well worth it. Lots of history and our tour guide Paul was very informative. The other staff members were very friendly. The building was amazing and had so much detail. I learned so much on this tour including that the underground tunnel was used as a practice shooting place for Michael Collins. You could see bullet holes in the wall from the shooting practice. From the outside looking at the building you wouldn't know that the building contained 16 rooms. I would recommend this tour to anyone that is interested in the history around Dublin.Visited June 2023Written 1 July 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Contribute
Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.5
279 reviews
Excellent
201
Very good
59
Average
11
Poor
7
Terrible
1
Bernie C
Dublin, Ireland14 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
I went to Casino Marino last Monday. I rang and booked the 4pm tour. I had my 10yr old grandson with me. I wasn't sure if we would last long on the tour. I explained this to our tour guide Robert. We headed up being the only visitors on the tour. We had a most wonderful, interesting and exciting tour. Robert went above and beyond to make this tour special. I personally learner lots of new pieces of our Irish history. We both really enjoyed the tour. We have been advising people to visit before the season ends. Even with the very basic facilities attached to the site. It didn't distract from the tour. Thank you Robert for all the laughs and education. We will visit again soon.
Written 27 August 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Trish H
2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Lovely little hidden gem of a place. The tour guides are fantastic- such an informative and amusing hour. Shows Dublin’s hidden heritage off very well.
Written 5 August 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sinead D
2 contributions
Jun 2023
The tour of Casino Marino was well worth it. Lots of history and our tour guide Paul was very informative. The other staff members were very friendly. The building was amazing and had so much detail. I learned so much on this tour including that the underground tunnel was used as a practice shooting place for Michael Collins. You could see bullet holes in the wall from the shooting practice. From the outside looking at the building you wouldn't know that the building contained 16 rooms. I would recommend this tour to anyone that is interested in the history around Dublin.
Written 1 July 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
cathywhelan1968
Dublin, Ireland95 contributions
Jun 2023
Myself and one of my friends took the tour last Saturday and it was fantastic. From the time we showed up, the staff were really friendly and welcoming at the entrance. Paul was our guide and he was super. He was really warm and engaging but fun too. He really knew the house and kept everyone entertained. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing and learning about the house. 10/10. Well done to Paul and the staff there.
Written 27 June 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Vatraveler58
Charlottesville, VA19 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Casino Marino was the highlight of my visit to Dublin. Just a ten minute cab ride from city center, it was easy to access--and what a sight it is! Yes it looks like a one story Greek temple, but this 18th century neoclassical Palladian gem has 16 rooms! It has been meticulously and beautifully restored by Ireland's Office of Public Works. The Earl of Charlemont loved Italy and this structure summed up everything he saw on his Grand Tour through the vision of famed architect Sir William Chambers. WHY IS THIS MASTERPIECE NOT IN THE GUIDEBOOKS? I was lucky a friend recommended it--and lucky to have the dedicated Paul as my guide. If you love architecture--or just beauty--don't miss it.
Written 29 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Barry H
Swords, Ireland76 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
What an amazing building from the 18th century. It looks like a one room building from the outside but there are in fact 16 rooms inside. Pauline our guide was a wealth of information and answered all our questions. The highlight for me was visiting the underground tunnel where Michael Collins and his comrades practiced shooting the Thompson sub machine gun in 1921.
Written 16 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sorted G
Dublin, Ireland3 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Damien and Miriam are very friendly!
Miriam gave my partner and I a brilliant tour.
The Casino Marino is a beautiful addition to Dublins architecture inside and out, and underground. A very interesting tour - outside design and interior design.
Excellent tour, excellent experience!
Miriam gave my partner and I a brilliant tour.
The Casino Marino is a beautiful addition to Dublins architecture inside and out, and underground. A very interesting tour - outside design and interior design.
Excellent tour, excellent experience!
Written 2 May 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
TripreviewMairead7
Dublin, Ireland4 contributions
Apr 2023
Thank you Pauline. Fantastic tour. Really fascinating, informative, historical. Thank you Pauline 5 star!!!
Written 6 April 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Eimear R
28 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Really worth visiting this wonderful work of architecture. We had a very interesting guided tour with Pauline.
Written 6 April 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Clare T
Dublin, Ireland4 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
Absolutely excellent and intriguing tour, with insightful and humorous insights delivered by the exceptional tour guide Martin. Loved it!
Written 9 October 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Shellybabes49
Dundalk, Ireland53 contributions
Do you have to book a tour, or can you just turn up on the day?
Yvonne K
Dublin, Ireland9 contributions
Is the casino open after it's works
Trekkieboots
Dublin, Ireland596 contributions
I don't think it's open until the summer 2019.
Hola, ¿cual es el precio de la entrada?
UteBloke
Sydney, Australia903 contributions
It is free, with tours every hour on the hour from 10am to 4pm
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listingCASINO MARINO: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)
Frequently Asked Questions about Casino Marino
- Casino Marino is open:
- Sun - Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Hotels near Casino Marino:
- (0.29 km) Marino Conference Centre
- (1.53 km) Clontarf Castle Hotel
- (1.62 km) Tinode House
- (2.01 km) Arranmore House
- (1.10 km) Annandale Bed & Breakfast
- Restaurants near Casino Marino:
- (0.39 km) New Mandarin
- (1.93 km) Taza
- (2.70 km) Ryleigh's
- (2.28 km) Wallace's Asti
- (0.69 km) Badam