This hotel is perfectly located in the heart of Dublin, right where Temple Bar starts. It is a very nice building, in good shape and has that higher-class feel to it. The rooms are good, compact but have everything you need and have very nice bathroom with Italian shower. The only minuses for the actual room are the bad mattress which I would expect only in a 2 star hotel and the strange pillows. The room has not only normal Irish outlets but also one mainland Europe outlet, very useful for visitors! If your room is facing the inner area, expect a constant noise from the big machine outside. The reception desk definitely needs some kind of sign to guide guests to it, as it isn't quite clear if one needs to go up the stairs or into the bar area first. The staff in the breakfast area were great (especially Cecilia!) but the reception staff were a bit odd. Lastly, the breakfast buffet selection, although very satisfying, could be improved with more choices of bread and cold cuts (very limited as to what you can put on your bread/toast).

Quiet end of Temple bar. Well lovely lobby seating area and bar, excellent whiskey selection. Quite an abyss of a hotel, got lost down the room corridors. The room! Good size, kettle, coffee, tea etc. No Iron / Ironing board, but I'm sure reception would provide one. Bath / shower, adequate, albeit a little tiered. Towels all good. Vey hard mattress and pillows 1/10!! Woken early hours due to recycling bottle collection. You wouldn't want a room on the high-street to Temple bar. Breakfast very good, plenty of choice and a hot buffet. All in all 3 star, but biggest let down the bed mattress & pillows...both very uncomfortable, I'm afraid.