Now that it's had €10 million spent on it, Clontarf Castle is looking every inch the swanky modern hotel (except, of course, for the elements of the 12th-century structure that...

Cool enough to stay in the Dylan? You wish. This is the boutique hotel that everyone's talking about: from the oversized lanterns strewn around its entrance to the iPods in its...

Standing nobly at the top of the hill overlooking the village of Dalkey, the Fitzpatrick is a regal-looking place that does indeed look like a castle. Actually, it's a...

A very smart hotel overlooking St Stephen's Green (and with the benefit of an in-house Michelin-starred restaurant, Thornton's), the Fitzwilliam is undeniably posh, and yet it...

Set in several pretty Georgian buildings overlooking the Liffey, this friendly hostel has all the basics, and a few charming details besides. Its setting at the edge of the...

A key part of Dublin's political and leisure history (it featured in the Easter Rising as a refuge and, later, as a hideout), the Gresham has been taking care of visitors for...

Near Busáras bus depot and Connolly Street train station, this is the aristocrat of Dublin's hostels. Isaac's takes the backpacker concept of humble frugality and turns it on...

It may look like just another B&B from its modest terraced façade but Kilronan House is an elegant and, above all, welcoming place that has been renovated with real class. The...

With an interior designed by John Rocha and every fancy boutique touch from in-room iPod docks and (in the grander rooms) Macs with wireless keyboards to gorgeous bathrooms...

You'd never guess it from sitting in the Turk's Head bar on a Saturday night, but this hotel is something of a hidden gem. It's not a peaceful place - the aforementioned bar...

After having had more than €40 million lavished on it by its new owners (this 19th-century Dublin landmark is now a member of the Marriott empire), the Shelbourne is looking...

After a €14 million refurbishment in 2008, this upmarket hotel is looking very swanky indeed. The understated style of its guest rooms (and the myriad luxurious touches, such...

The Westin's imposing 19th-century façade (the building was once a bank) suggests an interior of traditional grandeur and exclusivity, and happily, the reality does not...