Stayed here for 4 nights over the Amlin-Heineken Cup Final weekend as it is our long weekend away with friends and away from the kids. We have a once a year "blow out" - so we had high hopes. Generally, all very, very good. One small fly in the ointment. It is the little things that make a good hotel... More

We have Irish roots, and wanted to spend a long weekend just visiting Dublin. We chose The Merrion over The Shelbourne, after some long TripAdvisor research. Here are our comments after the real life experience. The Merrion is well situated, similar to The Shelbourne, but The Merrion is very quiet and relaxing. We often ended our day with a glass... More

A weekend in Dublin, hotel booked a long time in advance, we expected a lot, it more than delivered. This is a quite superb hotel from start to finish. Initial greeting by liveried doormen, very friendly check in, rooms well furnished and equipped, with space to relax. At all times the staff were friendly and keen to assist. Service of... More

I cannot rate The Merrion highly enough. Booked a one night seven star steal package (includes dinner at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud) for my husband's thirtieth. When we booked in we were told we had been upgraded to a suite - which was absolutely gorgeous and bigger than our flat. Champagne arrived shortly thereafter together with a lovely little cake with... More

Myself and a pal went for art afternoon tea and I was sooooo dissapointed egg roll, beef finger sandwich, cucumber finger sandwich salmon on brown bread.. Sounds ok!!! But none of the above had any taste whatsoever. They were pre-made and left in the fridge without being covered so the top of the bread was hard.They all were on shop... More

This is a magical quiet low key elegant hotel beautifully serene and beautiful. Set in a stunning location central to everything. It is quite unique, Dublins version of The Connaught, Claridges of London or indeed, The Carlisle in New York . Unlike its flamboyant competitors in the city, there are no buses whizzing past, people wanting to be seen. Famous... More

Bizarre/interesting/great hotel: VERY unassuming (ugly?) from the street, but once you're in the door: woohoo! - Great location near Park - Mediocre shower pressure (although colleague had better so it might be room dependant) - crap view from window (ground level) - great pub in basement - beautiful/original/cozy/idiosyncratic lobby/lounge with fireplace and nice old furniture - great service/staff - great... More

My husband and I stayed here and it was really good, the room was really nice and the bed was huge. The mini bar was really well stocked and reasonably priced. They had a turn down service which was lovely. We had breakfast delivered and it was very good. The cellar bar is a really nice bar with very good... More

The Merrion Hotel is in a perfect Dublin location. It is a 5-15 minute walk to nearly every site you'd want to see there - Grafton Street, Guinness Store, Trinity College, Temple Bar area and tons more. The concierge, bell and front desk staff at the hotel are top notch. The rooms are fairly standard but well equipped. Wi-Fi is... More