This is an absolutley beautiful hotel. Relatively new, we have stayed here every year for the past 5 years! The reason for Dublin? Family, otherwise we would never go. The hotel location is fantastic for us because our family lives in D4 (area of the city). However, if you are looking for proximity to downtown Dublin (Grafton Street, etc..) try again. It is a good 10 minute cab ride to get there. Back to the hotel itself, the service is amazing. Any thing that you could want, they deliver with Irish hospitality. The indoor pool, while in the basement, is lit by sunlight if it is a sunny day. The restaurants are fantastic. We have Afternoon Tea in the Lobby Lounge at least twice per stay. Usually right when we get there and then take family later in the week. Seasons is the formal restaurant and serves great breakfast/lunch/dinner. Although I do prefer room service for breakfast. Now, in terms of rooms, we have had suites and then just two rooms all varying in cost and availibility. The year before this stay, we had two Deluxe Rooms, they are spacious and new and have gorgeous views of the gardens. The year before that, we had a Deluxe Suite which was extremely spacious and had a King bed and sofabed. This time, we had two Executive Suites. Very nice, again the whole hotel is relatively new and spacious. On a last note, the Spa was excellant for reflexology/massage/mani/pedi and facials. We had a Spa day on a rainy day.
Would definatly go back seeing as we go there pretty much every year!