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0800 633 8000
make a break for less
0800 633 8000
To ensure our guest evaluation is always up to date and to allow for hotel improvements, our Hotel Score is the mean of the most recent 100 guest ratings.
23/9/2008
"-"
Great Location, excellent breakfast and helpful staff. Would stay again.
22/9/2008
"Helpful staff, good standard ofg food and rooms."
The reception staff were brilliant, I lost my bag on the coach and they were very helpful in getting it back. The food in Gasworks and in the hotel restaurant was very good and excellent Value for Money. I will definately recommend to my colleagues and friends
9/9/2008
"Lovely Hotel"
The hotel was perfect for what we wanted. In a quiet area but still only a 10-15 min walk into the main shopping/eating areas. Nice rooms and good breakfasts, also really close to the DART so you can take a trip down the coast too. All round good hotel.
8/9/2008
"Great location"
The hotel is very easy to find and is in a good location from the city centre, no more than a 10 minute walk to Grafton Street/Trinity College. Check in was very effecient. The rooms were comfortably furnished, we had a twin on the third floor, and included hairdryer, iron and ironing board. Beds were comfy. Good reception on all the TV channels. Plenty of room and shelf space in the bathroom and good water pressure. Breakfast was excellent - cereals, fruit, pastries and a variety of hot options. Plenty of bar facilities (with SKY and setanta) and comfortable communal areas. Very helpful and friendly staff. I would stay again and would recommend to friends visitng Dublin.
7/9/2008
"we had a great time hotel handy for dart or just a short walk to city centre.highley recommend."
12/8/2008
"Service really good"
23/7/2008
"Great value for money."
Excellent location. Very clean, modern hotel with very friendly service. Thank-you.
28/6/2008
"Central location, comfortable and clean"
Great hotel, only 10 min walk away from Grafton Street and the shops or for concerts only 10 mins away in the other direction. Staff helpful, rooms clean and spacious. would recommend as I`ve stayed twice already
26/6/2008
"Enjoyable stay, staff very helpful, would recommend the hotel."
23/6/2008
"Good Location, food quality and price good"
23/6/2008
"Clean and comfy with all you need for a break"
24/5/2008
"Concert at RDS"
First impression - EXCELLENT!! Just a short walk from the RDS. Staff both helpful and friendly. Will definitely be returning to the Grand Canal Hotel in the future
21/5/2008
"Very nice hotel situated in a good position to visit central Dublin and also the Ballsbridge area."
Hotel not very old so all areas are modern and clean and rooms quiet.Good value for money.Has restaurant,coffee bar and bar attached.(This was our 3rd time here.)
21/5/2008
"Booked in and my room had been upgraded"
Excellant hotel, facilities and restaurant great. Friendly staff. Once you know your way around 15 minutes walk to the centre of Dublin. Would certainly visit again.
19/5/2008
"Excellent!!!"
Really clean hotel, the staff are really friendly and willing to help with any quieries about the hotel or with the local area you have, I will return to this hotel on my next visit to Dublin.
14/5/2008
"too hot"
6/5/2008
"Perfect location only 15mins stroll to the centre, great bar/food next door"
5/5/2008
"excellent hotel except no real public space with any ambiance! dining room closed on sat evening"
Very friendly and helpful staff for whom ensuring things were right for my elderly mother who cannot walk far was not a trouble. good location. would certainly come back again
22/4/2008
"very clean hotel staff very friendly and helpful"
8/4/2008
"excellent staff and rooms"
bar / pub rather lacking in comparison to the hotel which is fantastic however close location to centre of town so easy to eat away from hotel bar
5/4/2008
"-"
Room fine, breakfast OK. Pity bar closed so early and found it strange that residents could not order drinks. Room service finishing far too early!
3/4/2008
"Comfortable, well equipped, bedrooms. Staff very friendly and efficient"
2/4/2008
"Breakfast could of been more of a variety especially the hot breakfast."
very comfortable
2/4/2008
"FURTHER TO WALK TO CITY CENTRE THAN IT STATES IN DESCRIPTION"
HOTEL WAS NICE BUT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE NEARER TO CITY THAN WHAT WE WERE.ROOMS WERE CLEAN AND BREAKFAST OKAY ON FIRST MORNING.ON THE SUNDAY WE WENT FOR BREAKFAST AT 10.15 AM AFTER BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS UNTIL 11 AND EVERYTHING APART FROM CEREAL WAS AWAY.WE HAD TO ASK FOR EVERYTHING .WHY SAY 11 AND CLEAR UP BEFORE 10.30
25/3/2008
"good clean hotel"
nice place to stay,but more than a 15 minute walk saying that taxi s were about 10 euros each way.
22/3/2008
"Very welcome stay and extremely friendly and helpful staff."
Excellent. Would definately recommend to others.
17/3/2008
"Great hotel and the food was excellent"
Overall the hotel offers everything you would need for your stay and is in a great location not to far from the city centre....The only thing I would say thou is that the towels you provide in the bathroom are on the small size??. Really enjoyed my stay and will be back soon.
16/3/2008
"All the staff we encountered where so friendly and in particular the receptionist staff were superb."
When we arrived very tired and hungry, the receptionist could not have been more welcoming. Bombarded with a milion and one questions from me and my travelling companion, she was able to offer her advice and it was apparent she was very knowledgeable about the city. We were made to feel very welcome. The hotel itself was very clean, the room was always cleaned to a very high standard but perhaps more importantly for two females travelling alone, we felt very secure.
16/3/2008
"clean, friendly and a geat plac to stay"
we have stayed in Dublin before and had a great time, the grand cannal hotel helped it become a fantastic time
2/3/2008
"Perfect."
Clean, efficient, quiet, excellent value for money. I travel frequently all over the globe and can honestly say that this is one of only three places (the others being farmhouse B&B`s near Belfast and Exeter, and I`m keeping them secret!) that I would positively recommend for business or tourism, and intend to use again - everywhere else, from Brisbane to Phoenix, Hyatt to hostel, was a necessary inconvenience, but a night at the Grand Canal was an actual pleasure - I suspect the designers and the owners have stayed there themselves. Dinner service in the Gasworks restaurant was hit-and-miss but the food was honest and unpretentious, and breakfast was perfect.
18/2/2008
"Hotel is more than 15 min walk into Dublin Centre"
Hotel is very nice, good food, lovely rooms and plesent staff
6/1/2008
"Fantastic hotel ideally situated, superb breakfast."
The hotel was lovely and clean with modern facilities. It was ideally located with friendly helpful staff. The breakfast was absolutely top notch and delicious.
2/1/2008
"-"
A LITTLE TOO FAR FROM THE CITY CENTRE, BUT STILL A VERY PLEASANT STAY AND COURTEOUS STAFF MAKE YOU FEEL QUITE WELCOME.
12/12/2007
"A well appointed Hotel with very good service"
I have no trouble with recommending the grand Canal hotel. My wife and I had a lovely long weekend staying at the Grand Canal and despite attrocious weather at times, the Hotel and the city attractions helped make it a memorable stay.
19/11/2007
"Good quality hotel, ideal for our weekend in Dublin. Would stay again."
19/11/2007
"excellent, room, food, staff."
Our 2 night break was most enjoyable. The hotel was lovely. We arrived early on the Friday morning and let us check in, although we were told check in was after 2pm. It was a short bus ride into town but we did not mind that as it was nice and quiet where we were staying Would definitely go back and would certainly recommend the hotel to others.
19/11/2007
"Excellent hotel"
Classy, yet homely with modern rooms, marbled bathrooms (lots of toilettries), excellent food - both room service and breakfast were good value for money. Also in a convenient location - 15 mins walk from Grafton street. Would definately stay again.
6/11/2007
"Perfect for what we wanted!"
Was a fab stay at the hotel would recommend to anyone. 20 min walk to temple bar, 10 euros in taxi.
2/11/2007
"Superb!!"
I chose this hotel as my base for my first Dublin Marathon - the hotel was conveniently situated, the room was very comfortable and the food & service could not be faulted.
28/10/2007
"We both enjoyed our stay and would use the hotel again. "
The service and provision of help and information excellent. The location was right for us - either a pleasant walk into the city or a short taxi journey. Having a Dart rail station so close was also an advantage.
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