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The magnificent 5* Shelbourne Hotel is located in the heart of Dublin city centre overlooking St Stephen`s Green. A 5 minute stroll will take you to the world famous Trinity College and the excellent shopping area of Grafton Street. Easily reached in a 10 minute walk are a fine selection of shops in O`Connell Street and the many bars, clubs and restaurants of Temple Bar. The hotel was built in 1824 and is regarded as a national treasure and has been refurbished to the highest standard. The hotel also features a newly opened luxurious Spa and pool. More Info
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Hotel Score:
96% based on 203 reviews
Guest rating:
3/8/2014
"A Landmark Dublin hotel at the heart of the city"
The `Old Lady of the Green` aka the Shelbourne is one of Ireland`s leading hotels. It is situated right in the heart of the city on St. Stephen`s Green. It has all the facilities of a modern 5 star hotel and with perhaps an element of pretentiousness from staff and customers alike - but then it is an iconic place. I`ve stayed both in a standard and superior room and they are both very comfortable. Wifi is free and the breakfast is excellent - however if seated in the bar for breakfast make sure to checkout the main breakfast area for more options which were not available in the bar area. Pre-theatre meals in the Saddle Room are reasonable value and very tasty. The spa and pool are superb and excellent for a city hotel. All in all a real treat and something for everyone`s bucket list.
Guest rating:
7/7/2014
"Great place to stay in the city centre"
The staff were very friendly and helpful. They gave us a room upgrade to a lovely room overlooking St Stephen`s Green. One snag is the check in is after 3pm due to the late check out time of 12pm. We were there for our son`s wedding at 3.30 which meant there was nowhere to get ready for the guests, except the leisure centre. Luckily we stayed the night before and they gave us the bigger room so family could use it to get changed. The room was full of people ironing shirts at one point! They did get their rooms about 2.30 in the end. The breakfasts were wonderfu!
Guest rating:
6/7/2014
"Classy and modern luxury hotel with historical background"
This hotel is superb. It`s location on St Stephen`s Green makes it perfect for exploring Dublin with many restaurants, bars and shops within walking distance. The park area is also a perfect oasis in the middle of a busy city with a great playground to keep little ones amused. The service is what you would expect from a 5 star hotel, the staff were friendly and extremely helpful. My only one small crticism would be the beds in our family room were a bit on the small size and the mattress sagged in the middle which meant you ended up trying to hold on to the edge of the bed to stop yourselves rolling into the middle. Having stayed in 5* hotels in the past, the family room is definitely not up to that standard in my opinion.
Guest rating:
28/6/2014
"Number One !"
Brilliantly trained stand. A real pleasure.
Guest rating:
28/6/2014
"No hesitation in recommending the Shelbourne Hotel. Possibly the best hotel that I have stayed in."
Guest rating:
18/6/2014
"-"
Excellent location. Best breakfast I ever had.
Guest rating:
9/6/2014
"The one to choose"
Immaculate hotel with very friendly staff. Breakfast with great choice and no queueing for us. The pool was great after the bustle of Dublin. Faultless.
Guest rating:
9/6/2014
"Great Location.Very proffessional staff"
5 star well deserved
Guest rating:
8/6/2014
"Superb in every way! Everything first class, staff, rooms, food, service, cleanliness."
Would not consider staying anywhere else in Dublin!! All the touches but hadn`t anticipated the wonderful "buzz" in the bar. First class.
Guest rating:
24/5/2014
"Excellent 5Star Hotel."
I recently stopped at The Waldorf Astoria New York which is considered top 5 star hotel.. However I rate The Shelbourne hotel Dublin much higher.. Could not fault a thing. Beautiful hotel.. Staff were very professional/ attentive! I definitely will stay here on my next trip to Dublin! X
Guest rating:
14/5/2014
"Super stay"
A very pleasant stay in a superb location. Lovely environment with great customer service.
Guest rating:
4/5/2014
"Very relaxing stay"
Excellent breakfast. Excellent staff. Stayed in deluxe room which wasn`t huge. Bathroom wasn`t quite five star but bed and bed linen were divine. Location is unbeatable. Will stay again.
Guest rating:
1/5/2014
"Super Hotel"
What a fab hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay at this hotel. Excellent room and lovely staff. Definitely will return.
Guest rating:
28/4/2014
"-"
hotel wonderful staff excellent will be staying here again
Guest rating:
8/4/2014
"Staff were excellent"
Guest rating:
7/4/2014
"Staff extremely friendly and obliging."
Very enjoyable stay. Rooms extremely comfortable and clean. Bed was so soft. Staff extremely helpful and could not do enough.
Guest rating:
7/4/2014
"it lived up to what we expected-and more. Very welcoming. Room exquistie and full of character and g"
Only room problem was the air com. Did not appear to be circulating and room very stuffy making sleeping conditions difficult. Also our rooom was directly above main hotel entrance so very noisy with peole coming andf going all night. Thankfully the room was so comfortable we did not mind being awake most of the night!. The sausages and bacon at breakfast time were also not fresh and very disappointing quality for how we expected the breakfast to be and we had to queque and wait a while for breakfast also..despite these things we managed to still love the experience and we plan to return to the hotel again sometime this year.
Guest rating:
31/3/2014
"From start to finish the service was excellent - what a weekend!!!"
We were made to feel very welcome when booking in. The refreshment was lovely. We had brought a bottle of Cava with us and they offered to put it in an ice bucket which was waiting for us when we returned. We asked for an extra pillow at 3am in the morning and this was provided immediately. The breakfast was lovely and the setting was perfect. Loved the paintings in the bar. Our only disappointment was that on leaving, we were admiring the flowers so much that we didnt notice Pierce Bosnan to our left in the foyer!!! That would have been the perfect photo finish to a great girls weekend. I have post party blues today!!!
Guest rating:
5/3/2014
"Warmth and good service of staff in historic building in beautiful loacation"
Really lovely two night break; made to feel very welcome; such a lovely building and interior. We forgave the drain smell as just a bit of bad luck. The breakfasts are superb, such choice; had dinner one night, the food was really good, just spoiled by a couple of forgetful staff members on a night when few tables to serve but the manager offered free drinks and not charging part of dinner.
Guest rating:
23/2/2014
"Top notch"
Very good, they go the extra mile. Don`t use the mini bar!
Guest rating:
17/2/2014
"Very good location but some aspects of the service don`t live up to its 5 star rating. "
We had booked accomodation via Hotel Direct for the 14 & 15 February 2014 and paid additional for an upgrade to a Delux King. On arrival we found the rooms small, basic and very cold. On further inspection of the hotels website when we returned home we believe we were allocated a standard Queen Room and possibly not what was booked as it had not the table or shower/tub facilities listed on the web site. We dinned in the restaurant on the first night and although the quality of the food was superb, the service did not match. Despite orders having been taken for all courses at the start of the evening, we had to ask them to bring our deserts and the coffee we ordered never came. Dinner in the bar on the second evening was similar in that the quality of the food was great, getting a table proved challenging. They have no system for reseving tables in the bar and the 12 to 15 tables they have are occupied on a first come basis and can be equally used by drinkers or dinners.
Guest rating:
2/1/2014
"FANTASTIC STAY IN DUBLIN"
Had such a fantastic time in The Shelbourne. Check-in was very smooth and we were delighted to get a complementary upgrade to a one bedroom suite as they were overbooked - what a room!!! We dined there for my husband`s birthday and they made the evening very memorable. Great location, Great food, Great staff - what more could you ask for? Would go back in a heartbeat.
Guest rating:
26/12/2013
"A great experience. Full marks to the staff for making our short stay quite memorable"
Looking for somewhere nice to spend a few days over the xmas holiday we opted for the Shelbourne From start to finish the hotel staff made our choice a really good one. From the reception desk bars/restaurant the people looking after our needs through-out the hotel gave the impression that they were anxious to please and left no stone to ensure that our short stay in the hotel was one that we would really enjoy. Value for money we got more or less what we expected in the hotel. The Christmas Day Dinner did seem however to be over-priced but because we decided to change our plans and availed instead of the fare on offer in No.27 I feel it would be unreasonable to comment one way or the other on this item. The atmosphere/ambience in No.27 and the quality of the service given to us in the restaurant was excellent and the staff working the Xmas day shift delivered a rolls royce service from start to finish. Congrats to all involved
Guest rating:
23/12/2013
"Service very slow took almost an hour for our bags to be brought to our room on arrival .. "
Took a long time to get our car back after using valet parking.. ( 50 minutes)..Service very slow in the bar... Excellent breakfast
Guest rating:
16/12/2013
"Absolutely Stunning Experience"
Every aspects of the Shellbourne Hotel deserves 100% marks.
Guest rating:
15/12/2013
"disapointed with room. very small and no bath"
breakfast room full and had it in bar area. not the same at all would of liked option to wait. no pastries and no choice of eggs. cold toast and no one around to ask for coffee.
Guest rating:
10/12/2013
"totataly brilliant"
staff from reception to restaurant bar staff concierge to management and our room was perfect so clean we had a great 4 night stay everyone at the hotel was so kind and friendly 11 out of 10 without doubt
Guest rating:
8/12/2013
"Festive stay, a bit frenetic. "
Would be nice to have a little preference for residents. Getting a drink was really hard work and expensive, however we knew what to expect and enjoyed our visit. Trouble with room keys and room safe were quickly resolved. Breakfast excellent. Porterage, car parking, and all at Reception were also excellent.
Guest rating:
6/12/2013
"The best hotel on the island of Ireland"
Guest rating:
3/12/2013
"Luxury at its optimum"
Guest rating:
3/12/2013
"Outstanding Hotel with excellent dining experience"
Was very dissapointed with the room allocation to which I have already made a complaint to both the hotel and hotel direct under my booking reference. However I would have to say every effort was made by the manager to compensate for this, we received a complimentary bottle of wine, macarroons and also dinner in the A La Carte Saddle Restaurante which was excellent. We were told the hotel does not offer triple rooms and yet this is what was booked with hotel direct, in the future I think there needs to be better communication between yourselves and the hotel as to what the exact room specifications are to be in order to avoid dissapointment. Again we were very happy with how we were treated and compensated but to have to complain in the first instance takes the edge of such a short break. The manager and staff were very accommodating and made every effort to make up for the room dissapointment.
Guest rating:
28/11/2013
"We had a lovely stay. Facilities 1st class also service excellent - we will be back!!"
Guest rating:
22/11/2013
"-"
Great in all ways except for important phone call nearly missed because I was having breakfast and operator could not or would not contact me. I would expect a hotel of this calibre to be able to page me or bring an extension to my table.
Guest rating:
18/11/2013
"It is always perfect and could not be improved on"
Excellent again always the same would not stay any place else if at all possible
Guest rating:
16/11/2013
"Excellent hotel and highly recommended!"
This is definitely a 5* hotel. Staff were v friendly and room was lovely.... very clean and warm. The buffet breakfast was the best we ever had. Would recommend this hotel to anyone and will hopefully be back again soon in the near future. Overall....excellent. Thank you!
Guest rating:
12/11/2013
"Internet is very poor "
At this quality I expected good internet coverage, but the connection was poor and intermittent, making it difficult for me to work as I had intended.
Guest rating:
11/11/2013
"excellent as usual"
Guest rating:
9/11/2013
"Food OK ,rooms too warm"
Guest rating:
4/11/2013
"In a class of its own in Dublin."
I have now been a guest at all of the Dublin hotels with 3 stars or more - and it seems I saved the best until last. Everything in the Shelbourne is just that little bit better from the welcome at reception through the service at the bar and in the restaurant to the quality of the bed. I cannot recommend it more highly.
Guest rating:
19/10/2013
"Superb"
Excellent.. We were upgraded to a suite. Staff were wonderful. Food delicious and the ambience was great