Board basis:
Bed & Full Irish Breakfast
Room and hotel facilities:
The hotel has 130 spacious and elegantly furnished bedrooms, all of which have en-suite bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, flat screen TV and tea & coffee making facilities. The Hotel boasts two eateries, The Castle Vaults Restaurant which has a fabulous exposed vaulted ceiling which was part of the original 19th-century wine cellars, offering modern cuisine, a pre-theatre menu and an evening á la carte menu along with live traditional Irish music at weekends, and the newly opened Old Music Shop Restaurant, set in an historic Georgian Room overlooking Findlater`s 19th-century Gothic Revival Church, offering an all day menu of gourmet snacks and meals. There is also a sheltered terrace, ideal for al fresco dining.
Hotel and location:
The Castle Hotel is a beautifully restored Georgian property situated in the heart of Dublin City Centre and is just a 2 minute walk from O`Connell Street, Dublin`s principal thoroughfare. The hotel has recently been renovated and many of the original features have been kept intact such as sweeping staircases, crystal chandeliers, antique mirrors and marble fireplaces. A 5 minute walk will take you into the heart of the city giving you access to the shops of Grafton Street, the Guinness Factory and Croke Park. The bars and clubs of Temple bar are less than a 10 minute walk away across the river and the hotel has excellent links to the airport with the AirCoach stopping directly on O`Connell Street.
Getting there:
BY CAR FROM THE NORTH: Approach along the N1, travel along Dorset Street, making a left turn at the Temple Pub onto Temple Street, continue straight until you meet traffic lights, turn right at the lights and continue straight, the Castle Hotel is on your right.
BY CAR FROM THE SOUTH: Approach from N11 onto Lesson Street, drive around St Stephens Green until you can turn onto Dawson Street, turn right onto Nassau Street. Trinity College will be on your left, bear left at Lincoln Place, turn left onto Westland Row and then left onto Pearse Street. Turn right onto Westmoreland Street and cross O`Connell Street, follow the road around onto Parnell Square. Keep turning left at each junction on the square until you see the Writer`s Museum on your left. At the crossroads drive straight and the Castle Hotel is on your left.
FROM DUBLIN AIRPORT BY BUS: Take bus 747 the Air Coach, 16A or the 41C to O`Connell Street. When you get off the bus you need to walk to the top of O`Connell Street (away from the river). When you get to Parnell Square you will see Findlater`s Church, at the crossroads turn right and the Castle Hotel is on your left.
Check-in:
Check-in: 3pm
Check-out: 12pm
Car Parking:
Secure private parking at rear of hotel charged at 15 euros per night. It is not possible to reserve a space but hotel have access to additional parking is all spaces are full.
Other hotel categories to consider:
Dublin 1 hotels, O Connell St hotels, Dublin City Centre hotels, Central Dublin hotels, 3 star Dublin hotels
