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Anantara The Marker Dublin HotelvsAcademy Plaza Hotel

Both hotels are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, The Marker Hotel scores significantly higher than Academy Plaza Hotel. The Marker Hotel comes in at #11 in Dublin with recommendations from 8 sources including The Telegraph, Forbes Travel Guide and Travel + Leisure.

Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel
8/10
Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2
From $261/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Star Service Star Service
"This Docklands-area hotel keeps high standards to please guests, but also to support its respected membership in The Leading Hotels of the World." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The bedroom aesthetic is Scandanivan modern with random spashes of bold colors like purple and citrus green." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"There’s a rooftop bar that feels straight out of Miami (albeit a colder, damper Miami), an out-there checkerboard facade, and futuristic interiors like an all-white honeycomb." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Dublin’s Marker offers stylish interiors, comfy beds and hearty breakfasts, in an attractive Docklands location." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"With a location in the heart of Dublin’s Silicon Docks, The Marker is a magnet for tech moguls." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"This modern-luxe hotel is set in the middle of Dublin’s “Silicon Docks”—right by Google’s European headquarters—a rapidly emerging hotspot within the city." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Offers an ultra-modern luxury stay in spitting distance of downtown attractions. The distinctive façade sets the tone for the six-story, 187-room property...spacious bedrooms." Full review
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Take advantage of free add-ons, like rides on the hotel’s retro cruiser bikes. While not ideal for city centre, they make for a fun ride through the neighbourhood.
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"In a city rife with landmarks, antiques and a history that stretches back centuries, it's refreshing to discover the modern side to Dublin." Full review
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Choose to perch at the large communal table, tuck into a booth or sit at the long banquette that looks out toward the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Situated on Grand Canal Square in the city's newly emerging cultural and business district, The Marker Hotel offers a luxury stay with loads of modern amenities"
Dublin Travel Guide
October 11, 2021
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Behind the eye-catching chequerboard facade created by Manuel Aires Mateus are 187 swanky rooms and suites decked out in a wintry palette (washed-out citruses and cobalts) and starkly elegant furnishings, which give them an atmosphere of cool sophistication" Full review
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Academy Plaza Hotel
7/10
10 - 14 Findlater Place, Off Upper O'Connell St, Dublin
From $64/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Star Service Star Service
"For those on a budget, this clean, friendly hotel is a good bet in Dublin." Full review
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Whichever way you choose to look at it, the rates are right.
Fodor's Fodor's
"This modern, architecturally uninspired Best Western Plus hotel is centrally located just off O'Connell Street and offers lots of comfort at an affordable, slightly unfashionable-neighborhood price." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Owned by the Best Western chain, this large, modern, low-frills option is popular with business travelers and well located for travelers exploring central Dublin" Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Only a few steps from O'Connell St, this solidly three-star hotel is part of the Best Western group and as such offers the kind of comfortable, if unmemorable, night's sleep associated with the brand." Full review

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