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The ClarencevsThe Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin
Both properties are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin ranks significantly higher than The Clarence. Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin comes in at #5 in Dublin with accolades from 10 sources including Forbes Travel Guide, Frommer's and Time Out.
The Clarence
Michelin Guide
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6-8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
From $154/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "Attractive riverside hotel... Stylish and well-run."
Concierge "Unforgivably at these rates, service can falter, veering madly from friendly-polite all the way down to rude."
Insight Guides "City-centre, riverside location, backing onto Temple Bar. The Art Deco interior has been lovingly restored by new owners (who include U2)."
Lonely Planet "A handsome boutique hotel designed to reflect the aesthetic of a 1930s gentlemen's club." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The hotel's owners include Bono and The Edge of the band U2. This Arts and Crafts hotel was restored by the singer and the guitarist and reopened in 1992." Full review
DK Eyewitness "With original wood-paneling in Arts and Crafts style, and luxuriously furnished rooms, this old establishment successfully combines contemporary cool and comfort."
Star Service "Across the river from The Morrison, this hotel is partly owned by rock-music impresarios Bono and The Edge, front men for U2." Full review
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The Clarence is supposed to be a personal vision of the kind of hotel its owners would choose when visiting Dublin, and as such, it is besieged by music and noise, from Temple Bar partygoers in front of the hotel, to the late-night thumping of the Kitchen nightclub in the basement.
Fodor's "This renovated 1852 grand old hotel is the place to sample Temple Bar's nightlife, even if your pals are too busy rocking to hang." Full review
OysterUpscale
"The Clarence is an upscale 50-room boutique hotel set on the banks of the River Liffey in the center of Dublin." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"The Clarence occupies an imposing and historic building overlooking Dublin’s quays and River Liffey." Full review
The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin Michelin Guide
Frommer's Concierge Lonely Planet Oyster
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2 St Stephen's Green, Dublin D2
From $235/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "Stylish, U-shaped hotel set around a huge roof garden - the largest in Europe."
Frommer's "Take an unbeatable location with sweeping views over the Green, add a Michelin-starred restaurant, throw in contemporary design by Terence Conran, and you have a hit on your hands." Full review
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Although St. Stephen's Green is definitely less noisy than Temple Bar, you may want to ask for a room on one of the upper floors.
Concierge "As chic as it is elite... the Fitzwilliam's bedrooms have been refurbished but remain the epitome of good taste."
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"You couldn't pick a more prestigious spot on the Dublin Monopoly board than this minimalist Terence Conrad–designed number overlooking the Green." Full review
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Ask for a corner room on the 5th floor (502 or 508), with balmy balcony and a view.
OysterLuxury
"The Fitzwilliam Hotel is a beautiful design hotel with a fantastic location overlooking St. Stephen's Green." Full review
Time Out "A very smart hotel overlooking St Stephen's Green (and with the benefit of an in-house Michelin-starred restaurant, Thornton's), the Fitzwilliam is undeniably posh." Full review
Star Service "This notable boutique-hotel typifies today's "new Ireland," with its sophisticated blend of style, comfort and elegance, in a central location with a few unexpected conveniences thrown in." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This splendidly modern and noticeably friendly hotel is set in the very centre of Dublin’s shopping and entertainment district." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"The hotel is stylish and sophisticated at every turn, with charming, impeccably turned-out staff, offering all of the bravado of a boutique hotel without any of the buzzy background noise. " Full review
Jetsetter "Design hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant in city center, steps from St. Stephens Green and Grafton Street." Full review
