The Fitzwilliam Hotel DublinvsThe Merrion Hotel
Both properties are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, The Merrion Hotel scores slightly better than Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin. The Merrion Hotel comes in at #2 in Dublin with positive reviews from 14 publications including Michelin Guide, The Telegraph and Travel + Leisure.
The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin Show All Reviews
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
i
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
i
Ask for a corner room on the 5th floor (502 or 508), with balmy balcony and a view.
Oyster
Luxury
"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 Telegraph
9.0
"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
The Merrion Hotel Show All Reviews
Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2
From $322/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Elegant hotel... spacious bedrooms."
Frommer's
"Housed in four restored Georgian houses, the Merrion is a deeply feminine, traditionally elegant hotel." Full review
Concierge
"In a city of spotty service, the staff here does a good impression of having had decades of practice, and the look of the place is weathering beautifully."
Fodor's
"Stately and spiffy, and splendidly situated... this luxurious hotel actually comprises four exactingly restored Georgian town houses." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This resplendent five-star hotel, in a terrace of beautifully restored Georgian townhouses, opened in 1988 but looks like it's been around a lot longer." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The Merrion is Dublin's most exclusive luxury hotel, and has a convenient location across from the Government buildings in four 18th-century townhouses." Full review
Time Out
"Housed inside four restored, listed Georgian houses, the Merrion doesn't shy away from a little frill here, a delicate striped couch there." Full review
Star Service
"Thanks to management's adept style and the meticulous staff, this hotel comes off as a cozier version of the Four Seasons." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"The Merrion Hotel opens into a series of period drawing rooms fragranced by turf fires and adorned with Ireland's largest collection of private art." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Occupying a cluster of four stately Georgian houses, The Merrion embodies the classical glamour of the 18th century, with a subtly modern twist." Full review