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The ClarencevsThe Central Hotel
Both The Clarence and The Central Hotel are endorsed by experts. On balance, The Clarence scores significantly higher than The Central Hotel. The Clarence comes in at 86 with approval from 12 reviews including Concierge, Frommer's and Gayot.
The Clarence
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Fodor's
Oyster
The Telegraph Show All Reviews
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 Central Hotel Insight Guides Fodor's
Time Out Oyster Lonely Planet
1-5 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
From $87/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
Insight Guides "Has more character than some of Dublin’s bigger, pricier places, with the first-floor Library Bar a popular spot with literary types. Situated close to Grafton Street. ."
Fodor's "Every city center needs its little oasis, and the Central's book-and-armchair-filled Library Bar—warmed by a Victorian fireplace—nicely fits the bill." Full review
Time Out "This comfortable, 187-year-old hotel is unique in that it's a prime piece of real estate (right off Dame Street near Temple Bar) that the designers haven't yet got their hands on." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"Dating back to the 19th century, the mid-range Central Hotel has become a local landmark." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The rooms are a modern – if miniaturised – version of Edwardian luxury." Full review
