The Merrion | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

The Merrion

Fashionable hotel occupying 4 Georgian townhouses opposite the National Gallery.

Score 84.64
Stats 143 rooms; 2 restaurants; 2 bars.
Competitive Edge Lovely Neoclassical interiors, and chef Patrick Guilbaud’s Michelin 2-starred restaurant—one of Ireland’s best.
Rooms to Book Those in the modern Garden Wing have the same dimensions as those in the Georgian house, but cost $100 less.
Don't Miss A black velvet (champagne with a Guinness head) beside the drawing room’s crackling fire.
Cost Doubles from $677.
Contact Upper Merrion Street
(800) 223-6800 or 353-1-603-0600

www.merrionhotel.com

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“For luxury, service, and tradition, it's hard to match the Merrion. Located in a row of handsome Georgian houses in the heart of Dublin, the hotel is aglow with roaring fires, decorative lights, and a towering Christmas tree decked with velvet ribbons and golden angels. An afternoon (champagne) tea is served in one of the art-and-antiques-filled drawing rooms....” MORE»


“Holidays 2004: Dublin” in Travel + Leisure, Dec 2004