Georgian townhouses with a national art collection, Grafton Street's living room — and the Ryder Cup manor 90 minutes south.
By Biirdee Travel. Updated 2026-06-10.
Dublin's luxury is Georgian and clubbable: the Merrion strings four 1760s townhouses around private gardens (with Ireland's most important private art collection on its walls), the Westbury holds the Grafton Street corner where the city actually meets, and the Marker brings design-hotel energy to the Docklands. All three are LHW members — club benefits attach everywhere — and the real trump card sits outside town: Adare Manor, host of the 2027 Ryder Cup.
The Short Answers
Best overall: The Merrion — Georgian townhouses, gardens, and a museum's worth of Irish art; LHW member.
Best location: The Westbury — Grafton Street's doorstep, the city's social lobby; LHW member.
Best modern: the Marker — Docklands design and a rooftop the others lack; LHW member.
The destination play: Adare Manor (90 min) — book 2027 Ryder Cup windows now.
Six Nations weekends and August festivals spike the whole city — plan around the fixture list.
The Top Tier, With Our Honest Take
The Merrion — Merrion Street, Georgian Dublin — Four 1760s townhouses, private gardens, Guilbaud's two Michelin stars — the establishment; LHW member — from ~€450–650/night — Check live rates
The Westbury — Off Grafton Street — The city's living room — afternoon tea in The Gallery, theatre-district geometry; LHW member — from ~€400–550/night — Check live rates
Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel — Grand Canal Dock — The checkerboard-façade design hotel — rooftop bar, infinity pool, tech-quarter energy; LHW member — from ~€350–500/night — Check live rates
Adare Manor — Adare, Co. Limerick (90 min southwest) — The neo-Gothic estate hosting the 2027 Ryder Cup — Ireland's definitive country-house stay; LHW member — from ~€700–1,000/night — Check live rates
How to Choose
The Merrion is Dublin done definitively — gardens, art, Guilbaud's downstairs, government buildings across the road. The Westbury trades gardens for Grafton Street immediacy; the Marker suits modernists and anyone working the Docklands. The serious Ireland itinerary spends two or three Dublin nights then drives: Adare Manor for golf and grandeur (Ryder Cup 2027 windows are already compressing), Ashford Castle country beyond. All four properties carry Leaders Club benefits — Dublin is quietly one of the best club-value cities anywhere.
Dublin Hotel FAQs
What is the best hotel in Dublin?
The Merrion — townhouses, gardens and the art collection make it the complete Irish city hotel. The Westbury wins location; the Marker wins modern design.
How much do Dublin's best hotels cost?
Entry rooms ~€350–650. Six Nations and concert weekends spike sharply; midweek winter stays drop 30–40%.
Is Adare Manor worth the trip from Dublin?
Unreservedly — it's Ireland's greatest hotel and the 2027 Ryder Cup host. Two nights minimum; pair with the Cliffs of Moher and Limerick. Ryder Cup-window space is already scarce — we hold allocations.
Ireland, Booked Properly
Dublin-plus-Adare sequencing, Ryder Cup windows, club benefits at all four — same rate as direct.