The Clarence  

Fantastic style and decoration.

Very noisy to sleep at night because is a very busy street of pubs and restaurants.

pleasent atmosphere and staff really helpful.

nothing to complain about.

Excellent staff, nice design and style, great bar, good location, interseting and different

Probably time for a bit of investment in the rooms

We enjoyed our stay very much and only wish we had longer to enjoy the luxury and location.

It is Templebar and can be noisey into the early hours of the morning.

I thought all was very nice although the tv was very small and the remote control difficult to work/not working. best angela

Location

Small screen(TV) with limited channels old and slow elevators using keys not cards

The hotel staff were incredible. It was a pleasure to stay here and was comfortable, clean and had a warm feeling to the entire place. Even though the city of Dublin was alive and energetic the moment you walked out the back of the hotel (which is really cool as you sit on a well kempt back street that has restaurants up and down it and shops/bars around the corner) our stay here was quiet and relaxing. The day staff were awesome but I must say that the night concierge and management were extra special. Jacob is the night time concierge/person is so dedicated to the people who stay at the Clarence. He is a man who makes you feel so comfortable and is proud of his job and to represent the Clarence. He is a gem and ask for him if you stay there -- he is really great. As I said the staff is ALL great!... Really comfortable and the fact that Bono and the Edge from U2 own the hotel only adds to the special nature of the stay. Not a pretentious place though -- just down right warm and friendly. I would not stay anywhere else while in Dublin. U2 nailed it again!

The location next to the river would, I thought, make for a pleasent stay. Upon arrival the staff were very helpful, friendly and professional. The room I was given a 2nd floor room overlooking the inside "courtyard"...no water in sight so a little disappointing. The room was a decent size and well presented. A large bed with good quality bedding looked very inviting after my long drive from the South West, and it was very comfortable too. All was well until.........

Noise, noise, noise - from the adjacent bar.... About 10pm the room started to vibrate from the thud thud thud of the music from the adjacent bar. Now, you can expect some noise in the Temple Bar area, but this was extremely intrusive and very distracting. So much so that come midnight, when I called reception to find out when the bar closed and was told 3am, I'd had enough. This was a Sunday night, and with a business meeting the next day, I needed some rest. To be fair, the guy on reception asked if I wanted to move to a different room. They showed me a couple, and I took the one on the 4th floor, in which I could still hear the noise but it was less noticable. Luckily I did manage to get to sleep, but not until about 2am. This is something you really really really must consider when booking this hotel. I will have a moan about the mini bar too. Why, oh why, do hotels put such high prices on the items in the mini bar? €2.50 for a packet of crisps, a can of Coke for €3.00, a small bottle of water for €3.50...this is just a blatent rip off. Why don't they understand that if the prices were reasonable, they would sell so much more!!!!

Absolutely best possible location for my first trip to Dublin...close to everything, inc the hop-on/hop-off bus. Great staff, always helpful. Great pubs with Irish music right out the back door and Liffey River out the front door. Good Irish breakfast.

Only possible negative is that this central Temple Bar location is not ideal for a restful night's sleep. This area really comes to life at night with music and drinking going on til the wee hours.

The staff in there were super friendly

I was there for St.Patrick Day, it was very crazy in that area . Because it is near the Temple Bar.I Am a very quick sleeper , I can sleep with any noisy , but if you are not . You'd better think about it .

The staff were very friendly and helpful

The reception staff.... Were fantastic, no stuffiness, no pomp, always helpful,and willing... The service staff... (IE,room-service...) Was, frankly, run of the mill.... , the oval bar staff, was frankly...slow... N some wot dim????? However.... Room service.. With reguard to food and drink was superb.... Location-Ideal...... Great friendly welcome atmosphere... I would definitely reccomend and stay again..... Thankyou for my stay, and booking. I will return, with a group of us.... I loved it Many Thanx.... I'm trying to give constructive critism, I hope it helps.. Xxxx however hope I havnt offended xx Cheers x