CLARENCE

The location is the best feature. Unfortunately, I have to agree with other commenters that the Hotel shows wear and is not worth the cost. We originally booked a 2 bedroom suite for two nights but due to the lack of hospitality and condition of the hotel we only stayed for one night.

This is our third stay in recent years at this stylish hotel. We were warmly welcomed on reception and indeed all the staff we interacted with were charming. We were upgraded to a suite, a fabulous corner room with amazing views of the city and Wicklow mountains. With doors opening onto a huge decking area with a table to seat 6, this really was a special room. The bed was enormous, a comfy seating area. The bathroom is very dated with a chipped bath and the dreaded shower curtain, functional however not what you would expect of a suite. The Curious Mister bar is a lovely place for a pre or post dinner tipple or indeed at any time. The foyer bar is fabulous too, a large space perfect for a coffee or a cocktail. We had an issue twice with our mini bar not being refilled. The dated bathroom and lack of mini bar refill is the reason we have knocked a star off. Fully appreciate that we were upgraded and for that we are grateful. We enjoyed our stay.

Good location, nice lobby and bar, very friendly reception - but that was it... Bed almost bigger than room, room overlooking river not noisy, bathroom old. No breakfast, for which was and 50 euros refunded. Still, it's not worth all that money. So no recommendation!