Location: What’s not to love about a glam Georgian townhouse on St Stephen’s Green with views over the wide street, Georgian square and curly silver lampposts from bygone days. The real heart of the city, and walking distance from theatres, galleries, museums and Grafton St, this is the kind of stylish city pied-a-terre we all dream of. With Floritz restaurant on the 1st floor and Cellar 22 in the basement, there’s excellent imbibing options all under the one roof.
10/10 Style & design: Georgian details and contemporary comforts have been thoughtfully combined here to create accommodation that’s sophisticated yet homely, elegant yet edgy. Decadent botanical print wallpaper lends William Morris vibes to the grand staircase that sweeps guests up to the two floors above. Flamboyant chandeliers, rooms named after statues in neighbouring St Stephen’s Green, eclectic restaurant interiors, glamorous bedrooms and luxe bathrooms create a chic hideaway.
10/10 Service: For the most part, Townhouse’s staff are excellent, witnessed with a charming check-in at both Floritz and Cellar 22. Breakfast staff, by contrast, seem unfocused, lacking the confidence and polish we find elsewhere. We missed the warm welcome at breakfast that we’d received when we arrived down to dinner from our room the previous night.
Our morning check-out was a missed opportunity to leave a lasting impression too. 8/10 Guest rooms: Luxurious and peaceful, Townhouse’s guestrooms are delightfully cosy. .