The Merrion: Cead Míle Fáilte

The Merrion's staff is as stellar as its artwork

Dublin's Most Refined Hotel Experience

In a country as gracious as Ireland, visitors enjoy some very warm welcomes at hotel check-in time.? If they are very lucky, there will be a room waiting at The Merrion, Dublin's most distinguished hotel.? One of the great hotels of Ireland, The Merrion is a series of Georgian mansions seamlessly sewn together into one very grand property; the multiple drawing rooms welcoming guests as they arrive sets the tone.? The drawing rooms, unusually for a luxury property, are used all day as a living room for visitors wanting to read a newspaper, take tea, or simply enjoy the ambience of Georgian Dublin as has been done since the 1700's.?

The Merrion's drawing rooms recall the grand era in which they were built

As protected historical properties, the four houses which today are collectively The Merrion's main house had to be transformed from their previous incarnation as government offices into the fine accommodation we see today.? It took years of planning followed by years of work, but it's safe to say result was well worth the effort.? Today, the main house is joined to a modern garden wing that increased the number of rooms at The Merrion to 12, with an additional 19 suites, while keeping the intimate atmosphere that patrons of small hotels expect in their travels.

Room 382 with its fireplace and sitting area

The rooms at The Merrion are as rich in atmosphere as the lobby.? Some of the spacious rooms at The Merrion offer fireplaces as well as room to appreciate them.
There is something about a fireplace that adds to the cosiness and charm of a hotel room, even without the flames.? Guests who have enjoyed The Merrion's fireplace rooms in the past often request them again for subsequent visits.?

Art lovers will be in their element at The Merrion, which has one of the most important private art collections in Ireland.? In contrast to the building's Georgian architecture, The Merrion's collection focuses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art, and rather than hiding it away in a vault, the hotel displays its art throughout the property; it even publishes a book to enhance appreciation of the works.? Somehow, all those lithographs hanging forlornly over hotel beds around the world seem rather unimpressive when compared to the original paintings adorning The Merrion's walls.

Ireland's favourite son Oscar Wilde is immortalisd in Merrion Square