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The Clarence

6-8 Wellington Quay Dublin, 2 Ireland

Central Dublin hotel facing the River Liffey

Millennium Bridge
This hotel is in central Dublin, across Wellington Quay from the River Liffey. Millennium Bridge is 60 meters away, and the Four Courts and the Book of Kells are within 550 meters. Show more
24-hour room service
The Clarence offers a restaurant, which inhabits the hotel’s original ballroom, and an eight-sided bar with a stained-glass ceiling. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
Wireless Internet
Guestrooms at The Clarence feature LCD TVs, minibars, complimentary wireless Internet access, beds with Egyptian-cotton linens, and decor and furniture made by Irish artisans. Hide

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Two twin beds with Egyptian-cotton linens. 21 square meters. LCD TV with premium cable channels. Multi-line phone with voice mail. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary newspapers. In-room safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Hair dryer. Bathtub only. Complimentary bottled water.
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  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
  • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
  • Pets not allowed
  • Check-out time is noon
  • Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Fees
  • The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
    • Valet parking fee: EUR 25 per night
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Awards and Affiliations

This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.

Property Amenities

The Clarence, owned by Bono and The Edge of the band U2, has a bar and restaurant. Room service is available 24 hours a day. This central Dublin hotel offers currency exchange, multilingual staff, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities. Wireless Internet access and newspapers are complimentary. Fitness equipment is available on site.

  • Massage - spa treatment room(s)
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Valet parking
  • Parking garage
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Banquet facilities
  • Multiple small meeting rooms
  • Multiple large conference rooms
  • Event catering
  • Secretarial services
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Security guard
  • Multilingual staff
  • Currency exchange
  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Beauty services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Business services
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Shoe shine
  • Concierge services
  • Elevator/lift
  • Bar/lounge
  • Valet parking (surcharge)
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • Wedding services
  • Luggage storage
  • One meeting/conference room
  • Parking limited (surcharge)
  • On-site car rental
  • Room service
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Fitness facilities
  • Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - complimentary
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The Clarence, Dublin, Ireland, Property Amenities Lounge/Bar

Rooms

Accommodations at The Clarence are individually decorated, incorporating the hotel’s signature colors of royal blue, amethyst, gold, crimson, and deep brown. Decor and furniture is mostly made by Irish artisans.

LCD TVs come with premium cable channels. Wireless Internet access is complimentary, as are newspapers. Guestrooms include minibars, in-room safes, and refrigerators. Bathrooms have hair dryers and bathtubs. Bottled water is complimentary.

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The Clarence, Dublin, Ireland, Rooms Superior King Rooms

Room Amenities

  • Premium television channel(s)
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Premium bedding
  • Hair dryer
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Multi-line phone
  • Voice mail
  • Refrigerator
  • Minibar
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Private bathroom
  • Bathtub only
  • Handheld showerhead
  • Makeup/shaving mirror
  • Sewing kit
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Satellite television service
  • Window opens
  • Clock radio
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • In-room safe
  • Climate control
  • In-room massage available
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access (complimentary)
  • Egyptian-cotton sheets
  • LCD television
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Dining

Tea Room Restaurant - Serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner. Twenty-foot ceilings. Located in the hotel’s original ballroom on the ground floor with an Essex Street entrance.

Octagon Bar - Eight-sided bar room original to the hotel. Fireplaces, stained-glass domed ceiling, and an original Art Deco floor. Menu includes cocktails and beers.

Room Service - Available 24 hours a day.

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The Clarence, Dublin, Ireland, Dining Restaurant

Recreation

The Clarence offers fitness equipment.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Golf - miniature nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Golf - driving range nearby
  • Rowing or canoeing nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Personal watercraft
  • Rafting nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Boat launch nearby
  • Pilates classes/instruction nearby
  • Yoga classes/instruction nearby
  • Racquetball/squash nearby
  • Tennis nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Basketball nearby
  • Volleyball nearby
  • Aerobics nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Scooter/moped rentals nearby
  • Bicycle rentals nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
  • Horse riding/rental nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Bird watching nearby
  • Playground nearby
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National Rating

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Verified Reviews: All guest reviews are verified as submitted by our customers and reflect their stay at The Clarence

4.5
out of 5
avg. guest rating
Hotel service:
4.8
Hotel condition:
4.5
Room cleanliness:
4.6
Room comfort:
4.5
Location:
4.7
Neighborhood:
4.4
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Jamie C from Arlington, VA
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 28 2011

“Good hotel, great staff”

Overall we had a good experience at the Clarence. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and was kind enough to allow us to check in early after our flight arrived in Dublin at 6am. The hotel is in an excellent location in Temple Bar, and it was easy to walk to all the major attractions in Dublin. The hotel itself seemed a little more run down than I expected, and our room - while comfortable and relatively spacious for Dublin standards - had a bit of an odor from time to time. Unfortunately were weren't able to stay long enough to experience some of the other amenities (hotel, bar, etc.) that the Clarence had to offer.

Lisa from Los Angeles
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Mar 31 2011

“Always great”

I love staying at the Clarence. The rooms are comfortable and the windows open. The location is grand.

Area recommendations
Temple Bar and all of Dublin- great city
Erin M. from Chicago, IL
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Nov 11 2010

“Lovely but Loud”

This hotel was great, although not spectacular. The only drawback to being in the heart of Dublin's Temple Bar area is that the hotel is situated directly next to a very loud club, whose bass we heard pumping techno dj music until 2 or 3 am. If you want a peaceful night's rest, either bring earplugs or go somewhere else. The amenities and everything else in our room were great. Nice towel warmer in the bathroom. The staff was very friendly and helpful in giving us directions all over the city and restaurant recommendations. And they let us leave our bags at the hotel the day we checked out for a while so we could go out and have lunch before we left the city. Very nice folks there.

Area recommendations
I would recommend hanging out in Temple Bar and the Camden area of downtown Dublin. THere are so many restaurants, cafes and pubs on every corner, and lilve music spilling out of almost every other bar. It is a beautiful part of town with cobblestone streets, with the convenience a big city has to offer (ie late night quick shops, grocery, pharmacy, etc.) The facades of the buildings haven't been altered much since the last primary building boom in the Victorian era, which leaves picturesque winding streetscapes with brightly colored hand-painted business signs popping up along the road, every which way you go. Also lots of shopping on either side of the liffey.
When to go
We went in October, just after the technical "tourist season" ended. I think it was a lovely time to go. There were beautiful fall colors and changing leaves int eh middle of the island and out towards the north, and in the south in Kerry on the west side of the Island, everything was beautifully green green green...The purple heather that blankets the foothills of the Twelve Bens mountain range turns bright orange in the fall giving a really spectacular show against the subdued colors of the bogs and the mountains.
Getting around
Be prepared to walk a lot in EVERY Irish city. So pack comfortable shoes! (We went in October when there were less tourists, which was great, but it was pretty chilly. We were able to pack really comfy boots that were also stylish.) Think about it this way though, it's working off all of that Guinness. We also rented a car and drove around the island. If we had it to do over again, I would have not driven in Dublin. I would have taken a taxi back to the airport and rented the car when we were prepared to leave the city. It just sat at the hotel anyway. It was really really hairy driving in Dublin. The street signs are next to impossible to find, let alone read. Plus, you're driving on the wrong side of the road. and there are a ton of one-way streets, but if you miss the sign, you can't just discern this for yourself because the cars all park either which way on the streets, and there aren't signs telling you WRONG WAY. It was a little scary. Driving from the rental car pickup adjacent to the airport and out of town would have been spectacularly easy, because it would just be on the motorway. Have fun!
Nightlife
Go to The Quays Pub and John Gogarty's in Temple Bar. Brilliant live Irish music!
A Traveler from Silver Spring, MD
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 21 2010

“Enjoyed Dublin and the Clarence Hotel”

I really enjoyed my stay in Dublin and the Clarence Hotel. I expected it to be a little more luxe consdiering it is owned by Bono, but it was nice. Right on the River Liffey in the heart of Dublin in the Temple Bar area. Our room was nice, toiletires and towels were nice, but no washcloths. Our room was supposed to be a supreme double, it was very simply decorated, with what seemed to be a queen sized bed. We had no view at all, which probably helped to keep our room quiet. Temple Bar gets very loud on weeeknds. The staff was great and very helpful. We arrived late at night and were allowed to use the concierge computer to book our tours for the next day.

Area recommendations
Temple Bar, very lively. great bars, with live traditional Irish music. good food and near to theatres if interetsed in seeing a play. Would definitely recommend going to Dublin in October for their annual Theatre festival.
Must see
Malahide Castle, go on the tour with GrayLIne
A Traveler from PA
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 14 2010

“Lovely hotel”

We enjoyed staying at the Clarence. It was a great location, central to all the things we wanted to see and do in Dublin. Staff was very helpful. We had dinner and breakfast in the Tearoom restaurant and both were excellent, good service too. Don't miss the speciality cocktails in the OCtagon Bar. Never saw Bono, but it was a beautifully restored classic hotel.

A Traveler from Tennessee
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 13 2010

“Clarence--great stay!”

Great staff, excellent City Centre location in Temple Bar (which can be noisy at night), charming European-style facilities (thoroughly modern)...would recommend to anyone.

Area recommendations
Centre City (and Temple Bar) give you the best choice of restaurants, shopping and ground transportation to outlying suburbs and communities. But Dublin is a very accessible city from any part of town, due to fantastic mass transportation and the hop-on/hop-off buses.
Wade K from Milwaukee, WI
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 7 2010

“A great place to stay”

We enjoyed our stay the staff was very helpful with all our needs. The only tip I can pass on. the bars in Temple Bar do get very loud till 4 am bring ear plugs if you need to keep your window open.

Area recommendations
Temple Bar part of town, it is where the action is.
Getting around
Purchas the Hop on Hop off bus pass and the Dublin Pass. They are worth every Euro.
Must see
Take a tour of the Wicklow Mts. they are breath taking anytime.
James M from Brooklyn NY
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Sep 29 2010

“The Clarence is cool.”

Had a wonderful time at the Clarence. If the rest of Dublin was as fantastic as the Clarence I'd certainly be back. But once in Dublin is enough.

Cindi S. from Houston, TX
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Sep 22 2010

“The Clarence Earns Its Stars”

The accomodations are simple, elegant and divine, from the room to the restaurant to the bar to the study. The staff is warm and gracious. We're known for hospitality where I'm from; this would do a Texan proud.

Area recommendations
Skip past the airport and stay south of the river.
When to go
We heard from the locals over and over, September is the time to go. The weather was beautiful, the crowds have thinned out, and there's still plenty of daylight for sightseeing.
Louise B from Acton, MA
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Sep 13 2010

“great location”

The Clarence Hotel has a great location for sightseeing. It's close to the lively Temple Bar area pubs and restaurants and walking distance to shopping and museums.

Area recommendations
Temple Bar area is lively and fun, with great restaurants, pubs and close to shopping and museums
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The Clarence

6-8 Wellington Quay Dublin, 2 Ireland

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Nearby Points of Interest

  • Millennium Bridge - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
  • Dublin City Hall - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Button Factory - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Dublin Castle - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Chester Beatty Library and Gallery of Oriental Art - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Half Penny Bridge - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
  • Dublinia - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
  • Christ Church Cathedral - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
  • Four Courts - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
  • John's Lane Augustinian Church - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
  • Dublin Tourism Centre - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
  • Bank of Ireland - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
  • Powerscourt Townhouse - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
  • The Book of Kells - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
  • General Post Office - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi

Location Highlights

  • In shopping district
  • In city center
  • In business district
  • In entertainment district
  • Convention center nearby

The preferred airport for The Clarence is Dublin (DUB) - 9.2 km / 5.7 mi.

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Nearest Major Airport:

  • Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

Area:

Temple Bar - Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland: This small enclave by the river was developed into Dublin’s Cultural Quarter in the 1980s, and soon became the city’s nightlife centre. Temple Bar is still devoted to eating, drinking, entertainment, and shopping. By day, it’s an arty alternative hangout; by night, groups of partying tourists make it a rowdier haunt. Near the famous Ha’penny Bridge, Merchants’ Arch retains some of the area’s atmosphere from a century or so ago.

The Clarence

6-8 Wellington Quay Dublin, 2 Ireland

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