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Davenport

Situated on the corner of Merrion Square right in the heart of Georgian Dublin, The Davenport Hotel boasts all the great traditions of elegance and hospitality that make Ireland's capital so popular.

The spectacular facade of the Davenport Hotel dates from 1863 and was originally a Gospel Hall. These days the songs that ring from the Davenport are those of guests singing the hotel's praises! The Davenport is in a perfect location for exploring Dublin. Set in the quiet and genteel surroundings of Merrion Square, the hotel is just a few minutes walk from Trinity College, Grafton Street and Dublin's main galleries, museums and landmarks, yet it is nicely tucked away from the main hustle and bustle of the city.

The Davenport is an elegant and traditionally styled hotel whose staff offer an exceptional level of service; warm, friendly, hugely hospitable, all the best of Irish welcomes. Each of the spacious and modern bedrooms at the Davenport are well appointed and tastefully decorated, with slight Indian and Egyptian themes and emphasis on comfort and relaxation, whilst each is equipped with elegant bath fittings and up to date amenities, essential for today's traveller such as high speed wireless internet access.

Fine dining is available in Lanyon's Restaurant, serving excellent and unpretentious international cuisine of classical dishes. Also at the Davenport, the relaxed but refined Presidents Bar serves morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

The hotel's facilities include a small fitness suite, for the exclusive use of residents and free private parking close by. Residents can also avail of the facilities of three sister hotels nearby and bill back to their room.

 

See what some of our Guests had to say about this Hotel

Looks a little rundown on the exterior but interior is nice and service was acceptable.

Terry Spring on Mon Aug 18 2008

I think my experience was colored by the fact that I did not enjoy Dublin. For the money for the hotel, the location was great. However, the room seemed small and the accomodation was only fair.

Hillary Crabtree on Fri Jul 25 2008

We were glad to have air conditioning - great location - very nice staff.

Beatrice Cottingham on Tue Jun 24 2008

extremly difficult to find because of traffic. would highly recommend NO driving in Dublin. Tour bus a great help.

Bill Paterson on Mon May 26 2008

The staff was wonderful - we were allowed to check into our room at 7 a.m., the desk staff helped with directions and answered all of our questions. Breakfast was exceptional. The location was very accessible. We cannot say enough good things about our experience there.

Mary Jane Brewer on Sun May 25 2008

Would recommend this hotel.

Fareeaa Csikos on Tue May 13 2008

Hotel comfortable, staff friendly and helpful, situated well within walking distance of city attractions. Enjoyed bus tour, guides very knowledgeable at all places we visited.

John Kinder on Fri Apr 18 2008

Enjoyed the stay. The staff was great.

Edward Michael Silva on Thu Nov 8 2007

Staff were very accommadating.

Marilyn Leonard on Wed Oct 10 2007

Beautiful central location. We were there such a short amount of time that we probably could have done something a little less extravagant.

Andrew Hagenmaier on Mon Oct 8 2007

Directions on how to find the Davenport. Luckly, Ireland does a great job with signage. The only address on the paperwork was Marrion Square, thats a big place if you don't know your way around.

Kelly Daugherty on Wed Sep 26 2007

Pretty average, a nice B&B would likely have been nicer. Parking was a real challenge to find & use. Hotel is not on Merriam Square as address says.

Don Dunham on Tue Sep 25 2007

Did not find majority of staff to be very helpful. Rooms rather worn. Food mediocre

Susan Caputo on Tue Sep 4 2007

Location was good. Public areas nice but the room was really small. We asked the receptionist about dinner and a show reservations and she said we didn't need them. We were turned away so our last evening in Dublin was somewhat disappointing.

Donna Lee on Tue Sep 4 2007

Nice hotel.

Margaret Cassidy on Sun Aug 26 2007

I appreciated that the staff provided rooms early for our older travelers

Mike Bowen on Tue Aug 7 2007

There were four of us travelling so we needed four beds. hotel had us booked in two rooms with one bed in each room. They moved us to two very small rooms with twin beds. Window in both rooms overlooked air shaft. We could see other rooms with two beds that were much larger. Otherwise, OK.

Richard Blake on Sat Aug 4 2007

O'Callaghan Alexander in Dublin: The desk clerks were fantastic - helped way beyond the norm. The servers for breakfast were alright, but not really attentive. Our room was great!

Charles Markee on Sat Aug 4 2007

Value for money tough to answer since land costs were not itemized

Eric Schott on Fri Aug 3 2007

The hotel parking was offsite and we had a challenging time getting into the car park past the security gate, barriers and car lift. Otherwise a very hight standard hotel. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Bob Davey on Wed Jul 18 2007

What a way to enter Ireland for a first time traveler. Excellent!

Leanne Ryner on Wed Jul 18 2007

For a Dublin City hotel I guess it was ok! We were also tired from the trip and 4 of the 8 persons did not have their luggage yet! The reception and staff were very accommodating and agreed to forward any calls from the airlines to Waterford or Dan....for some reason my GSM cell would not charge when I got to Ireland so we were without any real communication. When necessary, however, Dan's phone could be used....I did for contacting the airport on two occasions. The Davenport and Waterford Castle also allowed us to call the BAggage service carrier for Delta and continental. Breakfast her was acceptable, but not comparable to the Castles. Our room appeared to have had smokers previously and Ruth had some difficulty (she has asthma) when in the room. The other folks did not complain and we did not notice it in Kevin's room. There was only a small fitness facility here.

Richard Lockwood on Mon Jul 2 2007

The hotel was nice. The people were very helpful with booking a tour, getting taxis's for us, offering advise of making our site seeing enjoyable. But they were more than helpful, they made you feel at home. The food in the adjoining resturant was a little more expensive than we thought. I did not expect the hotel to charge a fee for exchanging money. I would have thought that this was a courtesty for guest. But all in all it was a pleasant stay.

Mary Monroe on Tue Jun 12 2007

A lovely hotel in a great location. Our room was clean and inviting. Only comment would be that there needed to be some repairs made to some of the woodwork in the bathroom and also in the main room.

fay Torresyap on Wed May 16 2007

Small rooms, dark interiors in parts of hotel. some issues with areas of hotel looking worn and tired. All in all a good option for 3 stars in a great location.

Sean Kelly on Thu Dec 14 2006

Excellent location, but we had a difficult time finding it. We spent 2 hours driving around Dublin. We missed a turn and could not find our way back, even with 3 different maps. There was a lot of traffic and many one way streets. I would suggest to people to drop the car off at airport and take the Blue bus back into town. We did not do this because of the 2 elderly people with us, thought it would be better to get them settled in hotel. It would have taken less time and a lot less aggrevation to deliver car first, but that was our mistake, not yours.

Jennette Mcfaddennorton on Sat Dec 2 2006

It was a very nice hotel, we didn't partake of room service or the restaurant so I can't speak to those things.

Matt Johnson on Sat Nov 4 2006

Initially difficult to find.

David Henderson on Sun Oct 1 2006

We loved the smaller hotel but the pub was a bit outdated and small tv didn't bode well for watching the World Cup. Quiet and well located near the museums, buses and all major areas of interest was a definite plus.

Debi Champ on Mon Jun 26 2006

I would never recommend this place to anyone. There front desk was so unorganized. They couldn't find our second reservation and by the time they got us settled, there were 4 floors between our 2 rooms. I don't think I would ever recommend anyone to stay within Dublin (just go visit it if it's a must).

Pam Mcalexander on Thu Jun 8 2006

The Davenport is a beautiful hotel in the center of Dublin, i can definetely recommend that hotel to everybody.

Amela Cardaklija on Thu Mar 16 2006

Very good location. Luxury hotel. A bit expensive for French guests

Carole Razet on Thu Mar 16 2006

The hotel staff was wonderful. They went out of their way to make Christmas special for their guests, and the entertainment offered Christmas night was really fun. We would definitely stay there again and would recommend the hotel to our friends.

Jennifer Kennedy on Mon Jan 16 2006

Excellent Dublin city centre location. Nice atmosphere in public areas. Traditional feel not like busy city business hotel. Rooms tradional dark furniture good size. All over warm relaxed feeling

Joan O'Connell on Tue Nov 29 2005

classy. presedential bar is sophisticated. spacious rooms with plenty of luggage space. large bathrooms. well presented public areas. bedrooms are not too modern, not too irish counrty style either. a feel of traditional elegance.

Jenna Burton on Tue Nov 29 2005

Another of the O'Callaghans group hotels situated in the centre of dublin with in walking distance the stephens green and Trinity College and the main shopping streets of Dublin,. It is a traditional style hotel oferring very comfortable rooms all with ensuites.

Elma Connelly on Tue Nov 29 2005

we loved the Davenport. It was expensive, but worth it. Great location for touring on buses and shopping, and eatting. Ireland was great. All of it.

Jan Oden on Tue Jul 26 2005
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Our Guests Ratings
hospitality  81%
accommodation  78%
food  74%
exterior  76%
facilities  76%
location  83%
value  76%
Overall Rating  78%
 
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