Boasting spacious rooms with en suite bathrooms, Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge is a beautifully restored 19th-century Masonic orphans school with landscaped gardens. Located less than 5 minutes walk from the RDS, the city buses stop right outside the hotel. Underground car parking is available for an additional charge. Bedrooms feature fluffy duvets and hypo-allergenic pillows, and rooms also have desks with lamps and free WiFi. Traditional breakfasts are served each morning, with light snacks and a carvery through the day. In the evening, international cuisine is served in the Brasserie Restaurant. With its stained-glass windows, high ceilings, oak panelled walls and original mosaic tiling, the restored Thomas Prior Hall is the jewel in the crown of this beautiful hotel.
TRANSPORT
If you are visiting by sea and catching the ferry in, then you can catch the train down to this hotel by going from Tara Street Station down to Sandy Mount Station. Alternatively, if you fly in to Dublin Airport then car rental is available.
AREA ACTIVITIES
Tour the Guinness Storehouse, view the world famous Book of Kells in Trinity College or experience a concert in the 3 Arena at the Point Village or Croke Park Stadium. Dublin also boasts great shopping and close landmarks including, Famine memorial, Dublin Castle and The Spire.