Hotels I rate

Donal Hennessy

@donalh_hurling

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Comes with the job, facilities manager sees behind the curtain of every hotel he walks into, and that ruins some of them fast. These are the ones that still hold up, through Dublin's eyes and through a tradesman's eye for a boiler room. Did my rounds on this list the way the Dubs do their warm-up, thorough and no shortcuts.

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Hotels I rate — 6 items
Name	Address	City	Why
1The Croke Park Hotel	Jones' Road, Dublin D03 E5Y8	Dublin	Across the road from headquarters, where else would I start. Check in, drop the bag, and you can hear the roar from the room on big days.
2Maldron Hotel Croke Park	Clonliffe Road, Dublin D03 X6K3	Dublin	Five minutes from Drumcondra station and five minutes from home for me. Handy for match day, handier for the walk back after.
3Maldron Hotel Parnell Square	Parnell Square West, Rotunda, Dublin D01 HX02	Dublin	Front rooms get you the parade on Paddy's Day without leaving the bed. Solid plant room too, I've had a nose.
4The Gresham Hotel	23 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1	Dublin	Older than the GAA itself near enough. Grand old building, a bit of ceremony to it, like walking into Croke Park before they covered the Hill.
5The Marker Hotel	Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2, D02 CK38	Dublin	Fancy as you like, rooftop bar and all. Not my usual pint spot but the view does the talking for it.
6The Morgan Hotel	10-12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin D02 AT86	Dublin	Right in among it in Temple Bar, which is either a selling point or a warning depending on your Saturday night plans. Rooms are quieter than you'd expect.

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