- Address
- 47 Lower Gardiner St, 1
- Chain
- GL
- Opened
- 1968 (renovated 1997)
About The Townhouse of Dublin
Established in 1978 the 3 star Townhouse has a long standing commitment to the comfort of our guests. The Townhouse offers you a unique range of bed and breakfast accommodation in a relaxing; comfortable and friendly atmosphere. The original Townhouses were the elegant family homes of two famous playwrights; Dion Boucicault- 1829-1890 and Lafcadio Hearn-1850-1904. Their memories have been honoured by displays in the lobby of memorabilia; photographs and original playbills. Both men had colourful and singular lives and their histories are recounted in full in the lobby. Each bedroom is named after one of their works and are all decorated in a Georgian or modern style and equipped with Satellite TV; tea and coffee making facilities; desk; safe; air conditioning; heating; en-suite bathroom with hairdryer and WiFi. In 1997 there new addition of The Townhouse Mews was completed providing a new wing in a beautiful minimalist style with oak wooden floors; designer furniture and elegant simplicity. Free Garage parking is provided at the rear of the property subject to availability. Additional Information; Children age 12 and under stay free in the room with parents and in existing bedding. Children over this age will be considered an adult. The hotel reserves the right to without prior notification cancel any reservation with an invalid or incomplete credit card number.
The Townhouse is located in the heart of historic Dublin just a short walk from the leafy Trinity College which is the second oldest university in Europe; the fashionable shopping streets; the Temple Bar left bank; the international Financial Services Centre; the 02 venue; museums; art galleries and a myriad of pubs and restaurants. It is just 100m from the Central Bus and airport Coach Station and 200m from the mainline rail and Dart Station.
