Dublin South City Centre Hotels
The following link provides an overview of the hotels that lie in the south city centre area of
Dublin and close to GSI (in most cases close enough to walk to, or a short taxi ride away).
http://dublin.city-centre-hotels.com/city-south-hotels.html At the end of the note some better
budget alternatives are listed.
Taxis from Dublin Airport to city centre hotels cost approximately €25. Alternatively there is
a private bus service - http://www.aircoach.ie/ which costs ~€7 and which stops at several city
centre locations and hotels including The Schoolhouse, D4 Ballsbridge, The Burlington etc.
For calling the phone numbers quoted from outside Ireland please prefix 003531 before them.
Those hotels that lie closest of all to GSI in order of proximity are as follows and most
websites host a map to the location:
The Schoolhouse Hotel, 2-8 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4. (5 minutes walk)
Tel 667 5014
http://www.schoolhousehotel.com/
GSI has corporate rates with two local hotels:
Grand Canal Hotel, Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4. (5 minutes walk)
Tel 646 1000 www.mcenifffhotels.com
Corporate Rate quoting Geological Survey of Ireland - €97 Single B & B or €107 Double
The Mespil Hotel, Mespil Road, Dublin 4. (10 minutes walk)
Tel 488 4600 www.leehotels.com
Corporate Rate quoting Geological Survey of Ireland - €70 Single B & B or €80 Double
Possibly the most inexpensive deals at the moment are available at http://www.d4hotels.ie
These include the old Jury’s hotels in Ballsbridge (10 minutes walk).
Roxford Lodge, 46 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 (5 minutes walk)
Tel 668 8572
http://www.roxfordlodge.ie/
Mount Herbert Hotel, Herbert Road, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. (10 minutes walk)
Tel 668 4321
www.mountherberthotel.ie
The O’Callaghan Hotel Group owns several hotels around Dublin city centre each of them
convenient to both GSI and City Centre. Central Reservations Tel 607 3900.
The Davenport Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. (15 minutes walk)
http://www.ocallaghanhotels.com/davenport/index.asp
Alexander Hotel, Off Merrion Square, Dublin 2. (15 minutes walk)
http://www.ocallaghanhotels.com/alexander/index.asp
Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. (15 minutes walk)
http://www.ocallaghanhotels.com/montClare/index.asp
The Stephen’s Green Hotel, Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. (30 minutes walk)
http://www.ocallaghanhotels.com/stephensGreen/index.asp
Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (20 minutes walk)
Tel 668 1111
http://www.bewleyshotels.com/ballsb_home.asp
Four Seasons Hotel, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (20 minutes walk)
Tel 665 4000
http://www.fourseasons.com/dublin/
Holiday Inn, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. (20 minutes walk)
Tel 670 3666
http://www.holidayinndublin.ie/
GSI Location Map.
Budget Accomodation
Herbert Lodge, 65 Morehampton Rd, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. (30 minutes walk)
Tel 660 3403. Cost is €15 per night sharing room of four, Single €25.
Hubend House, 10 Warrington Place, off Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2 (10 minutes walk)
Tel 6629060 / 6785767. Cost Single €50, Double €70.
Baggot Court Guesthouse, 92 Lwr Baggot Street, Dublin 2 (15 minutes walk)
Tel 661 2819. baggot@indigo.ie Cost for Single €62, Double €69, Triple €115.
The Ferryman, 35 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2 (25 minutes walk)
Tel 671 7053. Cost Double €70 (quote Geological Survey of Ireland).