Leinster Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
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Where to stay in Leinster
City Centre Dublin
Known for its fantastic nightlife, fascinating museums and great live music, there's plenty to explore in City Centre Dublin. Top attractions like Guinness Storehouse and Jervis Shopping Center are major draws. Catch the metro at Jervis Station or Dominick Tram Stop to see more of the city.
Temple Bar
The fantastic nightlife and popular shops are just a few highlights of Temple Bar. Make a stop by Dame Street or Olympia Theatre while you're exploring the area.
Ranelagh
When in Ranelagh and the surrounding area, you'll want to check out sights like Guinness Storehouse or The National Concert Hall and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Ranelagh Station or Charlemont Station.
Ballsbridge
A noteworthy feature of Ballsbridge is its fantastic nightlife. While you're in town, be sure to stop and check out Royal Dublin Society and Herbert Park.
Kilkenny City Centre
Kilkenny City Centre is known for its lively bars, and you can plan a trip to Rothe House and Smithwick's Brewery Tour while you're in town.
The Liberties
While you're in The Liberties, take in top sights like Guinness Storehouse and jump on the metro at Heuston Tram Stop to see more of the city.
Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport
Easy quick check in. Good breakfast
Reviewed on 20 Nov 2025
Ruby Molly Hotel Dublin
amazing! loved the area and loved this hotel 💚
Reviewed on 19 Nov 2025
Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
Breakfast excellent. Staff excellent,especially reception staff ie Yaria . Brilliant with helping me navigate the internet. comfort excellent. I return here multiple times a year , nowhere better. Maybe the bar prices are too high, which leads us to go elsewhere.
Reviewed on 20 Nov 2025
Zanzibar Locke
The staff was incredibly nice. Our room was adorable, clean, and had everything we needed for our stay. The location was perfect. We walked everywhere. Would definitely stay here again!
Reviewed on 18 Nov 2025
Staycity Aparthotels, Dublin Castle
Generally very good. Mattress was the only negative but it wasn’t terrible either. Great value considering comparable cost of hotels in Dublin.
Reviewed on 11 Nov 2025
Staycity Aparthotels, Dublin, Saint Augustine Street
Home away from home! We loved our stay. Very roomy with comfortable beds. Full kitchen to make meals which is so convenient. Loved the balcony!
Reviewed on 2 Nov 2025
Popular places to visit
Guinness Storehouse
A tour of this pint-shaped hall in a historic brewery provides an intoxicating journey through the making of Ireland’s signature drink.
Trinity College
Walk the cobbled lanes of Ireland’s oldest university, alma mater to literary greats and home of the precious Book of Kells.
St. Stephen's Green
Take a break in Dublin’s most popular public park with green lawns and flower beds, a stone bridge and statues, a swan-filled lake and a playground.
Aviva Stadium
Watch a game of rugby or soccer and take a tour of the changing rooms and players’ tunnel to peek behind the curtain.
Grafton Street
Watch the talented street performers as you search the boutiques in this shopping haven for something special to take home.
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is so much more than an impressive sports stadium. “Croker”, as it is locally known, is in many ways is a bastion of Irish identity that protects the spirit of Gaelic games from forces seeking to dislodge it. If this all sounds a bit dramatic you should take the fantastic Croke Park Experience tour to get a very real sense of just how important and deeply ingrained the GAA and Gaelic games are to Ireland’s sense of itself.
