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"Better Than Expected" Just returned from a 2 night break at The Merrion and it was much better than I had expected, and the location is also very good for the centre, its shops, and bars! We stayed in a superior garden room and it was better than I had expected, with a good view over the gardens, two armchairs, massive bed and large marble bathroom. We had breakfast served in the room on both mornings and it was fantastic (except for the rubbery sausage) and very well presented with white linen and a red rose. We also ate at the hotels 2 Michelin star Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, which was also very good but the portions are a joke, so don't go if you want to leave the table at the end of the evening feeling satisfied. Overall, very nice and I believe from my experience, deserving of its status. Will be back in the New Year!

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"Wonderful Hotel" The Merrion Hotel in Dublin where we stayed for four nights in October, 2005, was wonderful. It is a luxurious, tastefully decorated hotel created from four restored Georgian town homes. Having a drink or tea before the fire in one of its two living rooms is a special treat. It was wonderful to find such a friendly, helpful staff in a large, deluxe place. We spent our first night in a large, comfortable room on the street side of the hotel in the main section with a large seating area, enormous bathroom, separate shower and all the “bells and whistles” of a fine accommodation. The next three nights we switched to an equally nice room on the backside of the main section that was much quieter. We ate two dinners in the Cellar Restaurant…an attractive facility with attentive service and great fish (the black sole was excellent). One other night we went to Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, which adjoins the hotel and found the food, service and décor lives up to its hype as the best restaurant in Dublin. Be sure to make reservations because it is very popular. Our fourth dinner was at Pepole’s, an excellent continental style restaurant a short walk away (that also needs prior reservations).

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