$$$$, City Center
Fodor's Review:
A favorite with the platinum credit-card set, this luxurious, chandelier-filled, modern hotel is just off Grafton Street, the shopping mecca of Dublin. You can join elegantly dressed Dubliners for afternoon tea in the spacious mezzanine-level main lobby, furnished with a grand piano and a great view out onto the busy streets. Alas, the utilitarian rooms -- painted in pastels -- don't share the lobby's elegance. More inviting are the suites, which combine European stylings with tasteful Japanese screens and prints. The flowery Russell Room serves formal lunches and dinners; the downstairs Sandbank, a seafood restaurant and bar, looks like a turn-of-the-20th-century establishment.
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