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The Westbury Hotel, Dublin

Balfe St, Dublin 2, Ireland (show on map)

The Westbury Hotel is a true Dublin institution, perfectly tucked away just off the city’s famous Grafton Street. Since opening over 40 years ago, it has become a cornerstone of the capital’s hospitality scene, blending understated luxury with a distinctly Irish soul. It stands as the flagship property of The Doyle Collection, a family-owned group founded by the late P.V. Doyle.

Stepping inside, you’ll find one of the finest private art collections in Ireland gracing the mezzanine and The Gallery. The design throughout the building is a masterclass in elegance, featuring bespoke Irish craftsmanship like custom-woven carpets and fine Lissadell linens. The Sidecar, their 1930s-inspired cocktail bar, remains a local favorite for its signature martinis served tableside.

History buffs and culture lovers will find the location unbeatable. You are positioned right between the historic grounds of Trinity College and the tranquil St. Stephen’s Green. A short walk takes you to the National Gallery of Ireland or the ancient halls of Dublin Castle, placing you at the absolute heart of the city’s creative and business quarters.

Beyond its physical beauty, the hotel is known for its collaborative spirit, frequently showcasing local designers and suppliers. Whether you are visiting for the legendary Afternoon Tea in The Gallery or simply looking for a quiet refuge amidst the bustle of the city, The Westbury remains a premier choice for those seeking a sophisticated Dublin experience.

Expert reviews

CNN review:

“This traditional hotel enjoys an enviable location just off Dublin’s main shopping thoroughfare, Grafton Street. Recent renovations have given new life to The Westbury’s classic atmosphere: flourishes of modern decor take on an Asian-meets-Western aesthetic with cool, rich tones.”

Fodors review:

“This luxurious, chandelier-filled, modern hotel just off Grafton Street is a favorite with elegantly dressed Dubliners who stop for afternoon tea in the Gallery, the spacious mezzanine-level main lobby, furnished with a grand piano and a grand view out onto the bustling streets.”

Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Dublin.

Frommers review:

“Basically conceived with well-heeled shopaholics in mind, this top-end hotel on busy Grafton Street is a luxurious and stylish retreat. The lobby is vast and grand, with sofas designed to keep your posture perfect as you gossip. Bedrooms are huge and modern.”

Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Dublin.

Forbes review:

“In its relatively short life of 30-plus years, The Westbury has elevated itself beyond many hotels in the Irish capital. Hidden away off Grafton Street, straddling the city’s bustling shopping and creative quarters, the hotel its now as intrinsic a part of the Dublin experience as the Ha’penny Bridge.”

Telegraph review:

“The luxurious Westbury offers excellence in facilities, service and gastronomy, plus a beguiling dash of the personal touch. All this, plus an unrivalled location in the very centre of Dublin’s main shopping and entertainment district.”

Guest rating

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 9th in Dublin


This an aggregated guest review rating of The Westbury Hotel, Dublin. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a guest review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0


What guests liked


Value for Money

88.2 %

Ranked 11th in Dublin


We use a smart algorithm to determine the value for money each hotel offers. The score is based on a combination of aggregated guest review ratings and the average nightly rate. The higher the percentage, the better the overall value you receive for the price you pay.


Location

Recent guest reviews

4.5
Christopher

4 January 2026

Great stay great food great service

The rooms

It’s well over priced

5.0
Rosemary

4 January 2026

Wonderful upgrade too. Very grateful 🎉

Always loved this hotel for afternoon tea & dining and wanted to stay overnight in a special occasion.

Nothing

4.0
Dean

28 December 2025

Great location for a luxury weekend break

Classic art deco hotel , great location

Nothing

5.0
Lorna

20 December 2025

Exceptional

Location, service, atmosphere & comfort

4.0
C

20 December 2025

Very good

The whole experience was excellent.

4.0
Wayne

15 December 2025

Nice hotel let down by poor service and facilities not available to residents

Excellent location. Liked rooms and bathrooms. Quality of breakfast.

Room wasn't ready when we arrived after check in time. So we went to the bar and it was very hard to get seating even though we were residents. Breakfast order had to be sent back because they got it wrong. Valet and concierge was a mess upon dropping and retrieval. When picking up my car they came to after 10 minutes of waiting to say they had lost my keys and could i help them search for them. No room for us at restaurant at breakfast even though were were down very early.

4.5
Kevin

13 December 2025

Excellent location for a night in Dublin

Location

Bar was very crowded

4.5
Connolly

12 December 2025

Fabulous

Staff very friendly

4.5
Susan

8 December 2025

We had a lovely festive trip

Location is amazing, we ate in the Wilde restaurant and foid was amazing

Nothing we did not like, rooms were nice but compact for price.

4.5
Joan

4 December 2025

Fabulous

Staff were extremely helpful and accommodating

4.5
Willie

24 November 2025

Fabulous

Location, staff, cleanliness

4.0
Yvonne

13 November 2025

Wonderful location, staff excellent & address you by name at the breakfasts welcoming touch.

Location location!

Bedroom size very small for 5 star hotel but I understand space is at a premium in the city centre

5.0
Tessa

10 November 2025

A delight from start to finish

I love the gallery & paintings

5.0
Amanda

1 November 2025

Exceptional

Great location in Dublin and fantastic staff

5.0
Brendan

27 October 2025

Exceptional

Great friendly staff. Beautiful room and the hotel was immaculate. This is my spot from now on in Dublin.

5.0
Mc

26 October 2025

Shopping trip

Everything

5.0
Fiona

26 October 2025

Exceptional

Style room was very roomy and amazing

4.5
Martin

16 October 2025

Lovely, very professional staff - great location we walked everywhere!

Charming clean and centrally located

Nothing everything was fine

5.0
Brenda

12 October 2025

Great holiday, I would definitely recommend this hotel!

Beautiful hotel, very clean, great location. We walked to all the major attractions! Staff were very friendly and helpful. Variety of restaurants/lounge area to choose from within the hotel. Would definitely stay at this property again!

5.0
Abdulaziz

26 September 2025

A Stay Worth Remembering!

Hospitality, generosity, prompt action, professionalism. I truly enjoyed my stay at the hotel. The hotel location was amazing. The staff were so kind and welcoming, the room was clean and cozy, and everything felt comfortable and easy. It’s the kind of place I’d happily come back to and recommend to friends.

5.0
Jeff

22 September 2025

Exceptional

Beautiful hotel and location and very helpful staff!

5.0
Faye

17 September 2025

Exceptional

Everything was excellent. The best service and very friendly helpful staff. I loved our stay.

5.0
Daniel

16 September 2025

Highly recommend

Staff and facilities are exceptional. Best hotel in Ireland.

5.0
Ken

12 September 2025

This hotel is beautiful and the staff is exceptional in every aspect. The location is perfect

Staff was amazing

The king bed was actually 2 twins put together. Not the most comfortable

4.5
Sam

19 August 2025

Lovely hotel

Ambience

Nothing

5.0
Louise

18 August 2025

The location, staff and ambience of this hotel is wonderful.

The breakfast is amazing. You must partake! The flowers at reception are quite something! We stayed in two suites which were stunning. This hotel is right in the centre which makes it very convenient for everything. Our beds were very, very comfortable and the room had lots of nice touches. This is my 2nd time at this hotel and each stay has brought many happy memories.

The hotel was extremely busy on the day we checked in and there was a slightly late checkin but we offered a round of cocktails which made up for any inconvenience. Not really a bad moment.

5.0
Andrea

28 July 2025

Exceptional

Hotel is lovely ,central, great bathroom amenities and the bedroom turndown was unexpected but classy. An expensive experience tbh. A one time treat.

Overall my stay was comfortable but I did find the pillows to be quite hard,which unfortunately led to a sore neck in the morning . A softer pillow option would have made a difference . Something to consider for future guests.

4.5
Bronwen

10 July 2025

We have stayed in many different hotels in Dublin , The Westbury is our number 1

We did not have breakfast; our flight was very early. The duty manger personally came to the room, and knocked on the door to ensure we were awake. The wake up call was malfunctioning. Much appreciated the attention to detail.

N/A

5.0
Lynne

4 July 2025

Great stay in Dublin

the location couldn’t have been better- walk to everything, Rooms are well appointed, staff is terrific, restaurants- the food is outstanding. So glad we stayed at the Westbury

5.0
Noel

2 July 2025

Exceptional

The staff and room were fantastic. We had a super experience and throughly enjoyed our stay.

5.0
Jeff

1 July 2025

Great stay!

Loved the location! But more than that, loved the staff. We inadvertently left our passports behind and Eddie and Layla went out of their way to get them to us at the airport - they were absolute life savers. Thank you!

The AC wasn’t ideal…

5.0
Karen

23 June 2025

Amazing can’t wait to come back

Fab everything staff service food drinks. Amazing from start to finish

Nothing

4.5
Stephen

23 June 2025

excellent, service first class

beginning to loo a little tired in places

5.0
Erica

22 June 2025

Short and relaxed we left 400 euro on food and the Bar felt that breakfast this morning should have been included for tg

The location

The concierge because I had to ask for valet to park car

5.0
Lorraine

16 June 2025

Had a wonderful time. Would certainly return for another stay.

Excellent location. Staff very friendly and always ready to help.

4.5
Rupert

15 June 2025

Great hotel.

Location and staff.

Bathroom dated and small.

4.0
Brenda

14 June 2025

Very good

The staff are so attentive and helpful

5.0
Lucineia

12 June 2025

Fantastic location, great bar and restaurants on site

I have stayed there many times, best location, walking distance to all attractions. A bit pricey but worthy it.

They will need to do some updating to the hallways at some point, carpets looking a bit tired

4.5
Emma

8 June 2025

Fabulous

Great location with buzzing atmosphere. Had a delicious cocktail. Room was spacious. Breakfast was good too Friendly staff

Curtains in the room are a bit dated for five star and didn’t close properly

4.5
Jay

3 June 2025

Wonderful

The location, staff and facilities were generally excellent. We were able to walk to everything and felt safe.

One of the staff at Sidecar bar front desk was short and abrupt. I didn’t catch her name but she was wearing a back dress and hard dark hair. I asked her if we could take our drink to the lobby. Her response was “absolutely not”. A no because … would he be been much more appropriate for a staff at a hotel ov such caliber.

4.5
Clive

26 May 2025

Fabulous

Every thing except size of room for the price

Room should have been bigger for the price

5.0
Lorilee

25 May 2025

Exceptional

We love the Westbury! Second time we’ve stayed. Lovely experience!

5.0
Carol

22 May 2025

Excellent.

Beautiful hotel in a perfect center city location. Loved the “sealable” windows to keep out sounds of a very lively city. Staff was extra friendly and helpful.

Electrical connections were confusing. Even w an adapter the outlet in the bathroom did not accommodate.

5.0
Susan

21 May 2025

Great hotel!

Location is perfect, also great breakfast.

5.0
Christina

19 May 2025

An easy stay in a wonderful walking location.

Location

nothing..

4.0
Katie

3 May 2025

Very good

We really enjoyed our breakfast and thought it was good value for money. The staff were extremely helpful and attentive (we think the member of staff was called Angelo- so thank you to him)

NA

5.0
Majid

2 May 2025

Exceptional

The best hotel in Dublin in-terms of location, service, cleanliness, staff and seriously the reception staff were the best ever

4.5
Hugo

1 May 2025

facilities were very good, staff was outstanding

Upgrade to a very nice suite

5.0
Samantha

28 April 2025

Superb

Exceptionally friendly staff where nothing was too much trouble, excellent.

5.0
Rachel

25 April 2025

It was a lovely relaxing stay and would be happy to come again.

Staff were friendly did everything to go above and beyond for us. The sidecar bar was a lovely spot for a cocktail we also got two free vouchers for drinks and a complementary drink was also given to us.

Breakfast was too overpriced especially for the portion size and it wasn’t included in the stay. I think it should be included especially for the price you’re paying for to stay there.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Snack bar
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kids' meals (additional charge)
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Fruits (additional charge)

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Packed lunches
  • - Car hire
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Tour desk
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service

Outdoors

  • - Terrace

Entertainment & family services

  • - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Electric vehicle charging station

Activities

  • - Fitness
  • - Walking tours
  • - Tour or class about local culture

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key access
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Face masks for guests available
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