Expert reviews
“Comfy and friendly, the Harding Hotel is situated on Fishamble Lane, where Handel’s “Messiah” premiered in 1742. More specifically, it’s located directly across from Christchurch Cathedral, which is visible from some rooms, and is within walking distance of all of Dublin’s main sights.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Excellent location
- Comfortable beds
- Boutique style
- Excellent Wifi
- Large rooms
All you need to know
The hotel is located on the popular Fishamble Street where it offers a great view overlooking the Christ Church Cathedral. Harding Hotel offers excellent accommodation options and quality hospitality services to visitors of the city. The hotel is excellently located in an area where it provides close proximity to some of the most famous sites of attractions in the city. The Dublin Castle is located within a 10-minute walk away from the hotel while the famous Guinness Storehouse is also a 10-minute walk away from the hotel.
The hotel is also located in a neighborhood where widely used transportation systems and routes are available or nearby. The Airlink bus 747 is close to the hotel premises offering guests the perfect spot to start their journey into the exciting city. The city’s Hop-on Hop-off buses also have regular stops around the hotel all day long.
The hotel features neatly arranged and well-decorated rooms. The rooms are designed with traditional wooden décor providing the ideal tranquil oasis for guests. The hotel room also features modern-day facilities and amenities such as Wi-Fi for high-speed internet connection, flat-screen TV with cable channels and air conditioning are available in the hotel. The hotel rooms also come with a private bathroom where guests can make use of conveniences and thoughtful touches provided by the hotel.
The Copper Alley Bistro is the perfect place for guests to enjoy several exquisite and fancy local and international cuisines. The bar also guests with several cocktails and drinks needed to relax.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
2 October 2025
Exceptional
The room was comfortable and well equipped.
1 October 2025
Exceptional
Great location very walkable area for tourist sites; staff very helpful; great cafe (Chorus) a few steps away; room clean and well supplied.
30 September 2025
Wonderful stay, would stay there again.
Great Location, great bar with wonderful food and entertainment
Nothing
30 September 2025
Dublin is fun!
Great Location. Good Value. Great Restaurant and Bar
Nothing really.
29 September 2025
Great location and Staff. Room was a good size.
The central location of the hotel is very good and with an easy walk to many of Dublin's attractions. The restaurant is conveniently accessible through the lobby, clean, affordable and with excellent food options. The hotel has a well-run breakfast service run through the restaurant and it offered up an excellent selection of breakfast options. I was quite pleased that the room had a safe and fridge. This is something I normally expect in hotel rooms, but I have found that they are not something always available in Irish hotels. The staff at the hotel were exceptional!
There is a pub located on site, During the times we were there, it was always busy. We had a room located on the 4th floor with a window overlooking the patio area of a pub but we were not sure this was tied to the pub in the hotel or a separate business. It made it extremely noisy at night. You will see from the photo I posted there was little by way of a room view and the patio below could be quite congested which resulted in a high noise level.
28 September 2025
Exceptional
Great location; friendly staff; great restaurant
Nothing
25 September 2025
Pleasant
The ambiance and the location of the hotel is terrific. An easy walk to all the places that you need to see. The hotel is older but they do a good job trying to keep it clean.
25 September 2025
good value for money
Location was excellent, very close to a lot of good museums
The bar could have had more seating.
22 September 2025
Very good
Location and Staff
Room small. Bathroom was tiny with a 1 1/2” step-up going into it which must result in like 100 stubbed toes every year
22 September 2025
Lovely and I will be back!
Location and great staff! Pub below is handy for music and food.
20 September 2025
Lovely warm friendly hotel
Breakfast was lovely. Location was ideal for the Olympia Theatre
Instructions on discounted parking
20 September 2025
Exceptional
Location-with a great little cafe nearby (Chorus), friendly and helpful staff, elevator always available, nice to have 3 separate beds, good housekeeping, good value for money.
Would have liked windows that opened.
20 September 2025
Fantastic hotel
Absolutely fantastic hotel in great location to explore Dublin. Fantastic pub under hotel with terrific atmosphere and live Irish music. Breakfast incredible Cannot recommend enough. Definitely coming back
Recommend get a table in pub by 5.30 at latest. Very busy but packed with charm and friendly people
20 September 2025
Fabulous
Location. Although the hotel is directly above a pub, my room was quiet
19 September 2025
Able to walk to attractions, great restaurants, helpful staff .
Location is excellent. Close to many attractions, in temple bar district, but enough away from noise. Best of both worlds! Staff well informative and honest about areas to explore!! Bar next door very interesting and fun.
Breakfast adequate
19 September 2025
Exceptional
The staff are grand. Super friendly and helpful. The rooms are comfortable and spacious. The location is the best. The age of the building is charming. The attached restaurant, The Copper Kettle, is also excellent, serving delicious foods and beverages and so convenient!
18 September 2025
Best accommodation I’ve experienced during my trip.
Staff were very pleasant and helpful from check in to check out. Room was spacious and clean. Beds very comfortable. Loved being able to control the temperature. Shower was hot and water pressure good. Stayed one night but will recommend this hotel to others and would definitely stay here again.
Slight sewer smell in bathroom
18 September 2025
Very good
great location, very welcoming staff
a little too old fashioned, and bathroom not perfect
18 September 2025
Would recommend because of the location, staff and amenities.
Great location and very helpful staff. Quiet. Nice to have a cafe for breakfast and a pub accessible from the hotel.
16 September 2025
Fabulous
Great pub downstairs
16 September 2025
Thoroughly enjoyable
The location is fantastic for those wanting to walk around Dublin. There is a lot of good food and drinking options close by (including downstairs!) Unfortunately, the airline lost our luggage and, whilst not the fault of the Harding staff, they went out of their way to help me deal with the airline. I was stressed and they helped ease it in any way they could
13 September 2025
Fantastic
Great location, great pub next door, Darky Kellys
All good
13 September 2025
had an excellent stay
great location.very friendly staff good size room .very clean. great atmosphere in the pub
there was noting we didn't like
12 September 2025
My favorite place to stay in Dublin.
Perfect location. Staff was so nice and the food was wonderful!
12 September 2025
Great location the staff is very friendly and it’s great price
Love the location very close to all the sites! Like the fact that darkkey Kelly’s Is right in the basement area of the hotel. Great live music and the food was amazing!
The beds were a little too far for my liking.
10 September 2025
Very good
Great location, friendly and helpful staff, decent size room with fridge and coffee making facilities.
Our stay was great, I can't think of anything I didn't like
10 September 2025
Excellent value for location and service. I would stay there again (despite the bed firmness)
The hotel location was exceptional and the staff incredibly helpful.
The beds are too hard.
9 September 2025
Nice stay, location fantastic, hotel a little tired, especially the bathrooms need a bit of work. Very expensive also
Location was excellent & staff very helpful
Bed & pillows very uncomfortable & hard. Water pressure in shower not great but I understand it’s an old building.
9 September 2025
Exceptional
Fabulous location and outstanding staff
7 September 2025
Fabulous
The room was great, location excellent. Very clean.
Restaurant staff not too friendly or helpful
7 September 2025
Comfort and Location
Large, well appointed room. Very comfortable bed.
6 September 2025
Fabulous
The Harding Hotel is located in the Temple Bar neighborhood within easy walking distance to a number of significant sites including Dublin Castle, Christ Church, and Trinity College. The Temple Bar area has many choices of restaurants, pubs and shopping. We found the hotel staff to be professional, welcoming, friendly and very helpful. The hotel itself was very comfortable and clean. Our room offered all the amenities we needed with a mini fridge, kettle, coffee/tea, ironing board & iron, and plenty of drawers and clothes hangers. The bed was very comfortable and the room was quiet. The hotel restaurant offered a full menu. Although we only ate breakfast there it was hot and delicious. Darkey Kelley’s Pub is adjacent to and accessible through the hotel. Live music was offered and the Irish tunes sung by the baritone singer was excellent. Based on all of the above we would chose to stay here again if the opportunity arose.
Nothing we did not like.
6 September 2025
staff very efficient.we could leave a suitcase while we were travelling to pick up when we returned
location was great
6 September 2025
We highly recommend this hotel and would stay again.
The location was the best part of staying at the Harding Hotel because we could walk to everything in Dublin that we wanted to see. The food in the restaurant was fantastic! We ate there almost every morning and evening because it was so good and convenient. I loved hearing the music from the bar below us every evening too! If you'd like to go to the bar (food is served there from the same restaurant as the hotel) be sure to get there early. We were not able to get a seat there during our stay.
We did not mind it, but keep in mind that this is a historic hotel. It is clean but definitely older. And no elevator, so pack light - not a 50-pound suitcase like me!
4 September 2025
Overall OK, but would not stay again.
The location is great with access to the Quay and Temple Bar area and about 10mins walk from Trinity College. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast were good with a selection of options cooked to order.
The rooms were a bit dated and the one bed was uncomfortable and squeaked a lot. Also being in the front of the hotel meant you got to hear the 1/4hr chimes of the cathedral bells all night!
1 September 2025
Happy stay
Everything
Nothing
1 September 2025
Exceptional
Easy to reach, staff were very pleasant and helpful.
Nothing
30 August 2025
Perfect place to stay
Location is central between all main attractions. The room was cozy and clean. The hotel has a breakfast room and a bar, both of which are popular with the public which speaks for itself. Staff on check in couldn’t be more helpful.
Nothing.
28 August 2025
I would definitely stay here again
Great location and very helpful stall. Attached to a pub with live music
26 August 2025
Great hotel in a great location. Had a great view overlooking the Church. We didn’t mind the bells ringing, gave the roo
Location and Staff
25 August 2025
Very good
Staff was amazing, kind and accommodating.
Loud bar outside, but bar staff also amazing and kind🥰
24 August 2025
A gem of a hotel in the City Centre!! And the staff gives personalized attention. Highly recommend it if you are are in
The front desk staff - particularly Tony, Natalie and the young gal with glasses treated us like family. They were so helpful and a wealth of knowledge.
I liked EVERYTHING! And I plan to return again next year and stay at the Harding Hotel.
23 August 2025
Excellent location and tasty breakfast
A great location linked to a pub and cafe for breakfast.
23 August 2025
Nice and cheap hotel.
Good location, cozy room overall, nice staff, bar next door.
The step in the bathroom was a bit annoying as id often forget about it (I know there's a sign on the door but sometimes when the door would be open I'd forget and end up tripping on it). The shower was a bit awkward and wasn't very powerful when it did start working.
22 August 2025
I had a great time!
The location was within walking distance to all the various sites.
The bathroom was clean but very thin and long.
21 August 2025
Exceptional
Booked this for my wife and her friends. They said the staff were really helpful and the hotel clean and well maintained.
18 August 2025
Great location, great staff, very clean.
Have stayed here before. Good value, given its location and cleanliness of rooms.
No drinking water was supplied in my room and the tap water from bathroom sink was pretty awful (just didn’t taste nice). I asked at reception if there might be filtered water available anywhere for me to fill my bottle and was told no, same water as the bathroom water. Nearest open shop was a bit of a stretch away and it was late at night so had to drink the bathroom tap water.
17 August 2025
Very good
Receptionists were very helpful and accommodating
17 August 2025
Great place. We always stay there.
Great room and the pub downstairs serves up some great food. The staff are very accommodating and will always be there for you.
The price is a bit high but it’s Europe in the summer.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Luggage storage
- - Trouser press
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Daily housekeeping
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Activities
- - Evening entertainment
- - Live music/performance
- - Live sport events (broadcast)
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
2 October 2025
Great