The Iveagh Garden Hotel is a true Dublin gem, tucked away in the city center. It is uniquely situated right beside the Iveagh Gardens, a stunning “secret” park designed by Ninian Niven in 1865. While staying there, you can enjoy a peaceful escape that feels worlds apart from the bustling streets nearby.
The building itself has an interesting past, having been converted from a former office block into a four-star destination. The designers, John Duffy Design Group, masterfully blended the structure’s original Georgian windows with contemporary, bold aesthetics. It feels both historic and fresh, featuring emerald green marble and bespoke geometric carpets.
One of the coolest things about the hotel is its commitment to sustainability. Driven by a vision to be a low-energy building, it operates on a sophisticated renewable energy system. It even uses an underground river for its heating and cooling processes, making it a pioneer in modern, eco-friendly hospitality.
Location-wise, you are perfectly placed to explore. The famous Grafton Street, known for its vibrant shopping and dining, is just a five-minute walk away. You’re also within easy reach of cultural hotspots like the Little Museum of Dublin and the beautiful St. Stephen’s Green.
If you are a fan of literature or history, you are in luck. The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) is very close, offering a deep dive into Ireland’s rich storytelling heritage. Between the park views and the nearby landmarks, it is a fantastic spot to experience the best of Dublin.
Expert reviews
“The chic Iveagh Garden Hotel has rooms in a range of sizes, decked out in green and blue velvet accents and with generous bathrooms. The hotel backs onto the lush Iveagh Gardens and is walking distance from many city sights.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Dublin.
What guests liked
- Beautiful hotel
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Excellent Wifi
- Friendly staff
Location
Recent guest reviews
19 May 2026
Very good
Breakfast and location
My room was a bit small (Pod) and I didn't realize while making the booking
18 May 2026
Spacious Dublin accommodation close to the city center
Hotel is Well Located and walking distance to the city center.Stayed 4nights to explore Dublin and was a great stay spacious and modern room well designed restaurant and great Irish vibe in the hotel.many restaurants & bars are walking from the hotel.
Some roadside noise was disturbing my sleep which was a bit annoying
17 May 2026
Great location,
Excellent location , reception staff excellent , very clean modern facilities
4 O’clock check in, breakfast quite poor staff not very attentive, food not good quality at breakfast, very noisy at night
17 May 2026
Excellent location, highly recommend
Great location, very clean, good size rooms, staff were extremely helpful
Nothing , great photo
17 May 2026
Very nice apartment in a great location!
Location, very nice room and hotel
A little noisy at night
13 May 2026
Fabulous
The location was great, the hotel was very modern and comfortable and the cocktails in the bar were great.
10 May 2026
Fabulous
Clean, beautiful rooms and bar area.
9 May 2026
Exceptional
Very clean and tidy. The restaurant on site was also great
7 May 2026
Warm welcome, professional care, and good humoured hard working staff. Will recommend. Will return.
Location was perfect. Check in was brilliant. We had a pro handling a minor wrinkle- he did it with ease. The staff need to be praised. No matter who interacted with me, they were warm, welcoming and genuinely good humoured excellent.
It's only a wee tiny thing. Re the WiFi. Once the network is selected, and password input,when the browser page tries to redirect to a sign in, to accept t&c's ... an error page pops up. I was able to repromt, but it could be a wee niggle if the customer was a tourist who wasn't confident with English... really not a major thing, but I can see how it could cause people to come to your desk.
6 May 2026
Stayed in a city pod. Happy with stay comfy bed everything that was needed for overnight stay
Staff efficient, hotel very welcoming, really liked the foyer a very welcoming space with comfy seating.
5 May 2026
Lovely hotel, great location but noisy street may put off some.
Good location in terms of proximity to Dublin centre, room nicely done and comfortable, friendly and helpful staff. Nice bar with fair prices and fairly good breakfast.
Main issue was room was very hot and had to sleep with windows open and it’s a very noisy street with night clubs (ok with ear plugs tho). WiFi didn’t work at all in room as signal too poor and they have a little room tablet but lots of functions didn’t work on it.
4 May 2026
Great value for an excellent hotel
Very easy & relaxed atmosphere
Nothing
3 May 2026
Amazing Irish hotel
Beautiful hotel with amazing staff. Couldn't fault it absolutely gorgeous stay
That I couldn't stay longer
30 April 2026
Great hotel to stay and discover Dublin!
The hotel looks very classy and fancy. It is well decorated. For us the location was great, not in a noisy area (it is across a popular club, but we did not hear any noice, not even in the weekend) walking distance to nice shopping and eating areas. Directly in front of a nice park to stroll in the morning. The room itself was spacious, clean and complete with all important amenities. The beds are good, lots of space in the room for 2 people. It was the perfect base for us to stay and discover Dublin. Plenty of restaurants within 5-10 mins walking.
The shower took forever to heat up. Sometimes 15 mins. But after complaining we were told it is because the room had some kind of geothermic heating system. They offered a new room, but we declined as we were all settled in and we just left the water running for a few mins. After 5-6 mins the temperature was ok enough.
29 April 2026
Very good
Lovely hotel in Central location. Good room and comfortable bed. Good to be able to open window for ventilation. Very nice lounge/bar and foyer to relax in. Very good breakfast. Friendly staff.
Expensive
18 April 2026
Such a great find in the heart of Dublin!
Staff went out of their way to provide a truly exceptional experience. I cannot speak more highly of this hotel - from the location, to the atmosphere, to the wonderful bar and restaurant, to the phenomenal service provided by the staff. We will return!
18 April 2026
Amazing place, great staff! Highly recommend.
Great staff, amazing location. Brilliant all around, don’t have a bad thing to say about our say. My wife was sick, and they helped in every way possible.
15 April 2026
The staff are amazing
The staff were really lovely, especially the bar staff and reception. Very informative and friendly. It was also nice to go to the sister hotel in the evening, just down the road.
Found it very hard to work the TV (it would freeze on the menu, very temperamental) and not many options on there - we were hoping to listen to music whilst getting ready.
14 April 2026
Memorable
Wonder location and staff was excellent. Allen did a fantastic job arranging tours.
13 April 2026
Central, comfortable and cosy.
A beautiful room. Great location. Helpful staff. Excellent breakfast.
I had no cause for complaint. Would certainly stay there again.
12 April 2026
Very good
Location centrally was good, pretty loud in the street with local clubs but our room was quiet.
12 April 2026
Exceptional
Staff and facilities
The breakfast wasn't to our taste.
11 April 2026
Great for a night out! Modern, stylish hotel
Great location for a night out as your extremely central
It was expensive considering we hadn’t breakfast included and there’s no on site Car park. That’s another extra you have to pay for
11 April 2026
Fabulous
Location and decor
All good
11 April 2026
Nice stay
Nice and clean. Friendly staff
None
10 April 2026
Really nice
The room was very spacious and in a great location. Really nicely appointed bathroom
Bath is raised off the floor in a way that kids fall easily getting out
9 April 2026
Exceptional
Great location, lovely staff and the room and bathroom were more spacious than expected.
7 April 2026
From start to finish our stay was top class. All staff are very friendly and helpful.
Everything was excellent. The staff are always so friendly and helpful. The food and service was excellent also. We will certainly be returning to the Iveagh Hotel sometime soon.
Everything was excellent.
5 April 2026
Great location, amazingly welcoming staff, would 💯 return.
Excellent location. Staff were super friendly and helpful, answering all our questions and provide great recommendations. Great breakfast included. Clean and comfortable and well designed.
Nothing I can think of.
3 April 2026
Exceptional
Great location for a group of women on weekend away. So close to good restaurants. Luas short distance walk. Staff are so kind
31 March 2026
Fabulous
Breakfast was what made each morning great
Noise from night clubs over road and when they kick out at 0500 and the shouting
31 March 2026
Well pleased, would definitely stay again
Friendly, clean
Hot breakfast dishes only lukewarm. Fried eggs should be cooked to order
30 March 2026
leasant stay with a nice meal in the Bistro before our evening out nearby
Excellent city centre location. Comfortable, modern fully equipped rooms
Only issue was with TV reception for many of the available channels
28 March 2026
Exceptional
Great location, size of bedrooms and facilities in the rooms are great especially considering other room sizes in Dublin. Staff where very friendly and accommodating
27 March 2026
Exceptional
Marked cleanliness down as we found someone else's sock when closing the curtains!
26 March 2026
We had an excellent experience
We had a wonderful experience in the Iveagh Gardens Hotel ... room was very comfortable ... service and staff excellent We will be back
25 March 2026
Im coming back
Absolutely beautiful, staff were so accommodating and the location is perfect
That I didn't stay longer
25 March 2026
Exceptional
Amazing experience!
24 March 2026
Exceptional
Friendly staff, very comfortable beds,
23 March 2026
Brilliant location
Perfect location for shops , bars and bus to airport
Nothing
22 March 2026
Nice hotel, would recommend for a short stay in Dublin
Great location, very nice decor/furniture, clean
Room was quite small, service for food/drinks in lobby was poor
21 March 2026
Great place to stay in Dublin
Everything. The staff were brilliant, the location was central and the facilities and the food were excellent. We had a fabulous week.
Nothing
20 March 2026
Perfect hotel and close to the National Concert Hall
Beautiful hotel
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19 March 2026
Very good hotel in a great location.
Great location, modern rooms, nice bar/restaurant and friendly staff.
It’s Spring so not a big issue, and I had a personal fan with me, but I think the rooms would be very stuffy in Summer. A/C is needed.
19 March 2026
Great location / staff was very helpful & overall stay was great! 10/10.
Lovely spacious modern room.
18 March 2026
Fabulous
Fabulous room, comfortable and clean
17 March 2026
Will e back 🤞🤞
Very central and beautiful
15 March 2026
Fabulous
Modern clean design , the property was very inviting
I rang down to reception to add breakfast as an add on and was pointed to either come to reception and do in person or use the tablet in the room instead of them being able to book there and then
15 March 2026
Very good
The room was lovely
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Miscellaneous
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property

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20 May 2026
The staff were excellent and very helpful.