The Clarence 
Owned by Bono and The Edge of U2, this 19th century boutique hotel is set in Temple Bar, 200 metres from Hapenny Bridge. Striking colour schemes and Egyptian cotton linen characterise guestrooms which include Internet connections and CD players.
Guests can work up a sweat in the hotel fitness centre and indulge in a variety of beauty treatments in the Therapy Room.
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Map showing The Clarence
Dining at the The Clarence
The Tea Room Restaurant - Serves traditional Irish dishes with a continental influence in a chic, contemporary setting with a vaulted ceiling and floor-length windows.
The Study - Retaining many of the room’s original features, this restaurant and lounge area serves international dishes and drinks 24-hours a day.
The Octagon Bar - With its Octagon-shaped dome, this bar serves lunch, dinner, drinks and cocktails in a relaxed setting with a fireplace.
Attractions near this hotel
Dublin International Airport (DUB): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 12 kilometres (7.5 miles).
Aircoach offers a service from Dublin’s city centre and Dublin south to and from the airport. The service runs 24 hours, every day. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver and cost approximately €10 (return). The hotel runs a shuttle bus to and from the airport, costing approximately €7. Alternatively taxis are available and cost approximately €25 to the hotel.
Driving directions: From the airport, follow the signs on the dual carriageway for the city centre. Drive straight down Shields Road, The Drumcondra Road and onto Dorset Street. Take a left off Upper Dorset Street into Frederick Street, down Parnell Square and onto O’Connell Street. Cross O’Connell Bridge and follow the one way system onto D’Olier Street. Stay in the right hand lane and follow the traffic around to the right onto Westmoreland Street. Move into the left hand lane and at the traffic lights just before O’Connell Bridge, take a left down the Quays. The Clarence is 500 metres from Ha’penny Bridge.
Dublin''s extensive bus network (green double-deckers) serves the centre and the suburbs. Taxis are expensive and can be hard to come by. Parking is scarce, but a car is a great way to get off the beaten track; the centre of Dublin is best explored on foot.
Christchurch Cathedral – 20 metres
Ha’penny Bridge – 200 metres
Trinity College – 400 metres
O’Connell Street – 500 metres
Grafton Street – 500 metres
Phoenix Park – 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Guinness Storehouse and Brewery – 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
National Art Gallery – 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Financial Services Centre (IFSC) – 2 kilometres (1 mile)