With packages and attractive rates offering great value coupled with a range of interesting and exciting things to do, a break in Dublin makes more sense than ever.
Hotels, restaurants, bars and visitor attractions in Dublin are scheduled to open from June 7 with places like Dublin Castle, the National Botanic Gardens, National Museum (both at Collins Barracks and on Kildare Street ), hosting exhibitions to interest and entertain all age groups. Entry is free with exhibitions ranging from decorative arts, to archaeology, modern history and collections sure to fascinate and intrigue. At Collins Barracks where entry is also free, there is the opportunity to view artefacts and learn more about the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, creating a better understanding of a turbulent period in Irish history and the establishing of the Irish Republic.
While there is an entry charge to ‘EPIC’ museum at Custom House Quay, it was rated Europe’s leading tourist attraction in 2019 and 2020 – there you can learn more about the Irish emigrants story, those who became world renowned politicians, artists, poets, entertainers, and even outlaws.
Alternatively spend a day at the Phoenix Park, which at 1,700 acres is the biggest park in any capital city in the world and while there enjoy a picnic and then take the family to Dublin Zoo, which is also situated in the park, making for a rewarding and hugely entertaining day for everyone.
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A great base from which to explore the city and enjoy these attractions is Brooks Hotel, owned by a Galway family it is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and situated in the fashionable heart of the city at Drury Street, a short stroll from Grafton Street, St Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle, and Trinity College.
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Directly opposite the hotel there is Drury Street municipal car park where special overnight parking rates are available to guests of the hotel. On its doorstep, one is surrounded by all the best attractions and best shopping streets in Dublin and as an added incentive, the hotel has negotiated for guests some exclusive discounts in nearby boutiques.
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For the culinary minded, Patrick McLarnon, the award-winning chef at Brooks’ has a well-deserved reputation for producing innovative cuisine of a high standard. Nearby there is a wide choice of excellent restaurants featuring menus catering for all budgets and tastes. Eat out or eat in, with pedestrianised streets and many places including Brooks’ providing outdoor dining.
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The hotel is also home to Dublin’s first ‘Great Whiskey Bar of the World’, Jasmine, where one can sample and enjoy the most interesting and rarest of whiskeys in convivial company and another unique facility is its own private screening room – whereas it seats 26, for social distancing it is currently restricting non-family groups to 12. But what a great way to round off the day, a pre-prandial whiskey at Jasmine followed by a meal served in the hotel’s restaurant, Francesca’s and then retiring to the screening for a private cinema experience friends and family.
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There are many attractive packages available right now and a good tip to make sure you get the very best rates possible is always to visit the website of the hotel itself –
