Hotel Description
Each room offers the new Westin 'Heavenly' beds, featuring layer upon layer of cosy down bedding. All rooms have air-conditioning and Internet access via the TV, and a fully stocked mini-bar. There are discreet laptop sized safes in every room. The rooms are furnished in rich, warm colours, and have a feel of traditional sophistication. The hotel also has a number of individually designed suites named after famous Irish writers. The Exchange, the hotel's main restaurant, is light and airy, and the décor is dinstinctly 1930's art deco, in contrast to the traditional opulence of the hotel. The cuisine is modern international, using Irish ingredients. The Atrium Lounge is a unique feature, with its palm trees and glass roof offering an elegant oasis in the middle of the bustle of Dublin City centre. There is a bar that offers an intimate surrounding amongst the nooks and crannies of the old banking vaults. Order a drink or bar food over the old serving counter, surrounded by slate flooring and dark wood panelling. Opened in September 2001, in the buildings formerly occupied by the Allied Irish Bank and Pearl buildings dating from 1863, the hotel has restored the buildings to their former splendour. The lobby is grand and impressive, with opulent marble pillars and tall mahogany doorways. Open fireplaces add a traditional warm welcome. The Westin is a beautiful, understated and thoughtful addition to Dublin's deluxe hotels. Every effort has been made to blend into the surroundings, and no expense has been spared to ensure the highest levels of comfort. It is also hard to imagine a better location in Dublin.
(BL 06/2007)
Area Information
The Westin is positioned in the centre of the city, opposite Trinity College, on the corner of College Street and Westmoreland Street, directly opposite Temple Bar.
Customer Reviews for Westin Hotel Dublin
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in July 2010
Beautiful hotel with extremely helpful and friendly staff. Myself and my wife stayed there for our anniversary and upgraded to a beautiful suite and received a very nice card from the hotel manager. I would highly recommend this hotel for your next stay in dublin.
5 out of 5
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in February 2010
Wonderful stay. Had a lovely room - very little traffic noise and the dimmer switch in the bathroom was a great idea when taking a long hot bath ! Great location for Temple Bar and Grafton St pubs and restaurants. And really friendly and polite staff. What more can one ask for ?... There are only 2 really really little things I would adapt.... towels while perfectly sufficient needed some fabric softener and EUR30 to watch TV is a bit steep. But overall would definitely stay there again. Many thanks !
4 out of 5
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in August 2008
thoroughly enjoyed the stay...courteous, attentive, competent & polite staff. quality hotel, would highly recommend it.
5 out of 5
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in March 2008
Overall very good. Staff always VERY courteuos and polite. The absence of a kettle in the room(my fiance only drinks tea not coffe so the coffee filter alone wasnt much use)was not to our liking however, and the light for the bathroom was also temperamental to say the least. Not what one would expect from a 5 star hotel. The meals were exquisite and the waiter was very courteous and friendly. If the facilities issues were rectified i would definitely return, otherwise i will go elsewhere as €260 is a lot to pay for a semi dark bathroom and no tea making facilities.
3 out of 5
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in January 2008
The hotel itself is beautiful and the wedding we attended was lovely as was the wedding dinner. However my cousin and I agreed that aspects of our stay didn't meet the standard one would expect from a five star hotel. First of all, there was never a doorman on duty which we thought was a requisite for a five star hotel. The room was very nice, no complaints there.
On settling our bill at checkout, the staff member on reception initially stated that we owed over twice what we actually owed. When I questioned this amount, she pressed a button or two on the computer and then simply stated the correct amount without apologising for her error. It seemed very strange.
We were advised at check-in that we would receive a special rate in Fleet St carpark of 20 euro for 24 hours. At checkout we weren't reminded about getting our ticket stamped so one of us had to run back to the hotel to get this done. Then we were charged 24 euro instead of the agreed 20.
And the last of my issues is that I left a book behind in our room. When I phoned the hotel the following day I was told that it hadn't been found when the room was cleaned. I asked if the household staff could check under the bed as I was pretty sure that's where it probably went. I was told I'd get a call back after they'd checked but no one rang me back. I phoned again the next day to see if it had been found and spoke to the same girl on reception who had spoken to me the day before. She said it hadn't been found but didn't apologise for not phoning me back. I know it's only a book but I was half way through and would have liked to have avoided getting a new one!
This latter experience compares poorly with a similar experience I had after staying in Drumoland Castle recently. I had left a belonging in my room and the household staff were so helpful when I phoned afterwards and they posted the item back to me immediately.
I was disappointed that some of the staff in the Westin didn't seem to go the extra mile like I've experienced in other five star hotels. To end on a positive note, we had breakfast in our room and it was delicious, arrived promptly and the man who delivered it couldn't have been more helpful...I had requested soya milk instead of regular and I was delighted to get it with no problems.
3 out of 5
This Roomex.com Customer stayed here in January 2008
I really enjoyed my stay at the Westin. The hotel itself and the food were lovely, but best of all were the staff, who we found to be very helpful and courteous. I would happily recommend this hotel to all.
5 out of 5
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