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 Monograms provides travelers access to a Local Host, so you will have someone on hand to answer those vacation questions pertaining to Dublin. No waiting in line at the concierge desk or trying to ask your waitress at breakfast directions to the shopping district. Your Local Host will share local Dublin insights and share suggestions for getting off the beaten path, leaving you more time to create lasting vacation memories that are yours alone.
Meet a Local Host
Damien is a native of Dublin and a qualified National Tourist Guide. He has been working for the Globus family of brands for more than 15 years and he knows his hometown, as well as the rest of Ireland, inside out.
Phoenix Park
For a little peace and quiet in one of Europe’s busiest cities, head to Phoenix Park, home to the Dublin Zoo, the Wellington Monument and the official residence of the President of Ireland. Although cars can go through the park, noise levels are reduced by forbidding buses.
IFC (Irish Film Centre)
Independent film buffs will enjoy the two art-house cinemas and comprehensive bookshop in the Temple Bar district. The café/bar/restaurant is worth visiting in its own right, if only to marvel at the award-winning architecture.
Doheny and Nesbitt
Dublin is filled with over a thousand pubs, most of them fairly noisy and boisterous. If you’re looking for a pub where you can actually have a conversation, head to the intimate journalists’ haunt of Doheny and Nesbitt on Baggot Street, which dates back to the late 1800s.
Octagon Bar
This favorite Dublin watering hole in the Clarence Hotel, owned by U2’s Bono and The Edge, attracts an eclectic mix and is a likely location to spot a local celebrity.
The Lord Mayor’s Lounge
Sink into a deep armchair at the Lord Mayor’s Lounge, overlooking St. Stephen’s Green, for an afternoon of tea and pastries. You’ll find this welcoming oasis in the historic Shelbourne Hotel, a Dublin destination all its own.
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
Should you grow tired of pub food, and want a meal worth writing home about, visit Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in the Merrion Hotel for modern classic cuisine using Irish produce in season. It is also Ireland’s only Two-Star Michelin restaurant.
St. Ann’s Church
This newly renovated 18th century church features a Romanesque façade and beautiful stained glass windows. Sitting among the pews, you’ll be surprised to learn one of its famous past parishioners was Dracula author Bram Stoker.
Chester Beatty Library
Housing a collection of rare art and religious manuscripts that rival the Book of Kells, this free library is a must.
Grafton Street
Along this pedestrian street, you’ll find some of Dublin’s best shopping, street performers and musicians, not to mention the renowned Bewley’s Oriental Café.
More On Your Own Suggestions
- Have a pint of Guinness and join in the craic (fun) with the locals.
- Stroll through the hip Temple Bar area, Dublin’s “cultural quarter” with its narrow cobbled streets, and visit one of the many galleries.
- Take a break in St. Stephen’s Green, the inner-city public park, laid out in 1880 at the initiative of Sir Arthur Edward Guinness, a member of the Guinness brewing family.
- Shop for souvenirs in the fashionable Grafton Street stores.
- Embark on a sight-seeing cruise on the Liffey River; it will give you an intriguing insight into Dublin’s folklore and history!
- Visit the James Joyce Museum, situated in one of the Martello towers, originally built to withstand an invasion by Napoleon and setting for the first chapter of Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses.
- Take a ride on the Dublin Ghost Bus - a live storyteller takes you on a spellbinding trip in a mobile theater, decorated in the gothic style.
- Sit back and enjoy play at the Abbey Theatre, founded in 1904 by W.B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. Renowned as a writer’s theater it has contributed some of the world’s greatest theatrical works.
- Indulge in freshly brewed coffee and pastries at Bewley’s café, opened in 1927 and a cherished Dublin landmark.
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