Radisson Blu Royal

The rooms were very clean and nice looking. However it was difficult to catch a cab right out in front since the street that it’s on isn’t that busy. This was quite miserable especially when it was raining (which is always the case in Dublin!!). I was also a bit disappointed with the unwillingness of the front desk employee to assist me on certain matters. Maybe I expected more because I had just come from the Westin which had over the top, amazing service? (But we were also paying for it there!). Anyway… I’d consider staying here again with the understanding that this is just a nice room to stay in.

I have stayed here for the past 4 years for annavasary .
Again it is such a pleasure .
The staff are so nice and helpful .
Rooms are lovely, clean modern, so nice if you can get a business class room it makes it a bit more special.
Location is perfect right in centre of town .
There is ice machines on your floor so this is great for cold drinks .
Breakfast is amazing anything you want, great quality and agents service great ‚
Food is lovely in the restaurant
The manager Francois really goes out of his way to help you .
Well well recommended.

If I had to describe this place properly it would probably be called the ‘un-​rad’ radisson!
It wasn’t that anything was terribly poor — but everything was very very average. What made it worse was that everywhere you move there’s literature or the TVs with ads on bigging themselves up for being awesome…
Here’s my snag list:
Camp bed left in my room upon arrival with old duvets on top
Breakfast supposedly 19 euros usually (they did me the «special» rate of 12 which I’m sure is on all the time)
Cheap nasty ketchup at breakfast, no Heinz
Old fuzzy TVs in room, remote was battered and auto changing channels
Air con switches itself back on after time off
Dreadful generic pop music on in lobby bar very loud
Very average beers in bar
Gym isn’t in hotel, you have to walk down road to affiliate one.
Just a very tired and generic look everywhere

My husband and I booked this hotel to stay at in Dublin for our one year anniversary. I loved the fact that when you leave everything turns off until you put your key card back in. Very environmentally friendly that way! The bathroom was gorgeous. It had a stand up shower as well as a whirlpool type tub. They gave us slippers and robes to wear as well. The room also had a coffee machine that they stocked daily for free! It was great. This is also at a good location where you can pretty much walk to any museum or attraction. When we booked the hotel we called the manager directly to see what kind of deal we could get and she got us free breakfast every morning which was delicious. They had nutella everywhere haha which is my favorite. Definitely a great place to stay!

I was in the Raddison for training. While the staff were excellent, the technology worked perfectly and the facilities were great, I did note that the food provided at the breaks and lunch was not quite enough for everyone. The portions were a bit too small, to the point where the average person would take two pasteries rather than one. Maybe something to consider for future events.

This review is just for their meeting facilities.
The rooms themselves are good, big & spacious. The particular room I was in had floor to ceiling windows and although the view was just a lane way it was bright which was useful for the training course we were on.
The staff weren’t very available to us. I had some technical issues & couldn’t track anyone down to help resolving them. Even on going to reception & having them call the events team. This resulted in our event running 5 minutes late from the start of the day — not ideal & doesn’t make us look very professional.
The food at lunch was fine, soup & sandwiches. I’ve had better at other venues but I’ve certainly had worse.

Stay here! It’s an awesome hotel! Centrally located — near all of the main attractions (all well within walking distance).
Rooms are in excellent condition– clean, spacious, nice design, and very modern bathrooms.
The team working is also excellent! Everyone we’ve encountered at the front desk, bar, etc have been wonderful. Especially Connor at the front desk… He’s fantastic!!!
We will definitely be coming back to this hotel. Can’t say enough good things about it!

This is a beautiful hotel in a great central location in Dublin. Staff is extremely helpful and nice. We had a business suite, and it was large, spacious, and very clean. The bathroom was huge for European standards! It had a full tub and separate shower. We got complimentary water and movies. Plus a Nespresso coffeemaker and fridge in our room.
The breakfast buffet is not to be missed! It had a large spread with too many choices. Typical Irish breakfast offerings such as eggs, bacon, black & white, and beans were available. Toast, scones, irish bread, croissants, pastries were in great abundance. Cold cuts, cereals, juices, smoothies – just a lot of food!
I would definitely recommend this hotel and will revisit on my next trip to Dublin!

Great location and the upgrade to the business class room was nice, but no breakfast included on a points redemption kind of blows. Two other Radisson Blus we stayed at in Ireland (Farnham Estate and Galway) included breakfast without charge.
I would definitely stay again but throw in a free breakfast you cheap blokes!

This was a great place to stay. Walking distance to all the dublin spots and eateries. Very clean and friendly staff. Excellent breakfast buffet which is complimentary when staying in the junior suite. Junior suite has 1.5 baths, bedroom and living space. Highly recommend.

Met my aunt here for lunch yesterday as she was visiting and since it was lashing rain we decided to eat in the restaurant/​bar downstairs.
They offer a «flexi bowl» lunch, a lot like Alfie’s on South William Street. Choose one each from a list of starters, mains and desserts, little portions of each. Sounds promising, read promising…
I chose nachos with chilli beef and cheese (from mains), chicken skewers with couscous (from mains) and watermelon with lemon, honey and mint from the desert list.
My aunt had the same except opted for a shredded chicken salad instead of nachos.
The chilli beef on the nachos was neither chilli nor hot temperature wise. Stone cold in fact. The cheese was melted so it’s as if they grilled it cold or prepared it and let it go cold. The salsa over it was fresh, but packed with chopped raw garlic — not good!
The chicken skewers were lovely. Piping hot, tasty and the accompanying Couscous was nice, with some grilled veg through it but again that overpowering garlic dense salsa.
The dessert — watermelon, and a hint of honey! No lemon or mint that I could see or taste!
The 3 dishes were € 10 but even though cheap, I would have expected higher standard. We had a bottle of wine and our bill came to € 46.

This review is for the on-​site restaurant VnV.
I’ve been to the VnV restaurant a few times but this time I was here with a Groupon voucher. VnV is located inside the Radisson Hotel just off George’s Street and although very central, doesn’t get many walk-​ins so it’s never really busy.
The décor is modern and chic, I like the big booth-​style leather seats and the idea of having a view into the kitchen. The staff is usually friendly but a little reserved.
Modern French is what they advertise but I would say it’s more modern European than just French. They have regular changing menus and when I checked their latest one, I decided to buy a voucher. When we got there however, the menu was different with only a few dishes to choose from. I understand that many place have fixed menus for voucher bookings but this one had 3 starters and 3 mains (1 meat, 1 fish, 1 vegetarian) only. This was falsely advertised on the deal website.
We ordered wine and got a bread basket with 3 small pieces of white bread, some butter and roasted garlic. I remembered the bread basket to have not only way more in it on previous occasions but also a different selection; soda bread, small multiseed rolls etc.
My starter was slow cooked duck with some lettuce on the side, my partner had pork terrine with was too cold to eat. Like ‘back of the fridge cold’.
I had the salmon as a main which was prepared in the oven, no noticeable flavours unfortunately. The steak was cooked as ordered but the meat quality wasn’t the best. We didn’t bother with deserts or coffee.
I paid 39Euro for the voucher for 2 starters and 2 mains. It wasn’t really good value looking back at it now. I’m not sure how much this combination of dishes would’ve been without the deal but it certainly wasn’t worth what we paid for it.

This is a lovely hotel. I spent two nights here while traveling in Ireland and found the staff and service delightful. I was upgraded on arrival to a business class room and found it very comfortable. This Blu certainly ranks up there with the other Radisson Blu hotels around the world, and I’ve stayed in many.
I was nervous about staying here given some of the negative comments, but I’m glad I did. I had a very positive experience at a top rate hotel. Service and location are outstanding.

As a native dubliner, from portobello, who only left 2yrs ago and was returning for Christmas I knew the location of this hotel was what i wanges. Away from the maddening crowds yet within 5min walk of everything you want to be near. I’d never been in the rooms but knowing how young the hotel was I guessed they’d be fine. The price was also very reasonable.
Checkin was painless and our room was just want we wanted if a little toasty. I switched on the AC to 15 degrees (60f) to try cool it down and off we went out for the night. We got back at 3am and the room was 33 degrees (96f)! We called reception who informed us it was broken and pumping out hot air. We were moved and assisted with our move however the new room location was on the 1^st floor with a miserable view, however at this stage it was 4am so we just took it. The next day we went shopping and meeting friends and returned around 5pm only for our room not to be attending to by housekeeping. We asked for a service and went back out. Upon returning approx 8.30pm we realised all we received by way of making the room up was fresh towels. Not even used glasses were removed or bed made. We’d a couple more incidents like this and yet no one mentioned anything to us by way of apology, no comp drinks or breakfast one morning… Nothing.
Would I return? Yes if the rate was excellent otherwise it’s back to The Westbury we go. For the extra $$$ you’re truly treated like a guest and this is where the radisson lacks.

Probably my favorite hotel we visited in Ireland on our tour. The property is centrally located in downtown Dublin, which makes walking to the tourist attractions very easy.
The rooms are beautiful and very well cleaned. However, my view was of another building. Not to be unexpected when staying in a city.
Breakfast was pleasant and provided a good start to the morning. Staff was also very nice and open to answering questions about the local area. Would certainly visit again when in Dublin.

The design and the amenities in room were modern and relatively new. The staff was very polite and kind and were ready to help with Little issues I had to stay.
Overall the room and the hallway was clean. The continental breakfast was pretty decent. There was a wide variety of food and drinks.
The bar has okay food.
This is closely located to the tourists attractions and the city center.

Ich fands hier super, die Rezeptionisten waren freundlich, die Lobby nett, das Zimmer ordenlich und über die (typische Business Hotel-)Zimmergröße kann man sich auch nicht beschweren … so eine Regendusche hätte ich zu Hause im Übrigen auch gerne. WIFI gratis und dazu habe ich beide Nächte echt gut geschlafen. Ich freue mich ja immer, wenn ich im Ausland nicht dieses amerikanische Bettlakensystem habe, sondern eine ordentliche Federdecke. Einen Föhn gibt es übrigens auch– ist aber nicht im Badezimmer zu finden, sondern in der Schublade des Kleiderschrankes– im Badezimmer gibt es üblicherweise nur einen Stecker für einen Rasierer. Das Frühstücksbuffet (mit Waffeln!) war schön angerichtet und hat Spaß gemacht sich da umzuschauen. Mich stört immer nur, wenn heutzutage Sachen immer noch einzeln verpackt sind, so zB. die Muffins. Ich musste den letzten Morgen leider schon vor dem Frühstück auschecken, aber in der Lobby konnte ich mir trotzdem noch Wasser Kaffee/​Tee und Obst einstecken. Das Hotel ist ein paar Minuten von vielen Restaurants und Bars entfernt und man kann danach gleich ins Bett fallen.

«Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
About a thing that I saw
One night wandering in the everglades
I’d one drink but no more…» –Iron Maiden, Dance of Death
When a girlo invites you to a meal in the Radisson Blu, you gotta take up the offer regardless of paranoid negative skeptical expectations. But I am not here to discuss the complexities of women. I a here to talk about the food.
The voucher my accomplice for this Unilocal operation had acquired entitled us to a free set menu two course meal. Nevertheless, we dressed accordingly. However, due to the flimsy nature of the more regrettable choice of female undergarments and ‘summer wear’, my partner’s ‘tights’ sprung another petite hole only big enough to squeeze ones tongue perhaps… However, it began to expand at an exponential rate. The increased fear of being seen partially naked in public began to bubble and fume eventually becoming unavoidable in the mind of my terrified sidekick, so much so that the sweating and pink coloration of her now raspberry like face became overwhelming. She attempted to slip a fresh pair from her ‘Tardis rules’ lady wallet, but I saw the hand go under and expected as much based on my awareness of her visibly increasing panic levels. Suddenly she glitched and return to a normal sitting, I whipped round and saw that the waitress was coming our way and my petite pink raspberry’s discretion was about to be tested.
The waitress talked a load of bolox as usual but thanks to a recent research into the benefits of meditation, I was able to employ my new found wisdom and tune out her high pitches Missouri accent and focus on the reading of the menu without her knowledge. A simple nod and yes/​no can convince any women that you are fully listening at all times, but occasionally you must throw in the last few words they said repeated back to them or they will try to trip up your cunning ploy to reveal your true bordom. We ordered and I waited while a fidgety Mr. Bean at the beach episode was being rehearsed across the table from me. Eventually She changed her tights and the show continued as normal.
Pre-​starters came with the first of many glasses of wine that would follow before retirement. A practical piece ‘du pain, and a whole roasted garlic cut length ways was a simple and satisfying but inviting choice of apéritif that would be betrayed by the latter.
Next, our starters came out and so did a laugh I could not contain followed by the held back tears of disappointment as the reality of the situation became known. My pork belly on a green lentil bed looked more like a small cube of bone pale jelly being carried by a mouthful of commando beetles. I did my best to extend the sustaining power of this sad ‘meal’ by cutting it into even smaller cubes but I was still not even close to refueling. I glanced across the vast white tablecloth expanse full of pointless obstacles that stood in the way of my woman who looked equally distasteful– mirroring that expression of one who has been sucking on a lemon. Her soup was forged from celery of which we all know is the Judas of the vegetable kingdom. 90% water, we might as well be eating bowls of lies with the large wooden spoon Bono would rejoice at handing to us given the opportunity.
It eventually our riveting conversation that was to be the sauce that made the meal bearable. And so we began again our patient waiting with glass number nine at this stage of Chardonnay for the final battle of Man Vs. Dinner.
The pitiful sack of terrified bones that called herself a waitress wobbled over to us on her bulimic inflicted Missouri heels and smiled with the tension of a thousand medevil thumbscrews. Her hands that looked like clingfilm stretched over wire dangerously balanced two plates. On the right, my ‘medium’ steak balance on no more than 6 grease soaked chips in a feckless americanized attempted tower upon which perched high above the plate, the ‘alternative’ beetroot paste looked down at my bemused expression. On the left, A duck confit in the form of a cylindrical potato column mounted by a batter skin engrossed meat-​assumed to be the duck. The situation soon became exacerbated by my curvy dining partner due to a dissolved appetite following prior starter dissipation. The over indulgence left her with a full pink belly and an unfortunately avoidable forfeit in the game of food.
I continued on alone and ate all of my six chips, the steak which looked like fresh salmon on the inside and the beetroot paste which could have passed for shredded christmas cards. I also salvaged what I could from my accompanying gorgeous food fanatic’s plate– whom I know will not persecute me after she reads this now as she understands my mannerisms are not distastefully intended… However, i have run out of space to write the end of this review so must conclude, if it were not for alcohol and good company, I would have left the Radisson unfulfilled, and would have to of written a bad review. **

If you are here for vacation fine. But business was a joke. Internet was spotty and outright down most of the time. I have a small but useable Vodafone 3G to write this.
Linens, room quality, bathroom, décor all that jazz — 4 stars.
But I can’t get work done in my room and have to stay in the lobby to get a connection. In this day and age that’s not acceptable. I also hate the login process, when and if it works.
I came here for business and I’m in tech. I’d guess, possibly incorrectly, that we represent a larger slice of their demographic so on that basis this place was a huge fail.

This was the best hotel I stayed at during my entire trip to all over Ireland. It’s stylish, modern, CLEAN!, and comfortable, and with free and very fast (20mbps) wi-​fi. It’s distanced enough from Temple Bar that you won’t hear drunks all night long, but it’s close enough that you can walk a few blocks to find lots of great food and attractions in almost any direction.
The bathroom was super nice, with a huge, deep bathtub and a separate rainfall shower. Definitely more luxurious than I’m used to.
Nearby attractions include St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Stephen’s Green, Trinity College, Temple Bar, the River Liffey, and The Spire — all must-​sees in my opinion, and walking distance.
I rented a car at Dublin airport and drove to the hotel, but didn’t end up using the car at all in Dublin thanks to the close proximity of everything and the hop-​on hop-​off tour buses. But, I needed the car to drive around the rest of the country. Luckily, parking underground below the hotel was just € 10 per day for guests, which is incredibly cheap.
If you’re looking for some snacks, there’s a Tesco store nearby. They also sell SIM cards and top-​ups.
If you’re staying here awhile, I recommend grabbing some road trip food, getting out of the city, and heading down to the Wicklow Mountains, ideally leaving before dawn and arriving right around sunrise. It’s mesmerizing and mythical. Drive slow, you’ll be seeing lots of sheep in the road. It’s a very short drive, but you’ll want a full day to explore.
One word of caution: the fridge doesn’t have any extra room for your personal things, and if you move anything out of position, you’ll automatically get hit with a charge for it. But they’ll happily remove the charge at the front desk if you need the space.

Good business hotel — with a nice buffet breakfast.
The room prices are surprisingly more expensive on M-​F than on Sat or Sun, which is relevant to their core customer but still — perhaps a tourist might check this out for a weekend as it’s quite near Temple Bar.
The rooms are large and include a very nice shower stall, soaking tub, many mirrors to check your look before you go out, and free good-​quality wifi. The only consideration is, if your powered-​item is about to die and you’re leaving to get a bite, remember that when you leave and take your room key out of the switch, the power goes off. Charge your items when you’re in the room, don’t be a space cadet like me.
The location is very fine, as many people have mentioned, as it’s just off of several large streets but is in a quiet spot that doesn’t even see much foot traffic.