A veritable Everest of fine Irish meats, the Marian's mighty full Irish breakfast, with black pudding and smoked bacon, is reason enough to stay at this family-run redbrick guesthouse just off beautiful Mountjoy Square (the whole family can speak Irish, by the way). The place has only six rooms, so you get lots of attention and pampering. Rooms are fairly basic, but clean, bright, and pleasant. Pros: heart-stoppingly good breakfast; family-owned and -run; small. Cons: located in slightly run-down part of city; gets some street noise; fairly basic rooms.
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