Can anyone recommend a good hotel for a few nights in November. Would like to be central, but stay in a nice place during our stay. We are swayed at the moment between the following hotel:- <BR> <BR>George Frederick Handel <BR>Royal Dublin Hotel <BR>Jury Inn Christchurch <BR> <BR>Help in choosing needed.

Claire, <BR>I would opt for Jurys Inn as it is excellent value for money, central enough and opposite the Christchurch cathedral. It is about 2 to 3 minutes walk to Trinty and a bit more to the Guinness Brewery and about 5 minutes wlak to Grafton Street (the main shopping street on the southside of the river). The Royal Dublin is on O'Connell Street - the main street in Dublin but it is noisy although 2 minutes walk to Trinty and one minute to the Writer's Museum and while very central I would prefer Jurys for comfort, surroundings and value. Around the corner from Jurys is Burdoch's Chip shop - the best fresh fish and chips in Dublin. The Handel Hotel is in the Temple Bar are which is the party spot of Dublin and very noisy. <BR> <BR>Hope this helps. post if yu have any more queries, <BR> <BR>Cathy

I stayed in Jury's last year, and never will again. Sure, it was cheap, but the room was dirty, the walls were paper thin, the pipes banged, and I really didn't think the location was that great. Try the Gresham. Can't beat the location, and they've redone all of the rooms over the past few years.

I have stayed several times in Jury's Inn during a work assignment to Guinness. In my opinion Jury's is no better than 'OK'. If you get a room at the front of the hotel Then the noise from the main road & the Cathedral bells can be intrusive. ( Stayed over with my Wife one weekend - the bells on Sunday morning were unbelievable ). One thing to be said in it's favour is that it does not have a nightclub ( which seems to be obligatory in some Dublin hotels ) to disturb your sleep. Two Hotels I preferred to Jury's were the Arlington ( North side of the Liffey near O'Connel Bridge - huge beds - good food ) & the Grafton Plaza ( Near Grafton Street ). Both these hotels have nightclubs so I always asked for a room as near to the top of the hotel as possible. I have also stayed at Bewley's hotel in Temple Bar - very convenient for this area but the hotel is not impressive.

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Claire, <BR>It is me again, I haven't had any major problems with Jurys but if you decide against it and are not confined to your other two options then I would recommend either the Shelbourne Hotel on Stephens Green or the Westbury just off Grafton Street - both are very central. I would advise against staying on OÇonnell Street - not the best street at night in Dublin. <BR>Have a great time, <BR> <BR>Cathy