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Grand Canal Hotel

3.0 of 5
Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin Dublin 4, Ireland
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Ranked #38 of 179 hotels in Dublin
4.0 of 5 stars 439 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Friendly and helpful(12)
  • Very good(10)
  • Dart station(10)
  • FREE parking(9)
  • Car park(6)
  • Excellent value(6)
  • Main course(5)
  • Gasworks bar(5)
  • Reception staff(4)
  • Would highly recommend(4)
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Breda086
Wexford, Ireland
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012 NEW

This hotel is quite nice in many ways, e.g. great breakfast selection (though no FRESH fruit), really comfy bed, fantastic power in shower, convenient car parking, free wi-fi (but slow) & entertainment selection in rooms. Staff very helpful & professional. Service staff in particular were most pleasant. However, just a couple of items to be aware of. Firstly, there was... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 11, 2012

Hello Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. Feedback is always useful to hear but I would like to respond to a couple of the points raised. The shuttle bus to the theatre is €4 per person return trip or €2 per person each way. There is fresh fruit salad & whole fruit available for breakfast, if... More

WicklowTownTilly
wicklow town
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012 NEW

Hotel great location for attending events in the Aviva stadium or grand canal theatre. I am not a walker but it was only a ten minute walk to the theatre and pretty straight forward. Good selection of restaurants around the theatre area. Hotel basic but clean and comfortable. Very good standard of breakfast in the morning. Nice atmosphere and friendly... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 11, 2012

Hello Thank you for your comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you back again soon. Kind regards Sheila Baird More

happiest-on-hols
Eire
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2012 NEW

Stayed here in January to go see Sister Act. Took us ages to actually find the hotel after getting off the Lucas stop. Its not walking distance to the Theatre in my opinion hence why theres a shuttle bus service! 20-25mins walk to Lucas stop, 10 mins to Dart & 20mins at least to Stephens Green- these times were given... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 9, 2012

Hello Thank you fro your comments. It is always good to get feedback and we will certainly be taking yours on board and are in the process of updating the map on our website to give guidelines of distances more clearly. We are located 2 minutes from the Grand Canal Dock Dart station and 10 minutes walk to the Grand... More

Coreen186605
Dublin, Ireland
Reviewer
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012 NEW

We stayed here on a package to include Dirty Dancing in the Grand Canal Theatre. Excellent staff and location. Food very good and service really excellent. The Gasworks pub great music. Well worth a night if you are doing a show. More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 9, 2012

Hello Many thanks for your comments. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and hope we will see you again soon. Kind regards Sheila More

Ciotog6
Belfast, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012

I've been staying here for business for a couple of years but even more regularly in recent months. The rooms are warm, comfortable, and the music/iPod dock is a really refreshing difference. I prefer music to tv and the dock charges iPod and iPhone. Staff are very friendly and the food is good value; I usually use the bar menu.... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 3, 2012

Hello Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. I am glad that you enjoy your stays with us and hope we will continue to meet your requirements. I will pass on your comments to our Wifi providers and hopefully we will be able to get that resolved for you. Thanks again for the feedback. Kind regards Sheila... More

michelle s
Dublin, Ireland
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012

We attended dirty dancing great location for attending show hotel nice and clean staff very helpful and friendly bar food lovely. evening food was really nice. shuttle bus great idea so handy. great bar in hotel after shows dj was brillant and breakfast the next day was lovely. More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 3, 2012

Hello Thank you for taking the time to post your comments after your stay iwth us. I am delighted you enjoyed your stay and the show. It is getting great reports. Kind regards Sheila Baird More

meta24
Tipperary, Ireland
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2012
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person found this review helpful

Nice, clean hotel, Stay for 1 night and was very impressed, Room was very clean and spacious. Breakfast the following morning was lovely.... Had lunch in the bar not very impressed that all the tables were reserved at 2pm for a party that was not starting till 9pm?? very slow service in the bar also. Staff were very friendly and... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 3, 2012

Hello Thank you for your comments. I was disappointed that the bar service was not to standard. I have past on your comments to the Manager and I am sure he will address them immediately. I hope we might see you soon again, there are some other great shows coming up in the Theatre. Thanks again for the feedback. Kind... More

james119
Cork
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

Great location. Friendly and efficient staff. Look forward to next trip. More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Hello Thanks for the post and hope we will see you back soon. Kind regards Sheila Baird More

Dublinroamer52
Dublin
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

We were attending Dirty Dancing in the Grand Canal Theatre so the hotel was a perfect location. We were also surprised that they had a shuttle bus at a cost od €4 pp return. We availed of this as it was a very wet evening. Might be an idea to provide it free of charge as a little incentive for... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Hello Thank you for the posting, as feedback is always interesting to receive. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we might see you again soon. Kind regards Sheila Baird More

fined4times
Northern Ireland
Contributor
14 reviews
33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012

A little apprehensive when we saw the hotel as it looked a bit jaded. The Gasworks Pub looked very inviting though. And it was further from the Grand Canal Theatre than I expected - the reason for our trip. We did enjoy the walk from the bus depot to the hotel especially along the river. This is a lovely part... More

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gmgrandcanalhotel, Manager at Grand Canal Hotel, responded to this review
February 1, 2012

Hello Thank you for taking the time to post your comments following your recent stay with us. We are a short walk from the theatre, 8 -10 minutes (even in heels) but do have a shuttle bus running on most nights there is a show on if you prefer. I am delighted that you enjoyed your stay and remember if... More

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Address: Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin Dublin 4, Ireland

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