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| Hotel | Star Rating | Single Room € | Double Room € | Estimated Travel Time to RDS by Public Transport | Suggested Travel Option to RDS | Public Transport Directions |
| Citywest Hotel | 4 | €95 | €114 | 74 mins | Luas and DART/bus | Click here |
| D4 Berkley | 4 | €109 | €119 | 5 mins | Walking | Click here |
| Grand Hotel Malahide Limited availability |
4 | €111 | €130 | 55 mins | DART & walking | Click here |
| Stillorgan Park Hotel | 4 | €99 | €109 | 34 mins | Bus | Click here |
| Burlington Hotel | 4 | €134 | €154 | 22 mins | Bus | Click here |
| Croke Park Hotel | 4 | €140 | €150 | 37 mins | DART & walking | Click here |
| Maldron Cardiff Lane | 4 | €145 | €154 | 27 mins | DART | Click here |
| Clarion Hotel IFSC | 4 | €158 | €168 | 20 mins | DART & walking | Click here |
| Herbert Park Hotel | 4 | €195 | €210 | 12 mins | Walking | Click here |
Rate includes breakfast and local taxes
Double Rooms have one large bed. Twin rooms have two single beds.
From 1 July 2011, VAT rate on accommodation in Ireland was reduced to 9%. All above accommodation prices include VAT at 9%.
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4* Citywest Hotel
The Citywest Hotel is located 20 km from Dublin city centre and 16 km from the RDS. The hotel is well suited for groups with a large number of rooms, free ample parking, excellent services and facilities. The resort encompasses lively bars and restaurants, superb leisure centre and two Christy O’Connor Jnr golf courses.
Bedrooms are very well equipped and all offer complimentary broadband internet.
Distance from RDS: 16.2 km
Hotel address: Saggart, County Dublin
Take the Luas (tram) from the Citywest complex and then the DART (train) to Ballsbridge.
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The D4 Hotel complex is excellently located just 10 minutes' walk from the RDS and 20 minutes to the city centre, making it an excellent choice for groups attending the International Eucharistic Congress, with no coach transfers required.
Located within the complex is a restaurant, café, bar, convenience store, hairdressers and beauty salon. Ballsbridge and Baggot Street with a large selection of restaurants and bars are also on the hotel’s doorstep.
4* D4 Berkeley Hotel Ballsbridge, formerly known as the Berkeley Court Hotel is the 4 star hotel within the complex. The rooms are spacious and are well equipped including tea/coffee making facilities and wifi internet access.
Distance from RDS: 900m
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The Grand Hotel contains all that is essential for a traditionally serviced hotel with the modern expectations and specifications of its guests. Situated in the north Dublin coastal town of Malahide the guest can experience the best of both worlds – a relaxed location with the city just 30 minutes away. Malahide has a wide selection of pubs, restaurants and shops, as well as historic locations such as Malahide Castle, all within easy walking distance of The Grand Hotel. It is well served with parks and beaches, a marina, as well as several golf courses.
The RDS is 18km away by direct DART train or via a coach transfer. The hotel offers a restaurant, bar and health and fitness centre and bedrooms are well equipped.
Distance from RDS: 17.9 km
Hotel address: Malahide, County Dublin
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Located 6 km from the city centre and 4km from the RDS the Stillorgan Park Hotel is well suited for groups attending the International Eucharist Congress. There is free coach parking and the RDS is less than a 10 minute drive away.
Access to the city centre, 15 minutes' away, is also very convenient, with frequent public buses just across the road from the hotel. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service to local areas, subject to availability and booking.
Hotel facilities include an award winning restaurant and traditional bar, fitness facilities and day spa. Complimentary wifi internet access is available in the hotel.
Bedrooms are modern and well equipped, all with air conditioning and tea/coffee making facilities.
Distance from RDS: 4.5km
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The Burlington Hotel boasts comfortable hotel accommodation in Dublin and is a long-standing favourite hotel for both local and international travelers. The hotel is just a short stroll from Dublin's City Centre and the RDS (IEC2012 Congress Venue).
The hotel offers ample parking with immediate proximity to Dublin's City centre, local public bus services, the Aircoach and DART line giving guests an ideal base from which to explore the city and its surrounds: a home away from home.
The RDS is located within a 20 minute walk of this property.
Distance from the RDS: 3.1km
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4 * Croke Park Hotel
A very popular Dublin hotel, The Doyle Collection Croke Park Hotel is situated across from Ireland’s most famous sports stadium, Croke Park, on Jones’s Road one mile from the city centre and 4.9km from the RDS. This is the home of Ireland’s national sports, Gaelic games, and is the venue for the closing ceremony and Statio Orbis on Sunday 17th June.
The Croke Park Hotel has luxurious ensuite bedrooms with a pillow-top bed and duck-down duvet for the ultimate in comfort with Judith Jackson aromatherapy products. Bedrooms are air-conditioned, sound-proofed and have excellent amenities.
Hotel facilities include a fully equipped gymnasium and The Sideline Bistro and Coffee Bar offers an insight into the stadium across the road with images of iconic moments in Irish history that it has witnessed.
Distance from RDS: 4.9 km
Hotel address: Jones's Road, Dublin 3
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Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane is located very close to the city centre, off the south quays of the River Liffey and approximately a 35 minute walk to the RDS, which is also accessible by public transport. O’Connell Street, Grafton Street, Trinity College and Temple Bar are all within a 15 minute walk.
The majority of the 304 well appointed rooms are front facing with a balcony or French windows and offer complimentary broadband internet, tea/coffee making facilities, iron and work desk.
Hotel facilities include Club Vitae Health & Fitness Club including a 22 metre heated swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium and treatment rooms.
Distance from RDS: 2.6km
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4* Clarion Hotel IFSC
The Clarion Hotel IFSC is located overlooking the River Liffey in the renewed International Financial Services District. It is a 10 minute walk to O’Connell Street and city centre areas. The LUAS (tram) is a 5 minute walk from the hotel and brings you to the heart of the city in just a few minutes.
The RDS can be accessed within an easy 40 minute walk or by walking approximately 15 minutes to the public bus service which brings you directly to the venue.
This 4 star hotel offers a bar and restaurant, spa and complimentary use of the very well equipped SanoVitae Health & Fitness Club with indoor swimming pool. Bedrooms have complimentary broadband, safety deposit box, iron and minibar.
Distance from RDS: 3.3 km
Hotel address: International Financial Services Centre, Dubli 1
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The Herbert Park Hotel is located just a few minutes walk from the RDS. The hotel has the privileged location in the grounds of Herbert Park, a 48-acre peaceful parkland with beautiful pond-side walks. The hotel is also located just across the road from Ballsbridge’s selection of shops, restaurants and bars and allows easy access to the city centre.
The hotel has its own bar, two restaurants and a fitness suite. Bedrooms offer complimentary wifi, safety deposit box and air-conditioning.
Distance from RDS: 0.01km
Hotel address: Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4
Click here for walking directions from the Herbert Park Hotel to the RDS.
Minimum 4 night stay between 13th and 17th June 2012.

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