Bright, modern hotel with fresh public areas
Bar and restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Movie-night package with DVDs and popcorn
Simple, stylish rooms with soft lighting and electric kettles
Paved garden area with picnic table seating and parasols
Free secure parking and convenient bus stop for city center access
Free Wi-Fi
Uninspiring suburban surroundings
Some traffic noise audible from rooms
City center a drive or bus journey away
The 96-room Ardmore Hotel is a family-owned, good-value property with pleasant and modern public areas and a fresh, clean ambience. Located in a residential neighborhood in north Dublin, there's not a lot to interest visitors in the immediate locale (other than the nearby Glasnevin Cemetery), but the city center is just a 10-minute drive away (and there's a convenient bus stop nearby). Rooms are simple and warmly decorated; breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all catered for on-site. If a central location isn't important, the Travelodge Dublin Airport Ballymun is around the same price and has easier access to the airport.
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Scene
Pleasant, quiet, and contemporary hotel
From its smart, boxy, and post-millennium architecture to its bright, airy reception with bold splashes of modern art, the scene at the Ardmore Hotel is solidly set in the present. Hallways are clean, fresh, and unfussy, while behind the hotel is a paved garden with picnic table seating and parasols -- a pleasant enough space for a quiet drink. Although set on a busy road the overall atmosphere is peaceful, probably through attracting the kind of tourists who prefer to be away from the hustle and bustle of central Dublin.
Location
Residential Dublin suburb a 10-minute drive into the city center
The Ardmore Hotel is located on the border of three Dublin neighborhoods -- Tolka Valley, Finglas, and Glasnevin -- the surrounding area being a typical residential suburb. The one attraction of note nearby is the Glasnevin Cemetery (tours of this historic site are available). Buses from outside the hotel get you to Dublin's center in 10 minutes, or it's a four-mile drive. It's a 15-minute drive or six miles from Dublin airport to the hotel, while Connolly train station is three miles away.
Rooms
Clean and modern rooms with free Wi-Fi
The Ardmore has 96 rooms all of which are decorated in a clean, modern style with simple furnishings, carpets, and warm color schemes. In-room amenities include free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and electric kettles for making tea and coffee. Bathrooms are tiled with marble tops and all include hair dryers and tub/shower combos or walk-in showers.
Features
Secure on-site parking and movie-night package
The hotel's Premier Bar offers a varied menu of international dishes throughout the week, as well as a carvery roast every Sunday. The Cream Restaurant also serves a choice of continental or cooked breakfasts every morning (for a fee). A movie-night package offers guests the hire of a DVD player plus movie and popcorn for a small fee. Guest arriving by car have access to two parking areas -- one ground level and the other secure underground. There is also a garden terrace with picnic tables and big umbrellas.
