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Ariel House vs Paramount Hotel Temple Bar
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Ariel House scores slightly better than Paramount Hotel Temple Bar. Ariel House scores 82 with praise from 6 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.
Ariel House
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50-54 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
From $147 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Michelin Guide
"Personally run Victorian townhouse with comfy, traditionally styled guest areas and antique furnishings."
Fodor's
"The homemade preserves and oven-warm scones are reason enough to stay at this redbrick 1850 Victorian guesthouse, in one of Dublin's poshest tree-lined suburbs."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Little effort has been spared in recreating an authentic Victorian experience in this quaint Ballsbridge hotel."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A seriously impressive award-winning guesthouse occupying two Victorian townhouses next to the Aviva Stadium."
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Frommer's
"It’s a smoothly run, great value-for-the-money operation, situated on a quiet Victorian street...simple guest rooms are tastefully decorated in earthy oatmeal or cream with brocade-pattern bedspreads."
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Paramount Hotel Temple Bar
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Essex Gate, Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
From $117 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Fodor's
"Classic 1930s American movies seem to have been the inspiration for the interior of this medium-size hotel in the heart of Temple Bar."
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Lonely Planet
"Behind the Victorian facade, the lobby is a faithful re-creation of a 1930s hotel, complete with dark-wood floors, deep-red leather Chesterfield couches and heavy velvet drapes."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The 64-room Paramount Hotel is located in the popular Temple Bar area, the "cultural quarter" of Dublin known for its nightlife."
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Time Out
"You'd never guess it from sitting in the Turk's Head bar on a Saturday night, but this hotel is something of a hidden gem."
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Star Service
"With a discreet entrance tucked onto the side street, this voguish art-deco hotel occupies a rehabilitated historic building a block north of Dublin Castle and the city hall."
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As all rooms are graded standard, guests requesting corner rooms and larger front-facing rooms get the best proportions.
