If you and your partner wish to do something romantic during your stay here, take the short five-minute walk to Whitefriar Street Church. Did you know that St Valentine's remains are kept here? Every year, locals leave messages for the saint and engaged couples have their rings blessed at the shrine.

Want to check out a historic attraction only 11 minutes away from the hotel? Take a tour of "The Bayno", currently housing Liberties College.

The building opened in 1915 as The Iveagh Play Centre and was paid for by Edward Cecil Guinness (Lord Iveagh), chairman of the eponymous company. It was a free-of-charge recreation space for kids aged 3-14 from the locality. Designed with the specs of a hospital, it had a hygienic environment and children received a treat of a bun and cup of cocoa with each visit. It acquired the nickname "The Bayno" from the expression "Beano", i.e. a giveaway. It became a school in the 1970s, then a further education college. I teach Irish Heritage and Culture here and I'm always happy to share the history of the building.

This property is only a 22-minute drive from National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, a great place to explore with kids. I took my nephews there and enjoyed a great interactive setup with live interpreters and a quiz for kids.

Visit National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology if you're in Dublin with your kids. I took my nephews there and enjoyed a great interactive setup with live interpreters and a quiz for kids. 

If you're a history buff, visit Dublin Castle, less than a 20-minute drive from this hotel. The castle celebrated the 100th anniversary of its surrender from the British to the provisional government of the Free State in 2022. Depicted with great ceremony in the film Michael Collins, the handover was more of a quiet affair, taking place in the Under Secretary's office above the Palace Street entrance to the castle. It was acknowledged with a new plaque on January 16, 2022.

Do you love literature as much as music? Then take a 15-minute drive to Merrion Park to see the Oscar Wilde Monument. You will find a statue by Danny Osborne made of white and green jade, pink thulite, and granite stone. It depicts Oscar facing his childhood home in Merrion Square (he was born on Westland Row). It was unveiled in 1997 by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland.

Although Wilde was married with two children, he was gay. His affair with Lord Alfred Douglas led to two years of hard labor in Reading Gaol, following a failed libel trial against Douglas' father. In 1900 Wilde died and was buried in Paris.

This bust of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, adorns the crypt entrance to the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle. On April 23, 1014, he was killed in the aftermath of his victory over the Vikings of Dublin. The Battle of Clontarf, as it was known, checked the power of the Vikings, but did not lead to their expulsion from Ireland, contrary to popular belief. The surname O'Brien derives from him.