I picked this hotel after looking at the a lot of other properties. The previous time I was in Dublin I stayed in the Liberties and I wanted something a little more central. The things I loved about the hotel: the location, the property itself, the room, the bed, the pillows, the coffee maker, the shower... The staff were friendly and polite. The things I didn't care for: there were multiple phone calls and visits to the room because of a faulty smoke detector. This really is a lovely hotel. Being in the Temple Bar area means it is quite lively and loud at night. The music from the bar on the ground floor, combined with the music from the other bars around, continues late into the night. I slept with ear buds in my ears and listened to white noise to cancel out the noise of the surroundings. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a clean, comfortable, well maintained hotel in a very popular area of Dublin.