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Experience one of the best 5 star Luxury Hotels Dublin Overlooking beautiful St Stephen’s Green, this historic 5-star hotel boasts luxurious rooms with elegant, marble bathrooms. In the heart of Dublin, The Shelbourne offers gourmet steak and seafood in its Saddle Room Restaurant.
A truly landmark building on the north side of St Stephen’s Green, the hotel is operated by Marriott International, having undergone a major refurbishment in recent years.
The hotel was founded in 1824 by joining three adjacent townhouses overlooking St Stephen’s Green.
One of the hotel’s more infamous guests was Alois Hitler, Jr, the half brother of Adolf Hitler, who worked in the hotel while in Dublin in the early 20th century.
Notably in 1922, the hotel played a very important part in the founding of the Irish nation when the Irish Constitution was drafted in room 112, now known as The Constitution Room.
The Shelbourne lies at the epicentre of Dublin.
The cast of characters who have walked through its doors or made history over a pint in the Horseshoe Bar, is truly impressive: almost every great Irish literary figure over the last century, including Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh, and Seamus Heaney, as well as scores of International celebrities, including John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, James Cagney, and John F. Kennedy.
Other guests included Grace Kelly, John F. Kennedy, and Michael Collins.
The Shelbourne Horseshoe Bar is an integral part of Dublin’s social scene. Many a great ideas have been formed on cocktail napkins at the Horseshoe.
Whether you are in town for St Patrick’s Day, Oktoberfestdublin, Vodafone Comedy Festival Dublin, Dublin Fringe Festival, to sample the theatrical delights of the Abbey, Gaiety, Olympia, Ambassador Theatre or Gate Theatres. To be entertained by world renowned musicians at the National Concert Hall, Vicar Street or the O2. Or sample the cultural delights of Trinity College, the National Gallery of Art or Kilmainham Jail. Or just have fun at the Guinness Storehouse, the Zoo, Jameson Brewery or Chester Beatty Library. Or indulge your shopaholic self in Grafton Street, the St Stephen’s Green and Dundrum Shopping Centres, the Tower Design Centre, Temple Bar Market or Powerscourt Townhouse, relax and enjoy the luxurious service afterwards at the Shelbourne
