Herbert Park Hotel

Wonderful hotel in a prime location, superb staff, could not be more helpful.
Best location for any event in the RDS, or Landsdowne Road, great bars and restaurants nearby.
Rooms are comfortable, clean and well maintained. Very good hotel.

The Herbert Park is a nicely appointed hotel. I’ve stayed there a couple times for work, and the service and accommodations are quite nice. The continental breakfast is pricey, but above average, and the adjacency to both RDS and Aviva Stadium — as well as the easy walk to the city centre make it convenient and not right downtown (it’s about a mile and a half to the Grafton/​Trinity area.) Walking in the park has become a highlight of my evenings, and there are plenty of dining options close by. I will return, given the opportunity.

I’m staying here a couple of nights because I’m traveling for business. The hotel is very dated. Inside my room the wall paper is peeling, the walls are scuffed and the baseboards are well worn. I’ve ordered room service and ate at the restaurant which was typical hotel grade food (nothing to rave about). It is a great walkable neighborhood with a lot of restaurants around. I took the hop on hop off sight seeing tour and was able to walk to one of the hop on stops, it was about a mile away. The hotel has free wifi which I found to be very reliable and fast. But the real gem is the Herbert Park which is right behind the hotel. Before and after dinner one night I walked the grounds of the park and it is beautiful. The park has a pond with ducks and a swan, there are people jogging, walking their dogs and walking the grounds of the park. Very peaceful and relaxing.

Haven’t stayed here, but have stopped by for a coffee. Ok. I stopped by for an Irish coffee that one time too. I always feel like I am getting ripped off…

This place is alright. As others have noted, it’s a bit dated. The outside looks nice but the interior could use an update. The paint/​wallpaper in my room is peeling a bit.
But it’s a good place for a business trip. My office is about a 15 min walk from here (~1.4k) so it’s a nice walk in the morning. Free wifi in the rooms works well so that is a plus. My company has a good rate here, but the downside is that breakfast is not included (additional 15 euro pp for continental breakfast… A bit steep). Doesn’t bother me during the week as I can grab food at the office but it would be nice for the weekend.
The hotel itself is in the Ballsbridge area of town, a few kilometers away from the Center (Temple Bar area). Good for me as its close to the office, but not super touristy/​packed with things to do. A cab ride downtown though is only a few euro.
Located on Herbert Park which is a lovely park for a morning or afternoon walk.
Solid for the price, but if my preferred hotel is available for the next trip (was full this time) I’ll be staying elsewhere.

We came in here for tea after a walk in the park. Although the serving staff were very helpful and friendly, our experience with the reception staff could have been better. Although we had spent about € 25, they still insisted on charging us for the car park. Also it seemed like the manager was there, and she didn’t lift a finger when we questioned the charge. It wasn’t a surprise that there were hardly any people there. The hotel has a lot of potential but silly customer service faux pas like this let it down. Won’t return.

Beautiful hotel overlooking Herbert Park. Rooms were spacious, immaculately clean and beds were very comfortable. The bathroom was also very clean but there was only one hand towel supplied between two people. There was no courtesy trays and I wasn’t prepared to pay € 3.50 every time I wanted to have a cup of tea during the night. Breakfast was also a big let down. The bacon appeared to have been reheated and was as tough as nails, and the mushrooms and tomatoes were tasteless. I have had better tasting food from service stations.
I won’t be returning as I can book a three star hotel with all the extras for less than the cost of this four star hotel.

This hotel is a bit dated, but perfect for a business trip. The rooms are big and clean, with restaurants, pubs and cafes near by.
If you are looking for cheerful place for hotel, this is not it. The staff are as cold as the atmosphere, but bearable. You get what you pay for.

I have never stayed here (it is only down the road from my home, so, if I have to stay over you know I’m in BIG trouble with the wife!)
I have had lunch here a few times recently and it is always good and tasty and not horribly expensive, they do some very nice open sandwiches.

Could be the best hotel in Dublin. The bar is fun and the staff hip. Great for business meetings and right next the the US Embasy!

I was here for a business meeting and it served our needs fine. I thoroughly agree with the previous two reviews it does have an element of coldness to it. I think it’s the large space needs more plants etc.
The service was very friendly at the bar.

I was in Herbert Park Hotel for a conference for a few days so we had breakfast/​lunch/​dinner there and used the conference facilities as well as the stay overnight.
The good thing about Herbert Park Hotel is its location in Ballsbridge and the massive Herbert Park at the back which is great for a walk. Rooms are actually quite good and there’s nothing wrong with those, if you get a good price this might be a good choice, for the room only. Breakfast is also a nice standard hotel-​fare breakfast.
However the place is incredibly corporate and cold. There’s absolutely no atmosphere in it. It really doesn’t feel good at all spending any more than the necessary time in there. The hotel bar is quite bland and expensive, but there are good pubs just across the road. Lunch was the same «selection of sandwiches» every day, which was a massive platter of boringly assembled sandwiches full of butter and mayonnaise. For me as a German who is used to have the main meal at lunch, this really didn’t go that well. Others didn’t mind that much, but nobody really liked it. Dinner was a buffet option, because we were with a conference, which wasn’t very flavourful either, but not really bad — the second day it was a bit better. The chef does Tandoori/​Indian spices, but of course for a group he seems he needs to adjust the spice levels to be acceptable to everyone. I don’t know how a la carte food is. The service was just barely minimal, it was nearly impossible to get the attention of a waiter for extra drinks or a dessert menu, and the waiters also seemed very cold and tried to get away from you as quickly as possible.
In general it seemed none of the staff tried to go the extra mile, just basic service was delivered, not actively looking for solutions. One of our group had his bike lock broken and his bicycle taken away by staff because he chained it to a lamp post in front of the hotel which apparently was on their property, but had no signage at all and looked like street parking. After long discussions with management he received a 15 Euro reimbursement for a new bike lock (I paid 60 or 70 Euro for my last bike lock in a cycle shop).
So if you can get a good deal here and are about the location, the rooms are nice and there’s nothing wrong there, but don’t expect a cozy setting or great food/​service.

The Herbert Park hotel is a good hotel in Ballsbridge that’s a great tip if you’re going to a concert in the RDS or Lansdowne Road. It looks on to the beautiful Herbert Park and is really centrally located.
The hotel itself is modern and a little cold. The hotel bar doesn’t have a huge amount of atmosphere unless you bring a huge crowd with you, but it’s nice for a quiet drink. The hotel restaurant is ok too, nothing to write home about.
The rooms are great though, at the moment there’s a deal on for € 70 a room. They are really nice rooms that are furnished well, clean and well specked out. They even have play stations. The newspaper is delivered to your room in the morning and they do a nice breakfast too.

Vier Sterne für 4 Sterne Hotel. Geräumige, saubere und klimatisierte Zimmer. Freundlicher und zuvorkommender Service. Modernes, großes Hotel, nicht unbedingt für Romantiker, aber für einen angenehmen und problemlosen Aufenthalt bestens geeignet.
Etwa 25 Gehminuten südlich der innenstadt direkt am Herbert Park gelegen. Mit dem Taxi etwa 5 Minuten. Das Meer ist in Laufweite, das RDS nebenan.