The Dean Dublin, Ireland - Revisit

In October 2015 we stayed before our flight to London at the Dean. It was our second stay. The hotel had at this stage opened for about a year.

 

Before our stay we were in contact with the hotel staff and the e-mail replies were always timely and warm.

 

During check in we were asked if we were return guests, when we confirmed we received two bottles of water as a welcome gift.

 

Originally we had asked in our e-mail conversation to have the same room we had in March 2015 or an equivalent quiet room. We didn’t receive the one we had earlier – it was a floor lower, the 2^nd, and we were a bit worried that noise could be an issue.

 

When returning to our room after dinner we could hear music and the buzzing of people at the bar downstairs. It was very loud until roughly the middle of the floor. It got quieter the further we walked away and towards our room. In our room it was totally quiet.

 

We would recommend you book from the SupeRoom and up and request either a room on the second or third floor at the end of the building, because the first and fourth floor could be too loud (Bar on ground floor / Sophie’s and outdoor rooftop bar on 5^th floor).

 

We had booked the Hi-Fi Room again. We liked the airiness, design and layout from our previous stay, so we chose it again.

 

The rooms looked identical. The only difference were the vinyls (Bee Gees, The Doors, Best of Cream and others) provided and the theme. It was dedicated to the UK (how eerie) and London with a coffee table book about the British capital and one about the Rolling Stones. There was also a Wear Dublin Magazine.

 

The views were the same, but the neighboring buildings seemed much nearer.

 

The minibar and prices were unchanged as were the TV channels (only regional) and free Netflix access.

 

Bathroom amenities were from Grafton Barber as expected, and which we again enjoyed.

 

I will write a separate review about dinner and breakfast at Sophie’s.

 

Check out approached as always too quick and was done efficient and friendly.

 

We love the Dean and would stay here again.

 

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