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The Castle Hotel, located north of central Dublin, has a bit of a split personality. On the one hand, this grand dame of a Georgian hotel has rooms and halls stuffed with dark wood antiques, ceilings lined with crown molding, and generally the kind of ornate décor that would make one want to run out and buy a corset.
On the other hand, the hotel is also home to a second breed of rooms—plain Janes with small, cheerful, if aberrantly sized rooms, furnished in a vacuum of style (wall mounted pressboard headboards, low ceilings, and little-to-no décor).
What's going on here? We say: If you can get one of the antique-furnished rooms, then go for it. Otherwise, think twice, as there are plenty of similar lodgings closer to the city center with similarly plain décor for the same price, if not cheaper. Either way, you should pop in to take a look at the magnificent staircase and elegant sitting room. Then have a drink at the charming, old-style bar.
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