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Brian P.

Dublin

28/11/2009 1 photo

I wish I could say I've stayed in this hotel but, alas, I find it hard to imagine having more much than €200 let alone spending more than that on a room. No, I was here for the first stage of the Tour of Ireland a month or two ago when Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish and company came to town.

At the Ritz-Carlton you can comfortably spend up to €5000 on a room for a single night. Now, that's what I call lunacy, sheer lunacy. I mean, it is the Presidential Suite but I'm not sure our presidents should be going around like flipped out rock stars blowing 6 months rent on a single nights bed rest.

The hotel couldn't be in a more idyllic location and even a walk down the long driveway to the hotel is inspiringly lovely. The views abound through the mature silver birch trees with rolling green hills leading to the the Sugar Loaf beyond.

The hotel itself, purpose built in a strange American colonial/palladian-looking style, is a little on the tacky side. It kinda smells of Barbie mansion and seems very much designed to make the nouveau riche tourist feel like the ruling class for a few days, which is not necessarily a good idea.

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