Located in the heart of Dublin’s Temple Bar gay neighborhood of Dublin, Inn on the Lifey is also the city’s only (straight-friendly) gay B&B.
If you’re on a budget and want a no-fuss accommodation in Dublin, stay at Inn on the Liffey. Here’s our list of the top 11 gay-friendly hotels in Dublin to make your city in the city not only comfortable but interesting as well. A small capital with a large-hearted repute and cosmopolitan outlook makes Dublin a pleasure to explore. And who can forget the city’s biggest event, the 10-day Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival?Ĭlearly, Dublin is emerging as a fascinating alternate destination to its fellow gay-friendly peers like London, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Béar Féile celebrates bears with much fanfare and traditional Irish music. Today, there are film festivals like the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and GAZE Film Festival which have long celebrated LGBT storytelling. Dublin is also where the first Irish exclusively-gay bar as well as a place that hosted underground lesbian discos in the 1980s existed. Ireland’s first possibly gay-friendly venue, Bartley Dunne’s, welcomed people with an ‘alternative’ lifestyle, as it was called back in the 60s. Before heading out on your own, have some Irish-style fun on this fantastic pub crawl for experiencing craic at its best.ĭublin, one of the most beautiful places in the country, has had LGBT-friendly venues long before homosexuality was legalized.
These areas are also a hotspot for Dublin’s famous craic culture (“fun and enjoyable conversations”).
Most of the LGBT life in the city revolves around the areas of Temple Bar, Capel Street, and Georges Street. There has been a profusion of gay hotels in Dublin, and LGBTQ travelers are heading to the city now more than ever. Ireland’s ground-breaking gender recognition laws have made Dublin one of Europe’s most gay-friendly destinations. However, that’s not all that Dublin is known for. Majestic cathedrals and medieval castles are as important as their traditional pub culture. The well-finished rooms pack in a lot, though the pièce de résistance has got to be the 25-metre outdoor pool.Heritage and hedonism exist in equal measure in the Irish capital Dublin. As modern as they come, Hotel Yehuda on the hills west of the historic centre is a great option for those seeking a little more tranquillity, while this family-friendly establishment also boasts a supervised children’s play area among its many facilities. To the north of the Old City, just over a mile from Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock, Sergei Palace Hotel certainly lives up to its palatial name, and although some of the interior decoration may not be to everyone’s taste (ask to check out the kitsch religious iconography of the meeting room to see what we mean), the modern take on the traditional, and the spacious enclosed garden more than makeup for it. Ten minutes from Jaffa Gate, one of the main entrances into the Old City, it has a rooftop terrace boasting unmatched views over the area, and an airy and contemporary vibe throughout. Contrasting the King David is the contemporary Mamilla Hotel, designed by Italian architectural maestro Piero Lissoni. It has an old-world charm – ornate ceilings, fine wood furniture, and gently-ageing oriental carpets – that matches the city perfectly. As one of the city’s best-known hotels, the King David has sumptuous gardens with views to many of the most important Jerusalem points of interest, along with equally impressive interiors.
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In addition to an indoor and outdoor pool, there’s an impressive fitness centre and spa, while the spacious interiors and large windows douse the entire building with natural light throughout the day. With an enviable position a short distance from both the new and old sections of the city, the five-star Inbal Jerusalem blends effortlessly into its surrounds through the use of traditional Jerusalem stone, while providing exquisitely modern facilities.