Dublin 8 · Sleeps 6 · The whole house

A colourful home in Dublin 8. Stay in the real Dublin.

This is my house: a mid-century, eclectic terrace in Dublin 8. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two king beds and one superking. I painted every room a different colour, and none of them beige.

Most of the art on the walls is by Irish artists I’ve worked with or collected over the years. Meet the artists → I’ve also made a map of all my favourite places to see or buy art around the city. See the map →

The house

I brought this house forward rather than stripping it back: mid-century furniture, a bit of pattern, warm brass, and colour used properly on the walls and the woodwork. It works for a family or for two couples travelling together, and with three bathrooms nobody has to queue.

You have the whole house to yourselves. The kitchen is set up for real cooking, there is a washer and dryer, fast wifi, a private garden for the evening, and free on-street parking at the front of the house.

Upstairs is the master suite, with the ensuite and the sauna. I keep a travel cot and a high chair here if you are bringing a baby.

There are two king beds and one superking across the three bedrooms. I should say one of the bedrooms is quite small — it still has a king size bed and a small ensuite, there just is not much room around it.

The location

Stay in the real Dublin

Dublin 8 is the old city: the Liberties, the brewing and distilling quarter, two cathedrals, and some of the best independent food and drink in Dublin. People live and work here. It is not a hotel district, and it is the part of the city I chose to live in.

Most of what you came to see is walkable from the door, and the city centre is a straight line east.

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   Breakfast The Fumbally or Two Pups
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   Morning A visit to the Guinness Storehouse
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   Coffee Groundstate or Ada. We do the cakes there, from the Meltdown kitchen
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   Afternoon A stroll through St Patrick’s Cathedral
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   Evening Finish the evening in Lucky’s on Meath Street, where they do amazing pizza from Coke Lane Pizza. Or for my favourite Michelin-starred meal, go to Variety Jones

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   Coffee Start the day with a coffee and a sausage roll from Marlowe & Co
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   Brunch Stroll to Bibi’s for breakfast or lunch
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   A walk Continue past Camden Street to St Stephen’s Green
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   Museum The Little Museum of Dublin
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   A pint Head to Grogan’s, grab a seat outside and a pint of Guinness
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   Shopping Check out the George’s Street Arcade and the boutique shops on Drury Street
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   Dinner Uno Mas or Kicky’s
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   A dance On Fade Street in the No Name Bar

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   Breakfast Slice
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   Coffee A coffee from Little Cactus
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   A walk Around the Grangegorman campus, or out to Phoenix Park and the Dublin Zoo
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   Lunch With a glass of wine in The Fish Shop
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   Afternoon The Jameson Distillery Bow St in Smithfield
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   Dinner Vada or Grano
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   A drink Walsh’s, The Glimmer Man or The Cobblestone
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   A dance Bonobo or Fidelity

What is here

House rules

• Check-in from 3pm, check-out by 10am
• Minimum two-night stay
• No smoking anywhere in the house
• No parties or events
• Quiet hours after 10pm — my neighbours are lovely, and I would like to keep them that way
• No unregistered guests

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