The Marker Rooftop Bar in Dublin

I've stayed at the Marker Hotel on my last two visits to Dublin, each lasting about a week. While the hotel is beautiful with great amenities, this most recent visit fell far short of expectations. The curtain issue: Our room curtain would not close fully, allowing light to stream in and making restful sleep nearly impossible. We reported this to staff multiple times throughout our stay. Each time we were told it was fixed, but it never was. Staff would simply force the curtain as far as it would go, and the problem persisted the moment it was reopened. On our fourth or fifth attempt, the curtain partially detached and fell on my friend. Despite further repair attempts, the issue was never resolved. While the hotel sent chocolates and wine (which we appreciated), what we needed was either a proper fix or an offer to switch rooms. The result was a week-long vacation where we never felt fully rested, hardly what you expect from an expensive room. The spa policy: We booked this hotel primarily for the spa. We understood that child access hours changed during the Christmas–New Year period and planned our days accordingly to use the spa during adult-only hours. However, multiple times we arrived to find the pool and hot tub packed with children, splashing, diving, and screaming, making it impossible to relax. When I asked staff about the discrepancy, I was told they were allowing children during adult-only hours due to check-ins. This was incredibly frustrating, as the spa was the primary reason we chose to return to the Marker. We never got to use the facilities as planned and never got to fully relax. The staff response to this issue was also insufficient. We also experienced issues with shower pressure, noise, and other minor problems. For the price point, I'm disappointed we didn't receive what we paid for. We're returning to Dublin in May and had initially planned to book the Marker again, but based on this experience, we'll unfortunately be looking elsewhere.

The rooftop bar is brilliant. Great service, snacks, and photographic views. As always, the staff were top notch, warm, welcoming and happy to help.

We had an amazing stay at Anantara! The rooms were beautiful, the staff were welcoming and attentive, and the food was delicious. A special thank you to Matthijs at reception, who went above and beyond to make our stay especially enjoyable. Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a place to stay in Dublin!

Nothing but love for this hotel! Good location, fantastic service and all the Me ties you could ask for.

Johan-Mikhail was amazing. Was so attentive and friendly to the entire group!

Amazing experience, disabled friendly, and gorgeous on a sunny day, the staff were fabulous!!

Such a great evening here, thank you Johan and Mikhail for such excellent service!

I went here with my mum for some time in the spa followed by the “poetry and places” afternoon tea. Emily, the waitress, was absolutely fantastic- so kind, so attentive and she really went out of her way- we had a lovely chat and she is just a breath of fresh air! We couldn’t recommend her highly enough. Derek, at the front desk was so welcoming, showing us around and elevating the experience with his Dublin wit and charm- a true asset! We’ve been to afternoon tea in lots of other hotels, which can sometimes feel quite cold, rushed and anonymous, but Emily and Derek really made our experience in the Marker extra special and memorable - thank you!

Had the pleasure of visiting the day spa and enjoying an afternoon in the hotel. Derek, the head of guest experience was a phenomenal host and added such a memorable tour on top of our visit.

Rooms are spacious, service is excellent. The location is amazing with beautiful views. Not noisy but still near town centre. Staff were friendly and helpful specially Derek who was always eager to answer our questions and give excellent suggestions.