Explore Dublin from Your Perfect Base Your Local Guide from Maples House Hotel
Dublin is a city that rewards exploration. From ancient history and literary heritage to lively pubs, world-class museums, and magnificent green spaces, there is no shortage of ways to fill your time. Here is our guide to the best that Dublin and our own Glasnevin neighbourhood has to offer.
★★★★ Rated 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor | Family-Owned Since the 1980s | Full Irish Breakfast Every Morning
Explore Dublin from Your Perfect Base Your Local Guide from Maples House Hotel
Dublin is a city that rewards exploration. From ancient history and literary heritage to lively pubs, world-class museums, and magnificent green spaces, there is no shortage of ways to fill your time. Here is our guide to the best that Dublin and our own Glasnevin neighbourhood has to offer.
★★★★ Rated 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor | Family-Owned Since the 1980s | Full Irish Breakfast Every Morning
About Our Hotel
More Than a Hotel, A Piece of Dublin’s Heart
Tucked away on Iona Road in Glasnevin one of Dublin’s most characterful northside neighbourhoods Maples House Hotel is the kind of place you return to again and again. Built in the graceful Edwardian style that defined early twentieth-century Dublin architecture, our hotel has been welcoming guests with genuine Irish warmth for decades.
We are a family business in the truest sense. Our staff know your name, remember your preferences, and genuinely care whether your stay is memorable. That personal touch is something no chain hotel can replicate and it is precisely what our guests tell us they love most.
Whether you are here to watch a match at Croke Park, celebrate a wedding, attend a conference, or simply explore one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities, Maples House Hotel offers exceptional value, authentic comfort, and a home-from-home experience that begins the moment you step through our door.
Walking Distance from the Hotel
| ATTRACTION | WALK TIME | WHY YOU SHOULD GO |
| National Botanic Gardens | 5 min walk | 49 acres of gardens, historic glasshouses, free entry one of Dublin’s finest escapes |
| Glasnevin Cemetery & Museum | 10 min walk | Ireland’s national necropolis; museum explores 1.5 million buried there including national heroes |
| Local Pubs of Glasnevin | 2–10 min walk | Authentic neighbourhood pubs with zero tourist mark-up the real Dublin |
Under 15 Minutes by Car or Bus
| ATTRACTION | TIME FROM HOTEL | NOTES |
| Croke Park & GAA Museum | 7 min drive | Ireland’s largest stadium; fascinating museum of Gaelic sports and culture |
| Phoenix Park | 10 min drive | 1,752 acres Europe’s largest enclosed public park; home to Dublin Zoo and the President’s residence |
| Dublin Zoo | 12 min drive | Within Phoenix Park; one of Europe’s oldest and finest zoos |
| Kilmainham Gaol | 15 min drive | Iconic site of Irish independence; powerful museum and historic tours |
| EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum | 12 min drive | Award-winning interactive museum in the Docklands |
| O’Connell Street & GPO | 12 min drive | Dublin’s main boulevard; site of the 1916 Easter Rising |
Dublin City Centre 15–20 Minutes
| ATTRACTION | TIME | HIGHLIGHTS |
| Trinity College & Book of Kells | 15 min | Ireland’s oldest university; the Book of Kells illuminated manuscript |
| Guinness Storehouse | 18 min | 7-storey experience at the home of Ireland’s most famous stout |
| Temple Bar | 15 min | Dublin’s cultural quarter galleries, pubs, street performers |
| National Museum of Ireland | 15 min | World-class collection including the Tara Brooch and Ardagh Chalice |
| St. Patrick’s Cathedral | 18 min | Ireland’s largest cathedral, founded in 1191 |
| Grafton Street Shopping | 15 min | Dublin’s premier pedestrian shopping street |
2-Day Dublin Break from Maples House Hotel
Day 1: Begin with our full Irish breakfast, then walk to the National Botanic Gardens for a morning stroll. Drive or bus to Croke Park for a stadium tour, then head into the city centre for lunch in Temple Bar and an afternoon at the Guinness Storehouse. Return to the hotel for dinner in the Maples Leaf Bistro.
Day 2: After breakfast, visit the Glasnevin Cemetery Museum a genuinely moving and fascinating morning. Drive to Phoenix Park for a walk and a visit to Dublin Zoo. Head to Trinity College in the afternoon to see the Book of Kells, then explore Grafton Street before returning to the hotel.
Contact Us
Address
79–81 Iona Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 ND70, Ireland
Phone
+353 1 830 4227