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Hotels in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin
Grand Canal Dock is one of the 17 neighbourhoods of Dublin (Wikidata: "docklands area east of Dublin city centre, Ireland"). Its centre is 1.7 km from the city centre. 7 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 7of 138 in Dublin's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.7 km
- Nearest station
- Grand Canal Dock0.4 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- National Gallery of Ireland1.0 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 63OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Grand Canal Dock
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Marker Hotel - A Leading Hotel of The World | 0.1 km |
| 2 | Maldron Hotel Pearse Street | 0.4 km |
| 3 | Pearse Street Suites | 0.6 km |
| 4 | The Lombard Townhouse | 0.8 km |
| 5 | The Alex Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 6 | The Davenport Hotel | 0.8 km |
| 7 | The Mont Hotel | 0.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Grand Canal Dock
OpenStreetMap maps 20 restaurants, 30 cafes and 13 bars and pubs counted in Grand Canal Dock, and 12 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 20 | 8 of 17 |
| Cafes | 30 | 4 of 17 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 13 | 10 of 17 |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 3 | 7 of 17 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 9 | 6 of 17 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 17 neighbourhoods of Dublin; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Grand Canal Dock
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Grand Canal Dock is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Grand Canal Dock in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merrion Square Park | Park | 0.9 km |
| Oscar Wilde Memorial | Memorial | 0.9 km |
| Pearse Square | Park | 0.3 km |
| St Andrew's | Place of worship | 0.8 km |
| The Giant's Garden | Attraction | 0.9 km |
| Chimney Park | Park | 0.2 km |
| Hanover Studios | Attraction | 0.2 km |
| Bernardo O'Higgins | Memorial | 0.8 km |
| Éire Memorial | Memorial | 0.8 km |
| George Russell (AE) | Memorial | 0.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Grand Canal Dock
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Grand Canal Dock, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Canal Dock | rail | 0.4 km |
| Dublin Pearse | rail | 0.7 km |
| Docklands | rail | 0.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Grand Canal Dock is from Dublin's main sights
| Sight | From Grand Canal Dock |
|---|---|
| National Gallery of Ireland | 1.0 km |
| Leinster House | 1.1 km |
| National Library of Ireland | 1.1 km |
| National Museum of Ireland | 1.2 km |
| Saint Stephen's Green | 1.6 km |
| Spire of Dublin | 1.7 km |
| Chester Beatty Library | 2.0 km |
| Dublin Castle | 2.0 km |
| Irish Museum of Modern Art | 4.1 km |
| Dublin Zoo | 4.5 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Grand Canal Dock
Sights in Grand Canal Dock
- Merrion Square · square · 0.9 km
- Bord Gáis Energy Theatre · theatre · 0.2 km
- Pearse Square · square · 0.3 km
Nearby
Areas next to Grand Canal Dock
Questions
Grand Canal Dock: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin?
7 places to stay in this guide are counted in Grand Canal Dock: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 17 neighbourhoods of Dublin. The nearest to the area centre is The Marker Hotel - A Leading Hotel of The World, 0.1 km away.
How far is Grand Canal Dock from the centre of Dublin?
1.7 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Dublin.
How far is Grand Canal Dock from Dublin Castle?
2.0 km in a straight line from the centre of Grand Canal Dock. The nearest of Dublin's main sights is National Gallery of Ireland, 1.0 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Grand Canal Dock?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Grand Canal Dock (rail, 0.4 km), Dublin Pearse (rail, 0.7 km) and Docklands (rail, 0.8 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Grand Canal Dock?
OpenStreetMap maps 20 restaurants, 30 cafes and 13 bars and pubs counted in Grand Canal Dock (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 17 neighbourhoods of Dublin that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 138 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Grand Canal Dock on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.