Ireland day 1448. Monday 15 September 2025- Westbury

Today’s summary	Had a very nice breakfast at the Merrion hotel then went off to a meeting in Dublin. Later had lunch at the Merrion and walked over to the Westbury hotel where we are staying tonight. All very luxurious and a perfect treat. French dinner at Chez Max in the evening.
Today’s weather	Wild and stormy most of the day with occasional rain. Gale force westerly wind. Appx 16c

Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of our route)		Close-up location (The blue line shows where we walked) (No GPX today)

Commentary

Day two of our mini-break treat today started with a rather nice breakfast in the Merrion – I had wanted to go for a swim first, but just didn’t have the time. Anyway the porridge was done to perfection and the yogurts were delicious.

Afterwards, we packed our things, checked out and left our luggage with the concierge. We had a wander round some of the riverside sights of Dublin, enjoying the fact that it was all right on our front door rather than at the end of a struggle with the Dart. Then we had a meeting before returning to the Merrion hotel by which time it was early afternoon and we were ready for lunch.

By the time we’d enjoyed our avocado salad (Val) and beef sandwiches (me) we were ready to move to stage two of our tour of the posh hotels of Dublin. So we collected our bags and took advantage of a break in the stormy weather to stroll the ten minutes or so across town to the Westbury hotel where we’re staying tonight.

We are checked in now and ensconced in our room, surveying our surroundings. First impressions are good – the room is comfortable and well appointed though perhaps slightly misses some of the Georgian charm of the Merrion. Also, the staff don’t seem quite as customer focused. But it’s really comfortable here and we are loving it.

In a few minutes, we will be heading out to Chez Max for dinner. It’s one of our favourite French restaurants in Dublin and we are very much looking forward to it. A key element of any deluxe treat in Dublin!

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)


Office of the Taoiseach in Merrion Street this morning	The Dublin Convention Centre, looking downstream from the Sean O’Casey footbridge

Liberty Hall and the Custom house, looking upstream from the same bridge	In the lobby of the Westbury – just like the Merrion, it smells nice (but different)

Dublin skyline from our 6th floor room at the Westbury	Text here

Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzie) keeping an eye on things in Harry St, just outside the Westbury Hotel