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title: "Marlin Hotel Stephens Green — Dublin"
description: "A four-star on Bow Lane East — St Stephen’s Green 0.1 km, Grafton Street 0.2 km — with the largest review sample on this page and cold coffee at breakfast in the cons."
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# Marlin Hotel Stephens Green

A four-star on Bow Lane East — St Stephen’s Green 0.1 km, Grafton Street 0.2 km — with the largest review sample on this page and cold coffee at breakfast in the cons.

## Verdict

The Grafton-side pick if the park and shopping spine matter — just read the breakfast score before you treat the 8.8 headline as flawless; food and beverage sits at 7.78.

Geography first: St Stephen’s Green 0.1 km, Grafton Street 0.2 km, Trinity College 0.4 km, Temple Bar 0.9 km. Location scores 9.29 out of 10. Cleanliness scores 8.78 with spotless-room praise in the pros — a milder cleanliness story than the Staycity pair.

The supplier rating is 8.8 out of 10 from 16,631 reviews, captured 16 January 2026 — the largest sample in this Dublin set. Service 9.25 and overall experience 9.05 are strong; food and beverage is the clear weak link at 7.78, with cold coffee at breakfast named in the cons. Expensive parking and staff interruption also appear.

Facilities favour a conventional upscale stay: fitness centre, restaurant, bar, family rooms, soundproof rooms and parking garage are listed. There is no aparthotel kitchen kit in the amenity facts we cite.

Dublin Airport is 10.5 km. Pearse Station is 1.2 km.

## Is Marlin Hotel worth the Grafton premium?

Only if the Green pin is what you are buying. The supplier score is 8.8 out of 10 from 16,631 reviews as of 16 January 2026, with location at 9.29 — but food and beverage scores 7.78 with cold coffee named. Compare with Staycity Mary Street: /hotels/dublin/compare/staycity-aparthotels-dublin-city-centre-vs-marlin-hotel-stephens-green.

## How close is Temple Bar?

our hotel data provider records Temple Bar at 0.9 km — a walk for many, not the same as sleeping above a pub.

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