For the best in Dublin accommodation, enjoy luxury from USD$275.00 at the Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin, located at St Stephens Green Dublin 2.

International standard rooms with service is available from USD$92.00 at the Trim Castle Hotel, which can be found at Castle Street Trim Co. Meath.

For travellers seeking a balance of comfort and value for money, accommodation starts at USD$69.00 for a room at the Lansdowne Hotel Dublin, conveniently situated at Pembroke Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4.

And for just USD$73.00, discerning visitors looking for budget accommodation can base themselves at the Bridge House Dublin which is located at 24-25 Parliament Street Temple Bar Dublin 2.

Lastly, for the family or group travellers you may prefer a Dublin apartment, starting from USD$111.00 at the Dublin City Centre Apartments, 89/90 Lower Gardiner Street Dublin 1.

Dublin in review

As the capital of a country in which half the population is aged under 28 and a city in which there are more than 1000 pubs, Dublin is a good town for a good time.

To set out on the right foot, visit the Guinness Storehouse at St James' Gate, where a brewing tour ends at the scenic Gravity Bar with a complimentary glass of Guinness. That may wet one's thirst for a literary pub tour, taking in the favourite haunts of James Joyce, Brendan Behan, Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett. Once you've seen where Ireland's greatest writers drank, the place where most of them studied, Trinity College, offers literary reflections of a soberer kind. There you'll find the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the gospels dating back to 800AD.

And to keep following in the footsteps of the city's famous sons, try one of the more elegant Dublin hotels, the Clarence. Owned by regulars Bono and The Edge of pop band U2, it houses the hip Kitchen nightclub in the basement.

- From our editor A.Steenbhom – United States