Six three-star hotels to surprise you in Ireland: ‘Professional, but relaxed - that’s our thing’
Hotels can be about more than their star rating, as this selection from our Hot 100 shows
One of the new junior suites in Stauntons on the Green in Dublin
When it comes to a hotel stay, star ratings don’t always tell the whole story.
Sometimes staff and service simply punch above their weight. Sometimes, finicky classification criteria like room sizes, furniture or room service hours mean a hotel that feels like a four-star cannot technically be one.