Stillorgan Park Hotel is pretty well located. The dual carriageway outside sees to it that you can hop in and out of town pretty easily, all you have to do is flag down a bus and you’ll be in the centre in good time. Luas TRAM and DART rail links are also pretty good, and the airport bus comes out here so there’s no danger of feeling isolated!

The surrounding area itself is nice spot, home to the Dublin middle and upper classes and fairly peaceful and sleepy. You can have a stroll into Blackrock if you fancy a wander by the sea and a bite to eat or a drink, and the nearby DART will ferry you up and down the Dublin coastline to nearby spots such as Sandycove beach and Dun Laoghaire.

Public Transport Links:

LUAS Tram – Dublin has recently added a tram system which is very handy for getting round the city’s Southside. You can pick up the LUAS tram from nearby into St Stephen’s Green in the centre of town. It also stops at Dundrum where there’s an excellent shopping centre. To get to the LUAS stop from the hotel walk down the dual carriageway away with the traffic. Cross over at the bridge and take a right along Kilmacud Road Lower, the next left will bring you to Kilmacud Road Upper where the tram is located.

Bus –

There’s a bus stop just outside the hotel, where you can jump on the 46A right into the centre of town. Cross over the road to the opposite bus stop and you can get it in the opposite direction out to Dun Laoghaire. The blue Dublin Aircoach, the direct shuttle service to and from the airport also stops handily at the same bus stops, so getting to and from the airport really is no problem at all.

Train –

You can walk to the nearest DART station (that’s Dublin Area Rapid Transit), just walk up the Stillorgan Dual Carriageway towards the centre of town and take a right along Booterstown Avenue. At the end of the avenue is Booterstown DART station. From here you can get up and down the coastal suburbs of Dublin.

How To Get From The Nearest Airport –

The nearest airport is Dublin and it’s around 13km away. The best way without a shadow of a doubt to get to and from the airport is by jumping on the blue Aircoach, which departs from the arrivals hall and leaves you at the doorstep of the hotel. Just hop over the pedestrian crossing to where the blue collection sign is – it goes from here. Costing EUR.7.00 for a single and EUR.12.00 for an open day return, it’s far better value than a taxi and just as reliable. It departs every 20 minutes up until midnight and every hour between midnight and 4am.

How To Get To Dublin's Top Attractions:

You can get pretty much anywhere in Dublin with the excellent transport links, between the LUAS, the DART and Dublin Buses you’ve pretty much got the whole city covered.

Why not get off at St.Stephen’s Green and have a wander through the fine leafy gardens if the weather’s good. Just up at the corner is Grafton Street, a real shopper’s haven where you’ll find the famous Brown Thomas store as well as the St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre.

At the end of the street you’ll come to Trinity College (home of the Book of Kells). Call in to admire these beautiful Celtic manuscripts, said to be among the oldest writings in the world.

It’s worth stopping to admire the statue of Molly Malone, the famous young girl of Dublin folklore who was said to sell cockles and mussels along nearby Henry Street. From here you can go in two different directions. Head directly up to O’Connell Street via O’Connell Bridge, admire the views along the River Liffey and see the famous Spire.