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The best hotels near Ireland

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 11 Waterford hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Waterford, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 4.1.

All five are within 3.0 km of Ireland.

Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton

Highest rated of the five

Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton

★★★★★4.3 from 687 reviews

Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 687 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $177 a night on the dates we checked.

11 hotels in Waterford qualified for this list and five made it. Aloft by Marriott Dublin-Pleasanton is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton1

    Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton

    ★★★★★4.3 from 687 reviews

    1.2 km from Ireland, about a 15 minute walk

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    • Aloft by Marriott Dublin-Pleasanton2

      Aloft by Marriott Dublin-Pleasanton

      ★★★★★4.2 from 483 reviews

      900 m from Ireland, about a 11 minute walk

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      • Extended Stay America Suites- Dublin - Hacienda Dr.3

        Extended Stay America Suites- Dublin - Hacienda Dr.

        ★★★★★4.1 from 1,033 reviews

        600 m from Ireland, about a 8 minute walk

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        • La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dublin - Pleasanton4

          La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dublin - Pleasanton

          ★★★★★4.3 from 989 reviews

          3.0 km from Ireland

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly

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        • Courtyard by Marriott Pleasanton5

          Courtyard by Marriott Pleasanton

          ★★★★★4.2 from 611 reviews

          2.9 km from Ireland

          • Pool
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly
          • Kid friendly

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        How this list was put together

        11 Waterford hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Ireland second, then took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Marc Delacroix

        Marc Delacroix France

        Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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