Chapter2Fitness - HYROX Simulation

Dublin has accommodation across central neighbourhoods and residential districts. St Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street and the area around Trinity College contain hotels, boutique properties, guesthouses and serviced apartments close to major city attractions. Temple Bar and O’Connell Street have a concentration of hostels and city-centre hotels. The Liberties and Smithfield offer hotels, aparthotels and apartments in districts with cultural venues and local cafés. Georgian Dublin around Merrion Square and Baggot Street includes hotels and guesthouses in historic streets. Rathmines, Ranelagh, Ballsbridge and Drumcondra provide hotels, bed-and-breakfast accommodation, guesthouses and apartments in quieter urban neighbourhoods. Accommodation types in Dublin therefore include hostels, budget hotels, mid-range hotels, boutique hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, serviced apartments and self-catering apartments.

Dublin Airport is about 12 kilometres north of the city centre and connects with the city by bus, coach and taxi; it has no DART or Luas station. Aircoach, Dublin Express and Dublin Bus routes including 16 and 41 serve the airport and central Dublin. Intercity rail services use Heuston and Connolly stations, while DART trains serve the coastal corridor. The Luas tram network has Red and Green lines, linking central districts with areas across the city. Dublin Bus operates an extensive urban and suburban network, and TFI Leap Cards are accepted on Luas services and other public transport. Road access includes the M50 orbital motorway and the M1 from the north. Dublin has on-street parking and multi-storey car parks, with central parking charges varying by zone.