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title: "Ashling Hotel Dublin vs Maldron Hotel Smithfield: which hotel is better?"
description: "Ashling Hotel Dublin or Maldron Hotel Smithfield in Dublin? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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# Ashling Hotel Dublin vs Maldron Hotel Smithfield

Both are in Dublin, 850 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★★ · Oxmantown
## [Ashling Hotel Dublin](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ashling-hotel-dublin-dublin/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.0 ·  Excellent

- **Location score:** 7.3

- **Score by category:** 3 of 5

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1158055/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Stoneybatter
## [Maldron Hotel Smithfield](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/maldron-hotel-smithfield-dublin/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.6 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 8.0

- **Score by category:** 1 of 5

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1816161/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Ashling Hotel Dublin

It leads in 3 of 5 categories. 850 m apart.

### Choose Ashling Hotel Dublin if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (9.0 / 8.6)

### Choose Maldron Hotel Smithfield if you want

-   to walk to the sights (1.3 km / 2.1 km)
-   more restaurants on the doorstep (78 / 20)

### Why is Ashling Hotel Dublin better than Maldron Hotel Smithfield?

1.  Higher guest rating (9.0 vs 8.6) (+0.4)
2.  610 m closer to public transport (−610 m)
3.  Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★) (+1★)
4.  More guest reviews (123 vs 42), so the rating is more reliable (×2.9)
5.  Has an on-site restaurant

### Why is Maldron Hotel Smithfield better than Ashling Hotel Dublin?

1.  780 m closer to the city centre (−780 m)
2.  58 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+58)
3.  More walkable surroundings (walk grade 84 vs 59) (+25)
4.  9 more sights within 1 km (+9)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Ashling Hotel Dublin | Maldron Hotel Smithfield |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 9.0  (+0.4) | 8.6 |
| Location | 7.3 | 8.0  (+0.7) |
| Facilities | 5.0  (+2.5) | 2.5 |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Public transport | 10.0  (+2.5) | 7.5 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.9  (+0.3) | 8.6 |
| Guest rating | 9.0  (+0.4) | 8.6 |
| Number of reviews | 123  (+81) | 42 |
| Rank in Dublin | top 17%  (+42%) | bottom 41% |
| Location |
| Location score | 7.3 | 8.0  (+0.7) |
| Distance to the centre | 2.1 km | 1.3 km  (−780 m) |
| To public transport | 10 m  (−610 m) | 620 m |
| To the airport | 9.2 km | 8.9 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 20 | 78  (+58) |
| To the nearest food shop | 540 m | 20 m  (−520 m) |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 8  (+7) |
| Sights within 1 km | 7 | 16  (+9) |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★★  (+1★) | ★★★ |
| Listed amenities | 14 | 13 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | – |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concierge | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restaurant | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room service | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting rooms | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights |
| Dublin Castle | 1.7 km | 1.0 km  (−650 m) |
| Spire of Dublin | 2.0 km | 1.2 km  (−850 m) |
| Leinster House | 2.6 km | 1.9 km  (−700 m) |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

850 m apart

Ashling Hotel Dublin: city centre: 2.1 km, nearest station Cookstown Leisure Centre: 10 m, Dublin Airport (DUB): 9.2 km, 20 places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.

Maldron Hotel Smithfield: city centre: 1.3 km, nearest station Dublin Broadstone railway station: 620 m, Dublin Airport (DUB): 8.9 km, 78 places to eat within 500 m, 16 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Dublin

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## Ashling Hotel Dublin or Maldron Hotel Smithfield: common questions

### Which is better, Ashling Hotel Dublin or Maldron Hotel Smithfield?

Ashling Hotel Dublin leads in 3 of 5 categories, including guest rating, facilities, public transport. Maldron Hotel Smithfield is stronger in location.

### Which is cheaper, Ashling Hotel Dublin or Maldron Hotel Smithfield?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Maldron Hotel Smithfield is closer: 1.3 km from the centre, against 2.1 km for Ashling Hotel Dublin.

### How far apart are Ashling Hotel Dublin and Maldron Hotel Smithfield?

The two hotels are 850 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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