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
- Guest rating
- 9.0 Excellent
- Location score
- 7.3
- Score by category
- 3 of 5
Hotel★★★Stoneybatter
Maldron Hotel Smithfield
- Guest rating
- 8.6 Very good
- Location score
- 8.0
- Score by category
- 1 of 5
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?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.0 vs 8.6)+0.4
- 2610 m closer to public transport−610 m
- 3Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★)+1★
- 4More guest reviews (123 vs 42), so the rating is more reliable×2.9
- 5Has an on-site restaurant
Why is Maldron Hotel Smithfield better than Ashling Hotel Dublin?
- 1780 m closer to the city centre−780 m
- 258 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+58
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 84 vs 59)+25
- 49 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 vs Maldron Hotel Smithfield: which hotel is better? | 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 | ✓ | – |
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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.
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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.
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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