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

Both are in Dublin, 260 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hotel · ★★★ · Portobello
## [Harcourt Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/harcourt-hotel-dublin/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.3 ·  Very good

- **Score by category:** 4 of 13

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1505362/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★★ · Portobello
## [Iveagh Garden Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/iveagh-garden-hotel-dublin/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.2 ·  Excellent

- **Location score:** 9.2

- **Score by category:** 6 of 13

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The short answer

## Pick Iveagh Garden Hotel

It comes out ahead on 6 of 13 compared facts. 260 m apart.

### Choose Iveagh Garden Hotel if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (9.2 / 8.3)

### Why is Harcourt Hotel better than Iveagh Garden Hotel?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Iveagh Garden Hotel better than Harcourt Hotel?

1.  Higher guest rating (9.2 vs 8.3) (+0.9)
2.  Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★) (+1★)
3.  16 more sights within 1 km (+16)

## All compared facts

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

 

|  | Harcourt Hotel | Iveagh Garden Hotel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 9.2 |
| Location | – | 9.2 |
| Public transport | – | 9.2 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.3 | 9.1  (+0.8) |
| Guest rating | 8.3 | 9.2  (+0.9) |
| Number of reviews | 178  (+46) | 132 |
| Rank in Dublin | bottom 17% | top 3%  (+80%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 9.4  (+0.2) | 9.2 |
| Distance to Portobello centre | 530 m  (−190 m) | 720 m |
| To public transport | 130 m  (−180 m) | 300 m |
| To the airport | 10 km | 10 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 150 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 6 | 10  (+4) |
| Sights within 1 km | 24 | 40  (+16) |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★★  (+1★) |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 10 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room service | ✓ | – |
| Nightclub | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Parking | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Garden | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights |
| Dublin Castle | 1.0 km | 760 m  (−250 m) |
| Spire of Dublin | 1.7 km | 1.4 km  (−260 m) |
| Leinster House | 900 m | 740 m  (−160 m) |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

260 m apart

Harcourt Hotel: city centre: 1.2 km, nearest station Harcourt Street railway station: 130 m, Dublin Airport (DUB): 10 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 24 sights within 1 km.

Iveagh Garden Hotel: city centre: 990 m, nearest station St Stephen's Green station: 300 m, Dublin Airport (DUB): 10 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Dublin

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## Harcourt Hotel or Iveagh Garden Hotel: common questions

### Which is better, Harcourt Hotel or Iveagh Garden Hotel?

Iveagh Garden Hotel leads in 6 of 13 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Dublin. Harcourt Hotel is stronger in number of reviews, location score, distance to Portobello centre.

### Which is cheaper, Harcourt Hotel or Iveagh Garden Hotel?

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

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Harcourt Hotel is closer: 530 m from the centre, against 720 m for Iveagh Garden Hotel.

### How far apart are Harcourt Hotel and Iveagh Garden Hotel?

The two hotels are 260 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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