Behind a Victorian red-brick façade in Dublin’s leafy south city, Dylan Hotel layers bold contemporary design onto the proportions of a historic townhouse. Bedrooms use saturated colour, tactile fabrics and individual artwork, while marble bathrooms and carefully planned lighting sharpen the finish. The Eddison restaurant opens towards a sheltered terrace, and the Ruby Room offers a more intimate setting for drinks. Baggot Street, the Grand Canal and the Georgian squares around Merrion and Fitzwilliam are close by, with Grafton Street accessible on foot. The entrance steps and mature street trees preserve the building’s residential presence within the neighbourhood.