An honest review of the five-star Dublin hotel with the city’s best spa

An urban escape in the heart of Dublin’s business district (Picture: Donal Murphy)

A heatwave in Dublin may sound bizarre as the Irish capital sees up to 152 ‘wet days’ a year, but I was really given a show with the epic sunshine we enjoyed throughout our trip.

And as the five-star Anantara The Marker came in to the view with the Docklands on its doorstep, I reckoned that hail, rain, or shine, we would be grand. 

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