Where to stay in Dublin

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟡 Local-source safety assessment · 11 areas reviewed individually Methodology →

For a short stay in Dublin: South East Inner City (Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity College, St Stephen's Green) and Cabra-Glasnevin (Cabra, Glasnevin, Phibsborough). One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit South East Inner City (Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity College, St Stephen's Green)

Averageday Higher caution advisednight

8 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit, for its location and what is within walking distance of it. The safety evidence points the other way, and the rating is a reason to take extra care — particularly after dark — not by itself a reason to avoid the area. Find a place in South East Inner City (Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity College, St Stephen's Green) →

With family · Best rated overall Cabra-Glasnevin (Cabra, Glasnevin, Phibsborough)

No concerns foundday No concerns foundnight

2 parks within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Cabra-Glasnevin (Cabra, Glasnevin, Phibsborough) →

Compare all 11 neighbourhoods

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

Area	Day	Night	Sights	Book
Artane-Whitehall (Artane, Whitehall, Beaumont, Killester)	No concerns found	Average		Book →
Clontarf (Clontarf, Marino, Fairview, Killester)	No concerns found	Average		Book →
Donaghmede (Donaghmede, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Bayside, Sutton/Howth)	No concerns found	Average		Book →
Kimmage-Rathmines (Rathmines, Rathgar, Terenure, Harold's Cross, Kimmage)	No concerns found	Average		Book →
Cabra-Glasnevin (Cabra, Glasnevin, Phibsborough)	No concerns found	No concerns found	2	Book →
Pembroke (Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Ranelagh, Sandymount)	No concerns found	No concerns found		Book →
South East Inner City (Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity College, St Stephen's Green)	Average	Higher caution advised	13	Book →
South West Inner City (The Liberties, Kilmainham, Rialto, Dolphin's Barn)	Average	Higher caution advised	2	Book →
Ballyfermot-Drimnagh (Ballyfermot, Drimnagh, Cherry Orchard, Bluebell)	Average	Higher caution advised		Book →
Ballymun-Finglas (Ballymun, Finglas, Santry)	Average	Higher caution advised		Book →
North Inner City (O'Connell Street, Smithfield, Docklands)	Average	Higher caution advised		Book →