St Stephen's Green is a large Victorian Public park which was officially opened on July 27th 1880 and is situated in a Georgian Square. It is the largest of the 3 Georgian squares left on the south side at a size of 22 acres.

Before St Stephen's Green became a public park it was a marshy land based on the outskirts of the city. In 1664 a wall was placed around the square and the originally buildings were being replaced with magnificent Georgian buildings to tower over the square, not many of the originally building still stand but replica Georgian style houses still exist,  at the end of the 18th century the square was known to be used by the wealthier people of Dublin.

Around 1814 the layout of the square was changed to have railing instead of the wall around. In 1815 the park was redesigned by Arthur Neville and he gave the park winding paths and iron fencing. During the 1860s there was a campaign to make St Stephens Green open to the public and this meant more design work was needed to make it more walkable and practical to the public. It was eventually opened to the public in 1877. Arthur Ernst Guinness the great Grandson of Arthur Guinness paid for the lay out of the green to what you see today. Due to his work on St Stephens Green a statue of Arthur was erected in the park and faces the Royal College of Surgeons.

Admission Fees:

free of charge

Opening Hours:

Monday to Saturday 7.30am to dusk
Sunday 9.30am to dusk

Location:

St Stephens Green,
Dublin 2

St Stephens Green is located 20 minute walk from the hotel.
Public transport can also be taken, our front desk staff will be able to guide you on these.