Moxy Dublin City is the sort of hotel that assumes you probably didn’t come to Dublin to sit quietly in your room. The lobby doubles as the bar and check-in desk, there’s food around the clock, and the whole place leans deliberately social rather than hushed-and-boutique.

The room mix is unusually helpful for groups. Alongside queens and twins, there are proper three-single-bed rooms plus queen-and-sofa options, which gives you more flexibility than a hotel filled entirely with doubles. Rooms are compact, though, with wall-mounted storage rather than wardrobes, so this is better for people travelling reasonably light.

The bar is the real communal space: cocktails, games, snacks and enough seating to make regrouping easy before heading out. Add O’Connell Street, Trinity and Temple Bar within walking distance and you have a very straightforward group base that doesn’t require anyone to become weekend transport coordinator.