Ruby Molly is for the group that wants the weekend away, the cocktails and the slightly excessive getting-ready playlist, but could happily leave every recognisable hen tradition at home. The 272-room hotel takes its design cues from the area’s old markets, mixing warm wood, vintage references and polished modern bedrooms with Ruby’s deliberately stripped-back “Lean Luxury” approach.

Rooms are made for two rather than group sharing, so this is a multiple-bedrooms situation rather than everyone squeezing into one apartment. What you do get is good soundproofing, oversized beds, rainfall showers and five room categories ranging from compact Nest rooms to larger Loft rooms with private terraces.

The social bit happens downstairs, where Ruby’s 24-hour bar gives everyone somewhere much better to gather than a corridor. Add Temple Bar around ten minutes away on foot and this makes a very good girls’ city break — just not one that should be booked or presented to the hotel as a hen weekend while the current restriction remains.

Important: Ruby Molly’s current policy does not accept hen parties. This listing is for a genuine girls’ or bridesmaids’ weekend where the bride has opted out of a traditional hen, not a way to relabel one.