Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Dublin
Suite space, a hot tub and breakfast made to order
About this hotel
This all-suite property gives a family a separate living area alongside the bedroom, a genuine upgrade over a standard hotel room once a toddler's bedtime and a teenager's later evening start colliding under one roof. The indoor pool and hot tub cover a rained-out afternoon or simply a second swim once Zoombezi Bay closes for the day, and the made-to-order breakfast means a hot meal rather than a pre-packaged spread before the drive to the zoo. It sits a short walk from Frantz Road and West Bridge Street, within reach of the rest of Dublin's restaurant strip. The fitness center and bar round out a stay built for a parent wanting a slower evening after a long day supervising kids in the wave pool.
- Separate living area in every suite
- Made-to-order breakfast, not a pre-set buffet
- Indoor pool and hot tub for a rained-out afternoon
- Pet-friendly with a fitness center and restaurant
Our take
This suits a family wanting hotel-level polish and a genuine wellness angle alongside the extra suite space, and the made-to-order breakfast is a real upgrade over a standard continental spread. Families purely optimizing for the lowest nightly rate should look toward Extended Stay America or Red Roof PLUS+ instead, since Embassy Suites sits well above the corridor's budget end.
- ✓Reserve the made-to-order breakfast slot early on a zoo morning, since the window is limited before the kitchen switches to a simpler spread.
- ✓Use the indoor pool and hot tub the evening before an early zoo gate time to help kids sleep.
- ✓Book well ahead for a summer weekend, since suite inventory here sells out before standard rooms elsewhere in Dublin.
Why we love it
- Separate living area in every suite
- Made-to-order breakfast, not a pre-set buffet
- Indoor pool and hot tub for a rained-out afternoon
- Pet-friendly with a fitness center and restaurant
Why guests love itWe booked the suite for a four-night trip and the separate living area meant our toddler could go to sleep while we stayed up with the older kids, which a standard room never allows. The hot tub after the second zoo day did more for morale than anything else on the trip, and the made-to-order breakfast was a genuinely nice start before a long day at Zoombezi Bay.