Most elegant bars

1. PERUKE & PERIWIG

WHERE: 31 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02TK71 | 14 minute walk from the apartment | WHAT: Elegant bar & restaurant | TIMES: 12pm-11.30pm, Mon-Thurs; 11am-12.30am, Fri & Sat; 12.30pm-11pm, Sunday | RESERVATIONS: Call +35316727190, email book@peruke.ie or book online here.

Spanning a three-storey Georgian townhouse, Peruke & Periwig is certainly one of the most beautiful, elegant bars in Dublin, The ground floor is a bar, serving beers, wines, cocktails and spirits, as well as bar snacks. There are lounges on the two upper floors offering cocktails and the restaurant menu. Throughout is vintage decor - gilded portraits, velvet, and antiques.

2. FARRIER & DRAPER

WHERE: 59 South William Street, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2 | 10 minute walk from the apartment | WHAT: Elegant bar & restaurant | TIMES: 12pm-11.30pm, Mon-Weds; 12pm-2.30am, Thurs-Sat; 12pm-1.30am, Sunday | RESERVATIONS: Call on +35316721220 or email at bookings@farrieranddraper.ie

Farrier & Draper is a unique venue spread over three levels: the bar, the Georgian lounge with plush armchairs, and the Gallery Room. The style is eclectic, the ambience is cosy and welcoming. Food is served between 12pm and 9pm daily.

3. CAFE EN SEINE

WHERE: 40 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02XO67 | 16 minute walk from the apartment | TIMES: 12pm-11.30pm, Mon-Wed; 12pm-1am, Thursday; 12pm-2.30am, Friday and Saturday; 12pm-11.30pm, Sunday

A stunning interior, Cafe En Seine is a hugely popular bar just beyond Grafton Street on the south side of the city. It's the epitome of elegance with its art nouveau interior, replete with gilded ceilings, lanterns, and plush seating. A nice option too for lunch or dinner, you can check out the menus here.

4. THE HORSESHOE BAR

WHERE: The Shelbourne Hotel, 27 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02K224 | 20 minute walk from the apartment  | TIMES: 5pm-11.30pm, Tuesday-Friday; 10am-12.30am, Saturdays; CLOSED, Mondays & Sundays

The Horseshoe Bar in the Shelbourne Hotel is an historic, iconic bar in Dublin, which, unlike some of the other bars in the Shelbourne Hotel, is always open to the public. It gets its name from the shape of the bar counter. It's a bar with class, character and distinction - the perfect choice if that's what you're looking for!