The East Coast of Ireland boasts two capital cities, Dublin and Belfast. It stretches from the sunny South East with glorious sandy beaches along the Gold Coast and harbour towns and villages, such as Rosslare  and Wexford.   To the north the scenery is no less dramatic with the Mountains of Mourne, the Antrim Coastline and of course the world famous Giant’s Causeway.

Counties featured in Ireland East on the Book Ireland Hotels website include Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. These are the counties of Leinster in the east of Ireland, one of Ireland’s four provinces.

We feature great value hotel deals in every county. Use the search box on this page to find special offers in hotels and guesthouses throughout the east of Ireland.

Recommended hotels include the Gresham Hotel Dublin, The Temple Bar Hotel Dublin, The Castleknock Hotel Dublin, Drurys Hotel Dublin, Egans Guesthouse Dublin, Waterloo House Dublin and O’Donoghues Guesthouse Dublin.

If you want to stay near Dublin Airport we recommend Roganstown Hotel & Country Club which is only 10 minutes from the airport and it has a free shuttle service.

We also recommend the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny and the Kilkenny Rivercourt Hotel right beside Kilkenny Castle in the heart of the city.

If you are staying in Dublin City you will not need a car as there is plenty of public transport and taxis. The city is best seen on foot and there are lot sof hotels in the centre of Dublin.

Thw M1 motorway will take you north of Dublin to Meath and Louth and it runs as far as the border with Northern Ireland.

The M2 will take you to Meath and Louth and the M3 will take you to Cavan.

The M4 goes through Meath, Westmeath and Longford and the M7 takes you through Kildare, Laois and Offaly.

The M9 will take you to Carlow and Kilkenny and the M11 goes to Wicklow and Wexford.

The M50 is a major ringroad around the city and it runs from Dublin Airport in the North to just north of Bray in County Wicklow, wher it joins the M11.

Some motorways are tolled so you should be prepared to pay tolls. There is an automated toll on the M50 near the junction with the M4. Motorists have 24 hours to pay the toll which can be paid online or at most newsagents. Failure to pay the toll will result in increased toll charges and penalties.