The colorful facade of the Blooms Hotel is hard to miss, adorned with graffiti murals celebrating James Joyce's Ulysses. Inside, the rooms have a bit less flair, outfitted in a functional decor with streamlined furnishings. Located in the lively Temple Bar area of town, the hotel is a short walk to theaters, galleries, cultural centers, food markets. Back at the hotel, the VAT House puts on nightly live Irish music and Club M is a long-standing Dublin nightspot with complimentary entry for hotel guests.