Designed by Manuel Aires Mateus and completed in 2012, the building at Grand Canal Square that houses Anantara The Marker Dublin is one of the more architecturally considered hotel structures built in Ireland in recent decades — a pixelated facade of white and green glass panels that shifts in tone as Dublin's cloud-filtered light moves across it, its ground floor lifted on angled red steel columns to create a permeable public threshold facing the water. The square itself was masterplanned by Kevin Roche and landscaped by Martha Schwartz, placing the hotel within one of the city's few genuinely resolved pieces of contemporary urban design. Inside, the two registers of the building's identity pull in productive tension. The lobby bar's faceted concrete ceiling — folded into sharp geometric planes and washed in amber light — gives the ground floor the atmosphere of something excavated rather than constructed, an effect reinforced by the polished concrete floors and the mix of low-slung wingback chairs and Saarinen-style tulip tables below. The 187 guestrooms carry a cleaner sensibility: cobalt blue carpeting, upholstered headboards in ivory leather, and chartreuse throws in the standard rooms, while upper-category suites shift to darker graphite wallcoverings with articulated brass wall sconces. The spa descends further into darkness still — blackened slate tile, a tungsten-lit lap pool, and amber leather loungers arranged beneath a sculptural pendant light that provides the room's only moment of levity.

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Overlooking the waterfront on Grand Canal Square in the heart of Dublin Docklands, Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel is a sleek, contemporary landmark inspired by the elements. Part of the regenerated Docklands that exemplify the city’s cosmopolitan future, the hotel is ideal for both business and leisure guests. The area is home to tech and finance giants, chic restaurants and world-class theatres. Guests can enjoy authentic Irish luxury at Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, with 187 stylish guestrooms over six floors. Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins showcases the best of modern Irish cuisine, while The Rooftop Bar & Terrace offers 360˚ views of Dublin's mountains and sea. Retreat to Anantara Spa, which boasts five treatment rooms, an indoor infinity pool, jacuzzi, sauna, eucalyptus infused steam room and a gym fully equipped with Technogym equipment. Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel offers nine state-of-the-art event and meeting facilities.