The 12th Lock

Welcome to the 12th Lock Boutique Hotel, Bar and restaurant .

The 12th Lock Hotel, Café Bar & Restaurant is located at Castleknock Marina on the banks of Dublin’s Historic Royal Canal.

The hotel enjoys a truly unique location, in a peaceful setting yet within close proximity to the airport, city center, major road networks, bus and rail services.

The local train station at Castleknock Village is a mere 5 minutes from the hotel with direct links to the city’s financial district and tourist attractions.

Visitors can avail of free parking in the hotel’s 50 space private car park.

Now re-open following major refurbishment, this family run small hotel is the perfect base from which to explore Dublin and the city’s surrounding amenities.

Our hotel features 12 Superior Bedrooms which have all modern facilities and exude comfort and luxury.

The Terrace Bar & Bistro serves breakfast from 7.30am and our full Bistro Menu from 12pm-10pm daily. This canal side location is the perfect place to relax with a cold beer, handcrafted cocktail, glass of wine or a tasty coffee and home-baked pastry.

Our feature restaurant “Fish showcases the very best of Irish Fish & Seafood whilst also catering for the many diners who prefer other dishes.

Cyclists and walkers will especially enjoy our scenic canal side location and we can arrange bike hire or a barge trip with advance notification.

The Dublin 15 area is a foodie paradise and residents of the 12th Lock Hotel can avail of preferential discounts in some fantastic, local, recommended restaurants.