This building replaced the original Wax Museum, with its crawl tunnels through the back of the horror zone, and other things unlikely to get replicated in Dublin. I quite liked that era of the Wax Museum...
The old building was actually an 1830s church, which had been first converted to a cinema (and re-skinned) before becoming the museum. The presence of parts of the original church inside what seemed to be an ugly 60s structure did slightly delay the redevelopment plans; but the Comfort Inn as-was opened in the mid-late 00s
The bar/cafe in the lobby is really there to serve guests; but they have a public licence and do not prevent outsiders from coming in. It may be a quieter place to get a pint after a Croke Park match; but I suspect they wouldn't be too happy with fans in colours coming in.
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