Old-style or literary hotel recommendation in Dublin?

Desk Jockey

hi,
I want to give my friends a gift of a night in a hotel in Dublin. He's a big history buff and she's a fan of everything Victorian (esp. big old houses). Both of them are very strong with literature, and they also like good food and wine.
I'm thinking that a super-glossy, glass-and-chrome hotel wouldn't suit their tastes.
Could anyone recommend old-style hotels, guest houses, or nice B&Bs in central Dublin? (perhaps Georgian?)
My budget is about €150, maybe €200. I'd need for that amount to cover their B&B anyway, and maybe even an evening meal. (In other words, no good getting them a voucher for €200 if the place costs €300 per night cause they are skint and this is a special occasion)
Thanks all

Cathmandooo

How about putting them up in the Davenport or Mont Clare and making a sort of timetable for them

You could send them to 29 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Georgian House Museum
http://www.esb.ie/main/about-esb/numbertwentynine/default.htm Admission is €6 per adult, you could enclose €12 in an envelope and print off details of where it is and what it is.

Then you have Trinity on your doorstep, they could visit the Book of Kells and the Old Library http://www.tcd.ie/Library/bookofkells/opening-hours/

You also have the Natural History Museum http://www.museum.ie/en/intro/natural-history.aspx

All within a 5 minute walk of those hotels.