List of hotels in Ireland

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According to the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), it represents nearly 1,000 hotels and guesthouses in Ireland.[1] This is a list of notable hotels in Ireland, mostly historic hotels, or four or five-star modern hotels. It is intended they are covered in multiple secondary sources. They are arranged by the Counties of Ireland. Hotels and guesthouses with a Michelin Star includes: K Club and Wild Honey Inn.

County Clare[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number
of rooms
Notes
Atlantic Hotel

Spanish Point c. 1810 1930
Dromoland Castle

Near Newmarket-on-Fergus Famous guests include Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Juan Carlos I and Nelson Mandela
Moy House

Wild Honey Inn

Lisdoonvarna
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14

County Cork[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number

of rooms

Notes
Cork International Hotel Near Cork Airport 1 July 2007[2] 145
The Montenotte Hotel Montenotte
Imperial Hotel 1813 Michael Collins stayed here before he died. Daniel O'Connell and Frederick Douglass stayed here.[3][4]

County Dublin[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number

of rooms

Notes
The Belvedere Hotel Great Denmark Street
Berkeley Court Hotel Ballsbridge 21 July 1978[5] 1 January 2016[6] Pascal Vincent Doyle 200[7]
Burlington Hotel

Dublin 2 1972[8] Clayton Hotels
Clarence Hotel

6–8 Wellington Quay 1852
Clontarf Castle Clontarf
Gresham Hotel

O'Connell Street 1817 The final third of James Joyce's short story "The Dead" i set here[9]
InterContinental Dublin

Ballsbridge February 2001 InterContinental John C. Malone 265
Merrion Hotel Reputed birthplace of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Mornington House Merrion Street
Mount Herbert Hotel Old Haig's Distillery 168
Royal Hibernian Hotel Dawson Street 1751 1982
Shelbourne Hotel

St Stephen's Green 1824 Mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses. The Constitution of the Irish Free State was drafted in the hotel in 1922, in what is now known as The Constitution Room.[10]
Wynn's Hotel

Abbey Street 17 December 1926

County Galway[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number

of rooms

Notes
Ashford Castle

Lough Corrib Guests include Oscar Wilde, George V and Ronald Reagan
Ballynahinch Castle

Connemara Billionaire Denis O'Brien and his wife Catherine[11] Guests include Gerald Ford, Daniel O'Connell, Ranjitsinhji and Éamon de Valera[12]

County Kildare[edit]

County Kerry[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number

of rooms

Notes
The Butler Arms Hotel

Waterville 1884
Sheen Falls Lodge Overlooks Kenmare Bay 1991 77

County Limerick[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number

of rooms

Notes
Adare Manor

Adare
Clarion Hotel

Limerick Ireland's tallest hotel
Glin Castle

Glin 1993[15] 2008

County Meath[edit]

County Tipperary[edit]

County Westmeath[edit]

Hotel Location Opened Closed Chain Proprietor Class Number
of rooms
Notes
Annebrook House Hotel Mullingar 9 February 2007[16] Berty Dunne 93 One of the oldest buildings still standing in Mullingar[17]
Bloomfield House Hotel Lynn 27 July 1979[18]
  • John Connaughton
  • Edward Reilly
  • Patrick A. Fitzgerald
  • John P. Foy
111
Greville Arms Hotel

Mullingar Christy Maye 40 One of the few surviving Irish hotels known to James Joyce and mentioned by him in his writings.[19]
Lake County Hotel Mullingar 25 February 1965 15 July 2006[20] Paul Fagan 27 Known as being Ireland's only twin ballroom dancing venue[21]

County Wexford[edit]

County Wicklow[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". Irish Hotels Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ "Opening Night for Cork's Newest Hotel" (PDF). Evening Echo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2007 – via Corkinternationalairporthotel.com.
  3. ^ Browne, Bill (19 August 2022). "Cork hotel where Michael Collins spent his last nights to host commemorative programme". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ^ "Cork's Imperial Hotel unveils Michael Collins portrait and names suite in his honour". Independent.ie. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. ^ Cairns, Frank (21 July 1978). "Six-star award for P.V. Doyle!". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  6. ^ "Former Berkeley Court to be demolished for apartments". Independent.ie. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ^ "Berkeley Court Hotel Opens". RTÉ Archives. 21 July 1978. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ^ "Hint of market confidence as Burlington Hotel sells for €67m". Independent.ie. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ^ O'Shea, Cormac (2016-06-14). "Seven places across Dublin depicted by James Joyce's works for Bloomsday". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  10. ^ "Unique event to mark the signing of the 1922 Constitution takes place at Shelbourne Hotel". Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Billionaire O'Brien reopens iconic castle hotel". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2014. The four-star hotel was taken over by Mr O'Brien and his wife, Catherine last year and a major revamp has just been completed.
  12. ^ "History Timeline". Ballynahinch Castle. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Ireland's wedding castle for keeps at €16m". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Escape Dublin For A Weekend Trip To Kilkea Castle". Forbes. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Glin Castle Hotel". Irish Tourism. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  16. ^ O'Reilly, Linda (20 January 2007). "Tourism boost as refurbished hotel set to open next month". Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  17. ^ Illingworth, Ruth (22 October 2005). "The Town Park - steeped in history..." Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  18. ^ "New hotel is opening this week". Westmeath Topic. 26 July 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  19. ^ Daly, Leo (1975). James Joyce and the Mullingar Connection. Humanities Press. ISBN 978-0-391-00418-4.
  20. ^ "Lake County announces shock closure". Westmeath Examiner. 15 July 2006. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  21. ^ "Lake County Hotel". Westmeath Examiner. 25 May 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.