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

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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County Cork

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

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

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

County Kerry

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

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

County Tipperary

County Westmeath

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]
Newbury Hotel Mullingar 7 December 1990[22] — Garvan McGinley 28

County Wexford

County Wicklow

See also

References

  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.
  22. ↑ "Mullingar's Newbury Hotel is a winner". Westmeath Examiner. 16 March 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-01-02 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
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