Clarence Hotel
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Clarence Hotel is a four-star 51-room hotel located at 6–8 Wellington Quay,
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
, Ireland. It is in the Temple Bar neighbourhood, on the
River Liffey The River Liffey ( Irish: ''An Life'', historically ''An Ruirthe(a)ch'') is a river in eastern Ireland that ultimately flows through the centre of Dublin to its mouth within Dublin Bay. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the Riv ...
. It was built in 1852, and bought by U2 lead singer Bono and lead guitarist
The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...
and their business partners in 1992, and opened after refurbishment in 1996. The hotel was constructed on land that was originally reclaimed for the building of the Old Custom House around 1704.


History

In 1992, Bono and U2 lead guitarist The Edge bought and later refurbished the two-star 70-room hotel, and converted it into a "contemporary boutique" 49-room hotel. After an 18-month renovation costing US$8 million, enabled in part, due to a tax-exemption scheme which aimed to revive the Temple Bar district the hotel re-opened in 1996. As of 2019, while the hotel building was owned by Bono, the Edge and developer Paddy McKillen snr, its leasehold is held by a company called Press Up Entertainment (owned by developers Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan). This company manages the hotel's operations. The hotel's main restaurant, Cleaver East, replaced The Tea Rooms in July 2013.


Expansion proposals

In 2004, plans were announced for an expansion of the hotel, which would include adjoining properties 9 Essex Street and 9, 10 and 11 Wellington Quay. All of the historic buildings would be gutted, leaving just the façades. Everything else would be new. The budget was projected at US$237.2 million. There was opposition from historic preservation groups including
An Taisce An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland (; meaning "the store" or "the treasury"), established in June 1948, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) active in the areas of the environment and built heritage in Ireland. It considers itself t ...
, but support from some city agencies. The proposed project was approved in 2008 by
An Bord Pleanála (; meaning "The Planning Board"; ABP) is an independent, statutory, quasi-judicial body that decides on appeals from planning decisions made by local authorities in the Republic of Ireland. As of 2007, An Bord Pleanála directly decided major ...
, the Irish planning appeals agency. However, the planning approval for these plans expired in 2013. The hotel lost money during the early 21st century recession, but returned to profitability as of 2011.


Media

In September 2000, a month before the release of the U2 album''
All That You Can't Leave Behind ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, and was released on 30October 2000 through Island Records and Interscope Records. Following the band's experime ...
'', a live version of the song "
Beautiful Day "Beautiful Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the first track on their tenth studio album, ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'' (2000), and was released as the album's lead single on 9 October 2000. The song was a commercial success, ...
" was filmed on the rooftop of The Clarence Hotel for the BBC programme
Top of the Pops ''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most o ...
. It is featured on the extra features of the '' Elevation 2001: Live from Boston'' DVD (although it is incorrectly labelled on the DVD as "Toronto, Canada").


References


External links

* {{official, http://www.theclarence.ie/ Hotel buildings completed in 1852 Tourist attractions in Dublin (city) Hotels in Dublin (city) 1852 establishments in Ireland