July 23, 2008

OK 4 U2

Filed under: Dublin Boutique Hotels, Dublin Luxury Hotels, Luxury hotels in Dublin, U2 — admin @ 9:22 pm

I hear that Bono and The Edge have got the green light for their controversial plan to redevelop their hotel, The Clarence in Dublin.
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The U2 frontmen have faced opposition from heritage campaigners over the proposed 150 million Euro (£120million/$240million) reconstruction of the protected building on the River Liffey waterfront. But after a long consultation process, the Irish planning authority has given it the go-ahead.

The Clarence dates originally from 1852. Bono and The Edge took it over in the 1990s and extensively refurbished it as a five-star boutique hotel with 48 rooms and suites. It’s attracted guests such as former US President Bill Clinton as well as international rock stars and supermodels.

The promised new super-luxury Clarence will have more than 150 bedrooms, a signature restaurant and a massive floodlit glass-roof atrium dubbed ‘the flying saucer.’

There’s still time to spend a weekend at the fine ‘old’ Clarence in Dublin before work gets under way. Luxique can get you the best room rates with no booking fees.

by Andy Moreton

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April 14, 2008

Bono’s Edgy

Filed under: Bono, Dublin Boutique Hotels, Dublin Luxury Hotels, U2 — admin @ 9:22 pm

Bono is hoping to perform in Dublin this week, but there won’t be any singing.
The U2 front man will appear before planning officials in an effort to win approval for a £120 million scheme to extend the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, which he co-owns with fellow band member The Edge.

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The two of them, with a group of investors, have drawn up plans with world famous architect, Sir Norman Foster, for a spectacular overhaul of the 43-room hotel including a huge glass atrium in the shape of a Viking long boat.
The project, which involves the partial demolition of several large Georgian buildings that surround the existing Clarence site in trendy Wellington Quay, has angered local preservation groups.
An official at Ireland’s tourism authority commented: “Dublin city derives much of its character and appeal to visitors from its Georgian heritage. It is important that the integrity of this historic fabric be protected.”

by Andy Moreton

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