Burlington Hotel (Dublin)

The Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, known as the Burlington Hotel, is a hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 1972 and nicknamed "the Burlo" by Dubliners,[3] it is the largest hotel in central Dublin,[4] and the second largest in County Dublin after the CityWest Hotel.

Clayton Hotel Burlington Road
The Burlington Hotel, pictured in 2008.
Location within Central Dublin
Former namesBurlington Hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road
Hotel chainClayton Hotels
General information
Classification [1]
AddressBurlington Road
Upper Leeson Street
Dublin 2
Coordinates53.3305869°N 6.2486434°W / 53.3305869; -6.2486434
Current tenantsDalata Hotel Group[1]
Opening1972
Renovated2014
OwnerDekaBank[2]
Other information
Number of rooms502[1]
Number of suites2[1]
Number of restaurants1[1]
Website
www.claytonhotelburlingtonroad.com

The hotel was purchased by property developer Bernard McNamara in 2007 for €288 million.[5] Following the post-2008 Irish economic downturn, Bank of Scotland (Ireland) took possession of the hotel from McNamara.[3] It was sold in 2012 to The Blackstone Group for €67 million, in what was Ireland's biggest property transaction since the start of the downturn.[3] It was redeveloped by Blackstone in 2013 as DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road, within the DoubleTree chain.[4] In 2016 Blackstone sold the hotel to the German investment bank DekaBank in 2016, and a 25-year lease to operate the hotel was granted to the Dalata Hotel Group, which renamed it to align with the Clayton Hotels brand in November 2016.[6][1][2]

The hotel's former nightclub, Club Anabel, gained notoriety in 2000 when the death of Brian Murphy took place during a fight outside the premises.

References
  1. "Dalata Hotel Group to run former Burlington Hotel". Irish Examiner. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. "German company DekaBank secures former Burlington Hotel". The Irish Times. Aug 25, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. Molloy, Thomas (November 26, 2012). "Hint of market confidence as Burlington Hotel sells for €67m". independent.ie. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. "Burlington opens its doors under new name". independent.ie. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. Kollewe, Julia (August 29, 2012). "Burlington Hotel in Dublin for sale at quarter of 2007 price". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. "Dalata to manage former Burlington hotel under Clayton brand". RTÉ. December 6, 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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