Burlington Hotel (Dublin)
| Clayton Hotel Burlington Road | |
|---|---|
 The Burlington Hotel, pictured in 2008. | |
  Location within Central Dublin | |
| Former names | Burlington Hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road |
| Hotel chain | Clayton Hotels |
| General information | |
| Classification |  [1] |
| Address | Burlington Road Upper Leeson Street Dublin 2 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′50″N 6°14′55″W / 53.3305869°N 6.2486434°W |
| Current tenants | Dalata Hotel Group[1] |
| Opening | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Owner | DekaBank[2] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 502[1] |
| Number of suites | 2[1] |
| Number of restaurants | 1[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
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.
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
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b "German company DekaBank secures former Burlington Hotel". The Irish Times. Aug 25, 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Burlington opens its doors under new name". independent.ie. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Kollewe, Julia (August 29, 2012). "Burlington Hotel in Dublin for sale at quarter of 2007 price". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "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.