Merrion Hotel

The Merrion Hotel is a 5-star hotel on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland which is located opposite Government Buildings and encompasses Mornington House.^[2][3][4]

The Merrion Hotel
The Merrion Hotel
General information
Status	Open
Type	Hotel
Architectural style	Georgian
Classification
Location	21-23 Merrion St Upper, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates	53.33854°N 6.25286°W / 53.33854; -6.25286
Estimated completion	1750-1770
Opened	1997 (Hotel)
Owner	Martin Naughton and Lochlann Quinn (50%) Hastings Hotels group (50%)
Technical details
Floor count	5
Design and construction
Developer	Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck
Website
merrionhotel.com
[1]

Barack Obama at the hotel in 2011.

History

The hotel first opened in 1997 and encompasses a block of four Georgian terraced houses on Upper Merrion Street, built in the 1760s by Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck, for wealthy Irish merchants and nobility. He lived in Number 22, which became known as Monck House. The first of these Georgian houses (Number 24), Mornington House, is the reputed birthplace of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

The business is 50% owned by family members of Lochlann Quinn and Martin Naughton with the remaining 50% owned by the Hastings Hotel Group.^[5]

The hotel also incorporates, as a separate business, a 2-star Michelin restaurant, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.

As of 2023, the hotel contained 123 rooms and 19 suites.^[6]

See also

• Georgian Dublin