Clarence Hotel is a hotel in Dublin, Ireland.[1] It is owned by Bono. The building has 7 floors. It stands about 0.7 km from the centre of Dublin.[3]
Overview
The Clarence Hotel is a four-star 51-room hotel located at 6–8 Wellington Quay, Dublin, Ireland. It is in the Temple Bar neighbourhood, on the River Liffey. It first opened in 1852, and was bought by U2 lead singer Bono and lead guitarist The Edge together with their business partners in 1992, and opened after refurbishment in 1996.
From “Clarence Hotel, Dublin” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The building has 7 floors. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.7 km from the centre of Dublin. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dublin Airport (DUB), about 9 km from the centre of Dublin.[4]
It is one of 196 hotels in and around Dublin recorded in Wikidata, 37 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 7 chain-operated properties there. Of the 13 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Powerscourt Arms Hotel, opened in 1715. See Hotels in Dublin.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- The Morrison Dublin, Curio Collection by Hilton — 0.1 km
- The Norseman Temple Bar — 0.1 km
- The Merchant House — 0.1 km
- Temple Bar Lane — 0.2 km
- Zanzibar Locke — 0.2 km
- Dublin Citi Hotel of Temple Bar — 0.2 km
- Harding Hotel — 0.3 km
- Central Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1886
- The Morgan Hotel — 0.4 km
- The Abbey Hotel — 0.4 km
- NYX Hotel Dublin Christchurch — 0.1 km
- Leonardo Hotel Dublin Christchurch — 0.4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Dublin Parnell Street — 0.7 km
- Travelodge Dublin City Centre — 1.0 km
See also
References
- ^ Clarence Hotel (Q13046758). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Clarence Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-14.
- ^ Dublin (Q1761). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Dublin. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Clarence Hotel — official website
- Clarence Hotel on Wikipedia
- Clarence Hotel on Wikidata
- Clarence Hotel on Wikimedia Commons — photographs