Dublin’s Merrion Hotel returns to profitability

THE five-star hotel the President of the United States Barack Obama checked into but never stayed at, returned to pre-tax profit last year, new figures show.

Accounts just filed with the Companies Office show that the Merrion Hotel recorded a modest pre-tax profit of €34,599 in the 12 months to the end of October last year.

This followed Hotel Merrion Ltd incurring a loss of €568,640 in 2009 and €607,500 in 2008.