Owners plan to triple number of rooms at Clarence Hotel

The move to increase hotel rooms at The Clarence comes against the background of 2,070 hotel bedrooms under construction for Dublin with 1,079 on those in the four-star sector

The Clarence Hotel continues to trade on its U2 association with the hotel website stating that the hotel is also known as the 'U2 Hotel' or 'Bono Hotel' in Dublin.

Plans to almost triple the size of former U2 hotel, The Clarence, in Dublin’s Temple Bar are of “critical importance to the long-term viability of the hotel”.

That is according to planning documents lodged with the planning application to Dublin City Council by Keywell DAC to increase the number of hotel rooms by 104 from 58 to 162 and add an extra floor to The Clarence and adjoining Dollard House.