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In addition to its totally refurbished rooms and
suites, the historic six-storey establishment has eleven meeting and conference
rooms, a fitness centre and the Writer's Lounge bar, as well as two
restaurants: the Gallery, where breakfast is served; and Toddy's Restaurant,
which is one of the hotel’s best known spaces due to the local cuisine on offer
and its excellent location in one of the most central areas of the city.
The hotel is located on the famous O'Connell
Street, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. Thanks to its unbeatable location
in the heart of Dublin, many of the Irish capital's landmarks are within
walking distance, such as the River Liffey, which runs through the centre of
the capital, as well as Croke Park, Dublin Castle, the iconic Temple Bar and
the Henry Street shopping area. It is also 20 minutes from the airport
and very close to the Convention Centre Dublin.
Since the chain bought the establishment in
September 2016, it has gradually increased the hotel's accommodation capacity
and introduced a series of improvements and updates to provide more services,
sophistication and elegance. This most recent refurbishment had the objective
of renovating practically all of the hotel’s rooms and adding 16 more, to make
a grand total of 404 rooms.
The Riu Plaza Gresham Dublin is the Majorcan
chain’s oldest property, an original 19th-century build dating back to 1817.
Not only is it an extremely important establishment for RIU due to its
unbeatable location, but the building also holds great significance for the
citizens of Ireland, so much so that RIU decided to keep the name of the hotel
when it bought the building out of respect for its long history and importance
to both the city and its people. From an architectural point of view, The
Gresham is a highly complex building with four wings that were built during
different periods over its more than 200-year history, making it a real
architectural gem.
In addition, the iconic establishment now uses only
green electrical energy, meaning that all electricity consumed in the hotel is
certified as coming from renewable sources. This action stems from the
Sustainable Energy Transition Plan as part of the Environment Pillar of
RIU’s Proudly
Committed Sustainability Strategy, which aims to move towards a clean
energy transition.
The first hotel in the RIU Plaza city line opened
in 2010 in Panama, and since then the hotel chain has continued to expand to
the world’s main capitals. The Majorcan chain currently has a total of ten
hotels in this line: the Riu Plaza Panama, the Riu Plaza Guadalajara in Mexico;
the Riu Plaza España, which is located in the famous Edificio España building;
the Riu Plaza Miami Beach, Riu Plaza Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, Riu
Plaza New York Times Square and Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square in the United
States; the Riu Plaza Berlin, the Riu Plaza London Victoria and the recently
refurbished Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin. Chicago and Toronto will be the next
new destinations to welcome RIU’s city hotels, and New York will see its third
RIU Plaza establishment.
For more information or bookings: www.riu.com
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Credit: © RIU Hotels & Resorts
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