HotelChatter - Tag: Bono

Dublin: U2 Hotel Renovations Approved So Long as Rooftop is Open to the Public

juliana — 2008-07-18T12:00:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/clarence_ext.jpg" class="imgborder">The rock band U2 has been struggling to get the addition/renovation plans for their Dublin Hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Clarence/local/1114">The Clarence</a>, approved for quite some time now. Initially, the city's preservationists called the plans a "bastardisation" but it looks like Bono and Co. will get their way after all. <a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/u2-hotel-revamp-gets-green-light-but-only-if-rooftop-is-open-to-all-13912003.html">The Belfast Telegraph</a> reports:<blockquote>The Republic's planning board, An Bord Pleanala, has granted planning permission for a controversial redevelopment of the Clarence Hotel on the Dublin quays, but included an unusual condition that the public must have access to the fabled 'sky bar' which is an intrinsic part of the plans.</blockquote>True, that might mean the rock stars, celebrities and dignitaries Bono wants to host at his hotel may have to rub

East Melbourne: The Park Hyatt Has Another Hotel Down Under in Melbourne

juliana — 2008-05-22T12:43:53-05:00

We didn't know this but there's another Park Hyatt in Australia--The Park Hyatt Melbourne.

Lonely Planet describes Melbourne as an "avant-garde haven" where residents are "equally passionate about football and ballet, fashion and restaurants." It sounds like a perfect location for the uppity and expensive Park Hyatt brand.

The hotel is located on the banks of the city's Yarra River. It has 240 rooms, all of which look enormous although we're a little disappointed with the decor which really just looks like high-end manufactured Hyatt room furniture. There are no personal touches here but we bet you will like the deep-sunken tubs in each bathroom complete with TVs.

Dublin: The Edge Sticks Up for The U2 Hotel's Planned Renovations

juliana — 2008-04-16T16:17:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/clarence_ext.jpg" class="imgborder">Last fall, the renovations plans for the U2 Hotel, aka <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Clarence/local/1114">The Clarence</a>, in Dublin were slammed by preservationists who called the proposed hotel design a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/3/132633/370/hotels/Bono_s_Hotel_Plans_Strike_Pride_In_the_Name_of_Angry_Dubliners">bastardisation</a>.  And the fight is getting nastier as a planning board hearing was underway today. Guitarist The Edge stood up for the renovation which would give the hotel a "new building topped with a massive glass dome." He said: <blockquote>"We feel that while it's very important to preserve the fabric of the period parts of the city, you've got to weigh up the benefits of what would be an incredible coup for Dublin City, a Norman Foster building," he said. "I feel that that outweighs the sacrifice of parts of what