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Cosmo Browns is Not Ireland's First Gay Hotel or a Gay Hotel At All

April 24, 2007 at 3:05 PM | 0 Comments

Wow, it seems that hotels thought to be closing/opening also come in threes. First, the W Honolulu was to turn into a swank Balinese-themed hotel but ended up remaining a W. Then the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc was reported to close but the owners said that talk of the hotel turning into a private residence was not true.

Now we learn that Ireland's first gay hotel actually never opened at all last June.

A tipster says the Cosmo Browns @ the Ritz in Carlow is neither a gay hotel or gay bar.

Cosmo Browns @Ritz Hotel Carlow was NEVER a gay hotel. The last manager ran in to problems with banks etc. and the rumors had it that the venue was opening as a gay bar.

This is sad for Ireland's gay community but probably better for the travel community as a whole, since the TripAdvisor reviews from last summer were horrendous. Back then, it looked as if the hotel was operating not as a gay hotel but just some hole in the wall to stay for a night.

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