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SPORT FACILITIES
AT THE PROPERTY OR NEARBY AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
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Bicycling
Exercising
Jogging
Gymnasium
Golf
Other activities:
Gambling
Museum and gallery viewing
Sightseeing Tours
Horse racing |
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Just in
front the hotel St.Stephen's Green. Take a stroll in
a 27 acre park in the heart of Dublin city centre. A
popular lunchtime retreat for many of the office
workers in the area, it was originally open public
ground until 1663 when the Corporation fenced the
area off. The green was then sold and the ground was
closed to the public. It was during this time that
the Georgian houses around the Green were built. The
Green remained private ground until 1877 when Sir
A.E. Guinness, a member of the Guinness brewing
family, pushed an act through Parliament making the
Green open to the public once again. He later paid
for the laying out of the Green including the
gardens and the ponds which date from 1880. The park
has many statues including memorials to Yeats and
also to James Joyce. Also present are the Three
Fates, a group of bronze female figures watching
over man's destiny. The Green today is very
popular, particularly during the summer, to go and
spend time watching the passing crowds or just
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RESTAURANT |
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Not only
is Brownes an exquisite townhouse hotel, it is also
home to the magnificent Brownes Restaurant which
evokes all the nostalgia of times gone by.
Here guests can enjoy some of the finest cuisine
available in an upmarket cosmopolitan atmosphere,
and often in the company of diplomats and famous
faces.
Seating between 70 and 80 patrons in an air-conditioned
environment, the style in the Bistro is classical
with contemporary elegance. Dishes incorporate the
traditional with an up to date twist. The extensive
menu caters for all tastes from seafood specials to
lava rock speciality grills.
The wine list details the very best from Europe with
a superb champagne selection from Reims in the heart
of champagne country. The restaurant is open seven
days a week with fresh ingredients sourced from
local markets. |
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PRIVATE FUNCTIONS |
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Private Dining / Meeting Facilities
The room used for this is called The Thomas Leighton
Suite, located on the 1st floor and is the perfect
location for a small corporate meeting, corporate
breakfast, lunch or dinner.
On many occasions our Private Dinning room is used
for lavish dinner parties, cocktail receptions,
weddings and birthday / anniversary celebrations.
This luxurious suite overlooks St Stephens Green and
its maximum capacities are:
- Sit down lunch or dinner 30 people
- Board Room style 22 people
- Classroom style 22 people
- Theatre style 30 people
- Cocktail/ Reception 40 people |
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ABOUT DUBLIN |
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Dublin is a without a doubt Europe’s friendliest capital. It is a city where
age-old tradition and heritage blend effortlessly with the high tech
conveniences of the modern world. It is old yet young, lively yet relaxing,
traditional yet cutting edge, all rolled into one neat package. It is also
a
musical city with a long tradition of song and music-making. The pubs are
full of traditional and live popular music on any night of the week. It is a
literary city, home to masters such as Joyce, Swift, Shaw, Yeats and Beckett
to name just a few. It is a city full of fine museums, art galleries and
historic buildings that chronicle the city’s long and colourful heritage. It
is the site of great educational institutions such as Trinity College. It is
a city for business and tourists alike. More than anything else,
Dublin is a
welcoming city |
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PLACES TO VISIT IN DUBLIN |
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Grafton Street
Just steps away from Brownes Hotel is Grafton Street, Dublin’s most
fashionable shopping district where you will find several back alley
ways with hidden gems of antique shops, jewellery shops and many
more.
Trinity College and the Book of Kells
Trinity College is the oldest university in Ireland boasting an
unequalled historical and academic tradition. Among the many famous
students to have attended the college are the play writers Oliver
Goldsmith and Samuel Beckett as well as the political writer Edmond
Burke. Trinity College with its impressive coble stone courtyards
and spectacular architecture offers a calm atmosphere and a welcome
respite from the busy streets that surround the college. Trinity
College offers proof that Ireland was once the land of saints and
scholars..
The Book of Kells, which is housed in the college’s Old Library, is
Irelands most popular tourist attraction. The Book of Kells was
probably produced early in the 9th Century by the monks of Iona, an
island off the West Coast of Scotland. When Iona was attacked the
Vikings circa 609AD they moved to Kells in Co. Meath. From Meath the
Book moved to Dublin in around 1653 for reasons of security during
the Cromwellian period. It arrived in Trinity College in 1661
through the agency of Henry James, after he became the Bishop of
Meath.
Dublin Castle, Dublin City Centre
Built at the behest of King John in 1204 on a site, which was once a
Viking strong hold. This impressive Castle has served as a military
fortress, prison, courts of law and the core of the British
Administration in Ireland until 1922. The Castle has served fro
state functions and the guided tours of the State apartments are
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