RIU PLAZA THE GRESHAM HOTEL
The Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin is located in the heart of Dublin city centre and is one of the best known hotels in Dublin city. This recently renovated 4-star hotel is located on Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street and is close to Croke Park, Temple Bar, the IFSC and the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD). The hotel is also close to the shopping districts of Dublin City, the Gate Theatre and the Luas Red Line making it even easier for you to travel to the 3 Arena and the Convention Centre Dublin. Abbey Street is the closest LUAS (tram) stop.
This grand hotel is a landmark building with original period features including stunning Waterford crystal chandeliers. Each of hotel’s 323 bedrooms and suites are equipped with complimentary WI-FI; the suites include penthouse balconies with stunning views across the city and the Dublin mountains.
The Hotel Riu Plaza Gresham Dublin is easily reached from Dublin Airport - take any Aircoach to O'Connell Street (Gresham Hotel stop), or the 747 bus to O'Connell Street. Both of these coaches stop outside the front door of the hotel.
If you are looking for 4 star Dublin City accommodation then the Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin is the perfect choice. One of the best located hotels in Dublin this famous landmark allows you to be close to many tourist attractions as well as great shopping and nightlife.
HISTORY - THE BEGINNING
In 1817 Thomas Gresham purchased 21-22 Sackville Street and commenced business there as a hotel. Thomas Gresham is a fascinating person. He was a foundling child, abandoned on the steps of the Royal Exchange, Sir Thomas Gresham a famous merchant-politician in the Elizabethan era.
Thomas Gresham came to Ireland, and as a very young man obtained employment in the service of William Beauman of Rutland Square, Dublin. After some time, and while still comparatively young, he became butler to this family. This was an important position in the Georgian household, with its complicated domestic structure.
In 1817, Thomas Gresham left William Beauman’s household to open a hotel in nearby Sackville Street. How he acquired the capital to undertake an enterprise of this kind is not known.
Following a major refurbishment in 2013, The Gresham Hotel Dublin, is swiftly progressing into the 21st century, building on our long established reputation for superior service and excellent facilities.
In September 2016, the hotel came under the ownership of Riu Hotels & Resorts, the internationally renowned hotel company with 100 hotels worldwide. At that point, the hotel will become part of the company's urban line, Riu Plaza Hotels, and will be renamed Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin. RIU Hotels & Resorts is a family business managed by the third generation with more than 29,000 employees who, day after day, work to continue offering all guests the best exclusive services for which the brand is known.
The Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin is an institution and is known throughout the world.