Clontarf Castle Hotel hosts conferences, board meetings, gala dinners and weddings for up to 600 guests. It offers eight meeting rooms, bedrooms for residential events and free parking. The castle stands in Clontarf, Dublin, about 10 minutes from the city centre and 5 miles from Dublin Airport.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents eight equipped meeting rooms that can be used separately or together. All are backed by natural daylight and a dedicated conference and events team. The largest is the Great Hall on the ground floor, which seats 600 in theatre layout and 400 at banquet tables. It has its own foyer and reception area for delegate registration and refreshments, blackout facilities, and an integrated screen, data projector and PA system.
The Great Hall divides into two rooms of 250 theatre each. The Viking Suite, on the lower ground floor, takes 150 in theatre layout and 140 at banquet tables. It can also be run as three separate meeting rooms. The Norman Suite and the Dalcassian Suite each take 50 in theatre layout. The Tower Suite, in the original castle tower, takes 20 and suits a small board meeting or a private dinner. Indigo Lounge holds up to 50 guests.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies and receptions take place in the Great Hall, which hosts weddings from 100 to 250 guests, and in the Viking Suite, which takes up to 80. Wedding dinners for 40 to 70 guests can be served in Fahrenheit Restaurant, with drinks in Indigo Lounge. The Great Hall has its own bar and pre-reception area, and the Viking Suite has a private pre-reception area and a bar inside the room.
Rooms and capacities
Capacities are guest numbers from the hotel's floor plan.
Great Hall: 600 theatre, 250 classroom, 400 banquet. Viking Suite: 150 theatre, 65 classroom, 140 banquet. Norman Suite: 50 theatre, 25 classroom. Dalcassian Suite: 50 theatre, 25 classroom. Tower Suite: 20 theatre, 20 banquet.
Accommodation
Bedrooms are offered as Boutique Queens, Deluxe, Executive, Luxury Suites and Family rooms for up to three guests. The hotel promotes residential conferences, so delegates can stay where they meet. The number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages we reviewed.
Catering
Catering is handled in house. Fahrenheit Restaurant serves seasonal Irish produce under the castle's vaulted ceilings, and Knights Bar and Indigo Lounge cover drinks and lighter dishes. Gala dinners are served in the Great Hall after a reception in the atrium lobby. Gourmet barbecues are available on the castle terrace in summer.
History and setting
The hotel occupies a castle in Clontarf, on the north side of Dublin. The Great Hall carries a plaster frieze of the Battle of Clontarf, and the Tower Suite sits in the oldest part of the building.
Getting there
The castle is about 10 minutes from Dublin city centre and 5 miles from Dublin Airport. Parking is free on site.
