Citywest offers a unique location for conferences
CITYWEST Hotel has unveiled its newly refurbished premises, three years after it was acquired by Irish-owned property Investment Company Tetrarch Capital and began its €13.5m investment programme.
Building on its status as Ireland’s largest hotel and currently employing 435 people, Citywest Hotel has undergone phase one of their strategic redevelopment, including contemporary refurbishments, upgraded facilities and staff-retraining programme to attract both national and international conference organisers.
Citywest Hotel now stands as a clear alternative to conference options available in Dublin City Centre, most significantly through its unparalleled offering of a complete conference and residential solution in one location.
With a clear focus on the needs of modern conferences, Citywest Hotel now offers 764 spacious, high-quality bedrooms on site, up to 2,000 delegates can be accommodated just a few metres from the conference facilities.
Over 177,000 sq ft of meeting space is also now available which can be divided into two separate convention centres or eight plenary suites and can accommodate 4,100 delegates.
Twenty-nine additional breakout rooms are also available, all of which are equipped with touchpad-controlled, start-of-the-art, audio-visual facilities and an uncontended 1gb fibre-optic link, to deliver a world-class wi-fi and wired internet service that can accommodate up to 4,000 users simultaneously.
Among the visible enhancements are tastefully refurbished bedrooms, fully redesigned restaurants, which includes the new Woodlock Brasserie, as well as a transformed foyer and enlarged reception area. An elegant new driveway and extensive parking facilities have also been incorporated, as part of the redevelopment programme.
Complementary to the hotel’s investment in its physical infrastructure, a complete staff retraining programme has been implemented to raise and maintain superior service standards throughout the hotel’s facilities.
With a proven ability to host large-scale meetings, Citywest Hotel now attracts many high-profile pharmacy, tech, education, medical conferences, as well as national and international political gatherings.
Commenting on what makes Citywest Hotel unique as a conference venue, Commercial Director Seán Reid said: “Combining a large-scale conference venue with a residential option means Citywest Hotel offers something very new in Dublin: a location where people can remain together for the duration of the gathering. Unlike other conference centres, the focus and energy of an event is maintained because delegates can stay on site.
“And during their downtime, they don’t have to go far to relax thanks to our superb Leisure Club, Christy O’Connor Jnr-designed 18-hole golf course and beautiful woodland walks”.
Tetrarch Capital’s vision for a property offering the highest standards in contemporary accommodation, dining, leisure facilities and conference management has become a reality.
However, feedback from organisers and delegates indicates that the Citywest Hotel’s character, hospitality and personal touch hasn’t been sacrificed.
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