Annebrook House Hotel
| Annebrook House Hotel | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Classification |  |
| Location | Mullingar Town Park |
| Address | Austin Friars Street |
| Town or city | Mullingar, Westmeath |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°31′30.1″N 7°20′18.9″W / 53.525028°N 7.338583°W |
| Year(s) built | c. 1810 |
| Opened | 9 February 2007 |
| Cost | €20 million |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Berty Dunne |
| Awards and prizes | Hotel of the Year (2019) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 93 |
| Website | |
| annebrook | |
Annebrook House Hotel is a hotel in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland.[1]
History[edit]
Origins[edit]
The original Annebrook House is an Old Georgian house built in c. 1810 by the Westmeath Board of Guardians as a hostel for visiting clergy then was later the residence for the county surgeon John O'Connell and then subsequently Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr Hugh O'Neill and his family.[2][3] It is notable for being one of the oldest buildings still standing in Mullingar.[4]
The property was auctioned in early April 2001 with Berty Dunne, a hotelier from County Kildare, making the winning bid.[5] In October 2002, it was announced that a planning permission application was sent to Westmeath County Council to construct a 49-bedroom hotel with a restaurant and a further 44 aparthotel units alongside renovating the original house on the 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) site.[6] By July 2004, the house was being extensively renovated. The hotel is located within Mullingar Town Park.
Opening[edit]
Berty Dunne was originally aiming for the hotel to open by Christmas 2006 but due to unforeseen circumstances the opening was delayed until February 2007 at a total cost of almost €20 million.[7] The hotel was officially registered on 9 February 2007 as "Annebrook House Hotel Limited".[8]
In 2019, the hotel won the Hotel of the Year Irish Hospitality Award.[9] Annebrook House Hotel announced that they had purchased the old Dunnes Stores premises on nearby Pearse Street a number of years prior and plan to expand there with the hopes of developing it into 50 additional bedrooms as well as leisure on the ground floor.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annebrook House Hotel | Our History". www.annebrook.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Annebrook House, Pearse Street, Mullingar, Westmeath". Buildings of Ireland. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Annebrook". Westmeath Examiner. 5 October 2002. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Illingworth, Ruth (22 October 2005). "The Town Park - steeped in history..." Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Casey, Ronan (7 April 2001). "Annebrook fetches close to £1.5 million". Westmeath Examiner. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Casey, Ronan (5 October 2002). "New hotel planned for Mullingar town centre". Westmeath Examiner. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ O'Reilly, Linda (20 January 2007). "Tourism boost as refurbished hotel set to open next month". Westmeath Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-12-31 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Annebrook House Hotel Ltd - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Annebrook House Hotel wins 'Hotel of the Year' title". Westmeath Examiner. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Annebrook Hotel planning major expansion on site of the old Dunnes Stores". Westmeath Examiner. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-31.