Plans for a new upmarket hotel and leisure centre development — which is expected to achieve five star status — on the site of Connacht Laundry in ‘The West’ have been lodged with city planning officials. The developers bought the 2.1 acre site on Henry Street for a massive €30million and are expected to invest a further €50million in completing the development.
According to the project’s backers, the hotel will be in a similar vein to the new Ritz Carlton in Wicklow, which is set to open in the Autumn. The plan involves the demolition of all the Connacht Laundry buildings and a house facing onto St Helen’s Street and the construction of a hotel with 136 suites, seven meeting rooms, restaurant, reception, and a basement leisure centre with a spa and swimming pool.
According to the project’s backers, the hotel will be in a similar vein to the new Ritz Carlton in Wicklow, which is set to open in the Autumn. The plan involves the demolition of all the Connacht Laundry buildings and a house facing onto St Helen’s Street and the construction of a hotel with 136 suites, seven meeting rooms, restaurant, reception, and a basement leisure centre with a spa and swimming pool.
