History of Hotel St. George, Dublin Georgian House Hotel

In 1750, famous Dublin architect, John Ensor built a magnificent terrace property for a barrister, at an approximate cost of £6000 Irish punts. This property was to become the Hotel St George. John Ensor, who designed the entirety of Parnell Square, was apprenticed to Richard Castle. Richard Castle was responsible for such works as the Georgian country mansions of Russborough in Co. Wicklow (the house with the longest frontage in Ireland) and Carton House in Co. Kildare.

Within Dublin itself, he designed the Houses of Parliament with Edward Lovett Pearce (Tyrone & Leinster House) , the Rotunda Hospital and Powerscourt House. No. 7 Parnell Square became a well-known landmark in 1888, as Conarchy's Hotel. In 1907 a member of the Conarchy family, who was at the time marrying into the St. George family, renamed it.

The hotel continued to trade during the 20th Century, but tragically fell into ruin in 1979. From this point onwards, it remained roofless for almost a decade. The present owners of the Hotel St George have painstakingly persisted with the restoration of the property. Their efforts have returned to Dublin a fine Georgian house open to the public.

To book contact Karl:
Phone: +353(0)1-8745611
Email: info@hotel-st-george.ie
Hotel St. George, 7 Parnell Square, Dublin 1