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Former Sachs Hotel in Donnybrook to close permanently after decades of trading

The well-known D4 landmark, formerly Sachs Hotel, has been in operation since at least the 1950s

The Hampton Hotel on Morehampton Road in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, is to close. Picture: Maura Hickey

The site of the storied Sachs Hotel in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 will close its doors for good on Sunday.

The hotel, which was renamed The Hampton in 2008, has been in operation since at least the 1950s when it opened as the Morehampton Hotel.

It will be remembered, or not, by many as the popular southside nightclubs of Vanilla and Raffles in recent years.

The low-key closure of the boutique 39-room hotel comes three-and-a-half years ...