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Merrion Hotel owners insist they can recover from pandemic as sales hit four-year-low

Company behind five-star hotel says it expects post-pandemic resurgence of business after loss of almost €650k last year

Directors at the hotel said they expected occupancy at the hotel to “significantly increase” in the summer of 2022 following lengthy closures due to “stringent guidelines” imposed on the hospitality industry during the pandemic. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The five-star Merrion Hotel in Dublin has insisted it can recover from the pandemic after its sales fell to their lowest level in four years in 2021.

The business, previously part-owned by Lochlainn Quinn, a former chairman of AIB and ESB, reported a €649,742 loss in the year, according to accounts filed with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).

Quinn sold off his 25 per cent stake in the company, Hotel Merrion Limited, to his six ...