Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

From all of us at Mount Herbert Hotel - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thank you to all who visited us in 2010 and we look forward to welcoming you to us at Sandymount Hotel in 2011!

Mount Herbert Hotel to be Renamed Sandymount Hotel

In May 1955 George and Rosaleen Loughran came to Dublin from Northern Ireland and founded Mount Herbert Hotel. Sadly, they passed away in recent years, but we are proud to say that their legacy continues with their son, John, and his eldest son, Gerard, directors.

What sets this hotel apart from others in Dublin is the genuine care for and interest shown in guests who stay with us by family and staff.

On 10 January 2011 the hotel will change its name to “Sandymount Hotel”. We are excited about the change as it marks a new direction, following recent enhancements which have given the hotel a new look and feel.

The name change coincides with the reopening of the Aviva Stadium next to the hotel, on the site of the oldest international rugby grounds in the world at Lansdowne Road.

This unique name will make the hotel easy to locate beside Sandymount, perhaps Dublin’s most beautiful village.

• If you have made a reservation with us as Mount Herbert Hotel for dates after 10 January there is no need to take further action in relation to your booking.

• Our telephone and fax number will stay the same.

• Our address will be Sandymount Hotel, Herbert Road, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4.

• Our new website will be at www.sandymounthotel.ie

We look forward to welcoming you to Sandymount Hotel, where the care and values associated with the “Loughran tradition” will continue to be our cornerstone for the future.

Dublin at Night

Image Copyright Sylvia Taylor

This eye-catching image of Dublin selected from our Dublin Images Flickr Group was taken by Sylvia Taylor.

The picture brings together some of the city's newest additions along the River Liffey in a spectacular way - The Convention Centre Dublin, the Dublin Wheel and the Samuel Beckett Bridge.

Sylvia says of her picture:
"Dublin City is a fantastic place to take great pictures especially at night time. This particular picture was taken on my Nikon D40x on a slow shutter speed of 14 seconds and an ISO of 100. That weekend the Convention Centre and the Dublin Eye were lit up blue to represent National Diabetes Day so it was a great opportunity to capture an image of these two features lit up the same colour."