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he team at Dublin’s Ashling Hotel are gearing up for 2023 to be one of their best years yet as they continue to celebrate significant success in 2022 having emerged winners of a host of awards and accolades both locally and nationally.

Last year, the hotel received eleven nominations across a host of national tourism and hospitality award ceremonies recently, including the Irish Hotel Awards, the Gold Medal Awards, the Irish Hospitality Institute awards, the Irish Accommodation Service Awards and the CIE Tours Awards.

The hotel has emerged as the winners of eight of the eleven nominations received, which Managing Director of the hotel Ronan Walsh said is “a testament to the wonderful professional and friendly approach the team in the hotel have.”

Speaking about the Ashling Hotel’s recent award success and further plans for 2023, Mr Walsh said: “I would like to take this opportunity to applaud and congratulate, Jennifer, Ubaldo, and Ciara on their fantastic achievements in the 2022 Irish Hotel Awards and our Teams successes in the Irish Gold Medal awards and IASI Olympics. Achieving recognition for the Hotel or venue is fantastic but winning an award for one of our team is truly special. Recognition from your peers says so much.”

“To be nominated for 11 awards throughout all departments of the Hotel and successfully take home eight is an incredible feat - but we will continue to strive for improvements and hope to take home more in 2023.”

“At the Ashling Hotel, we continuously strive to listen, adapt and change with our guests’ and all stakeholders at the centre of everything we do. Our teams are our strength, our vision, and our inspiration and our mantra is ‘Be Kind to yourself and to others’

“Our goal is to offer the very best service with a genuine smile, whilst also growing as individuals who show kindness and understanding whenever we can, to us this illustrates the true meaning of hospitality. It’s a very exciting time for the Ashling and we all look forward to extending our traditional warm welcome to guests from both Ireland and beyond in the year ahead,” Ronan concluded.

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Nominations and accolades received by the Ashling and its teams for 2022:

Irish Hotel Awards

• Ciara Barry, Marketing Manager of the Year Leinster – Winner
• Ubaldo Santos, Rising Star of the Year Leinster – Winner
• Jennifer Farrell, Receptionist of the Year – Finalist
• Business & Conference Hotel of the Year – Winner

Gold Medal Awards

• 4 Star Hotel of the Year – Nominated
• Ireland’s Favourite Place to Stay Leinster – Winner
• Excellence in Customer Service Award – Winner (Reservations team)

Irish Hospitality Institute

• Ciara Barry – Marketing Manager of the Year Finalist

IASI – Irish Accommodation Service Award

• Accommodation overall Award – Gold Medal
• Accommodation Olympics -- Team Gold Medal

CIE Tours Awards 2022

• Merit Award

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The recent award success represents a boost for the hotel, which invested €250,000 last summer to add to and enhance the conference and meeting facilities, with 15 dedicated meeting / board rooms and larger conference rooms. The hotel has also invested significantly in their staff and teams which now stand in excess of 150 people.

Managing Director of the Ashling Hotel, Ronan Walsh said the hotel would continue to strive for further awards and continue to grow and expand their offering for visitors to the hotel in the year ahead. A further significant refurbishment project is now underway to transform the bright and spacious Chesterfield’s restaurant and Iveagh Bar.

Based in Dublin 8, the Ashling Hotelin close proximity to Heuston Station, Phoenix Park and numerous other landmarks in the capital. Situated close to Dublin’s famous theatres and finest restaurants, cafés and bars with visitor attractions on our door step or very close by including the Phoenix Park & Dublin Zoo, the eclectic Stoneybatter, Guinness storehouse, 3 Arena, Dublin’s electric tram, Small museum of Dublin and numerous shopping streets all within walking distance.

Visit Ashling Hotel’s website

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