2017 Award Winners BUSINESS HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2017

The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin & Belfast

While other guides are focused solely on the leisure market, we have always taken the needs of business guests into account when making our selections. Business tourism is a developing sector in the Irish tourism industry (see www.meetinireland.com for further information) and, although the main focus may be on large events, boutique business destinations offering high levels of comfort and service are of particular interest to us.

Understated luxury is the hallmark of these city centre sister hotels in Dublin and Belfast, both of which are cool destinations for leisure guests thanks to their excellent locations, design-led contemporary style, good food and outstandingly friendly and helpful staff.

These same qualities - plus thoughtfully designed guest rooms offering a comfortable in-room working environment, business back up services and high-spec conference and meeting facilities - also have special appeal for discerning business guests.

By contrast with big conference hotels, the scale is pleasingly intimate, with stylish and state-of-the-art meeting rooms offered for small to medium meetings (up to 80 delegates in Dublin, 55 in Belfast), and an emphasis on warm hospitality, good food and service.

Whether as a service for local businesses, or a residential destination for overseas businesses meeting counterparts in Ireland, these hotels also offer great downtime opportunities and are well placed for visitors to experience the best of their chosen destination. In short, they are just great places to stay, and to work.