March 13th, 2007, by Mary Winston Nicklin
The Octagon Bar at The Clarence, Dublin: World’s Hottest Hotel Bars
The Octagon Bar has been a favorite Dublin watering hole throughout the hotel’s 15 year history. After all, this joint belongs to Bono and The Edge of U2. (They purchased the hotel in 1992 and restored it into the city’s premier boutique hotel. The Clarence is now on Conde Nast’s Gold List. It’s got the U2 stamp all over it.) The hotel’s chic bar, which features an octagon-shaped dome, is adored by both locals and visitors. The award-winning cocktails are flavorful and fun, and run the gamut from Bubbly to Clarence Cocktails. (Highly-recommended: the apple strudel martini.) Of course there are plenty of tasty nibbles to accompany the libations.
The Clarence Hotel: Wohohoh The Greatest Thing…
Bono is perhaps the world’s douchiest polymath. The worst part of it is his music isn’t that bad, he saves lives and his hotel The Clarence is actually nice which means there’s no real reason to dislike the guy and……
While the 60 minutes episode which interviewed Bono didnt make me LOVE him, he did say some stuff which made me “okay” with him. I forget the exact quote, but he said something about how he knew his humanitarian work wasnt going to be remembered int he future, but the music will, and he is okay with that. Me too.