History
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Clarence House Guesthouse was bought and founded by the late Mr Thomas Slevin in 1962 and is now 46 years in business. The house itself is 106 years old as it was built in 1899. It is an old Victorian town house, which was a private home, owned by the late Mr Hazlet, until it was taken over and converted into a guesthouse and run by Mrs Eleanor Slevin until she retired in 2002. It was originally the only guesthouse or bed & breakfast in the city, then in the late 60`s early 70`s Mr & Mrs Thomas Slevin established
Ardowen Hotel, just two minutes away from the guesthouse. After six years, however, it was the last hotel in the city to be bombed as part of the troubles. Following this, we returned to Clarence House and have been here ever since. We are well known throughout the city and further a field. |
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UPDATE: Our gallery is now online so CLICK HERE to view |
We can now proudly annouce that we are the longest established Guesthouse/B&B in the City of Derry. Comming soon are pictures of Ardowen during and after bombings in L'derry.
The hotel and guesthouse were frequently regarded by business-people and several film crews (e.g. RTE, BBC, UTV
& ITV) and the same people continue to visit us today.
There
are also many television celebrities, theatre companies, comedians and
musicians, this is largely due to the fact that we are located close
to the BBC radio Foyle and the University of Ulster (Magee College).
Travellers have also visited us from all over the world and we owe
great thanks to the local community who have helped build up our
reputation through out the years.
Since 1st February 2002 from the retirement of his mother, the guesthouse today is run by
Mr Michael Slevin who will always have a warm welcome for everyone.
It is now three stars by the N.I.T.B. and three stars by the AA Hotel Service and a licensed guesthouse and hopefully will continue to be run to the excellent standard that has come to be expected of us by our customers and ourselves.
We are five minutes away from the Republic of Ireland and beautiful Donegal with its wonderful golf and fishing right on our doorstep.
We are so lucky to have these wonderful
facilities and many more so nearby and hope that you can find time to come and enjoy them all! |
