A Magellan PR Press Release

Client Name: The Merrion

Title: Go Home for the Holidays and Stay in Style

Date of Release: November 2003

Irish people living in the UK can go home to Dublin for the holiday season and enjoy a luxury break with The Merrion hotel�s special Home for the Holidays rate. Guests can celebrate Christmas and New Year�s in their native land while enjoying the luxurious accommodations and service of Dublin�s most stylish address.

The Home for the Holidays package offers overnight accommodation in a deluxe double or twin room and full Irish breakfast the following morning for �115 (approx. GBP�78) per person, per night and is based on double occupancy.

�The holiday season is a time to enjoy with family and friends,� said The Merrion�s General Manager Peter MacCann. �With The Merrion�s special rate and holiday activities, Irish natives can easily return to Ireland for a Christmas surrounded by their proud heritage and the ones they love.�

The Merrion Home for the Holidays package is valid until the 31st January 2004, is inclusive of value added tax at 13.5% and there is no service charge at The Merrion. A range of other packages is also available at The Merrion, Dublin. For further information and reservations please contact The Merrion directly on 00353 1 603 0600, facsimile 00 353 1 603 0700, email at [email protected] or alternatively via the website - www.merrionhotel.com. This release is posted at http://www.magellan-pr.com/press.html.

Background on The Merrion: Opened in October 1997, The Merrion � a recipient of several awards, including Five Red Stars from the AA, the 2003 Gold Ribbon Award by RAC Hotel Services, �The World�s Best Places to Stay�, Conde Nast Traveller 2002 Gold List and �Best Hotel Spa in Dublin�, Harpers & Queen magazine 2002 - was created from an historic row of Georgian townhouses and the eighteenth century architecture and design have been preserved throughout the hotel. The 145-room property includes twenty suites, and features state-of-the art technology thoughtfully incorporated into the period-Georgian d�cor.

For more information contact:

Magellan PR on Tel: 020 8875 2850

Email: [email protected]