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Dunluce Lodge, Northern Ireland’s newest £16.5m five-star hospitality venue, will open this autumn and be operated by Valor Hospitality.
The resort will be officially opening ahead of the 153rd Open Championship, which will be returning to Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2025.
Dunluce Lodge, which will be located on the edge of Royal Portrush’s fourth fairway, will employ more than 80 team members from the local area and offer 35 luxury suites, private dining and fireside lounge space for exclusive use.
The five-star venue will open with an onsite putting green, designed by golf architect Martin Ebert. Dunluce will also provide private transfers to the nearby helipad and to the clubhouses at Royal Portrush and Portstewart Golf Club.
The Lodge will also have a restaurant and bar overlooking the golf course and ocean, providing à la carte dining and tasting menus, as well as a small spa with fitness facilities.
Dunluce Lodge will be operated by Valor Hospitality Partners in partnership with the US-based owners, Links Collection.
Stephen Meldrum, general manager of Dunluce Lodge, said: “When Dunluce Lodge opens later this year, it will set a new standard as the definitive five-star location on the Causeway Coast. Overlooking the fourth fairway at Royal Portrush Golf Club and facing the wild Atlantic Ocean, our location speaks for itself.
“From my very first conversations with Valor Hospitality Partners and the Links Collection, their vision for Dunluce Lodge has been very clear. They want to deliver an unrivalled, refined experience on the Causeway Coast that builds on Northern Ireland’s world-renowned reputation for sincere hospitality and deliver a resort that is intrinsically integrated with the local community.”
Euan McGlashan, global co-founder and CEO of Valor Hospitality Partners, added: “It is a thrill to be working on this incredible project in such an area of outstanding natural beauty and on the edge of such an iconic golf course.
“Our wonderful owners have been intimately involved in all the design details, ensuring that their love of hospitality, golf, and Northern Ireland is projected into Dunluce Lodge which will stand proudly as the region’s only five-star hotel.”
