Portobello Hotel

What Portobello Hotel does

Portobello Hotel is a privately held boutique hospitality establishment operating from a single property at 33 South Richmond Street in South Central Dublin, Ireland. The company offers overnight accommodation across five room categories — Single, Double, Twin, Triple, and Two-Bed Suite — designed to serve solo travelers, couples, families, and small groups visiting Dublin. Ancillary services include The Portobello Bar, an on-site venue offering food and live sports, with an affiliated web presence at theportobellobar.com. The business positions itself as a centrally located base for guests seeking walking-distance access to Dublin's cultural and historical attractions.

The company's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: guests book through the hotel's own website, by phone (+353 1 475 2715), or via email ([email protected]), with no disclosed reliance on third-party online travel agencies. Revenue is generated on a nightly room-rental basis with publicly undisclosed rates available on inquiry. Core technology is not disclosed, the firm does not operate a mobile application, and the public website is a functional informational site protected by standard Cloudflare and reCAPTCHA tooling. The company employs approximately 25 people and reports no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or disclosed leadership team in the source materials.

Name

Portobello Hotel

Legal name

Portobello Hotel

Website

https://portobellohotel.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Portobello Hotel is a privately held boutique hotel in South Central Dublin offering five room categories (Single through Two-Bed Suite) plus an on-site bar, serving leisure travelers and families seeking a centrally located base for exploring Dublin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Accommodation (721), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Private House Hotels & Small Luxury Inns (THAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Lounge Bars & Hotel Bars (THAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Dublin lodging
• Boutique hotel
• Hotel rooms
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hotel Room Bookings: The hotel generates revenue through renting rooms to guests on a nightly basis. Room types include Single, Double, Twin, Triple, and Two-Bed Suite accommodations. Revenue is generated through direct bookings via the hotel's website and phone reservations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Portobello Hotel is a boutique hospitality establishment in South Central Dublin that rents guest rooms on a nightly basis to travelers and visitors. The hotel offers five room categories (Single, Double, Twin, Triple, and Two-Bed Suite) for solo travelers, couples, families, and groups, and supplements lodging with an on-site bar (The Portobello Bar) serving food and live sports.

Product overview

Portobello Hotel is a boutique hotel offering accommodation and hospitality services in South Central Dublin City. The hotel provides a portfolio of five room types (Single, Double, Twin, Triple, and Two-Bed Suite) for varying guest configurations, complemented by The Portobello Bar for food and beverage service. The hotel positions itself as a convenient base for exploring Dublin's history and culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Room A single-occupant room accommodation offering comfortable lodging for solo travelers visiting Dublin.
• Double Room A room with one double bed, suitable for two occupants, designed for couples or double-occupancy stays.
• Twin Room A room with two single beds, suitable for two occupants, designed for travelers sharing a room.
• Triple Room A room with one single bed and one double bed, suitable for up to three occupants, ideal for small groups or families.
• Two-Bed Suite A suite with two double beds, suitable for families and accommodating up to four occupants with expanded living space.
• The Portobello Bar An on-site bar at the hotel offering food and live sports, providing a social venue for hotel guests and visitors in Dublin.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Brooks Hotel: A small independent boutique hotel located in Dublin city centre, family-run, offering a comparable room count and similar central-Dublin leisure traveler focus. Operates at a similar small scale to Portobello with overlapping guest segments.
• Camden Court Hotel: A mid-size full-service hotel in south-central Dublin close to Portobello, offering a similar mix of room types plus on-site dining and leisure facilities. Closest geographic and product-format competitor.
• The Dean Dublin: A boutique hotel in central Dublin offering design-led rooms and an on-site bar/restaurant. Highly comparable to Portobello Hotel in scale, boutique positioning, central Dublin location, and combined room-plus-F&B offering.
• The Marker Hotel: A design-forward boutique hotel in Dublin's Grand Canal Dock area with an on-site rooftop bar and spa. Comparable in being an independently positioned, design-led central-Dublin hotel combining rooms with a strong F&B component.
• Stauntons on the Green: A small boutique Georgian guesthouse/hotel in central Dublin offering individually styled rooms on a comparable scale to Portobello Hotel. Targets the same leisure and weekend traveler segment.

Broad incumbents

• The Shelbourne Hotel: A historic, large full-service luxury hotel on St Stephen's Green in Dublin. Competes for the same central-Dublin leisure and group traveler demand as Portobello but with significantly larger room inventory, F&B, and brand infrastructure.
• The Westbury Hotel: A larger, established luxury hotel in central Dublin operated by the Doyle Collection. Overlaps with Portobello on central-Dublin leisure and group accommodation but at materially larger scale and broader amenity offering.
• Jurys Inn Dublin: A branded mid-scale hotel chain operating multiple properties in Dublin. Competes with Portobello for value-conscious leisure and group travelers but with chain distribution, loyalty programs, and group-booking infrastructure that an independent cannot match.
• Clayton Hotel Burlington Road: A large branded full-service hotel in south Dublin serving leisure and business travelers with extensive meeting facilities. Competes for similar Dublin visitors but at much greater scale and with corporate demand mix Portobello lacks.

Emerging players

• easyHotel Dublin: A compact, price-led chain hotel in central Dublin targeting budget-conscious travelers. Competes with Portobello's Single and Twin rooms for the same cost-sensitive solo and couple leisure segments at lower price points.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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