Luggage For Your Smokes
January, 1998
At the edge of the River Liffey in the Temple Bar section of Dublin--a funky area favored by artists, writers and musicians--sits the Clarence, the city's most prestigious and expensive boutique hotel. It's also Dublin's hottest hideaway, and for good reason. The hotel, built in 1852, closed for remodeling in 1994 and reopened in 1996, is owned by U2's Bono and the Edge. That means on any given night, bandmates are apt to mingle with the hotel's guests. Even if the band doesn't show, there is mu...