Thinking Factory

Thinking Factory

The first of its kind in Ireland, the Thinking Factory is an innovative concept. This is the ultimate meeting room, combining cutting edge modern technology with stripped-down simplicity which aids focus and clarity. Perfect for brainstorming sessions, strategic meetings and product launches. There are several small breakout areas within the room. We have ClickShare available for use in the Thinking Factory.

Meeting Rooms

Phoenix Suite

The Phoenix Suite is the largest conference room in the hotel, perfect for a large range of meetings, events, lunches or banquets. Located beside reception on the ground floor, it is a multi-purpose venue with a wealth of flexible layout options and room configurations. The Phoenix Suite is made up of three rooms, the Sierra, Hawthorn and Walnut Suites, which can converge into one or two larger rooms as required.

Tower Suite

The Tower Suite is suitable as an alternative or addition to any of the Phoenix Suite conference rooms. Located on the ground floor with easy access to its own private bar, it also has an interconnecting door to the College Suite which is often used as a breakout room for food and drinks.

Castleknock Suite

One of the most popular meeting rooms in the hotel, the Castleknock Suite is located on the first floor at the rear of the hotel. With stunning views on three sides, the room also boasts a large wooden balcony that overlooks the golf course and lake.

Castle Suite

The Castle Suite is one of the smaller conference rooms on the ground floor. Blessed with an abundance of natural daylight, the room is popular for boardroom meetings, small conferences and private dining.

Boardroom

The Boardroom is the most prestigious meeting room in the hotel. A large wall-mounted LCD television screen provides a clear focal point for presentations, with 4 smaller desk monitors fixed to the boardroom table which can relay what is on the larger screen. Two backlit walnut framed whiteboards are ideal for note-taking or brainstorming exercises. We have ClickShare available in the boardroom.

Ashtown & Knockmaroon Suites

Both medium-sized meeting rooms are located on the first floor. We have ClickShare available in Ashtown/Knockmaroon Suites.

Somerton Suite

This is the smallest meeting room type. Suitable for interviews, small meetings, breakout rooms or presentations.

First Floor Lobby

Whilst not a meeting room our first-floor lobby offers a luxe breakout space for tea, coffee and light bites. For the Castleknock and Sierra/Hawthorn rooms all breaks will be served in the ground floor lobby.

Many thanks for all your help, the team were excellent and answered our every request. We also received very positive feedback from our dealers on the venue and standard of service.

Citroen

Thanks so much for making everyone feel so comfortable in these difficult times with Covid. The venue, food and hospitality was excellent. Overall it was a fabulous day. We will certainly be using your venue again. Maeve, Hewlett Packard.

Hewlett Packard

We had a fantastic day and received really positive feedback. Thank you very much for all your help. A big thanks to Miro, Syed and all of the team for their help over the two days.

Peugeot

Everything went really well. Everyone enjoyed the conference, they loved the hotel and seemed to have a good time.

DHL

I would just like to say thank you to the staff at the Castleknock Hotel for looking after our group. Everyone was very happy with their stay, the accommodation was perfect, the staff were friendly and courteous and the experience was enjoyed by all our visitors from Europe. I myself would like to pass on a special thanks to Damien Murphy, a credit to the hotel. He was very helpful and friendly, happy to answer any questions that we had and always said hello when passing. All our visitors really enjoyed themselves and were delighted with their visit. I would highly recommend your hotel to any family, friends or work colleagues in the future.

Irish Aviation Authority

The event was excellent and the venue and staff were very accommodating to our needs.

Royal College of Surgeons

When organising a conference for over sixty people based in three different locations in Ireland – Belfast, Dublin and Cork – we required a venue that would be convenient for everyone and that would minimise travel costs. The Castleknock Hotel became the preferred venue due to its ideal situation close to the M1 and M50 and its convenience to a commuter train line from Dublin city centre. We held a one-day residential course at the hotel, incorporating dinner and post-dinner drinks for sixty people. From our first approach to the conferencing team at the Castleknock Hotel, we were impressed by their professionalism and helpfulness. Ciara and her team were proactive in their attitude to helping us organise all aspects of the day (and evening). They were flexible with us in our preparations, actively encouraged us to come out and discuss room setup, and understood how last-minute issues were unavoidable, such as numbers changing almost daily. The feedback from the actual running of the event was first class – all agreed that it was perfectly located, the rooms were the right size, and the conference delegates were all comfortable throughout. Those who opted to play golf the next day also left happy! The food could not be faulted, and special note was taken of dietary requirements. The accommodation too was very suitable for this group of often-picky accountants! What was particularly pleasing to note was that Ciara sought our feedback on what could have gone better, which showed us that they were willing to go the extra mile and strive to improve further.

Ernst & Young

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