We recognise this situation has attracted significant attention and concern. To be helpful, we’ve set out some additional facts and context below, and what we hope to achieve through the current process.
Statement from Trinity Hospitality
The proceedings filed last week are not seeking to close the Yamamori Izakaya restaurant or nightclub; rather, it seeks to reduce excessive noise transfer from Yamamori Izakaya into the hotel. The ultimate goal is to advance a testing and resolution process that will enable a collaborative solution.
Yamamori Izakaya has long hosted its "Izakaya Basement" late-night events, and in tandem, the building has operated as a hotel since 1887. However, as we understand it, since the hotel closed for refurbishment, regular late-night DJ events started in the ground-floor restaurant five days per week, which lacks the appropriate structural-acoustic measures for nightclub events.
We’re pleased that joint testing occurred over the weekend, as it will hopefully allow us to move forward and find a collaborative solution, including Trinity Hospitality contributing financially towards mitigation works within Yamamori that address the issue on a long-term basis, enabling both businesses to thrive.
Since the hotel reopened in 2025, it has received numerous guest complaints about late-night, low-frequency music noise and vibration affecting certain bedrooms, forcing us to close approximately one quarter of the hotel’s rooms since shortly after reopening.
No, the hotel has operated as a hotel for 140 years, most recently as the Central Hotel, since it was purpose built in 1887. It was extensively refurbished and extended from 2022 to 2025. It is a protected structure.There has been no material change of use of the building, and planning was granted in 2021, however, we support the Agent of Change principle introduced in the Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028.
Yes, as part of the refurbishment, extensive sound-mitigation measures were installed, including:
• a bespoke engineered acoustic floor between Yamamori and the hotel, and
• high-specification secondary glazing and other acoustic measures.In the absence of the relevant low-frequency vibration, the affected bedrooms are otherwise extremely quiet.
We understand Yamamori has been operating a restaurant at the site for over 30 years.
Yamamori has long hosted its “Izakaya Basement” late-night events. However, as we understand it, while the hotel was closed for refurbishment, regular late-night DJ-based events started in the ground-floor restaurant five days per week.This area is closer to the hotel and bedrooms and, as configured, does not currently have the level of structural acoustic isolation typically required for late-night amplified music in such close proximity to sleeping accommodation. The ground-floor restaurant area used as a dance floor is directly below a large skylight that opens into the hotel's central courtyard, which is right below the bedrooms.Prior to the refurbishment, the 1st floor was configured as meeting rooms. We converted it back to bedrooms as part of the works. Due to the noise transfer, we have had to close rooms on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, and we have periodically received complaints on the 4th floor as well.
The injunction application seeks to reduce excessive noise transfer from Yamamori Izakaya into the hotel. There are many possible ways to achieve this including collaborative solutions, which is our ultimate goal.Our objective is to enable and accelerate a testing and resolution process so that a practical solution can be agreed and implemented.Unfortunately, we felt we had no choice but to submit the application as we were concerned the matter was not progressing quickly enough given the operational impact, with 1/4 of the hotel closed. Yamamori Izakaya requested very detailed structural information before agreeing to meet, or carry out joint-testing to establish noise-levels. Our position was that the detailed structural information should not have prevented collaborative discussions or joint-testing. We are glad that, since the application, joint-testing has now been facilitated.The proceedings are not intended to close Yamamori Izakaya, nor to stop it trading, or stop it playing music.
As the building leaseholder, Trinity Hospitality submitted the court application.
The Hoxton is the hotel’s operator and brand. Trinity Hospitality does not own The Hoxton brand. The Hoxton opened its doors in November 2025 and is proud to be part of Dublin. The Hoxton’s approach is always about adding to the local community and collaborating with local creatives and businesses. Neither Trinity nor The Hoxton want one of our neighbours shutting down; that is the last thing we want.
Following direct communication on the day after the court filing, the first joint testing took place on 14/15 February 2026. This joint, time-synchronised approach - measuring within the venue and within affected bedrooms - allows acoustic specialists to:
1. confirm the levels and characteristics of the issue,
2. identify the dominant transmission paths, and
3. design targeted mitigation measures.
A collaborative solution that allows:
• Yamamori Izakaya to continue operating and thriving, including its nightlife offering, and
• The hotel to operate fully with all bedrooms available.We are open to discussing collaboration and contributing financially to mitigation works within Yamamori that address the issue on a long-term basis.
To avoid misunderstanding, we are not:
• seeking to close Yamamori Izakaya,
• to stop them trading,
• seeking to stop them from playing music.We are seeking a collaborative, practical solution based on acoustic testing and agreed resolution measures.