Yamamori Izakaya refutes allegations made by Hoxton hotel

The owners of Yamamori Izakaya, a popular Dublin nightclub, have rejected claims made by the adjacent Hoxton Hotel that it is "not seeking to curtail cultural or nightlife activity."

The hotel made headlines last week by initiating a court case over noise levels from the nightclub. Yamamori Izakaya, which hosts live music five nights a week, has been open for decades, while the Hoxton (previously the Central Hotel) opened in November after refurbishment.

Trinity Hospitality stated last week to The Journal that they were forced to seek an injunction because Yamamori Izakaya had not yet facilitated joint acoustic testing, despite the Hoxton's efforts to "engage constructively" since late November.

The owners of Yamamori Izakaya responded to the hotel’s claims, saying that it “utterly rejects” the comments of Trinity Hospitality and stated that they gave the hotel ample warning about sound levels during construction.

This week, Trinity Hospitality issued a further statement clarifying that the proceedings filed last week are not an attempt to close Yamamori Izakaya. Instead, the company is aiming "to advance a testing and resolution process to reduce noise transfer into the hotel."

Stephan Ernest, the hotel manager, said that the "elevated noise levels" from the neighboring business have seriously interfered with guests’ stays, adding that it has had to withdraw a substantial amount of rooms.

“It is also hard to accept the company’s claim that it had no choice but to seek the injunction,” Yamamori said in its statement. “The previous operators of the Central Hotel deployed the area over our premises as a function room. The current owners chose to convert this area into bedrooms despite our concerns which were known to them,”

Yamamori’s owners have stated that they commissioned an expert report to measure sound levels during the construction phase. They claim this report was given to the company to help them implement sound-limiting measures. They also noted that they received the technical sound data from the hotel owners this morning and are currently “analysing” this information.

The decision has provoked widespread online outrage, leading to a protest against Hoxton's Hotel scheduled for this evening. The protest will take place at 6pm in Great George’s Street.