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• 1 Sinead // Mar 1, 2010 at 4:08 pm

  A really useful list! Thank you. Keep an eye on The Europe, as they’re embracing the opportunities presented by Facebook etc.

• 2 Brendan Mc Coy // Mar 1, 2010 at 6:53 pm

  The clear winner does not seem to be part of a chain or international group. Success seems to be down to a very active Wall and genuine engagement with Fans.

  Worth noting that some hotels are set up as ‘People’ rather than Fan pages eg Louis Fitzgerald, Arlington.
  Friend numbers are still low but will be interesting to see how this strategy works for them.

• 3 William // Mar 2, 2010 at 9:18 am

  Hi Brendan,
  Yes we’re aware that many hotels have personal profiles instead of pages. It’s actually against facebook’s terms of useage to use a personal account for business purposes. For that reason, these profiles could actually be deleted by facebook at any time. So to keep our list as accurate as possible we’re only considering Pages.
  Many hotels have noticed this issue and have set up a page to replace their personal profile. While this means they would lose their ‘friends’ list from their personal account, it also means that the new page set up is working within the laws of facebook and is therefore a lot more secure for the future.

• 4 Geoff Dawson // Mar 2, 2010 at 9:45 am

  Hi all,

  As Sales & Marketing Manager of the Fitzwilton I am delighted to see my page listed as number 1. IN response to above and in agreement with Willam, i do believe a business page is the correct route to start your facebook campaign. Setting up a personal profile for you account could leave you having to start all over again in a month, or year or such – so it is best to get off on the right foot.
  I find interacting with the Fans at least once per day and offering rewards for recruitment and their own opinions and experiences expands the fan base whilst also giving great insight to offers people want and expect from hotels today.

  Kind Regards,

  Geoff Dawson

• 5 Olive Santry // Mar 2, 2010 at 10:01 am

  Can you add Temple Bar Hotel to the list? We have 1126 fans and growing!
  Thanks

• 6 William // Mar 2, 2010 at 11:24 am

  Hi Olive,
  Temple Bar Hotel has now been added to our database and will almost certainly appear in next week’s list. Keep those eyes peeled!

• 7 Mount Herbert Hotel // Mar 2, 2010 at 3:52 pm

  Hi
  Could you please add Mount Herbert Hotel to your list – we are currently at 603 fans!
  Thanks

• 8 William // Mar 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm

  Mount Herbert has now been added to our database and could appear on the list next week. Thanks!

• 9 Rose // Mar 2, 2010 at 6:48 pm

  Hi,
  My website http://www.partypot.eu sells packages for hotels, guesthouses and self-catering accommodation all over Ireland, and I have a fanbase of 1,005 and growing! Is there any chance of being included in this list of hoteliers?
  Thanks!

• 10 Rose // Mar 2, 2010 at 9:42 pm

  I’d like to add that I think Geoff has exactly the right idea with the way he’s using his Facebook page.
  The problem most hotels seem to have using Facebook as a form of advertising, is that there isn’t a dedicated person to update and monitor the fan page regularly and consistently, whereas Geoff has made a point of paying attention to the site, and offering deals such as hugely discounted rates for those fans who invite friends to the Fitzwilton Page. This increases Fitzwilton Hotel fanbase and popularity, while also putting heads in beds on otherwise quiet nights.
  Very well done.

• 11 William // Mar 3, 2010 at 9:20 am

  Hi Rose,
  Unfortunately our list is only open to hotels or hotel groups.
  Sorry

• 12 Harvey's Point Hotel // Mar 3, 2010 at 10:54 am

  Dear William
  Could you please add Harvey’s Point Hotel to your list – we are at 373 at the moment.

  Thanks

• 13 William // Mar 3, 2010 at 11:10 am

  Harvey’s Point has now been added to our database. Check back on Monday to see if it’s made the list

• 14 Ciara Crossan // Mar 3, 2010 at 6:53 pm

  Well done to all the hotels who are ACTIVELY using Facebook to engage and rewards fans. Nice to see some hotels (like the Fitzwilton) really “getting” the medium and not simply pushing special offers.

• 15 The d hotel // Mar 4, 2010 at 5:55 pm

  Please dont forget us http://www.facebook.com/thedhotel Fan & Friends pages, 2818 friends, 130 fans

• 16 Peter Collins // Mar 4, 2010 at 6:47 pm

  Hi William,

  Looking forward to the updated list on Monday. Our fan base continues to grow since your survey 750+ at present so with new hotels introduced as mentioned above there will be a notable shakeup I’d say. Hope we can maintain No.2 spot for Dublin. And like you Love Hotels, we have a Love Dublin Promo right now on ours.

  William, you’ll need to be counting and checking right up to midnight Sunday, looks like an active bunch

  Ciara, you’re right, it’s the Active ones that will move forward.

  All the best, Peter
  http://academyplazahotel.ie/facebook

• 17 Conall Curran // Mar 4, 2010 at 7:09 pm

  Could you please add The Hamlet Court Hotel to your database we have 400 fans & growing every day

• 18 William // Mar 5, 2010 at 9:54 am

  Hi Peter,

  Thanks for your post and kind comment on our strap line. Its one that we are proud of and will work hard to deliver on. Well done on the Love Dublin logo – it looks great. We’ll be updating the Top 30 on Monday next – will keep you updated.

  Regards, Will.

• 19 William // Mar 5, 2010 at 10:11 am

  Hi Conall, thanks for post and well done on the fan count so far. The Top 30 list is based on Facebook pages not groups. Groups are great for organizing on a personal level and for smaller scale interaction around a cause. Pages are better for brands, businesses, bands, movies, or celebrities who want to interact with their fans or customers without having them connected to a personal account, and have a need to exceed Facebook’s 5,000 friend cap. More info here: http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-page-vs-group/
  Cheers,

  william.

• 20 Irene O'Callaghan // Mar 8, 2010 at 5:24 pm

  Please include the Quality Hotel Clonakilty on your list. We are trying hard to keep our page interesting and up to date with events! http://www.facebook.com/QualityHotelClon

  Many thanks

• 21 William // Mar 12, 2010 at 9:34 am

  Hi Irene,
  We’ve added the Quality Hotel to our database. You’ve got a bit of catching up to do to make the top 30! Good luck!

• 22 Florist Ireland // May 5, 2010 at 5:49 am

  It would be great to see Harveys Point Hotel from Donegal in there.
  Good list hope it keeps growing

• 23 steven Linehan // Jun 12, 2010 at 7:12 pm

  can add kinnitty castle 1259 fans & growing

• 24 William // Jun 14, 2010 at 2:37 pm

  Hi Steven,
  Check out our latest top 30 list

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