Hotels

Top hotelier accuses Government of ‘complete lack’ of business understanding and pushing prices higher

Owner of Inchydoney Island Lodge says prices across hospitality industry up by 10% since last year

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00

Hotel’s insurance policy triggered by lockdown and Covid ‘at’ its premises, High Court rules

Hotel’s manager tested positive for the virus by the time the nationwide lockdown was imposed

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 14:19

Undercover hotel cleaner in Ireland: ‘Lifting the heavy mattress, I cry tears of rage and exhaustion’

‘I never would have believed it was possible to create such a hell in which we feel compelled to work as hard as this the entire day’

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 05:33

Brooks Hotel in Dublin to close for three months for €6m makeover

Four-star hotel on Drury Street in Dublin will close at the end of October and reopen at the end of January 2025

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 20:07

Private Irish investors pay €5m for Galway city hostel

Sleepzone is rebranded as Dawson Hostel following acquisition by owners of former Dawson Hotel in Dublin

Wed Aug 28 2024 - 05:55

Muckross Park Hotel owner hails ‘successful year’ as Covid rebound continues

iNua, which completed a crucial debt refinance deal last year, sees decline in bar revenues in 2024 amid consumer pullback

Mon Aug 12 2024 - 18:21

Ireland’s hospitality sector: ‘The customer feels they are not getting value for money’

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 18:20

Mespil Hotel in Dublin records rise in profits

Revenues increased by 38 per cent to €15 million in the 12 months to the end of last September

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 17:16

West Cork’s landmark Eccles Hotel and Spa seeking €5m

In operation since 1745, boutique four-star venue has hosted famous names including George Bernard Shaw, WB Yeats and Pippa Middleton

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 05:55

O’Connell Street landmark with full planning for boutique hotel seeks €9m

Former premises of Kylemore cafe, seeking €9m, occupies high-profile location overlooking the Spire and the GPO in the heart of Dublin city centre

Wed May 15 2024 - 05:40

Limerick landmark Barrington’s hospital for sale at €12.5m

Built originally on behalf of the Barrington family, the George’s Quay property has been in medical use for close to 200 years

Wed May 01 2024 - 05:56

Derek McGrath’s Core Capital closing in on €10m deal for New Ireland office block

Feasibility study suggests 5-9 South Frederick Street could accommodate development of 137-bedroom hotel

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 05:55

When did hotels stop offering single-occupancy rooms at a reasonable price?

Does it not matter that there are 425,974 of us living alone in the Emerald Isle of a thousand welcomes?

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 05:31

No evidence of price gouging by Dublin hotels during big events, report finds

Fáilte Ireland report on the potential for ‘price gouging’ finds situation in the capital is broadly in line with comparable European destinations

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 06:00

McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels

Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00

Trinity Street investment with full planning for 198-bed hostel seeks €4m

US real-estate investor Grand Coast Capital acquired prime property in Dublin’s south city centre in 2016

Wed Mar 27 2024 - 05:49

Ulster Bank’s landmark College Green branch building acquired by leading hotelier for €17m

Number 33 College Green has potential for development of 147-bedroom hotel, according to feasibility study

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00

Dublin’s Morrison Hotel ‘quietly’ on market for €100m

Boutique hotel’s London-based owners sounding out interest from potential buyers

Fri Feb 09 2024 - 12:06

Landmark hotel in Dublin’s Temple Bar sells for heavily discounted €14m

Newly developed Wellington Hotel was first offered for sale in 2022 with guide price of €18m

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00

Galway city hostel expected to see strong interest at €5m guide

Sale of Sleepzone Hostel offers investors opportunity to acquire a profitable business in a central location

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 05:55

Peng Loh: ‘There’s going to be a lot more robotics in kitchens in the future’

Dublin-born entrepreneur had a rocky start in his now stellar career: ‘I remember applying to get a hotel licence and I was turned down because they assumed I was running a brothel’

Sun Dec 10 2023 - 06:00

Portfolio and provincial hotel sales dominate market in 2023

Sale of Dean Hotel Group portfolio poised to propel value of hotel investment to €600 by year’s end

Wed Dec 06 2023 - 05:54

Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights

Dublin city hotels secured a record average room rate of €258 in June while revenue per available room came in at €234

Mon Dec 04 2023 - 05:45

Hotel sector grows modestly in October, but only outside Dublin

The average daily room rate in Irish hotels was €162.10, which represented an increase of 1.5% on last year, data shows

Tue Nov 21 2023 - 16:34

Private Irish investors closing in on €16m deal for Dublin’s Dawson Hotel

The 36-bedroom boutique hotel was home to famed La Stampa restaurant and Sam’s Bar prior to its closure

Wed Nov 15 2023 - 06:00

Dublin 8 office block with redevelopment potential for €3.2m

Property next to Brazen Head pub offers scope for several uses including hotel, residential or student accommodation

Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:35

Clopen Capital gets green light for new hotel on Bolton Street

90-bedroom hotel designed by Douglas Wallace Consultants to be developed on site of former garage

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 05:40

Award-winning Kildare pub with potential for hotel guiding at €1.1m

Hanged Man’s pub and restaurant comes with planning permission for 20-bedroom hotel on 2.5-acre site

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 05:35

12 self-catering apartments in the heart of Dublin’s central business district for €4.5m

Molesworth Court Suites occupies prime location within a short walk of Trinity College, Grafton Street and St Stephen’s Green

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 05:31

Landmark Dublin 4 hotel offers scope for high-end redevelopment at €12.5m

The Hampton Hotel, better known to generations of Dubliners as Sachs, is expected to appeal to hotel operators and developers of residential homes

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 05:55

New Ireland Assurance brings another office block to the market for €2.6m

Sale of 3-4 South Frederick Street offers significant scope for redevelopment individually and in conjunction with adjoining property

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 05:50

Rooms with a view: Great places to stay around Ireland with gorgeous vistas

As autumn closes in, choose from these cosy hotels and guesthouses where you can enjoy the great outdoors through big windows

Sun Sept 24 2023 - 06:00

Ulster Bank’s landmark College Green branch building guiding at €13.5m

33 College Green has potential for development of 147-bedroom hotel, according to feasibility study

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 05:59

Newly opened Dublin city centre hotel seeking €10m

Sale of 51-bedroom ‘micro-budget’ hotel on Dame Lane offers prospective purchaser net initial yield of 6%

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 05:58