Dublin Airport announces plans for first terminal-linked hotel – The Moodie Davitt Report

IRELAND. Dublin Airport has introduced plans for a €100 million funding in a brand new terminal-linked hotel, in partnership with UK hotel group Arora. A planning utility has been filed for a 410-bed room facility adjoining to Terminal 2, with opening slated for 2024.

The 11-storey hotel – the first to hyperlink straight with the terminals – could have a complete flooring space of 30,566sq m, and can function assembly rooms, a leisure centre with a health club, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi on the third flooring, and a penthouse bar and govt lounge space on the highest flooring.

The new hotel, slated for opening by 2024, might be one of many greatest in Eire and the one one linked to the terminals at Dublin Airport

Arora presently owns and operates 12 inns together with ten at airports. It has greater than 5,000 bedrooms within the better London space, together with at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. The new Dublin Airport hotel, which could have at the least a 4-star score, is Arora’s first transfer into the Irish market.

Following a public tender course of, Dublin Airport operator DAA concluded an settlement with Arora for it to design and construct, finance and function a brand new hotel on a website simply in entrance of the present Terminal 2 automotive park. The new hotel, which Arora will function below a but to be introduced international model, might be one of many largest inns in Eire. The hotel might be operated by Arora below a 100-yr lease.

Topic to planning, Arora intends to start building of the brand new hotel later this yr or within the first quarter of subsequent yr. The venture is anticipated to have a 24-30 month building part.

“This funding by Arora is a major vote of confidence within the lengthy-time period prospects of the Irish economic system and of Dublin Airport,” mentioned DAA Chief Government Dalton Philips. “This growth will deliver very important advantages for our prospects and to the broader economic system, each domestically and nationally. There may be robust demand for terminal-linked inns, and they’re a function of most giant airports.”

Arora Group Founder and Chief Government Surinder Arora mentioned: “This venture is an extremely thrilling milestone for Arora Group, as it is going to be our first enterprise outdoors the UK and the first terminal-linked hotel at Dublin Airport.”

He added: “The Arora Group is the biggest proprietor operator of inns at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports and has a incredible pedigree of working terminal-linked inns together with the Sofitel London Heathrow, Sofitel London Gatwick, Hilton London Gatwick, Crowne Plaza Heathrow Terminal 4, Vacation Inn Specific Heathrow Terminal 4 and most just lately Hilton Backyard Inn London Heathrow Terminals 2 and three. We stay up for replicating this success at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2.”