Dublin city requires 1,725 new hotel bed spaces annually until 2030 to meet projected tourist demand, as indicated by a report presented to Dublin City Council by Aidan Crowe fo McGill Planning
The report predicts a total need of 8,627 additional hotel bed spaces by 2030, urging that a consistent flow of new rooms is essential to support the tourism sector in Dublin.
The report is cited in an application for a 40-bedroom hotel planned by John Malone’s MHL’s Hotel Collection on Drury Street and William Street South, near its existing Brooks Hotel, along with an additional five bedrooms at Brooks, increasing its total to 103.
The city has the potential to expand its hotel capacity from 7,919 to 12,375 rooms; however, many approved hotel applications remain unstarted, casting doubt on achieving this target.
Restaurateur Aidan Crowe supports the application, stating it will revive an underutilised site and provide essential hotel accommodation that will positively impact the local south city centre economy.
McGill planning shared “it is crucial that Dublin City Council can ensure a consistent and active pipeline of new rooms entering the market each year to cope with increasing demand, and ensure one of the key growth sectors of the Dublin city economy is effectively supported.”
