Over 20 new hotels are to be delivered in Dublin by the end of 2023, according to property advisor Savills Ireland.

A total of 2,100 rooms will br complete by the end of this year, with 1,600 expected in 2022 and 800 in 2023 – a 50% increase on the 3,000 rooms delivered between 2018 and 2020.

Tom Barrett, Director of Hotels and Leisure at Savills Ireland commented: "Despite an increase in the number of hotels in Dublin since 2018, the market – pre-Covid – remained significantly under supplied, resulting in high room occupancy and low availability. This was damaging the city's reputation – and its ability to compete with other European destinations. However, with local and inbound tourism expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in the next 2 – 3 years, Dublin's increased supply of hotel rooms will provide value and choice, which will be good for Irish tourism."

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New hotel openings in Dublin this summer include the Hampton by Hilton Four Courts, Beckett Locke in the North Docklands next to the 3Arena, The Wren – located in the centre of Dublin between Grafton Street and Dame Street – and Keavan’s Port Hotel on Camden St. The 4-star Holiday Inn Dublin Airport and the Zanzibar Locke were the only two new hotels to open in Dublin since Covid-19 hit Ireland 17 months ago.