Photograph: iStockThe Irish hotel market recorded its strongest year on record in 2025 with the value of transactions exceeding €1.7 billion, according to estate agents Savills Ireland. The performance was driven primarily by the €1.4 billion sale of listed Irish hotel group Dalata, to Oslo-based investment firm Eiendomsspar and Swedish hotel company Pandox, with approximately €1 billion of the sales price relating to Irish hotel assets. Among the other deals highlighted was the €86.5 million sale of the Ruby Molly Hotel in Dublin, which was the first Dublin hotel investment transaction since 2022. In terms of room rates, Dublin ranked mid-table well below London (€222) and Edinburgh (€197) but well ahead of Prague (€120) and Berlin €122). Conor Clare, of Savills Hotels and Leisure, said 2025 “marked a defining year for the Irish hotel investment market”.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2026 22:40 UTC