Whitbread has unveiled plans for a new 155-bedroom Premier Inn hotel on Parkgate Street in Dublin.
Development partners Greenleaf Group and Warren Private have submitted a planning application to demolish the vacant Westbrook Motors building and build the latest format Premier Inn hotel on the site, which is situated in a prime location near Heuston Station, on the River Liffey.
Whitbread currently has more than 1,000 new hotel rooms in its secure development pipeline across Dublin and Cork and is targeting a network of 5,000 Premier Inn rooms across the country.
Matt Gent, development manager for Whitbread in Ireland, said: “Premier Inn is growing from strength to strength in Ireland. Submitting a planning application for what will become our third Premier Inn hotel in Dublin 8 is a huge achievement for the business and will deliver another excellent location for our customers as we aim to become the number one budget hotel chain in Ireland.
“Parkgate Street site is in an exciting and vibrant area of the city, and we are confident a Premier Inn hotel will trade strongly there given the proximity to Heuston Station and the many leisure attractions and leisure businesses nearby. With significant additional bedroom requirements yet to fulfil in Dublin and elsewhere, we’re actively seeking additional freehold and leasehold opportunities for Premier Inn across Ireland as we work to establish a national network of budget hotels for our domestic and international customers.”
Mark Elliott, director of Dublin-based Greenleaf Group, added: “We are very pleased to once again be partnering with Warren Private and Whitbread to regenerate this high-profile Dublin 8 site and deliver a high-quality new 155-bedroom Premier Inn hotel. This is a continuation of our tried and tested partnership with Warren Private and Whitbread. Our completed Premier Inn hotels are now open and trading well in Dublin and Cork, and we’re certain this strategically important location will be a success.
“We very much hope that the proposal will be favourably considered by Dublin City Council, and we look forward to working with all stakeholders during the planning and development of the site.”
