Choice Hotel Group has added two new hotels in Galway City to its portfolio - the Meyrick and the G Hotel.
The group is also finalising the acquisition of the Waterside Hotel in Donabate, north Dublin.
The Galway investment adds to its existing hotel stock in the city. The 5 Star G Hotel has 101 bedrooms while the Meyrick at Eyre Square has 97 rooms, bringing the group’s number of bedrooms in Galway City to 250.
The group recently purchased the boutique House Hotel in Galway’s Latin quarter late last year. The company will now employ over 400 people in Galway.
Last year the group also re-acquired the lease of Croydon Park Hotel in London, bringing their current portfolio to eight hotels across Ireland and the UK.
Andy O’Neill, CEO, Choice Hotel Group, said they are planning significant refurbishments of several hotels, and will invest several million euro upgrading the new acquisitions and existing stock.
"This will involve significant spend on the G Hotel, the Meyrick, an upgrade at Croydon and we will be re-positioning the Waterside House Hotel as a boutique hotel on the beach in Dublin after a major refurbishment this year," Mr O'Neill said.
Choice Hotel Group is an Irish owned and managed operating company employing just over 840 people that operate as a family of hotels.
