Accor has begun construction of the Sofitel Dublin Airport Hotel.
Directly connected to Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2, the hotel will comprise 412 rooms & suites, a restaurant, tea salon and a sky bar on the 11th floor. It will also feature a fitness centre as well as meeting & event spaces including a ballroom and eight meeting rooms.
Arora Group - which is an Accor franchise partner in the UK and the owner of the Sofitel London Heathrow Airport and the Sofitel London Gatwick Airport - was selected to develop the hotel following a bidding process by Dublin Airport Authority in 2018. The Sofitel Dublin Airport Hotel is the group’s first hotel development outside the UK and the third joint project with Sofitel Hotels & Resorts.
The full-service luxury hotel is valued at over €100m and is set to open by late 2026.
What they said
Sofitel CEO Maud Bailly said: “Sofitel Dublin Airport will represent our first Sofitel hotel in Ireland, a milestone that allows us to bring our unique blend of French luxury and marks a new step in the deep connection between our two countries.”
Dublin Airport Authority CEO Kenny Jacobs added: “We are fully focused on improving standards and options for passengers at Dublin Airport and a world-class hotel that is directly linked to T2 is great news for them. It’s also good news for local suppliers and jobs, with the hotel set to create hundreds of new jobs during both the construction phase and when it opens.”