Dalata Hotel Group buys four leaseholds for €40m

The Dalata Hotel Group has continued its expansion drive by spending €40m on acquiring operatorship status in four hotels.

The spend will see Dalata — which is the largest operator in the Irish hotel market, via its ownership of the Maldron and Clayton brands — add 1,171 rooms to its portfolio.

The purchase of the leasehold interests in Dublin’s Gibson Hotel, Limerick’s Clarion Hotel, the Croydon Park Hotel in London and the Clarion Hotel in Cork will also result in all four being rebranded as Clayton hotels.