Dublin Airport hotels acquired by MHL Collection

The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Airport features 209 purpose-designed bedrooms and suites

Two hotels at Dublin Airport with more than 420 rooms have been sold to the MHL Hotel Collection.

Agents CBRE Hotels and JLL, on behalf of Tifco Hotel Group, confirmed the sale of The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Airport and The Holiday Inn Express Dublin Airport, with a combined key count of 423 rooms, to the hotel group.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Airport features 209 purpose-designed bedrooms and suites, while the Holiday Inn Express Dublin Airport comprises 214 guestrooms.

Founded in 2013, the MHL Group is owned by John Malone, Paul Higgins, and John Lally, and operates Powerscourt Hotel, The Intercontinental Hotel, the Spencer Hotel and Limerick's Strand Hotel.

Mr Malone is best known for his role as chairman of Liberty Media Corporation, a US media firm that owns Virgin Media.

The two latest acquisitions will be the 15th and 16th hotels in the group's Irish portfolio. 

Subject to regulatory approvals, including from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of summer.

“We are very pleased to have signed an agreement with Tifco to acquire these two hotels," said Mr Higgins of MHL. 

"They allow MHL Hotel Collection to participate in the Dublin Airport hotel market where we have not had a presence to date. This is our most significant transaction for ten years and shows our continued commitment to the Irish hotel market. 

"We look forward to welcoming the staff of the two hotels into the MHL family, and to working with their existing and new customers.”

Daniel O’Connor of JLL said: “The Project Skyway transaction marks the largest and most valuable hotel transaction ever achieved in the Dublin Airport market. Furthermore, it is the most valuable hotel sale in Ireland year-to-date in 2026. 

"The sales process produced strong domestic and international buyer interest, including multiple rounds of bidding, for Dublin’s only dual-branded hotel asset.”

Paul Collins, Head of Hotels, CBRE Ireland added: "The much-anticipated lifting of the 32 million annual passenger cap at Dublin Airport, which is so crucial for Ireland's economic growth, tourism, and international connectivity, makes this an excellent time to deploy capital into the Dublin Airport market."