The imminent arrival of the ‘super budget’ brand, EasyHotel, into Dublin is timely.

The zombie hotels dotted across the landscape are beginning to revive or die.

A report has revealed that Dublin hotel figures performance in the city was considerably stronger in 2011, compared with 2010.

Occupancy rates at hotels in Dublin rose to 73% for the first nine months of the year, an improvement of almost 8% compared to the same period last year.

HOTEL prices in Dublin edged higher in the first half of this year but prices are still a long way from the heights they reached during boom times.