Private investors eye Kerry Great Southern hotels

POTENTIAL purchasers are already showing an interest in the Great Southern Hotel (GSH) group, which is to be taken out of State ownership and sold.

The two Kerry hotels in Killarney and Parknasilla are being eyed by established hoteliers in the private sector, including some in Killarney, it has been learned.

The Kerry hotels in the GSH group have been among the tourism flagships in the south-west for generations, and the 172-bedroom Killarney GSH recently underwent a €14 million refurbishment, which included a new conference/leisure centre and upgrading of bedrooms.