Dublin Airport reveal how new hotel will look when finished with ‘great airfield views' and top floor bar
DUBLIN Airport has revealed how a new on-site hotel will look when it's finished with "great airfield views" and a top floor bar.
Sofitel is a luxury hotel brand that is set to open on-site in the next two years' time.
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Dublin Airport will be opening a new hotel by 2026
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These hotels can be found in major cities around the world such as New York, Paris and
The Facebook post said: "It's not just the planes flying up around here.
"Work on the new 11-storey
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"The hotel will offer 412 rooms when it's finished… not to mention great views of the airfield from the bar on the top floor!"
So far,
The Sofitel will have 412 bedrooms, an all-day restaurant and be directly linked to Terminal 2.
And it will be opening on site by late 2026.
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The hotel will also feature a tea salon and a sky bar on the 11th floor that offers airfield views.
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And the developer for this project is the Arora Group, a franchise partner of Accor in the UK and the owner of both the Sofitel London Heathrow Airport and the Sofitel London Gatwick Airport.
Arora was awarded the opportunity to develop this over €100million hotel in 2018 as part of a competitive bidding process conducted by daa, the operator of
Sofitel will also feature an executive lounge, a fitness centre, and extensive meeting and event spaces, which will include a ballroom and eight flexible meeting rooms.
Holidaymakers took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.
One person said: "Great to see this, it's badly needed."
Another said: "Another spotters area!"
Someone else wrote: "Good meeting hall."
Meanwhile, over 121,000 passengers per day are
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The destinations cover up to 130 top destinations in
Due to the greater demands, the officials stated that they aim for at least 90 per cent of passengers to get through security screening in under 20 minutes, similar to last summer.
This came after DAA announced that the security staff had increased by more than 1,000.
However,
Terminal 1 requires tech and liquids to be taken out, while Terminal 2 requires passengers to keep their tech in luggage but take out liquids for scanning at security.
DAA CEO Kenny Jacobs revealed that the new ruling by the
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