Travelodge, the UK and Ireland’s first branded budget hotel chain which operates nearly 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain has officially opened its 11th hotel in Ireland in Dublin city centre – under its franchise agreement with Tifco.
Tifco has held a franchise agreement with Travelodge since 2016 and manages 11 Travelodge hotels across Ireland from Cork to Belfast.
The 393-room, Dublin City Centre Travelodge PLUS hotel is not only the largest branded hotel in Ireland, it is also the second largest hotel in Dublin city centre. It is also the first Travelodge hotel to offer the group’s premium economy SuperRooms.
The hotel was officially opened by Steve Bennett, Travelodge Chief Property & Development Officer and Enda O’Meara, Tifco, Chief Executive at an event attended by over 200 people. At the hotel opening ceremony a mural created by award winning Irish artist, Shane Sutton was unveiled. The 9 metres x 5 metres bespoke artwork titled Deep Dive Tea Break towers over the hotel’ heated terrace and provides a dramatic Instagrammable backdrop. The mural depicts a 19th-century diver paying homage to the hotel’s location at Dublin docklands. Shane spray-painted this mural in five days.
Shane Sutton is a highly skilled artist with a fervent passion for multiple disciplines, including traditional painting, film making and street art and its current focus is on street, canvas and digital art – which he explores through his street art persona – SPACER. This was the technique used to create the artwork at Dublin City Centre Travelodge PLUS.
Dublin City Centre Travelodge PLUS represents a multi-million euro investment for Tifco and has created 100 new jobs. This is the group’s fifth Travelodge hotel in Dublin.
