FBD Takes Over ‘Grand’
Grand Hotel, Malahide has officially become the seventh property within the FBD Hotels & Resorts portfolio.
As we previously reported, FBD Hotels & Resorts recently acquired the property for €55 million from the Ryan Family, the owners since 1974. The Grand joins the group’s portfolio of four-star hotels and resorts including Faithlegg, Waterford; The Heritage, Laois; Castleknock Hotel, Dublin; and Killashee Hotel, Kildare. It also owns and operates two resorts near Malaga on the Costa del Sol, Spain – Sunset Beach Club, Benalma?dena, and La Cala Resort, Mijas.
The Grand employs over 200 people, bringing the total number of employees within the farmer-owned business to 1,905 people and the total number of hotel rooms to 1,387.
FBD Hotels & Resorts plans to invest €5m into upgrading The Grand over the next three years. Initially, the focus will be on the refurbishment of the lobby, ground floor areas, and 40 bedrooms along with branding, marketing, IT infrastructure, and professional development. This will extend to upgrades to the bar and dining facilities, conference, wedding, and leisure offerings in time.
Karine Kavanagh, general manager of The Grand, said:
“This marks an exciting new chapter for the hotel, offering new opportunities to be embraced by our customers and staff alike. The team at FBD Hotels & Resorts have transformed other historic hotels with sensitivity, enhancing their original charm in a contemporary and sensitive manner. We look forward to this new era as part of the FBD Hotels & Resorts portfolio.”
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