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Capacity data is sourced from Capita, Fáilte Ireland’s register of accommodation

Accommodation Capacity 2019

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Summary of NationalAccommodation Capacity

Hotels – Total by Grade

Hotels

Guesthouses

B&B’s

Self-catering

Caravan & Camping

Hostels

Irish Welcome Standard

(excluding Marinas)

IRISHWELCOME STANDARD

TOTAL

PREMISES

2,757BED SPACES

223,398

GUEST HOUSESHOTELS

YOUTH & HOLIDAYHOSTELS

CARAVAN &CAMPING

B&B SELFCATERING

Summary of National Capacity 2019

Number of Hotels by Grade20019

Interesting Capacity Facts 2019

30% of accommodation properties are Hotels but they account for 66% of bedspaces

34% of accommodation properties are B&B’sand they account for 4% of bedspaces

14 counties have 5✶ Hotels

Kerry has the most Guesthouses (27) in the country

Wexford has the most Caravan & Camping pitches with 5,616 bedspaces

Donegal with 47 has the most Irish Welcome Standard properties with 1,614 bedspaces

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331 325

90 400

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200

300

400 5*

4*

3*

2*

Approved

PREMISES 823 PREMISES 155 PREMISES 925 PREMISES 379

BED SPACES 147,883 BED SPACES 4,870 BED SPACES 9,437 BED SPACES 11,479

PREMISES 88 PREMISES 86 PREMISES 301

BED SPACES 30,317 BED SPACES 7,324 BED SPACES 12,088

Premises Rooms Beds

37 4,360 9,907

331 33,689 82,059

325 19,413 49,635

90 1,899 4,350

Approved 40 791 1,932

National 823 60,152 147,883

Summary of National Accommodation Capacity Research

Premises Bedspaces

Hotels 823 147,883

Guesthouses 155 4,870

B&Bs 925 9,437

Self-catering (units) 379 11,479

Caravan & Camping 88 30,317

Hostels 86 7,324

Irish Welcome Standard (excluding Marinas) 301 12,088

National Total 2,757 223,398

Irish Welcome Standard Marinas 8 5,564

Hotels by Grade

Hotels Research

HOTELS Premises Rooms Beds

- - -

5 384 989

2 91 264

- - -

Approved 1 12 25

CARLOW 8 487 1,278

- - -

7 717 1,877

3 75 180

4 52 132

Approved - - -

CAVAN 14 844 2,189

2 192 418

12 697 1,739

17 1,232 3,382

6 158 378

Approved 5 159 416

CLARE 42 2,438 6,333

3 328 690

34 2,868 7,046

29 1,174 3,115

7 127 297

Approved 3 62 137

CORK 76 4,559 11,285

1 97 253

19 1,295 3,283

29 1,477 3,901

4 91 222

Approved 2 24 61

DONEGAL 55 2,984 7,720

10 1,725 3,817

61 12,093 28,249

63 5,716 13,673

14 560 1,243

Approved 6 196 498

DUBLIN 154 20,290 47,480

2 151 304

29 2,479 6,314

33 1,761 4,578

10 155 382

Approved 7 90 216

GALWAY 81 4,636 11,794

7 614 1,380

37 2,675 6,390

27 2,069 5,464

3 52 121

Approved 5 79 172

KERRY 79 5,489 13,527

1 138 272

11 953 2,133

6 294 810

5 62 132

Approved - - -

KILDARE 23 1,447 3,347

Hotels Research

HOTELS Premises Rooms Beds

2 262 732

7 644 1,483

7 335 784

2 38 81

Approved - - -

KILKENNY 18 1,279 3,080

2 119 257

3 249 632

2 133 401

3 49 106

Approved - - -

LAOIS 10 550 1,396

- - -

2 92 242

4 169 527

3 41 92

Approved - - -

LEITRIM 9 302 861

2 198 434

11 1,036 2,518

13 1,022 2,564

1 18 29

Approved - - -

LIMERICK 27 2,274 5,545

- - -

- - -

1 56 119

1 12 36

Approved 1 24 76

LONGFORD 3 92 231

- - -

6 587 1,403

4 111 234

2 62 131

Approved - - -

LOUTH 12 760 1,768

1 85 180

20 1,368 3,635

17 705 1,902

6 99 221

Approved 2 28 71

MAYO 46 2,285 6,009

- - -

7 792 1,933

8 220 578

2 74 223

Approved - - -

MEATH 17 1,086 2,734

- - -

5 272 710

3 67 165

1 13 29

Approved - - -

MONAGHAN 9 352 904

Hotels

HOTELS Premises Rooms Beds

- - -

4 280 696

2 79 188

1 14 26

Approved - - -

OFFALY 7 373 910

- - -

3 203 541

3 53 125

- - -

Approved 1 14 34

ROSCOMMON 7 270 700

- - -

8 786 2,027

6 332 943

1 10 23

Approved 1 22 48

SLIGO 16 1,150 3,041

- - -

8 506 1,320

8 291 731

5 79 158

Approved 2 20 38

TIPPERARY 23 896 2,247

1 39 78

6 478 1,149

13 847 2,244

1 10 20

Approved 1 18 43

WATERFORD 22 1,392 3,534

- - -

8 816 1,978

6 214 555

2 24 59

Approved - - -

WESTMEATH 16 1,054 2,592

1 70 149

14 1120 3,095

6 216 596

3 49 105

Approved 1 10 23

WEXFORD 25 1,465 3,968

2 342 943

4 299 677

13 674 1,612

3 50 104

Approved 2 33 74

WICKLOW 24 1,398 3,410

TOTALS

37 4,360 9,907

331 33,689 82,059

325 19,413 49,635

90 1,899 4,350

Approved 40 791 1,932

NATIONAL 823 60,152 147,883

Research

Guesthouses

GUESTHOUSES Premises Rooms Beds

Carlow 2 20 47

Cavan 6 62 151

Clare 12 116 280

Cork 19 290 622

Donegal 5 54 126

Dublin 24 507 1,144

Galway 12 132 318

Kerry 27 353 849

Kildare 2 67 151

Kilkenny 8 80 198

Laois - - -

Leitrim 3 25 53

Limerick 1 26 58

Longford 2 17 40

Louth 2 14 37

Mayo 6 57 134

Meath 4 36 93

Monaghan 3 39 89

Offaly 1 10 23

Roscommon 1 19 35

Sligo 2 23 50

Tipperary 3 22 53

Waterford 4 38 86

Westmeath 1 29 61

Wexford 3 35 93

Wicklow 2 37 79

NATIONAL 155 2,108 4,870

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B&B’s

B&B’s Premises Rooms Beds

Carlow 7 31 77

Cavan 14 57 137

Clare 78 329 813

Cork 105 436 1,046

Donegal 41 168 417

Dublin 44 158 372

Galway 114 503 1,209

Kerry 155 694 1,645

Kildare 12 48 125

Kilkenny 32 138 341

Laois 5 29 67

Leitrim 4 13 34

Limerick 23 94 214

Longford 3 13 35

Louth 15 66 156

Mayo 71 306 738

Meath 19 73 184

Monaghan 4 18 45

Offaly 9 36 91

Roscommon 10 42 101

Sligo 30 124 297

Tipperary 34 141 340

Waterford 23 99 245

Westmeath 15 65 141

Wexford 31 138 320

Wicklow 27 104 247

NATIONAL 925 3,923 9,437

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Self Catering

Premises Units Beds

Carlow 430 176

Cavan 1016 93

Clare 21251 1,463

Cork 43360 1,838

Donegal45 128 786

Dublin16 105 392

Galway18 86 438

Kerry58 466 2,452

Kildare3 10 50

Kilkenny8 16 83

Laois5 7 39

Leitrim9 23 119

Limerick11 74 409

Longford1 2 12

Louth10 16 116

Mayo29 126 683

Meath11 68 440

Monaghan9 24 172

Offaly- - -

Roscommon5 18 112

Sligo12 26 113

Tipperary15 51 308

Waterford8 66 387

Westmeath2 7 35

Wexford17 130 604

Wicklow9 29 159

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NATIONAL TOTAL 379 2,135 11,479

Self Catering category is a combination of group schemes and individual properties

NATIONAL 88 6,553 30,317

Caravan & Camping

CARAVAN & CAMPING Premises Pitches Beds

Carlow - - -

Cavan 1 44 152

Clare 5 255 1,023

Cork 14 848 4,084

Donegal 6 534 2,144

Dublin 2 277 1,558

Galway 4 268 799

Kerry 15 981 4,583

Kildare - - -

Kilkenny 2 104 508

Laois - - -

Leitrim 2 20 80

Limerick 1 28 112

Longford - - -

Louth 1 20 80

Mayo 8 494 2,436

Meath - - -

Monaghan - - -

Offaly - - -

Roscommon 3 192 772

Sligo 4 295 850

Tipperary 7 239 995

Waterford 5 581 2,953

Westmeath - - -

Wexford 5 984 5,616

Wicklow 4 389 1,572

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Hostels

HOSTELS Premises Beds

Carlow 1 30

Cavan - -

Clare 8 373

Cork 6 510

Donegal 9 300

Dublin 16 3,268

Galway 14 1,133

Kerry 14 789

Kildare - -

Kilkenny 1 29

Laois 1 30

Leitrim - -

Limerick 1 93

Longford - -

Louth 1 20

Mayo 7 348

Meath 2 110

Monaghan - -

Offaly - -

Roscommon - -

Sligo 1 28

Tipperary 1 40

Waterford 1 35

Westmeath - -

Wexford - -

Wicklow 2 188

NATIONAL 86 7,324

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Irish Welcome Standard(excluding Marinas)

IRISH WELCOME STANDARD(excluding Marinas)

Premises Beds

Carlow 5 54

Cavan 3 20

Clare 23 744

Cork 29 1,459

Donegal 47 1,614

Dublin 14 772

Galway 20 986

Kerry 33 986

Kildare 5 143

Kilkenny 8 132

Laois 1 22

Leitrim 9 312

Limerick 4 381

Longford 1 20

Louth 7 114

Mayo 14 569

Meath 14 766

Monaghan 2 27

Offaly 2 55

Roscommon 2 76

Sligo 14 556

Tipperary 9 144

Waterford 9 343

Westmeath 3 306

Wexford 12 713

Wicklow 11 774

MARINA BERTHS Premises Beds

Clare 1 478

Cork 2 360

Dublin 1 2,940

Leitrim 1 476

Louth 1 950

Offaly 1 240

Wexford 1 120

NATIONAL 8 5,564

Research

NATIONAL 301 12,088