Main pic: An artist’s impression of the proposed new Óstán Ghaoth Dobhair as it will be seen from the sea.
Ambitious plans to redevelop one of Donegal’s best known hotels, Óstán Ghaoth Dobhair, have been given the green light this week.
Donegal County Council has given the go-ahead for the proposed development which will include a 250 seater wedding venue/ballroom on the roof of the current hotel.
Eighty new bedrooms will also be constructed where the old ballroom was located as well as 15 two-bedroom apartments and a new spa.
An artist’s impression from the sky of the new Óstán Ghaoth Dobhair.
A spokesman for Vesada, the new owner of the hotel, said work would begin within nine months of planning permission being granted and that construction would take up to a year. The company is also currently redeveloping the nearby Seaview Hotel – both projects will cost around €15 million.
He also stressed both hotels would be reopened as tourist and wedding venues, and not as International Protection Centres for accommodating refugees and asylum seekers.
“We will definitely not be building a new 250 seater wedding venue and spa in order to accommodate International Protection Applicants,” the spokesman stressed.
“Both hotels will be 100% reopened as tourism and wedding reception ventures.”
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