Dalata Hotels

Dalatais Ireland’s largest hotel operator, managinga suiteof owned, leased andmanagedhotels including the Clayton Hotel Belfast and Maldron Belfast City. While Maldron Belfast City wasbuilt in 2018 to the highest sustainabilityspecificationat that time,the 23-year-old Clayton Hotel Belfast hasinvested in building andoperationalupgrades as part of its sustainabilityjourney. Both hotels have integrated the DalataLivingGreen Initiativeinto their businessoperations,andboth have achieved the Gold SustainabilityAwardfromGreen Tourism.

ProactiveNewBuild – Maldron Belfast City

Retrospective Adaptions – ClaytonHotel Belfast

A Tale of two Hotels

Centrally, the DalataGroup hasprioritised sustainabilitywithin the operations of all 50 hotels in the portfolio,initiallysetting the target in 2018 for all hotels to achieve Green TourismGold standardwithin2 years. The responsibilitywasthen witheach General Manager andthe local hotel team to devise andimplement their ownsustainabilityactionplan.

Sustainabilityandenergy efficiency were key priorities when constructingthe Maldron Belfast City in 2018. Actions included:

• Careful selection of materialsused during construction

• Highest sustainabilityspecificationsforwater pumpsand boilers

• Installationof LED lighting only

• A centrally-controlled air conditioningsystem

• Installationof sensorlighting andwater-efficient toilets and washingequipment

The rooftopspacehas been creatively usedfor a garden andbee-keeping project. The hotel collaborates with local beekeepers andthe honey is served as part of the breakfastbuffet.

Originally built in 1998,the Clayton Hotel Belfast had a complete refurbishmentin 2018. At that time, a Green Team wasset up, supportedwith trainingand empowered to identify key areas for improvement. Notable actionsinclude:

• £450,000 investment in Combined Heat and PowerBoiler. This eliminated the use of 4 original boilers in the hotel andthe investment was returned within18 months.

• £150,000 investment in LED light replacement in 2022 with a high-speed return on investment of 9 months.

• £35,000 investment in a pool cover in 2023 with an expected return on investment of 18 months.