As profits soar at the €365million Center Parcs holiday resort in Longford, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal Ireland continues to be one of the most expensive resorts in its portfolio. The Irish arm of the business, Center Parcs Ireland Ltd, has notched up another record year since its launch in 2019. It has revealed this week that its average weekly revenues total €1.
85million, while its operating profits have increased by 9% to €29.4million. A statement attached to its group accounts says it traded ‘exceptionally well, delivering another year of record profits’.
The Irish Daily Mail compared the cost of a four-night stay in Center Parcs Longford Forest for a family of four, with one child aged under five and one aged between six and 17. Our online survey took September 16 as a starting date of, which was the first available date online as of last Friday. The accommodation proposed at the cheapest price available was a three-bedroom woodland lodge, described as being ‘practical and stylish – your family’s base for exploring the forest’.
The website continued: ‘This popular choice features stylish interior design, spacious openplan living, modern appliances and three bedrooms with crisp, white linen. Spot squirrels together from your own private patio or curl up on the sofas in front of the open fireplace.’ In Longford Forest, we were quoted €949.
This is more than double the lowest price for a three-bed cottage for the same family group, on the same Se.