Award-winning, Dublin-based Staycity Group is one of Europe’s leading aparthotel operators and, by year end, will be operating over 5,000 apartments in 14 locations with properties in: Berlin, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Dublin, Edinburgh, Heidelberg, Liverpool, London, Lyon, Manchester, Marseille, Paris, Venice and York. Staycity was established in 2004 by CEO Tom Walsh and his brother Ger specialising in quality short- and long-term aparthotel lettings in prime city locations. The properties, which are popular with both leisure and business travellers, operate under the Staycity Aparthotels and Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity brands. Staycity’s apartments offer a fully equipped kitchen and dining area giving guests the choice of dining in, or out. The properties have 24-hour reception and most have a Staycafé selling drinks, snacks and breakfasts, a guest lounge, gym and guest parking. Staycity has introduced a fully comprehensive guest and staff health safety policy, details of which can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMO9lqOQNP8 In 2019 Staycity Group’s turnover grew 14% to €78m, with EBITDA rising 11%. Until the Covid-19 pandemic the company was on target to deliver revenues of €100m in 2020. In November 2020 Staycity announced a €70m debt and equity refinancing through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and UK bank OakNorth, enabling it to emerge from the pandemic fully capitalised.