What Leevin Group does

Leevin Group is a privately held Irish hospitality company founded in 2018, headquartered at 61A Mountjoy Street in Dublin, and operating under the consumer-facing "Leevin Stay" brand. It runs a multi-brand portfolio of accommodation products spanning hostels, a hotel, a corporate housing line, a student accommodation brand (Stutandt), and a guest house, with operations in Dublin and Cork in Ireland and in Faro in Portugal's Algarve.

The company's core business is the operation and management of physical accommodation properties, monetized primarily through nightly, pay-as-you-go room rentals with ancillary student discounts (STUDENTWEB code). It serves a diversified customer base of backpackers and solo travellers at the entry tier, university students on multi-month leases, travel groups, and corporate and relocation clients via the Leevin Stay Corporate product. The Leevin Hotel and Leevin Guest House lines extend the offering upward into mid-scale and resort-adjacent accommodation.

Technically, the portfolio runs on the Mews cloud property management system for booking, inventory, and operations, and is integrated with TourDesk for in-stay tour and activity bookings. Approximately ten local café and restaurant partnerships create an on-property ecosystem aimed at monetizing guests beyond the room. The company employs around 80 people and discloses no funding rounds, acquisitions, or management team details in the public input.

Name

Leevin Group

Legal name

Leevin Group

Website

https://leevinhostel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Leevin Group is an Irish private hospitality company operating hostels, a hotel, corporate housing, student accommodation, and a guest house across Dublin, Cork, and Faro, Portugal, serving budget travellers, students, travel groups, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Budget Accommodation Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213), Traveler Accommodation (7211), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Dormitory Hostels (THAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private-Room Hostels (THAMAIAB), Traditional Dormitory Hostels (THAMAIAA), Budget/Economy Motels (THAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Budget hostel accommodation
• Student housing services
• Corporate housing rentals
• Tourism lodging services
• Shared dormitory accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Accommodation Services: Nightly rental of hostel rooms ranging from private rooms (1-2 people) to large shared rooms (8-10 people). Revenue generated per-night with various room configurations to accommodate different budget levels and group sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leevin Group operates a portfolio of budget and mid-range accommodation properties under the Leevin brand across Ireland and Portugal. Its core offering is nightly rental of hostel rooms in various configurations (private rooms for 1-2 people, shared rooms for 2-4, 6-8, and 8-10 people) at Leevin Hostel Dublin, supplemented by Leevin Hotel, Leevin Stay Corporate housing, Leevin Guest House in Faro, and Leevin Student Accommodation in Dublin and Cork.

Product overview

Leevin Group operates a portfolio of accommodation products under the Leevin brand, including Leevin Hostel Dublin (the core product with various room sizes from private to shared dormitories), Leevin Hotel (urban hotel accommodations), Leevin Stay Corporate (furnished corporate housing for business travelers), Leevin Guest House in Faro (Portugal), and Leevin Student Accommodation/Stutandt (long-term student housing in Dublin and Cork). The company integrates with Mews for property management and booking operations, and TourDesk for tour booking services. All properties offer free Wi-Fi, with student discounts and local partnership perks available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leevin Hostel Dublin

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-minute walk to Temple Bar area

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MewscoreTechnology or IntegrationProperty management and booking platform used for online reservations and distribution. Handles the booking engine for room availability, pricing, and guest bookings.
• Local Cafés, Restaurants, and Travel ServicesminorOthersLocal business partnerships offering exclusive discounts and special offers to Leevin Hostel guests. Includes approximately 10 local partners such as 4friends, memes, savoy, Viola, parnell, and various travel service providers.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Hostelworld: Dublin-headquartered online booking platform for hostels globally. Comparable as a Dublin-based ecosystem participant in the hostel booking funnel, though it does not operate hostel properties.

Broad incumbents

• Premier Inn Ireland: UK/Ireland budget hotel chain with Dublin locations serving cost-conscious business and leisure travelers. Comparable in budget positioning but lacks hostel dormitory format.
• Ashling Hotel Dublin: Established Dublin hotel near Heuston Station serving both leisure and business travelers. Comparable as a central Dublin accommodation provider but at a higher price tier and without the hostel dormitory focus.
• Jurys Inn: Budget-to-midscale hotel brand with multiple Dublin properties serving value-conscious travelers. Comparable in targeting cost-sensitive guests in central Dublin but operates a conventional hotel model without dormitory rooms.

Direct peers

• Generator Hostels: Pan-European hostel brand with a Dublin location, offering dormitory and private rooms to the same backpacker and budget-traveler segment. Highly comparable in product mix, urban locations, and target guest profile.
• Staycity: Aparthotel/apartment-style accommodation operator with strong Dublin presence serving short-stay and group travelers. Comparable in central Dublin location and short-stay self-serve booking model.
• MEININGER Hotels: European hybrid hotel/hostel brand combining budget private rooms with shared dormitories in central urban locations. Comparable in mixed-format product offering and appeal to young/budget travelers.
• a]o Hotels: European hostel chain operating in multiple cities including Dublin, providing dormitory and private rooms at budget prices. Directly comparable in operating model, target market, and multi-city strategy.
• Barnacles Hostel Dublin: Independent Dublin hostel offering budget dormitory and private rooms to backpackers and groups. Direct competitor in the same central Dublin catchment with similar product configuration.
• Abigail's Hostel Dublin: Long-established Dublin hostel near Temple Bar catering to backpackers and student groups. Direct competitor in central Dublin's budget accommodation market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/leevinstay
• Instagraminstagram.com/leevinstay
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leevingroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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