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I'm taking my wife to Dublin for her birthday 2-5th June / 3 nights (flights are booked). I'm trying to find a nice hotel to stay in. Before the "Google / Trip Advisor it" comments, I've done that but would like to know other peoples experiences of hotels there. Budget is up to £500 for the hotel.

Also while, we are at it, any recomendations for things to do? I presume the usual Guinness Factory / Jamesons etc, but is there anything or anyhwhere that you particularly recommend?

Thanks
 
Origin said:
I'm taking my wife to Dublin for her birthday 2-5th June / 3 nights (flights are booked). I'm trying to find a nice hotel to stay in. Before the "Google / Trip Advisor it" comments, I've done that but would like to know other peoples experiences of hotels there. Budget is up to £500 for the hotel.

Also while, we are at it, any recomendations for things to do? I presume the usual Guinness Factory / Jamesons etc, but is there anything or anyhwhere that you particularly recommend?

Thanks
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I enjoyed the Bus Tour that takes you around the Centre of Dublin.
Temple Bar is VERY touristy and expensive but worth a visit.
 
You'll need to visit plenty of ATMs :p
I stayed in Dublin back in November. We had a room in the Gresham Hotel which has always had a fairly good reputation but we were disappointed. It was very dated and stank of old cigarette smoke. Avoid that.

IMO the best thing you can do to have a good time in Dublin is to leave it and go outside the city but nobody wants to know about that :p
 
I don't know on prices but back in October myself and my partner stayed in the westbury hotel. It was just off the main shopping street and a short walk from the temple bar area. The hotel was fantastic and in a great location, definatly worth a look if you fancy something on the upper end of the scale.
 
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Scuzi said:
You'll need to visit plenty of ATMs :p
I stayed in Dublin back in November. We had a room in the Gresham Hotel which has always had a fairly good reputation but we were disappointed. It was very dated and stank of old cigarette smoke. Avoid that.

IMO the best thing you can do to have a good time in Dublin is to leave it and go outside the city but nobody wants to know about that :p
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I have family in the north and they've warned me it is very expensive now, so I am prepared for that (was last there about 18 years ago!). I've budgeted another £500 or so spending money for the 3 1/2 days we'll be there.

vicisthebest said:
We stayed at the Best Western Premier Academy Plaza, upgraded to a deluxe room for an extra €30 per night, was fantastic. Close to the city but set on a little side street so not noisy. It was on the top of O'Connell St.

http://www.academyplazahotel.ie/

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...Academy_Plaza_Hotel-Dublin_County_Dublin.html

The zoo is great. :D
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Thanks for that, had a look, but they appear to be sold out of rooms on one of the nights (Sat) will check a few booking sites though and see if any have it on there.


Any more suggestions please folks.
 
Stayed at Blooms Hotel in Temple Bar, but it does have a nightclub underneath it but for location was brilliant.

I also went to the Gaol which was different but good fun :)

BB x
 
We stayed here: http://ocallaghan-stephens-green.h-rez.com/index.htm?lbl=ggl-en would recommend it anyday. Close to most everything.

As already stated, it is quite pricey in Dublin since they adopted the Euro. Visit Kilmainham Gaol, very atmospheric and amazing history. Temple Bar is just a drinking fest for hen & stag parties, worth a visit, once.

Take a train to the coast, or even further inland, depending on the length of your stay.
 
Dublin's great. I'd really recommend Old Bob's Shaleighleigh Hut for somewhere to stay.

Want to drink Guinness from a real Leprechaun skull? Want to find out what really makes four leaf clover grow? Is there gold at the end of every rainbow? You can find the answers to all these questions and more at Old Bob's Shaleighleigh Hut - the only hotel in Dublin that's run by a real Leprechaun*.

Whether you want to take a magical rowboat tour down the Liffey or play pin the tail on the donkey (we only use the slowest donkeys at Old Bob's) there's something for everyone.

Why not try our World Beer package (includes three separate types of Guinness) for only €900?

Before booking be sure to read our rules and regulations below.

Rules and regulations:

1) No English, Mexican, Asian, American, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Swiss, Dutch, Scandinavian, Romanian, Russian, Egyptian, Australian, Mormon guests allowed.

2) Any breakages must be paid for in fairy blood. If the guest does not have enough fairy blood, they can pay the rest in gold ingots.

3) Guests must vacate their rooms by 4am the following day.

4) If a guest is not back at the hotel by 6.30pm, they will not be allowed access to their room until 4pm the following day - incurring a late check-out fee of 2 litres of fairy blood (or five gold ingots).

*Bob may not actually be a leprechaun, he might just be really ugly - but he's pretty ******* ugly so that's cool, right?
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Went a few weeks ago with mates and had an awesome time. Did the Bus and River tours (bus does West Dublin, river does East) as well as the usual Guinness/Jamesons, Temple Bar, the Leprechaun Museum (better than it sounds) & Dublin Castle (a lot wasn't viewable due to security for Queen & Obama visit). As mentioned it was very expensive - £5 a pint etc and without going mental we were still spending upto £150 a day each (mainly food/beer but also the Tours are £15 each).

There's a cheap bus from/to the Airport or a Taxi costs around £20-25 if the buses aren't running.
 
Another vote for the shelbourne. Things to do: laugh at the spire on o connell street, avoid the tourist traps, have a pint at o donaghue's (spelling might be off a bit there, but its an awesome little pub just off st Stephens green). Visit the gpo if you want some history.
 
Liverpool-Lad said:
Why laugh at the spire?
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Because it's ridiculously out of place and completely pointless (joke!). It's a typical Irish thing to do. Everyone else has some big shiny thing in their capital so we will too. Maybe it feels more modern there with the Lewis line in place, but when I lived there it stuck out like a sore thumb next to the wonderful old buildings and statues.
 
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