We (hubby, me and 12 yr old) are planning to stay in Dublin July 3-5, this year. Found out the Longitude festival starts on the 5th Having a terrible time finding a place to stay (thats not a $1000 a night). Looking for recommendations - opinions... Should we skip Dublin until later in our trip or push forward? Are there any B&Bs outside of Dublin center that have easy access to Dublin center? Any suggestions? Our plans after Dublin were to head to Giant's Causeway then to Letterkenny.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
8340 posts
There are so many beautiful and interesting places in Ireland and Northern Ireland that I think you should feel free to skip Dublin if the timing isn't right. Why not try Belfast? $1000 a night is crazy!
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8124 posts
Dublin is my least favorite large city in Europe/U.K. Skip it.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16893 posts
Skipping Dublin or saving it for later sound like fine solutions. If you were only staying Wednesday and Thursday nights, but not Friday, then booking.com finds a couple of "StayCity" Aparthotels for 150-175 euros per night, with prices going higher for the Friday night.
Posted by
11127 posts
Reverse your itinerary so the dates are not during a festival. I have had to do that several times in Europe when our dates were during Fashion Week in Milan and Paris and hotel prices skyrocketed.
Do not skip Dublin!
Posted by
Portsmouth
5256 posts
Dublin held absolutely no appeal to me, on two levels. One because it just wasn't an interesting city particularly in comparison to others within Europe but also because I experienced a lot of hostility as an Englishman despite traveliing with just my wife (and given the fact that one of my grandmothers was born and raised in Dublin lends the whole hostility an air of ignorant stupidity).
It's just not worth paying ridiculous prices for, skip it and enjoy somewhere cheaper and more interesting.
Posted by
Florida, USA
12172 posts
I wouldn't pay that much. Just come back to it.
You can get to Dublin by train easily enough from Howth or "Dun Leery" (really Dun Laoghaire), but it might not be any cheaper.
My least favorite city in Europe is Madrid but Dublin isn't a particularly great city either. I spent way too much time there on my last trip because I had to be near the airport six different times.
Posted by
OP
Delaware, USA
18 posts
Thanks everyone for your replies! We have decided to put Dublin off until later in our trip. Thanks again!!!
Posted by
San Francisco, California, USA
162 posts
Try the Roxford Lodge in Dublin. Great place. Not expensive.