Tile

I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
Saw a lot of Hotels near airport for about 85.00 eur
breakfast about 12.50 per person
would you recommend staying near the airport or somewhere else with good
public transport ??

would you recommend any folk dances show ??

thank you for yr help

David Horne

tile <[email protected]> wrote:

> I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
> Saw a lot of Hotels near airport for about 85.00 eur
> breakfast about 12.50 per person
> would you recommend staying near the airport or somewhere else with good
> public transport ??

Sorry, I'm not Padraig, but can I butt in?

I had a similar dilemma when we spent a weekend in Dublin last year.
That was, should we spend a little less and stay outside the centre, or
plump for the more expensive centre. We went for the centre. If you
stayed near the airport, I think you would get tired of the bus ride to
the centre and back- the traffic can be quite bad. There is an Ibis in a
suburb next to the shiny new tram line, but again, the journey to the
centre will take a good time. I'd recommend staying in the centre- the
exception would be if you didn't need to visit the centre- for example,
if you had a car, and were going to be exploring the countryside
instead. But, that doesn't seem to be your plan.

85 euro wouldn't entice me to stay less centrally by the way. FWIW, we
paid about 85 euro for Jurys Inn (they're a chain with several branches
in Dublin) in the centre of Dublin. Can you not get a similar rate?

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Tile

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> tile <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
>> Saw a lot of Hotels near airport for about 85.00 eur
>> breakfast about 12.50 per person
>> would you recommend staying near the airport or somewhere else with good
>> public transport ??
>
> Sorry, I'm not Padraig, but can I butt in?
>
> I had a similar dilemma when we spent a weekend in Dublin last year.
> That was, should we spend a little less and stay outside the centre, or
> plump for the more expensive centre. We went for the centre. If you
> stayed near the airport, I think you would get tired of the bus ride to
> the centre and back- the traffic can be quite bad. There is an Ibis in a
> suburb next to the shiny new tram line, but again, the journey to the
> centre will take a good time. I'd recommend staying in the centre- the
> exception would be if you didn't need to visit the centre- for example,
> if you had a car, and were going to be exploring the countryside
> instead. But, that doesn't seem to be your plan.
>
> 85 euro wouldn't entice me to stay less centrally by the way. FWIW, we
> paid about 85 euro for Jurys Inn (they're a chain with several branches
> in Dublin) in the centre of Dublin. Can you not get a similar rate?
>
> --
> (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
> David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
> (don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

thank you very much for yr help.
I thought the Airport was not so far from Dublin Centre..
But I will take good care of yr advice

-Trish

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> thank you very much for yr help.
> I thought the Airport was not so far from Dublin Centre..
> But I will take good care of yr advice


There are a number of central restaurants that will do a good breakfast for
much less than that price.

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David Horne

tile <[email protected]> wrote:

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> thank you very much for yr help.
> I thought the Airport was not so far from Dublin Centre..
> But I will take good care of yr advice

It's not far to the airport as airports go, but it's a good 30 minutes
on the bus, maybe more if the traffic is bad. Once you factor in the
5-10 minute wait for the bus, and the walk or transfer to your hotel, it
adds up. Better off in the centre IMO! In the centre, everything is
walkable. A short ride on the tram (say, to near the guiness factory if
that interests you!) isn't a bad idea, just for the fun on it.

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Giovanni Drogo

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, tile wrote:

> I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March

No advice about hotels, but the following are three must-see if they
match your interest. The first two are obvious, the third I believe is
unknown to most but definitely deserves a visit :

- the book of Kells at Trinity College
- the National Museum (specially the celtic section)
- the Chester Beatty library exhibition (entrance through a garden
on the back of Dublin's castle)

the latter is a collection of ancient manuscripts from all over the
word, which this mining entrepreneur donated to the city of Dublin (with
enough money to mantain the museum whose entrance is free) ... some of
those are aesthetically the nicest things I've ever seen.


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David Horne

Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, tile wrote:
>
> > I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
>
> No advice about hotels, but the following are three must-see if they
> match your interest. The first two are obvious, the third I believe is
> unknown to most but definitely deserves a visit :
>
> - the book of Kells at Trinity College

Beautiful, but heavily visited. We were there in the middle of August,
and it took an hour to queue, and then inside it was a scrum with lots
of French and Italians wearing ridiculously big padded jackets which
obscured the view as much as anything else. My partner was completely
underwhelmed by it, FWIW- but I thing that was the crowds as much as
anything else. I would have thought it would be better in March.

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David Horne, _the_ chancellor * wrote:
> tile <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> []
> > thank you very much for yr help.
> > I thought the Airport was not so far from Dublin Centre..
> > But I will take good care of yr advice
>
> It's not far to the airport as airports go, but it's a good 30 minutes
> on the bus, maybe more if the traffic is bad. Once you factor in the
> 5-10 minute wait for the bus, and the walk or transfer to your hotel, it
> adds up. Better off in the centre IMO! In the centre, everything is
> walkable. A short ride on the tram (say, to near the guiness factory if
> that interests you!) isn't a bad idea, just for the fun on it.


I've written before that I've come to the conclusion that staying
outside
a city center, and trying to commute in is a bad idea. You end up
communting too much and not really engaging the city. As much as
one might claim, the hours add up quickly and can deter one from
staying "a bit longer" or "making another trip in" (or out). If the
airport is close enough to "day trip" in to the city, it's close enough
to get up 30 minutes early on the day of departure to go out to the
airport. I will admit though, the cost savings can be a determining
factor.

barney2

In article <1hrgk0i.kq3izd1m4u7gjN%[email protected]>, [email protected]
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

> *From:* [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*))
> *Date:* Fri, 5 Jan 2007 08:13:57 +0000
>
> tile <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
> > Saw a lot of Hotels near airport for about 85.00 eur
> > breakfast about 12.50 per person
> > would you recommend staying near the airport or somewhere else with
> > good
> > public transport ??
>
> Sorry, I'm not Padraig, but can I butt in?
>
> I had a similar dilemma when we spent a weekend in Dublin last year.
> That was, should we spend a little less and stay outside the centre, or
> plump for the more expensive centre. We went for the centre.

I'd strongly second that. I think getting in and out of the city from the
airport every day for a week would drive you mad, and there's nothing to
do in the immediate vicinity the airport. If you don't want to pay the
high city-centre rates, I'd suggest looking at a suburb rather than the
airport area - at least there will be shops, pubs, restaurants etc.

Giovanni Drogo

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, [email protected] wrote:

> I've written before that I've come to the conclusion that staying
> outside a city center, and trying to commute in is a bad idea.

Nevertheless I once stayed in an hotel in Linz, just in front of the
railway station, and commuted to Wien. It was cheaper than Wien and
allowed better planning (we came from Italy to Innsbruck, bought a rail
pass, stayed a few days there as base travelling around, then moved to
Linz and made base there. If I remember well, one day we did train to
Melk, navigation on the Wachau, train Krems to Wien and afternoon in
Wien. Next day was dedicated fully to Wien (including Schoenbrunn). Last
day I can't remember if we spent the morning in Wien, then proceeded to
Graz and Villach and home, or we went straigth to Graz.


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On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:20:44 +0000, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, tile wrote:
>>
>> > I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
>>
>> No advice about hotels, but the following are three must-see if they
>> match your interest. The first two are obvious, the third I believe is
>> unknown to most but definitely deserves a visit :
>>
>> - the book of Kells at Trinity College
>
>Beautiful, but heavily visited. We were there in the middle of August,
>and it took an hour to queue, and then inside it was a scrum with lots
>of French and Italians wearing ridiculously big padded jackets which
>obscured the view as much as anything else. My partner was completely
>underwhelmed by it, FWIW- but I thing that was the crowds as much as
>anything else. I would have thought it would be better in March.

Isn't it available on Internet?
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Martin

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Giovanni Drogo wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I've written before that I've come to the conclusion that staying
> > outside a city center, and trying to commute in is a bad idea.
>
> Nevertheless I once stayed in an hotel in Linz, just in front of the
> railway station, and commuted to Wien. It was cheaper than Wien and
> allowed better planning (we came from Italy to Innsbruck, bought a rail
> pass, stayed a few days there as base travelling around, then moved to
> Linz and made base there. If I remember well, one day we did train to
> Melk, navigation on the Wachau, train Krems to Wien and afternoon in
> Wien. Next day was dedicated fully to Wien (including Schoenbrunn). Last
> day I can't remember if we spent the morning in Wien, then proceeded to
> Graz and Villach and home, or we went straigth to Graz.

And I've stayed in Nice, and Cannes for that matter, and toured up
and
down the coast. That is a tad different that staying in Nice to visit
Cannes.
In one case you're "making camp" and visiting the area. The case
I'm talking about is staying outside town, and commuting in each day.

B Vaughan

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:20:44 +0000, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, tile wrote:
>>
>> > I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
>>
>> No advice about hotels, but the following are three must-see if they
>> match your interest. The first two are obvious, the third I believe is
>> unknown to most but definitely deserves a visit :
>>
>> - the book of Kells at Trinity College
>
>Beautiful, but heavily visited. We were there in the middle of August,
>and it took an hour to queue, and then inside it was a scrum with lots
>of French and Italians wearing ridiculously big padded jackets which
>obscured the view as much as anything else. My partner was completely
>underwhelmed by it, FWIW- but I thing that was the crowds as much as
>anything else. I would have thought it would be better in March.

We visited in June, and didn't find it unpleasantly crowded. I would
make a long detour to see the Book of Kells.

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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Padraig Breathnach

"tile" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I intend to spend a week end in Dublin beginning of March
>Saw a lot of Hotels near airport for about 85.00 eur
>breakfast about 12.50 per person
>would you recommend staying near the airport or somewhere else with good
>public transport ??
>
Ciao, Sandro

I see other people have been reading communications intended for me!
They gave you good advice. I agree that staying near the airport does
not work very well because of the heavy traffic -- Dublin is choked
with traffic.

I am no expert on Dublin hotels, because I never need to use them. I
use tripadvisor to help me find accommodation when I do not have
personal knowledge of a place, or a recommendation from somebody whose
judgement I trust. I suggest that you explore it, and invite comment
here on any place that catches your attention.

Don't leave it too long. There is a lot of demand for rooms in Dublin
at the weekend.

>would you recommend any folk dances show ??
>
Not off the top of my head, but I will keep it in mind and might come
back to you on that.

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David Horne

Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I've written before that I've come to the conclusion that staying
> > outside a city center, and trying to commute in is a bad idea.
>
> Nevertheless I once stayed in an hotel in Linz, just in front of the
> railway station, and commuted to Wien. It was cheaper than Wien and
> allowed better planning (we came from Italy to Innsbruck, bought a rail
> pass, stayed a few days there as base travelling around, then moved to
> Linz and made base there. If I remember well, one day we did train to
> Melk, navigation on the Wachau, train Krems to Wien and afternoon in
> Wien. Next day was dedicated fully to Wien (including Schoenbrunn). Last
> day I can't remember if we spent the morning in Wien, then proceeded to
> Graz and Villach and home, or we went straigth to Graz.

Well, for a full day in _Vienna_ (if I rib Reid, I'll rib you too!) I
suppose that might work, but that's not the same as commuting to the
city from Linz, which in any case would only take you to one of the
stations (the West one, I guess) and you'd then have a hike or a ride to
where you wanted to go.

For what it's worth, we actually did stay out of the centre when in
Vienna, and it's one of the few cities where we felt it worked well. We
stayed at an Etap near the Gasometer subway station, and it was a quick
ride to the centre, and the 39 euro a night price was very enticing!

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