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dub1
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March 2009
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Dublin is a great fun City - there's a funny local website called Hidden Dublin that's cleverely written and updated by a Dubliner. It is packed with money saving tips.
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Visited in:
January 2008
for a period of
4 nights
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Hotel
Isaacs
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| The Hotel was great, right next to the central train station and only ten minutes walk down the river to O'connoll Bridge and Temple Bar. I would never go again in winter as the weather was miserable, very cold and very wet. The nightlife was great, live music in a lot of the bars but take loads of cash as the prices are a joke, 5 euro a pint for Guiness and if your drinking mixers or lager take out a bank loan before you go.
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The Herbert Park hotel is an oasis of tranquility with an urban plaza leading to leafy Herbert Park itself. Located a fifteen minutes stroll south from Dublin's city centre in the fashionable Embassy district of Ballsbridge, Dublin airport is a 30 minute taxi ride away.
The interior is minimalist yet comfortable with a superb collection of contemporary Irish abstract art. The polished granite floors and double height glass walls give a sense of airiness and space. The charming polyglot staff in designer uniforms are welcoming if slightly slow, and the secure free underground parking is a definite plus in Dublin.
The spacious quiet rooms all have very comfortable king size or twin beds and some have a view over the Park.
The Pavilion restaurant serves a magnificent breakfast, and the Sunday brunch with live jazz is a weekend must.
Evening diners, however, would be better served by the many excellent restaurants beside the hotel.
Pamper yourself after a hard days shopping and sightseeing with afternoon tea in the large glass walled lobby, the coffee and tea accompanied by iced water in the continental fashion.
The clientele are a mixture of business people and couples on weekend breaks, with the occasional family. The trendy newly refurbished bar is a meeting place for locals.
The lobby and restaurant are accessible via ramps and double and twin rooms adapted for wheelchairs are available on the first and second floor.
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lynbrown123
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This hotel is advertised as 'quiet and relaxing'. It is in fact adjacent to the local railway and hosts noisy entertainment several nights per week.
Not only that, our double room was so small, we could not both move around at once, one of us had to sit on the bed to let the other past.
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carydonna
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Dublin city - steeped in history, beautiful buildings, bustling and exciting city with the grand River Liffey running through its heart.
This is how I would describe this truly magnificent city. The people are warm, friendly, hospitable and welcoming.
The City Bus Tour is the perfect way to view the sights, experience the history and culture.
Phoenix Park is the largest park in Europe, covering 1762 acres. The park is mainly grassland, but also includes the residence of the Irish President, Dublin Zoo and the tall obelisk, known as the Wellington Monument.
A 'must see' is the Guinness Factory Tour - the original brewery was built in 1904 and has brewed Guinness ever since. The Guinness site has expanded over the years to facilitate the growth of the business.
The tour includes a biography of its creator, Arthur Guinness, and the history of Guinness and its production.
A modern landmark, The Dublin Spire, stands 102 metres tall making it the tallest structure in Dublin city. It was commissioned as part of a Millennium project for Dublin and was erected in January 2003.
Eating out in Dublin you will find traditional Irish fare, A La Carte and worldwide cuisine available at varying prices at extensive eateries throughout the city.
Away from the city, a natural vantage point, Howth Head, gives views across Dublin Bay and the Wicklow mountains.
I thoroughly enjoyed my holiday to this historic and charming city.
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debbsey_42
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Having had a drunk land at my feet 5 years ago in Temple bar I had vowed never to return to Dublin. But my girlfriends outvoted me and a mini shopping break in Dublin was planned.
We purchased incredible 1p (plus taxes) flights on Ryanair and whizzed over to Dublin in less than 45 minutes. I was pleasantly impressed by the changes in the city. It is now a cleaner and greener city and smoke-free!
Dubliners are extremely eco-friendly - no shop will give free plastic carrier bags, instead people are encouraged to use the reusable and recyclable shopping bags. There seems to be less refuse on the streets and it was cleaner than my home town of Birmingham.
But by far the best thing is that all the pubs and restaurants are smoke-free with all designated smoking areas being out doors. After a friendly and trouble-free night in Temple bar it was wonderful to return to the hotel not smelling of stale smoke.
There seems to be less drunkeness and fewer stag and hen parties. If Temple bar is too noisy hotels like The Gresham on O'Connell St offer a quieter surrounding with drinks reasonably priced.
Dublin has really cleaned up its act and is all the better for it.
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debster
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On our last visit to Dublin we decided to try out the university accommodation. The accommodation is actually the student halls in term time and so I am presuming they are only available during the summer break.
The prices are similar to the B&Bs in central Dublin and, having stayed in a number of the B&Bs, I would say you certainly get a lot more space for your money.
We stayed in a two bedroom appartment which had a little kitchen and a living room with TV. The place was basic but clean and tidy and most importantly very central.
Tennis courts were available for use and the open spaces of the cricket grounds are a popular gathering place for picnickers and people wanting to lie in the sun.
The grounds of Trinity college are a tourist attraction in themselves and so, depending on which side of the building you get your apartment you can get one that looks out over the main gardens.
I'd say that - in this budget range and for location its by far the best accommodation in Dublin.
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