| Dublin has become a hip, happening city to visit and | | | | In the past booking in advance achieved the best |
| with the advent of low cost airline Ryanair and | | | | value. In the current environment this is not |
| increasing airline competitiveness it is now relatively | | | | necessarily true. If your desired dates coincides with |
| cheap to get to. | | | | a busy date book quickly - outside of this hotels |
| The good news is that hotel prices in Dublin have | | | | appear to discount more heavily closer to the date. |
| never been so low. Dublin hotel prices have declined | | | | Saturday nights are still premium nights and if your |
| considerably over the past 3 years. Whereas a 3 star | | | | stay includes a Saturday it is better to book 3 weeks |
| hotel on a normal weekend was 140 per room - | | | | or more in advance. Also, if you are a family/group |
| the cost is now down to less than 100 at times. | | | | of 3/4 people, triple and quad rooms can be hard to |
| And hotel prices in Dublin compare with other | | | | find. So give yourself plenty of time for advance |
| European capital cities. Its gone from being one of | | | | booking a group or family. |
| the most expensive cites to being one of the best | | | | You might be able to convince yourselves to stay in |
| value cities for good quality hotel accommodation. | | | | a cheap hotel that is out on the M50 ring route or |
| The other good news is that most hotels have | | | | Dublin Airport where hotels are newish, plentiful and |
| invested in upgrading facilities to result in great | | | | cheap but you will end up paying for taxis and buses. |
| selection of good quality hotel rooms at competitive | | | | And then there's always the down time of |
| prices and there is something to meet a wide variety | | | | commuting. We advise staying close to Dublin city |
| of needs. Dublin's oversupply is the customers | | | | centre. Best locations are O'Connell Street area, St |
| promise of value. | | | | Stephens Green/Merrion Square. |
| Having said all this, hotel room prices do vary greatly. | | | | While you are in Edinburgh there's a lot to do from |
| If you are looking for the best value it's best to plan | | | | visiting Trinity College, National Museum/Gallery, |
| to stay in a Dublin hotel Sunday to Thursday. Avoid | | | | Guinness and Temple Bar. It is also worth wandering |
| busy dates such as key sporting dates (Six Nations | | | | the Georgian Squares/Streets, busking Grafton |
| Rugby Jan-March, 1st and 3rd weekend in Sept and | | | | Street and the new Financial Services/02 area |
| key concert dates). The best value hotel prices are | | | | complete with markets and big wheel. There is |
| Nov-February and the weather never gets truly | | | | always something happening in Dublin. |
| inclement. | | | | |