stag in waterford (middle of sept 09)

rafther

hi all,

i know this has been asked b4 but i am looking for some up to date info on waterford city.

were just staying for one night (sat) and were all in our mid to late 20s, like our boozin and just a general good night out....

what i would like some ideas on:

hotel, good location, reasonably priced should be at least 20 of us but not a hole either!
pubs and clubs to go to?
will we have to break up into smaller groups and do they look for silly things like you must wear shoes?

possible daytime activities, paintballin, karting etc

thanks in advance...

also open to any good ideas for stag parties as iv never organised one b4!!

bp_me

Karting in New Ross.
Paintball in Rathnure (you will need to be driving to go here).

The Ramada is a little bit outside the city but should be reasonably priced.

Some places have no hoodies/runners rule but I generally don't have problems with either.

baronflyguy

Off the top of my head and going by the profile age group you mentioned, here is what I suggest might suit you and your buddies.

Accommodation - walking distance to city nightlife
http://www.dooleys-hotel.ie/
http://www.waterfordmarinahotel.com/

Places to Drink
Masons
Revolution
Kazbar

Night clubs
Rubys
Oxygen

Late night Food
Hillbillies

Local Bike
Ronda ....only messin

Daytime Activity
Karting - http://www.kiltorcan.com/ - I'd ring ahead to make just in case.

Drive down to tramore (10 min drive) to the amusements
http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-294492687&aff=

Bowling
http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-624941520&aff=

I don't know about footwear and whether to arrive in small groups as I don't go to the places I mentioned above. I would guess you would be better off arriving in small groups to places and stagger the time arriving so you don't have some stupid eejit from the stag who arrives in another group behind you shouting something smart at you when you are passing the bouncer. They will cop it pretty quick you are all together. As you probably know if you have someone who is manky drunk he will probably get refused and get hassle from the bouncers.

EoinHeffernan

rafther wrote: »

hi all,

i know this has been asked b4 but i am looking for some up to date info on waterford city.

were just staying for one night (sat) and were all in our mid to late 20s, like our boozin and just a general good night out....

what i would like some ideas on:

hotel, good location, reasonably priced should be at least 20 of us but not a hole either!
pubs and clubs to go to?
will we have to break up into smaller groups and do they look for silly things like you must wear shoes?

possible daytime activities, paintballin, karting etc

thanks in advance...

also open to any good ideas for stag parties as iv never organised one b4!!

As regards hotels i'd say The Fitzwilton, located in the city and seems to be one of the more popular locations for stag/ hen parties.

All the major pubs and clubs are located in John St. so you should have no trouble finding something to suit ye're tastes.

I don't believe anywhere enforces that stupid 'you must wear shoes to get in' law any more. Usually it's just an excuse if they think you've had way too much to drink.

Daytime activities, there's karting in Kiltorkan which is about 30 mins outside the city if ye're driving. If you say it that you can guarantee 15-20 people you should most likely get a discount. Other than that there's bowling out in Leisurezone in Ardkeen which is about 5 mins from the city centre.

ROCKMAN

Could also check out the greyhound track in Kilcohan , They take group bookings . good food/drink and bit of a flutter , Could be a good start to the night

rafther

hey thanks for that folks seams like good info.

any ideas on paintballing just as another option??
we are driving, not to far though lol

cheers

jonnyfingers

There is paint-balling in Dungarvan which is about a 40 minute drive from Waterford. Here's their website.

http://www.elitepaintball.ie/

Waynecarr

This is really enjoyable

http://www.seapaddling.com/

daftdave

baronflyguy wrote: »

Off the top of my head and going by the profile age group you mentioned, here is what I suggest might suit you and your buddies.

Accommodation - walking distance to city nightlife
http://www.dooleys-hotel.ie/
http://www.waterfordmarinahotel.com/

Places to Drink
Masons
Revolution
Kazbar

Night clubs
Rubys
Oxygen

Late night Food
Hillbillies

Local Bike
Ronda ....only messin

Daytime Activity
Karting - http://www.kiltorcan.com/ - I'd ring ahead to make just in case.

Drive down to tramore (10 min drive) to the amusements
http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-294492687&aff=

Bowling
http://www.fundays.ie/details.asp?FunEvent=-624941520&aff=

I don't know about footwear and whether to arrive in small groups as I don't go to the places I mentioned above. I would guess you would be better off arriving in small groups to places and stagger the time arriving so you don't have some stupid eejit from the stag who arrives in another group behind you shouting something smart at you when you are passing the bouncer. They will cop it pretty quick you are all together. As you probably know if you have someone who is manky drunk he will probably get refused and get hassle from the bouncers.

surely you mean late night food = the istanbul kebab house , the best take away around imo

renraw

The Marina hotel on Scotch quay are doing great deals - 2 nites accomodation, B&B and one evening meal for €119 per person - methinks its 4 star, about 5 minutes walk from the centre oof the city

mikey12

Best accommadation the Fitzwilton @ 29e/night. Best late bar Kazbar.Havea look @ www.fitzwiltonhotel.ie and www.kazbar.ie

joeduggan

who in their right mind would go to waterford ona stag night. of all the places in ireland. what a ****hole

rafther

Convenience..... and gorgeous women, one of the best lookin towns in the country :cool:

kippy

I wouldnt recommend paintballing in general(not just this particular one), haveing done it once on a mates birthday.
It can be very expensive, very very safety conscious (to the point where most of the few hours is taken up by safety talks) and not good value for money at all.
Maybe, that was my take on it but all 20 people that day walked away thinking the same thing.
We rented an asto pitch for an hour and had a fairly intense kick around that was far far more craic and way better value for money.
The karting/dogs would be a far better combination, I'd reckon.

baronflyguy

joeduggan wrote: »

who in their right mind would go to waterford ona stag night. of all the places in ireland. what a ****hole

Well I know loads of people, in their right mind, who had great nights out in waterford city who come up for 1 night or a weekend and look forward to coming back again.

baronflyguy

I have to agree with Kippy here. I found paint balling boring. The who setup is geared towards you wasting your ammo quickly and them making a handy money on the refills. Last time I played at a stag the marshalls didnt even put people in the sin bin so the game became pointless. I know this cause I got shot defending a fort and went to got to the sin bin and the marshall just said wipe it off and just keep shooting.

Went to Galway in April to a stag and we had a a game of (s)Tag rugby. I must say it was great fun, would recommend as a day event for a stag. Look up a local rugby club where you are going and hire a pitch for an hour or two.

William72

joeduggan wrote: »

who in their right mind would go to waterford ona stag night. of all the places in ireland. what a ****hole

me - and it was a great weekend, thanks for asking

Musicman2000

rafther wrote: »

Convenience..... and gorgeous women, one of the best lookin towns in the country :cool:

Gorgeous women up their own arses :P

SUNGOD

Musicman2000 wrote: »

Gorgeous women up their own arses :P

great name for a blue

joeduggan

rafther wrote: »

Convenience..... and gorgeous women, one of the best lookin towns in the country :cool:

are u SERIOUS???

rafther

ya may turn that down there Joe i can read lower case aswell... id hardly say it now if i wasnt SERIOUS, im not one a these muppets that comes on and makes pointless random statements that isn't helpfull to anyone

rafther

yea great porno name il start working on that when im down there lol

mikey12

Hey Rafter just wondering how you got on in Waterford, where you stayed and where you drank or where you'd recommend ?