Where to stay for lads on a boozey weekend

keithsfleet

Hi I've been trawling daft.ie looking for short term accommodation for the August Bank holiday.
Myself and 4 friends are heading down but none of us have been to Waterford City before.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to stay please.
Ideally we are looking for a house to rent, we are clean sensible lads but can be noisy so we want to avoid hotels or apartments.

We're also looking for somewhere ideally near the nightlife but appreciate that there won't be many houses so will happily accept having to get short taxi rides.

We would like to avoid renting in dodgy areas though.

Any help is hugely appreciated.

roxyworldgirl

Can't imagine many houses would rent just for a weekend but could be wrong! There's always the houses/lodges owned by waterford castle tho ?

keithsfleet

roxyworldgirl wrote: »

Can't imagine many houses would rent just for a weekend but could be wrong! There's always the houses/lodges owned by waterford castle tho ?

Yes I noticed them alright. Would they be much of a drive to the centre of night life?

xFROSTY Gx

Once you get off the ferry you should make it into the city centre in 10mins easily

gowley

keithsfleet wrote: »

Yes I noticed them alright. Would they be much of a drive to the centre of night life?

youd have to get the ferry off the island first but less than 10mins drive to city centre

Pat Mustard

keithsfleet wrote: »

clean sensible lads but can be noisy so we want to avoid hotels or apartments.

We're also looking for somewhere ideally near the nightlife but appreciate that there won't be many houses so will happily accept having to get short taxi rides.

This hotel will suit you. Very central: you won't need taxis. Probably more practical than renting a house, too.

For a laugh though, see these:
http://www.joe.ie/news/current-affairs/fiancee-discovers-truth-about-stag-party-after-hotel-complaint-backfires-on-facebook/
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056709484

keithsfleet

Oh right, wasn't aware a ferry was involved. Probably not the best idea then.

A hotel does seem like the best option but we generally don't go down to great in hotels.
As I said, we are clean sensible lads but we do drink a lot and we can get very noisy.

Nothing untoward but we all tend to use our outdoor voices once we've had a few and a few would be had.

gowley

try the maryland hotel if its still open. right in the city

FeatherFelicis

Best bet guys is the travel lodge on the cork road its cheap cheerful no breakfast included thou!

Max Powers

FeatherFelicis wrote: »

Best bet guys is the travel lodge on the cork road its cheap cheerful no breakfast included thou!

yeah probably that if its going to be gang of lads. tower hotel, granville and bridge hotel all more family suited / quieter hotels.

keithsfleet

Is there much of a nightlife in Tramore or is it very family orientated?

RubyK

keithsfleet wrote: »

Is there much of a nightlife in Tramore or is it very family orientated?

Bankholiday weekend in Tramore should be busy enough, although it will be more families than anything. The Vic would be a good starting point, especially if the weather is nice, as they have a lovely beer garden. Murphs have bands playing at the weekend, and the Grand Hotel also have bands, and stays open till all hours

There's a decent bus service into the city, but you'd have to get a taxi back to Tramore, as the last bus is around 11. Taxi would be around €20-€22 euro.

Max Powers

keithsfleet wrote: »

Is there much of a nightlife in Tramore or is it very family orientated?

it would be grand but not all that, there is a couple good pubs out there, not sure if any late opening ones or nightclubs. Probably worth a trip out there is weather is decent any fancy change of scene. Sure you could do some surf lessons when out there or relive your childhood and have a go on amusements.

roxyworldgirl

As far as I know the ferry is 24/7 so wouldn't make too much of a difference ..
If you do end up going for hotel I'd say expect to lose any deposit ye pay on arrival

keithsfleet

I'll look into that Thanks.

We aren't a bunch of messers, we just get kind of noisy when we have a few but if we do pick a hotel I can't imagine the staff having any hassle off us, if we had a noise complaint there wouldn't be a second one.

RubyK

keithsfleet wrote: »

I'll look into that Thanks.

We aren't a bunch of messers, we just get kind of noisy when we have a few but if we do pick a hotel I can't imagine the staff having any hassle off us, if we had a noise complaint there wouldn't be a second one.

The Grand Hotel in Tramore have availability for the bank-holiday. www.grand-hotel.ie

If you are looking at booking somewhere in the city, I'd say you'd want to book asap, with the bank-holiday and the Spraoi festival being on in the city, it's going to be busy.

Enjoy

dzilla

http://www.witcampusservices.ie/accommodation/summer_accommodation.php

As fsr as i know they will do weekend lets

jennygirl

Manor Village let out good quality student apartments -- good reputation
private me for more info


http://www.witcampusservices.ie/accommodation/summer_accommodation.php

Nypd

jennygirl wrote: »

Manor Village let out good quality student apartments -- good reputation
private me for more info


http://www.witcampusservices.ie/accommodation/summer_accommodation.php

Saw that advertised last week in the Waterford today I think,
Good idea

The_Shotz

What about Riverwalk apartments on the ring road. Only a 5/6minute walk to the city centre.

We have a few dodgeball lads coming over that weekend from the uk and they booked there and it was only £70 for a three bed apartment.

Quiet in there this time of the year as it is student accommodation. Could be ideal for yee.

keithsfleet wrote: »

Hi I've been trawling daft.ie looking for short term accommodation for the August Bank holiday.
Myself and 4 friends are heading down but none of us have been to Waterford City before.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to stay please.
Ideally we are looking for a house to rent, we are clean sensible lads but can be noisy so we want to avoid hotels or apartments.

We're also looking for somewhere ideally near the nightlife but appreciate that there won't be many houses so will happily accept having to get short taxi rides.

We would like to avoid renting in dodgy areas though.

Any help is hugely appreciated.

KevIRL

If ye are down for the bank holiday its definitely worth checking out some of the Spraoi events

http://www.spraoi.com/

The gigs on the Plaza (quayside) on Saturday and Sunday would be good for a few lads having some boozes especially if the weather is fine in the early evening