Ireland and the cost of tourism

Iguarantee

Hi,

I’m part of a group of 4 lads from Cork looking to head away for a Saturday night in July this year; dinner & pints.

Using lastminute.ie & booking.ie (seem to be the same thing) I looked for accomodation in Dublin; it’s currently working out at more than €500/person for accomodation alone in the city.

A similar search for London gets return flights to London & a 4-star hotel for one night for €270/person. I’ve lived in London, I wouldn’t say it’s much more expensive than Dublin.

With respect to the well-regarded Irish tourism industry, how the hell can they justify nearly €600 a night (per person!) for a 4-star hotel in Dublin?!

munchkin_utd

theres 2 all ireland finals in July. Are you there one of those weekends?

Nigel Fairservice

Irish hotels are on the expensive side. A lot of hotels aren't accommodating tourists at the moment too so there's less availability of rooms which probably feeds into prices. Might be some concerts on in Dublin that week too.

I booked a last minute trip the June bank holiday weekend last year to the UK. It was the jubilee weekend there the same time. Hotel, flights and concert tickets were cheaper for the UK break than the hotel around the corner from my house for the same nights (don't live on Dublin).

finbarrk

I can see rooms for about €100 per person.

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