Price gouging by the pub, restaurant & hotel industry

EasyHotel, Dublin.

This place opened recently.

I was expecting it to be cheap .... its not.

Precisely and the whole point is that there are alternatives to hotels & fancy restaurants. If fools weren't giving them the ridiculous money they can ask for, then they would soften their cough quick enough.

I have to call bollox on this. About 20 quid for that fare,that distance. Maybe 25 with prebook charges etc

That place is always high priced, was that a single or double room BTW?

I hate how breakfast is not included in many hotels when booking inclusive b&b room etc.,

It does seem cheaper better value to head abroad than go somewhere in Ireland

I was only thinking about this the other week, this is in relation to the price of a pint not the price of accommodation.

Back in the mid 90's say 1995 1996 I recall that it was about IR £ 2.00 for a pint of lager.

Back then you could buy a 3-4 bedroom house for IR £ 20k to IR £ 30k

1996 average industrial earnings per CSO € 18,752 which was IR £ 14,768

€Fast forward to 2022

Per the CSO the average industrial wage for 2022 was € 46,832

If we take a pint in 1996 at IR £ 2.00 or € 2.53 vs let us say € 6.50 in 2022

A pint has gone up by 128 percent by 2022

Wages are up about about 125 percent.

So ok, maybe I have gone a bit higher on the price of a pint than reality, but it is not a million miles of where you would expect.

Take the same house that was IR £ 20 to £ 30k that's in the € 300k bracket now.

So now when your Grandmother tells you that they were paying 12% interest point out that the house was only two years wages and go away and enjoy a pint knowing that it is not really any more expensive than it was back when we thought it was cheap.

I think your house prices are a bit out (for the Dublin area anyway)

Bought first house in 1985, new 3 bed semi, it cost £36k

Bought second-hand 3 bed in 1996, that cost £79k

Both in the same area of north Dublin.

Celbridge is about 20 mins from the airport though. €170 is rip off Ireland at it's finest. I notice the airport hoppers are fairly full these days. People obviously voting with their feet.

Well when the war is over and we have hotel rooms back in abundance I hope the hoteliers and restaurant owners and all others who are indulging in gouging and it is gouging (the people providing hotel rooms and pints are not the only ones gouging we are being gouged for petrol, electricity, tax, food shopping and basically any essential home repairs from plumbers to builders) get their comeuppance when the war in Ukraine is over as we will have hotel rooms in abundance and more than enough places to stay and our once vivacious tourist seasons are now long gone due to the high costs of Ireland and don't expect a handout from the tax payers.

Went in for a sandwich in a hotel in Dublin city center. €12,50 for a cup of tea and a blt. That same thing in the same hotel was €4.50 before covid because i used to do it once a week then. I wont be making that mistake again.

Taxi prices have risen ridiculously, I believe 70/75 euro return is exactly spot on now.

I live in Dublin 7, 15/20 mins drive on the m50 to the airport, the last couple of taxis I took were 40 euro or over, one way. It used to cost me around 25 euro.

"Handcut Rustic Chips" were an extra 4 quid I bet.

I never said every website has the same price.

Don't know where you got that from.

I looked on their official website, booked for 2 people plus a baby and that was the only option given. That's €350 for one night for me, if I'm the main breadwinner. Why are you banging on about splitting a room between four people when there's only one couple staying there? Who's gonna split my bill 4 ways with me? You?

You'd be doing well, 6 euro in Parknasilla and that's on top of the 30 euro you'll pay for today's special which is grilled beef.

Only way to stop it is vote with your wallets. A summer of half full hotels and resorts will make them change their tune.

Wont happen though. Baffling why anyone from Ireland would go on an Irish holiday. An extended one anyway.

Jaysus 170 euro from Celbridge to the airport??

The taximan must have thought that you worked in RTE.

Isn’t it a bit dangerous? I saw a Liam Neeson documentary about it.

Who says that a hotel stay is only for a holiday.

I've a golf tournament in Cork. Have to attend

Another poster has an Ironman contest.

But Cork is a great city and massive amount of things to do and see.

Only problem is the hotels are ridiculously priced, so I won't be staying in Cork

I thought that was about Leitrim.

Yep, get out of the country and fûck em… never did the Irish people any favours but the taxpayers certainly looked after them during covid.