Price gouging by the pub, restaurant & hotel industry

I paid 65k punt back in 1997 for a 75 sq mtr 2 bed terraced townhouse in Killarney. I was paying about 10% interest, the average wage in Killarney was probably 13k. That was basic and needed new everything., no furniture included.

1. You started by claiming that others were cherrypicking data to tell a story.....then proceeded to cherrypick your data to try tell the opposite story
2. You said you looked at hotels in Munich "next week" then used pricing from next month
3. You compared high end City centre hotels in Munich with a 2-star dump above a nightclub and 2 more that aren't even in Dublin. One is 40+ kilometres away.
4. You are still trying to claim that Ireland's hospitality sector is not only comparable with Germany's, but that it's better value in some instances, which is laughable and demonstrably untrue
5. I could run my own searches, sure. But what's the bets you come out and say "that's not the one that showed up on my search". Show us what you are looking at and we'll compare.
6. Not once have you provided a link to ANYTHING in all of this. Screenshots aren't links. If you can run those searches again and copy/paste the link here, everyone can look at what you're claiming to see if it's true. I bet you the hotels you're comparing aren't even remotely similar, like you're claiming

That's how easy it is. Of course, you don't have to do anything that's asked of you. You can hide behind smarmy weasel words; try to claim the high-ground after I was confused by you shifting the goalpoasts from "next week" to "actually, I meant the middle of September" all you want. But just so you know, everyone else in this thread can see through your BS. And if you don't put up these links so others can check your homework, we'll all see how much of a fraud you are. Including yourself. But you already know that, don't you?

Snared rapid, jocks around your ankles, misrepresenting the truth in a feeble attempt to make the hotels in Dublin look like good value for money. I suppose they are, if you don't mind being awake til after 3.30am or having to bus it in from Naaaavan.

This is your opportunity to regain some dignity and respect. Will you do it to prove the haters wrong? Or will you hide behind "I'm not here to do your searching for you anyone can blah blah blah ...."

My money's on the second one.

What alternative comparison?

What step by step instructions?

What are you talking about?

Why won't you share your searches for the hotels you claimed were the same:

Dublin 236, 286, 317 lowest price

Munich 253, 272, 292 lowest price

Is iut because you're talking out of your hoop?

Called it. I knew you'd default to this weasel-words bolloxology and try to squirm your way out of putting up or shutting up.

A quick question before you go......

Is this your "step by step" instructions? I see you've edited it now*** to remove your dates and pricing so here's the full text for everyone else to see:

Really? You picked dates that are smack bang right in the middle of Oktoberfest, literally the busiest time of the year in Munich when the place holds a two week long party, and your prices are STILL cheaper than Dublin for all three of them. Still cheaper. Now you're trying to save face by deleting it.

You've been found out, again, Mr fraud. I called that as well.

***apologies, the middle part with the pricing isn't showing up in the quote of your previous post. It looked like you had removed that yourself for some reason

I see the company behind the Fitzwilliam Hotel and Mespil Hotel made net after tax profits of 3.4million on a turnover of 15.6m.

That's an eye watering 21% net profits after every possible cost and corporation tax is deducted. 8-10% net profits is seen as good in the hotel industry.

That example alone should ensure the vat is returned to 13.5%

I think the point of the conversation is probably skewed. For me I don't mind paying good money when I'm getting the value I feel it's worth. I don't think a house 6km for Dingle is worth 2-3k for 7 nights. However I do think a Villa in the Canaries is worth 2-3k for 7 nights. I realise that's expensive by the Canaries standards though. More like 1500-2k.

25 quid for a chicken curry and pint i think is excessive. I would happily pay that for a stake and a pint though.

Ireland just isn't value for money that's the point. If a Hotel is 4stars and charging 500 for 3 nights with Breakfest and a dinner then that's fair enough I'd say. However it seems to be more 3stars places charging 500 quid without any food. That's rip off.

I know the weather isn't anyones fault but it's a big part of why people go on a break. You can't get that in Ireland. So going down for 2 nights. Spending 500 quid on accommodation, getting pissed on. getting screwed for the price of a beer, getting screwed on taxis, having to search high and low for a breakfast when you realise you didn't book it. That seems to be the summary of this thread so far. There are very few positives about breaking away in Ireland.

Hopefully domestic tourism is down for these places this year and they will be forced to try and be more competitive. With air travel being so cheap these days and the chance of being by a pool in 4 hours basking in nice weather and not getting fleeced a realistic thought for people surely our domestic tourism sector need to try an compete more.

Some of the stories on here of costs in Ireland are laughable. I'd say the yanks are been taken for a ride when they get in. |Group bookings being increased. Menus rewritten to gouge as much as they can from them.

Fuckers.

Sorry the correct name of it is the Petite Palace Vargas, Seville.

Bray and Navan are lovely in September, i hear.