off topic - where to stay in dublin

[Wales]

Managed ot get flights to dublin in december for 4p return for me and the missus yesterday (Ryan air). Anyone know of any decent B&B's near the city centre, or where's best to stay ?

[Wales]

Yes... ryan air have a sale on, managed to get flights leaving liverpool at 6:25am on dec 8th flying to dublin for 1p each then flying back 22:25 on Dec 9th from dublin to liverpool for 1 p each.

Inclusive of all taxes, everything, my bill was 4p for 2 of us!

[Wales]

You have to be quick, flexible with dates, and flexible with location, but yes, 4 pence. Basically free isnt it. They do try and charge you for checking bags in (for one night i'll take hand luggage) and you have to check in online, not want priority boarding etc... but, if you go basic, 4p.

[gasman]

How long are you going for?

I dont know about B&B's, but I would recommend The Central (I always go there for my morning coffee when in Dublin - they have a nice lounge on the first floor) as it has a great location and sometimes do good deals, especially midweek. Also, The Harcourt is in a good location and usually offer good rates.

Check the individual websites for deals and compare with below site which always have exclusive deals...

*If you are going for more than one day and taking the family I would recommend The Royal Marine in Dunlaoghaire (which is approximately 30 minutes by train south of Dublin. It is a 4 star, but really ought to be a 5 star, very good prices for the quality, crackin inexpensive bar menu, big and grand lobby areas, modern rooms and excellent leisure and spa area.

http://www.irelandhotels.com/

[Wales]

Only going for one night, but I shall be looking at the hotels mentioned now - thanks!!!

[Captain Hook]

Mate get an apartment for the night, I got one for the stag weekend in August and it was cheap as chips, five mins from city centre and decent quality......especialyly if a few of you are going.

Google Harcourt Hotel apartments......tell them I sent you :)

[Captain Hook]

http://www.harcourthotel.com/

[Deno1986]

You cant go wrong with Blooms Hotel in the Temple Bar area, surrounded by pubs, great craic! www.blooms.ie

[yogi]

Yes... ryan air have a sale on,

Inclusive of all taxes, everything, my bill was 4p for 2 of us!

Just wait til you get to the airport

Checking in.....................................................................£20

Luggage weight in excess of a tube of toothpaste...................£80

Charge for passing through the airport scanner........................£30

rental of seat in airport lounge..............................................£15

Usage of steps to board the plane...........................................£5

rental of seatbelt on plane(mandatory)...................................£20


Total £170 per person, each way :(

[Deno1986]

^^^^ they aren't that bad^^^^

[Wales]

I have to...

check in online before arriving at the airport and print off my boarding card, or its £40

I can only take hand luggage or its £30

Priority boarding was £6 pp (no thanks)

Insurane £7pp (no thanks)

If I wanted them to text my confirmation to me it was £2

[Hagler2002]

What about the taxes? I just checked it for me the mrs and my daughter to go and it would cost £2.97 return!!! lump the tax etc on and it comes in at £217.08

[Wales]

No taxes charged. Ive taken out some key info!!


YOUR RESERVATION NUMBER IS: xxxxx

IN ORDER TO TRAVEL YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK-IN ONLINE AND PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT YOUR ONLINE BOARDING PASS AND VALID ACCEPTED TRAVEL DOCUMENT, PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT PRESENT A BOARDING PASS AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE CHARGED A RE-ISSUE PENALTY OF EUR40/GBP40(each boarding pass must be printed and presented on an individual A4 page).

You can check-in online from 15 days up to 4 hours prior to your scheduled flight departure.

ITINERARY/RECEIPT - All times are local.

GOING OUT

From Liverpool (LPL) to Dublin (DUB)
Tue, 08Dec09 Flight FR 443 Depart LPL at 06:30 and arrive DUB at 07:20

COMING BACK

From Dublin (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)
Wed, 09Dec09 Flight FR 448 Depart DUB at 22:55 and arrive LPL at 23:40

PASSENGERS

1. MR xxxxxx ADT 2. MS xxxxx ADT


PAYMENT DETAILS

*********0.04 GBP Total Fare

*********0.00 GBP Taxes, Fees & Charges

*********0.04 GBP Total Paid

[Wales]

has the sale finished maybe?

[Hagler2002]

has the sale finished maybe?

Must have, the flights were cheap enough but then they hammered me on the tax.

[Deno1986]

has the sale finished maybe?

Must have, the flights were cheap enough but then they hammered me on the tax.

Ryanair do this the whole time. They set the prices for a certain period of time. So Wales went on to Ryanairs websites,got flights for 4p[im sure he wasn't the only one], I'm sure he then told alot of people about this brillant offer including us on the thread. This then creates a rush for buying the 4p seats, some people will get the 4p seats but by the time some people log on they have put the prices back to normal but people will still buy the flights for the more expensive price due to impulse buying or to go on a mad bender in Dublin with their 4p friends! Ryanair mainly do this on flights that they are struggling to sell out!

[gkt999]

A few months back a few mates flew from Belfast to UK then UK to Paris and back for a total of about £6 each, due to the weird flight times they didnt need accom and didn't really get to far outside of the airports (5miles tops) but was a fun day out for them. Not sure if was Ryan Air or Aer Lingus that time, they both do the 1p flights.

As for accom in Dublin, if you wnat to spend a few quid on a nice hotel try prices for the Burlington and Red Cow Moran.

If your booking accom in Dublin, price it via the hotels website then via "Yeego" you can save a fortune through Yeego, they have some weird Euro/Stg deal that doesnt seem to change with the current exchange rate.