What shall I do in Dublin?

northerngeezer · 18 May 2007 at 5:04AM

Now that loads of us have booked flights to Dublin. Would it be possible to start listing details of best hotels, attractions, places to eat and any other useful moneysaving info.

I have four kids to entertain so looking for a good family type hotel

Any help appreciated.

froggy27_2 · 18 May 2007 at 7:11AM

Great idea. I was thinking of starting a thread too. I also managed to book for Dublin in October so any help will be appreciated for a family hols..1 3yr old to entertain... will start my search and report if anything good...

sheryldoc · 18 May 2007 at 1:04PM

The Zoo was great!! maybe a bit nippy in Oct tho.. however was feb we went and was FREEZING!!.. but we loved it!

we stayed the Charles stewart B&B rite nxt to the bus depot.. where the tour bus leaves ( a 24 hr ticket well reccomended) and the bus from airport stopped 2 min away. decent brekkie in morn.. was basic but pleasant.

Kerry39 · 18 May 2007 at 1:13PM

i ve booked the harding hotel in oct for 1 night with breakfast £59 for two of us. Heard that the guiness tour is supposed to be good.

milkfloatquack · 18 May 2007 at 2:04PM

to eat - the department stores - Clearys and erm can't quite remember the name have nice reasonably priced cafes.

for very young children, St. Stephen's Green is nice to run around on the grass, see the ducks and go to the playground (and it's very central, just across the road from a shopping centre!)

milkfloatquack · 18 May 2007 at 2:05PM

and you can get the dart (rapid transit system) out to Dun Laoghaire (sp) or Howth, to see a bit of the coast, Dun Laoghaire is more more seasidey, Howth has more of a harbour.

mouse_potato · 18 May 2007 at 2:54PM

Me and BF went to Dublin a couple of months back, but we'll be going again next month thanks to Ryanair's freebie.

I'd recommend the city sightseeing tour buses (yellow or red buses). Think it was 14 or 15 Euro (adult) for a 24hr ticket & they stop at all the main sights so you can hop on and off all day. Commentary was v. interesting although it was freezing on the top deck in March.

Def. go to the Guinness Storehouse - the view from the Gravity Bar is amazing.

Trinity College to see the Book of Kells.

Window shopping in Grafton St.

Croke Park - Great tour of the stadium & the bus from O'Connell street only cost a couple of Euro.

We stayed at The Royal Dublin hotel on O'Connell Street. Room's were lovely and it's centrally located. http://www.royaldublin.com/

jimb0d · 18 May 2007 at 3:29PM

I would recommend going to see the Croke Park stadium tour in the morning, then jump on a sight-seeing bus and go round town. Give the kids a run around at St Stephens - then get back on the bus and make a stop just before the zoo.

Theres a nice big pub just by one of the stops close to the zoo, called 'Nancy Hands' that do a decent carvery-style menu all day and it was reasonably priced.

Walk up to the Zoo and lap it up for the afternoon. Its one of the best zoos that i have ever been to. Get the tour bus back into town,and the kids will be ready for bed!

On a night, its drink drink drink for mine. Nothing else to do in Dublin!

p.s. Tip for the tour buses, is that the tickets are valid for 24 hours from bought. Dont forget to use them the next day as well if you have to.

*Forgot to add*

For mine the Guinness factory was very disapointing. Even the pint in the gallery was nothing special. We ignored the locals who told us the Jameson Distillery is better - so you might want to give that a try.

Rachie_B · 18 May 2007 at 4:43PM

maybe worth having a look on these :

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g186605-Dublin_County_Dublin-Vacations.html

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=10728&highlight=dublin

froggy27_2 · 18 May 2007 at 5:21PM

I've been looking at hotels in dublin for 2 adults and 1 3yr old from 15 to 18 oct but find it quite expensive...Can sbdy advice me please? do you think i should wait and see nearer to the time and see if any offer comes up? Do travelodge ever have their regular offers over in Dublin?
Thanks a lot in advance... i'm starting to think that we won't be able to enjoy our very cheap flights :-(

RibAd · 19 May 2007 at 12:30AM

Good place to go would be the National Gallery of Ireland. It's a free gallery, you can spend the whole day there, with a relatively decent cafe/restaurant and it's a close enough walking distance from the centre of Dublin (very close to Trinity College).

What shall I do in Dublin?

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