Help! Daughter and BF booked for *cheap* trip to Dublin!

Morganarla

Two single beds? Ie. No sex?

AHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHHAAA!

Sorry OP, you're deluded if you think sex can't happen in a single bed at the age of 21

2johnies

From Cork....ill have a look at what I can find and get back to you!!

McKneff

2johnies wrote: »

From Cork....ill have a look at what I can find and get back to you!!

I just had to smile at your username, quite appropriate on this thread:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

marywooyeah

revpeachy wrote: »

That is the one thing that is wrong with these forums; You ask for help and advice for one thing and get a roasting for another!!

yes, this does happen a lot! have to prepare yourself for it sometimes on here.

Gillyx

I would say aswell if they are planning on eating out try and take advantage of lunch menus, as some will be on until 5.30/6 o clock. They are a lot cheaper than eating out on full price menus.

I love Dublin, but as others have said I'm not sure I could spend 6 days there. I'd recommend the zoo as a place to visit, you could easily spend all day there, and if not if the weathers nice Phoenix Park is lovely. Drinks in Temple Bar are very expensive but again some places like the Hard Rock Cafe had a special day time cocktail menu and most cocktails were pretty cheap.

The first time I ever went to Dublin, they were filming the Guinness "To Arthur" advert in Temple Bar. We had no clue what they were saying but was amusing seeing it on the tv for the first time after that.

Doshwaster

Spirit wrote: »

To be honest 6 days is along time in Dublin. Suggest they consider 'back packing' round Ireland for the six days so only a couple of nights in Dublin and then four in other places. Hostels are cheaper and sociable.

Great idea. When I was 21 I backpacked around Ireland with some friends. We'd go to the local bus station, find where the next bus was going to, jump on it and when we got there book into the cheapest hostel or B&B we could find - then repeat the next day. We stopped in some really grotty places but had a fantastic time.

There is plenty of time when you are older and richer for luxury holidays. At 21 it's about learning how to do things independently and on the cheap without mummy and daddy helping out.

Mojisola

ahall41116 wrote: »

i'll ignore the *leave them to it* responses, although i appreciate you taking the time to pass on your thoughts.

revpeachy wrote: »

That is the one thing that is wrong with these forums; You ask for help and advice for one thing and get a roasting for another!!

ahall41116 wrote: »

and in a time when money is so tight, isnt that why we all support this forum, to ensure we can all do as much as we can, to enrich our lives, for a little monetry impact as possible.

but to criticise me for wanting to extend the value of *their* euro is a bit much!!

And also to learn how to manage money properly. It's a good thing to help your daughter to make the choice about reasonably priced accommodation but the fact that she has booked a flight without working out whether she can afford the trip shows a certain naivety that isn't good in a 21 year old.

With the recommendations given here, I'm sure they could get a good deal and I hope they enjoy their trip but how old is she going to be before you let her deal with the financial consequences of her own decisions?

Bob_the_Saver

ahall41116 wrote: »

leave tehm alone? we try

let them sort it out ? who do you thinks gonna get a phone call on day 4 asking for money to pay for this, that or the other?

if they wernt booked ryanair, and had some hope of bringing forward a flight if they do run out of money, maybe, but under the circumstances, we would be neglectful as parents to send them off without offering some assistance.

unless that is what your suggesting. making your own bed is one thing, when they are only down the road....

Just put the answer phone on - problem solved - NEXT!

mama4321

How about couchsurfing - there are some hosts in Dublin.

spacemanc

Cut and pasted from part of my thread earlier:

Sign upto to topcashback.co.uk or quidco.com

hotels.com offer 12% on all bookings through those sites - plus they do price match, and one free night for every 10 nights booked.

4. Book your hotel through hotels.com via the cashback site, and you automatically get 12% back plus one free night if you book 10 nights, so more or less 20% off an 11 day holiday in total.

5. Go to travelocity.com - this is usually the actual cheapest place to find accommodation on the net and is often 20% cheaper than hotels.com. Find their price, and then claim the price match via hotels.com (if you can find cheaper than travelocity then claim the price match on that price obviously)



Its quite a bit of messing around, and you need to read the terms and conditions carefully at all stages and understand the restrictions and risks. Also bear in mind, you will be paying full price at booking, but then getting 30-40% of the price back in the following month or two.

Most really cheap places are on both travelocity.co.uk and hotels.com so you should be able to get the great price and the discounts. Maybe you can book it for them and charge them the discounted rate to help with "cashflow" as it takes a while to get the cashback and price match.