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absolute or clarion hotel?

  • 04-03-2012 1:37am
    #1
    whatlliwear
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭


    Which hotel would be better to stay in?
    Have to stay in a hotel in limerick for a few nights.
    I need somewhere central + quiet..


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  • #2
    pebbles21
    Registered Users Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭pebbles21


    Absolute.......much better hotel ....


  • #3
    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,000 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    whatlliwear wrote: »
    Which hotel would be better to stay in?
    Have to stay in a hotel in limerick for a few nights.
    I need somewhere central + quiet..

    Both would be about the same distance from town, both are nice hotels and neither are in noisy areas so its whatever you think looks nicer or has the better price.


  • #4
    whatlliwear
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭whatlliwear


    Ok thanks. I got a similar price in both.
    Oh decisions!


  • #5
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    You won't go wrong with either option, both are fairly central and will be quiet

    I'd choose the Clarion, realy like the place


  • #6
    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    The Absolut - Had the chance to stay there a few times and its well worth. Rooms and beds are comfy. Breakfast is nice too.


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  • #7
    Poxyshamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    I'd go with absolut!


  • #8
    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,148 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    This could clinch it for you.

    Parking in the absolute is free in their own sealed and secure car park.

    Parking in the clarion is not free and in a covered public car park.

    Try Trivago to find the best comparison rate.


  • #9
    Louche Lad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    No idea what they're like to stay in, but in my opinion the café/bar area in the Absolute is much better.


  • #10
    tfitzgerald
    Registered Users Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    Food is good in both. But I prefer the food in the absolut


  • #11
    Louche Lad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    Why do so many people think the Absolute is named after a Swedish brand of vodka?:)

    Or: was it actually first named the Absolut?


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  • #12
    maryk123
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭maryk123


    clarion for me


  • #13
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,611 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Both are good, but I prefer the Absolute Hotel.


  • #14
    xsiborg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    having stayed in both, i'd go with the absolut, or, one i havent stayed in yet but definitely intend to try out, so worth checking out, is the savoy! :)


  • #15
    moby2101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,421 ✭✭✭moby2101


    Clarion over Absolut .. But both are waaaaaay behind Savoy. Rooms are much bigger and more modern, best brekkie in a hotel I've had in Limerick.


  • #16
    xsiborg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    moby2101 wrote: »
    Clarion over Absolut .. But both are waaaaaay behind Savoy. Rooms are much bigger and more modern, best brekkie in a hotel I've had in Limerick.

    and the surprising thing is, the savoy is no dearer than the clarion!

    definitely have to try it out now! :D


  • #17
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,475 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    +1 for Savoy,if you get a good rate. No parking, but they have a deal with the multi-storey across the road that works out very cheaply.


  • #18
    banjobongo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭banjobongo


    Ive stayed in none of these but was a member of the gym in the Clarion Hote before I was made redundant from my last job. Lovely little pool with a great view of the Shannon. If I had a choice, and I could get a room in one of the top floors, I would pick the Clarion, great view, lovely gym/pool, just beside the Shannnon river.....


  • #19
    whatlliwear
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭whatlliwear


    The Savoy's way too dear for the dates I'm going..
    I might go with the Clarion as it has the pool..
    Thank to everyone for the advice..
    I would have picked Absolute but the pool swayed it..


  • #20
    xsiborg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    whatlliwear wrote: »
    The Savoy's way too dear for the dates I'm going..
    I might go with the Clarion as it has the pool..
    Thank to everyone for the advice..
    I would have picked Absolute but the pool swayed it..

    would you mind reporting back on your thoughts of your stay at the clarion when you get a chance as there was a pretty broad spectrum of opinions even going on this thread alone... :o


  • #21
    whatlliwear
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭whatlliwear


    No problem!


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  • #22
    ming89
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭ming89


    absolute for sure.rooms are beautiful, staff are lovely and bar food is great..much better quality in my opinion!also prefer location of absolute


  • #23
    Gleesonbelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭Gleesonbelle


    Absolut over Clarion any day. My sister worked in both!!! The food is way nicer in Absolut also.


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