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Staying in an Irish B&B?

  • 30-01-2011 1:23am
    #1
    Canluum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 189 ✭✭


    So a special friend I met from Japan is coming to visit and we're going to do a little tour of the country. She says she's read about B&Bs and wants to stay in some.

    I've not been to one since I was a child. I'm a little apprehensive as I don't really know what to expect.

    Are they usually ensuite? Would rural owners be comfortable with "unmarried" couples visiting? Would they be tolerant of uh... couple's "activities"?

    EDIT: Also does anyone when they state a price (~€45), is that per person or per room?


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  • #2
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    My Mom is very fond of B&Bs as they are up to hotel standards but give you a feeling of being much closer to the country and the people. So I totally understand why your Japanese friend would want to stay in one.

    In general, expect a hotel-quality room but decorated in the style of the particular house, not filled with standard Holiday Inn furniture. Unless it is some particularly cheap and strange B&B, rooms will definitely be ensuite. It is like a very small, family-run hotel.

    I very much recommend you go for a B&B.


  • #3
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Haggle, any owner expects it and there are almost always discounts to be had. Especially if it's mid week or even an extended stay or more then a week


  • #4
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Did & 2-week Ireland tour last summer and stayed in about 5 different B&B's which ranged from the wonderful 3-star ( the owner drove us to town and drove around the pubs in Dingle showing us the best ones) at €80 a night per room to the bare-bones "roof over your head" places for €50 per night.

    Most places I booked from reading reviews on TripAdvisor and Booking.com and all turned out to be exactly what I hoped for.

    I checked the price on booking.com and then contacted the B&B directly via email offering 20% less which was always accepted seeing as it's what Booking.com charge for commission.

    Brownes in Dingle and Buttermilk Lodge in Clifden where some of the best places I have ever stayed in.


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