Hotel Prices in Dublin at the weekend!

Dublin_Andy

I've noticed since around the end of August 2012 that hotel prices in Dublin at the weekends have been astronomically high.

I'm from Dublin myself and it just seems that any little event that is on in Dublin at the weekend, all the hotels seem to just hyke up the price. Its hard to find a good deal for say a romantic night out etc. Are they trying to rip off the tourists off or something?

There seems to be no regulation on the price of hotels...they seem to be able to adjust their prices at will! e.g. a hotel in Temple Bar charges 900 euro a night on a Friday or Saturday and then it could be a lot less during the week... and I thought there was supposed to be a recession on!

Does anyone have any information regarding this? the whole thing is a bit ridiculous...hotels are going to fill the rooms anyway when a big event is on so why charge so much!

BuffyBot

You answered your own question in the last sentence. They know they will sell so they charge more, therefore making more profit.

coylemj

Dublin_Andy wrote: »

hotels are going to fill the rooms anyway when a big event is on so why charge so much!

I'm sorry but that is an incredibly naive view of how the real world operates.

The answer to your question is 'because they can' and so would you if you owned a hotel.

It's called supply and demand. This weekend in Dublin there is Jesus Christ Superstar, Jools Holland, a Heineken Cup rugby match, a soccer international and a few other shows so there is big demand for a finite resource (hotel beds), hence the prices go up.

It never ceases to amaze me how the folk in RTE accuse the hospitality sector of rip-off when they themselves charge astronomical fees for advertising during popular programs like the Late Late and charge buttons for advertising in the afternoon or after midnight. Why? Supply and demand.

The rules of commerce are the same for everyone. When you go to sell a car or your house, you will ask for and attempt to get as much as you think the market will bear, that's exactly what hotels are doing. The people who stay during the weekend are effectively paying for the rooms that were empty midweek, it happens all over the world.

athtrasna

coylemj wrote: »

It's called supply and demand. This weekend in Dublin there is Jesus Christ Superstar, Jools Holland, a Heineken Cup rugby match, a soccer international and a few other shows so there is big demand for a finite resource (hotel beds), hence the prices go up.

Hotel prices in Dublin were (on first appearance) astronomical this weekend - we had a voucher for the Maldron near Grand Canal theatre (3*) but they wouldn't let us use it cos it was a high demand weekend. They wanted €199 per night room only. Got the Conrad (5*) on Priceline for €130 a night.

coylemj

athtrasna wrote: »

Hotel prices in Dublin were (on first appearance) astronomical this weekend - we had a voucher for the Maldron near Grand Canal theatre (3*) but they wouldn't let us use it cos it was a high demand weekend. They wanted €199 per night room only. Got the Conrad (5*) on Priceline for €130 a night.

Was the voucher purchased with real money as a gift or was it a promo that you got from the likes of Tesco? If you or a friend paid money for the voucher then I'd be seriously annoyed at that attitude. If it was a promo then you'll usually find that the Ts & Cs say they can refuse to accept the voucher at certain times of peak demand so there's little you can do about it.

athtrasna

coylemj wrote: »

Was the voucher purchased with real money as a gift or was it a promo that you got from the likes of Tesco? If you or a friend paid money for the voucher then I'd be seriously annoyed at that attitude. If it was a promo then you'll usually find that the Ts & Cs say they can refuse to accept the voucher at certain times of peak demand so there's little you can do about it.

It was a prize, so was in the T&C but the thing was she'd been trying to book for months even before the soccer game was scheduled and they told her they wouldn't accept a voucher booking until a month before.

Shopped around on the internet and couldn't believe the prices, but I had a feeling Priceline would work out and it did.

Tombo2001

Please do tell us which hotel in Temple Bar is selling rooms at €900 a night.

Maybe that penthouse in the clarence with the rooftop jacuzzi could go for that price, I cant think of any others....

Dublin_Andy

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Please do tell us which hotel in Temple Bar is selling rooms at €900 a night.

Maybe that penthouse in the clarence with the rooftop jacuzzi could go for that price, I cant think of any others....

its the George Frederic Handel hotel. check it out on booking.com