Hotels near Blackrock (UCD campus)

scopper

Hi all,

does anyone know if there are any hotels near UCD's Blackrock campus for someone who does not drive? Nothing great comes up online.

Seaswimmer

Not sure what your budget is but there are a couple of options in Dun Laoghaire (Royal Marine, Kingston) In theory you could stay anywhere near the Dart line as Blackrock railway station is only about a 10 minute walk to campus.

Stillorgan Park (Talbot now??) is not too far either.

scopper

Thanks, I was hoping for walking distance, but it seems really along the Dart line is wisest yeah?

caviardreams

You can walk from the Talbot hotel (mentioned above) in 15-20 minutes.

mahoganygas

scopper wrote:

Thanks, I was hoping for walking distance, but it seems really along the Dart line is wisest yeah?

The dart is very frequent and the campus is a 10 minute walk from blackrock dart station.

helimachoptor

Stillorgan park, now talbot (25 min walk)
Clayton hotel (formerly bewleys) (25 min walk)

Dun laoghaire and dart (10 min walk) is also a good option

scopper

Thanks as always everyone

rubadub

I find google maps fairly good for time estimates. I thought it would be longer than 10mins. It has it as 12mins though, up to the gates. If you drag the icon to a place on the road of equal distance to the actual building it estimates 14mins.

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Iarnrod+Eireann,+Blackrock+Dart+Station,+Bath+Place,+Blackrock,+Co.+Dublin/UCD+Michael+Smurfit+Graduate+Business+School,+Carysfort+Ave,+Blackrock,+Co.+Dublin/@53.2994516,-6.1851651,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708c6ef41690f:0x44dc44ced997ee5b!2m2!1d-6.1788516!2d53.3027681!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708c27e600c47:0x2b6d6331895fbbff!2m2!1d-6.1845369!2d53.2961225!3e2

I would sooner stay in stillorgan park, unless you want to go out at night in dun laoghaire.

Stillorgan shows as 23mins.

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Talbot+Hotel+Stillorgan,+Stillorgan+Road,+Dublin/UCD+Michael+Smurfit+Graduate+Business+School,+Carysfort+Ave,+Blackrock,+Co.+Dublin/@53.2969778,-6.1959091,15.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4867092024661d75:0x2914e1ed82d43bf8!2m2!1d-6.202805!2d53.295023!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708c27e600c47:0x2b6d6331895fbbff!2m2!1d-6.1845369!2d53.2961225!3e2


You have to factor in your walk to the dart in dun laoghaire, and waiting time etc.

ucdperson

rubadub wrote: »

I would sooner stay in stillorgan park, unless you want to go out at night in dun laoghaire.

Stillorgan shows as 23mins.

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Talbot+Hotel+Stillorgan,+Stillorgan+Road,+Dublin/UCD+Michael+Smurfit+Graduate+Business+School,+Carysfort+Ave,+Blackrock,+Co.+Dublin/@53.2969778,-6.1959091,15.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4867092024661d75:0x2914e1ed82d43bf8!2m2!1d-6.202805!2d53.295023!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708c27e600c47:0x2b6d6331895fbbff!2m2!1d-6.1845369!2d53.2961225!3e2

This shows the distance to the front gate of Smurfit. If you are walking from the Talbot then you should enter using pedestrian gate on Avoca Avenue and save yourself 4 mins.

rubadub

ucdperson wrote: »

This shows the distance to the front gate of Smurfit. If you are walking from the Talbot then you should enter using pedestrian gate on Avoca Avenue and save yourself 4 mins.

good spot, I never zoomed in on the second one. So about 19mins from talbot hotel (which everybody would still call stillorgan park if you are in taxis or looking for directions)

shrapnel222

the radison is just opposite also

tuisginideach

shrapnel222 wrote: »

the radison is just opposite also

Not opposite the blackrock campus! Surely bewleys/clayton would be a lot more than 25 min walk!

helimachoptor

tuisginideach wrote: »

Not opposite the blackrock campus! Surely bewleys/clayton would be a lot more than 25 min walk!

Clayton isnt, i lived just down the road and walked down to Smurfit more than a few times and its 20 mins from my house, takes me 5 to walk to the clayton

shrapnel222

tuisginideach wrote: »

Not opposite the blackrock campus! Surely bewleys/clayton would be a lot more than 25 min walk!

oops missed that bit. only a 30 minute walk in any event!:pac:

Stillorgan Park / Talbot the closest in terms of walking for sure. Less than 20 minutes walk.

Joe_ Public

It's amazing how people can never agree on time and/or distance. I can't imagine it would take you more than 15 minutes from Stillorgan/Talbot Hotel to the Smurfit/UCD school of business at anything other than a crawl and if the Clayton is the Bewleys in Leopardstown, then it's 15-20 (I suspect longer in fact) minutes just to get to the Stillorgan/Talbot.

rubadub

Joe_ Public wrote: »

It's amazing how people can never agree on time and/or distance.

This is why I like google maps, as you can compare routes and figure out your own estimated time.

I am quite a fast walker, I see google maps says 27mins for a walk I did every day in 20-21mins. I knew exactly how long it took and can't recall anybody ever passing me out (in dublin city centre so lots of others about so I was fast).

So if I now see a route on google maps saying 27mins I know this is 20mins for me going at a good pace.

Clayton in leopardstown to the gate of smurfit is estimated at 50mins
https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/UCD+Michael+Smurfit+Graduate+Business+School,+Carysfort+Avenue,+Blackrock,+Co.+Dublin/Clayton+Hotel+Leopardstown,+Central+Park,+Leapardstown,+Dublin+18,+Ireland/@53.2842244,-6.2106437,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708c27e600c47:0x2b6d6331895fbbff!2m2!1d-6.1845369!2d53.2961225!1m5!1m1!1s0x486709a83467dffb:0x35558b651993c141!2m2!1d-6.206105!2d53.271437!3e2

and I can't see any potentially special route locals would know.

Some people who only drive can suffer from "just down the road" syndrome.

spillit67

Yes the Clayton is easily 50 minutes. I walk around the area everyday and couldn't believe someone said it was that close! The only way you could get down there quickly would be by timing yourself to get the 114 which is a ghost bus.

The pitch and putt course behind the Talbot adds a few minutes extra walk but it's very close. The Avoca road is my favourite rat run in the area.

Joe_ Public

spillit67 wrote: »

Yes the Clayton is easily 50 minutes. I walk around the area everyday and couldn't believe someone said it was that close! The only way you could get down there quickly would be by timing yourself to get the 114 which is a ghost bus.

The pitch and putt course behind the Talbot adds a few minutes extra walk but it's very close. The Avoca road is my favourite rat run in the area.

Do you mean behind the John of Gods hospital? I've heard of a pitch and putt course there but have never managed to see it with my own eyes or know if it's still open or not.

EricPraline

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Do you mean behind the John of Gods hospital? I've heard of a pitch and putt course there but have never managed to see it with my own eyes or know if it's still open or not.

It is remarkably well hidden...

http://www.swingbyswing.com/courses/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/Mount-Merrion-Pitch-and-Putt/57822

Joe_ Public

EricPraline wrote: »

It is remarkably well hidden...

http://www.swingbyswing.com/courses/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/Mount-Merrion-Pitch-and-Putt/57822

Wow. All the years I've passed along those streets and never twigged it. I can't even make out an obvious access point in that pic, looks like it's behind a housing estate but not easy to make out. Assume it's not a public course as never seen a sign or an ad for it anywhere.