Moving to The Beacon, Sandyford

Liberty Valance

Hi guys

Just looking for general feedback - bagged myself an apartment on a 12 month lease (2 bedroom, 1700 per month)

New job is in Sandyford Business Park which is handy, so just looking for feedback on the area

Cheers

awec

The area is grand, very popular with young professional types.

Busy during the day, dead at night and very quiet at weekends. A lot of people who live there go back down the country at the weekend. There's pretty much nothing to do in Sandyford itself but Dundrum is only 5 mins away on the Luas.

Pubs wise you have the Lep Inn, The Goat and O'Dwyers in Kilmacud within walking distance.

You have a Dunnes on your doorstep and an Aldi around the corner. There's a very good O'Briens off license beside Dunnes.

Liberty Valance

Thanks for that

Joined the Ben Dunne gym aswell so that will give me something to do!

djemba djemba

awec wrote: »

The area is grand, very popular with young professional types.

Busy during the day, dead at night and very quiet at weekends. A lot of people who live there go back down the country at the weekend. There's pretty much nothing to do in Sandyford itself but Dundrum is only 5 mins away on the Luas.

Pubs wise you have the Lep Inn, The Goat and O'Dwyers in Kilmacud within walking distance.

You have a Dunnes on your doorstep and an Aldi around the corner. There's a very good O'Briens off license beside Dunnes.

Don't forget the Balally Inn (Ollies).... Actually forget the Balally Inn

helimachoptor

Liberty Valance wrote: »

Thanks for that

Joined the Ben Dunne gym aswell so that will give me something to do!

will be jam packed come January in the evenings.. if you can do mornings there youll get your moneys worth

Sabre0001

awec wrote: »

There's pretty much nothing to do in Sandyford itself but Dundrum is only 5 mins away on the Luas.

Just on this point, it depends on what you're looking for. Pubs and (diverse) restaurants aren't plentiful. However, there is a rock climbing facility, a trampoline...park that does fitness classes as well as trampoline dodgeball if you can get a group, the Dundrum Archery club meets in the GAA hall within the estate, and you have your pick of gyms.

As awec says, Dundrum is a short distance away on Luas and Stillorgan village isn't that far a walk - more shops, some restaurants and pubs, and bowling/arcade.

Liberty Valance

Cheers guys

Fratton Fred

is the bar still there on Blackthorn Road at the corner with Bracken Road?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Fratton Fred wrote: »

is the bar still there on Blackthorn Road at the corner with Bracken Road?

The Copper Bar? Nope, that closed down about 2 years ago

ted1

Liberty Valance wrote: »

Thanks for that

Joined the Ben Dunne gym aswell so that will give me something to do!

There's all thewall.ie which is good

awec

Fratton Fred wrote: »

is the bar still there on Blackthorn Road at the corner with Bracken Road?

Nope. Was a terrible place for a bar, nobody knew it was there.

Fratton Fred

That was it, the copper bar.

I only went there once about three years ago. I thought it was quite good and they did great chicken wings.

but yeah, it is kind of hidden in plain sight.

sReq | uTeK

I have to ask are you paying the full 1700 or sharing just seems a lot to pay in the area.

There is everything you need there and more.

Up stairs from Ben dunne there are banks/coffee shops/ hairdressers and some take away food

Liberty Valance

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

I have to ask are you paying the full 1700 or sharing just seems a lot to pay in the area.

There is everything you need there and more.

Up stairs from Ben dunne there are banks/coffee shops/ hairdressers and some take away food

Full 1700 - myself and my partner splitting it

It's an awful lot I agree but I suppose it's a sign of the times we live in

Tried sharing with strangers and it wasn't for me, and sharing with my mates would turn me into an alcoholic :-)

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Fratton Fred wrote: »

That was it, the copper bar.

I only went there once about three years ago. I thought it was quite good and they did great chicken wings.

but yeah, it is kind of hidden in plain sight.

The food there in general was really nice!

ted1

1700, ouch that's around twice what a lot of people's mortgage would be on those units

awec

1700 in Sandyford is about the average these days. Prices have risen by 500/600 euro a month the past 2 or 3 years.

The Waco Kid

No evening or weekend life