If you were a tourist, how would rate Dublin?

Knex* · 27-01-2018 08:28PM

worded wrote: »

Went to Coopers on Wed night and the ventilation was excellent.

There's always people in there sucking the face of each other alright, I'm sure that contributes on the ventilation front.

Odyssey 2005 · 27-01-2018 08:36PM

Overpriced kip. Best thing in it is the airport.

whoopsadoodles · 27-01-2018 08:38PM

I've done loads of touristy things. I've gotten the hop on hop off bus. The Viking splash tour. Kilmainham Gaol. Guinness tour. Collins barracks. All of the museums.

Spent a fortune in temple bar to dance with the real tourists!

Honestly a great town. I really like it. Possibly because I know it so well and am so comfortable in it perhaps? The only time I've ever felt unsafe was when a few years ago down near Solas on wexford street and there were a few heads about the place looking for trouble. Other than that, never crossed words with a soul and never felt unsafe. Again, I guess because I know it. Also I grew up in a not very affluent area so maybe that helps?

corner of hells · 27-01-2018 08:40PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Overpriced kip. Best thing in it is the airport.

The airport's a tourist attraction now ?

fatknacker · 27-01-2018 08:42PM

I'd say tourists rate it quite high, considering they're fvcking everywhere.

LirW · 27-01-2018 08:42PM

andekwarhola wrote: »

If you can only afford a crappy Airbnb miles outside the city, it's going to impact your stay.

You're better off visiting a cheaper location if cost is such an issue.

I know you lived here but I'm thinking from the perspective of a potential tourist.

Plus as others have pointed out, there's quite a few cities in Europe that are as or more expensive than Dublin

Well some people travel for family. I always had a stay with my partner but I had a few quite spontaneous visits from my mother for example because she wanted to visit us but also see a specific art exhibition.
If you're having a certain budget, you'll have a tough time finding something on short notice when you can't pay 200 quid per night.
If you have more time to plan, it's no problem at all.

Other, more expensive cities usually have more to show than Temple bar and Guinness in all fairness.
Copenhagen is expensive but it's a wonderful, clean nice city where it's easy to get around and loads of things to see.

Nettle Soup · 27-01-2018 08:44PM

I would advise any tourist to give Dublin a max of 1 day and then head immediately to the west coast counties (Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal).

Otherwise they are wasting their time. Unless they are on a stag or hen.

meeeeh · 27-01-2018 08:46PM

andekwarhola wrote: »

If you can only afford a crappy Airbnb miles outside the city, it's going to impact your stay.

You're better off visiting a cheaper location if cost is such an issue.

I know you lived here but I'm thinking from the perspective of a potential tourist.

Plus as others have pointed out, there's quite a few cities in Europe that are as or more expensive than Dublin

I think LirW has a point about public transport. Dublin is also dirty and frankly there are only so many fast food joints and mobile phone shops one finds interesting. From a tourist perspective there are plenty of things to do and see but just wandering around city is not great at all. Too much traffic, dirt/rubbish and not enough pedestrianised areas. Part of it is also weather, Dublin will never have the outdoor cafe culture some warmer cities have. On a positive side, service in Ireland is miles ahead of some other (especially European) cities.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 27-01-2018 08:48PM

Nettle Soup wrote: »

I would advise any tourist to give Dublin a max of 1 day and then head immediately to the west coast counties (Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal).

That would be a crap and very very long city break.

I’ve done the tourist thing in Dublin twice when I lived abroad. My brother does it every year with a school group from the continent. There’s lots to do.

To the heard of understanding in general a trip to a city tends to be a few days. 3 days max. Very few people spend two weeks in a city unless visiting relatives or for work. Plenty to do in Dublin.

Odyssey 2005 · 27-01-2018 08:51PM

corner of hells wrote: »

The airport's a tourist attraction now ?

Only at Christmas.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 27-01-2018 08:51PM

meeeeh wrote: »

I think LirW has a point about public transport. Dublin is also dirty and frankly there are only so many fast food joints and mobile phone shops one finds interesting. From a tourist perspective there are plenty of things to do and see but just wandering around city is not great at all. Too much traffic, dirt/rubbish and not enough pedestrianised areas. Part of it is also weather, Dublin will never have the outdoor cafe culture some warmer cities have. On a positive side, service in Ireland is miles ahead of some other (especially European) cities.

Some tourists don’t even cross the Liffey except on a tour bus. If you are ensconced in the shelbourne, the problems of talbot street aren’t an issue. But there again other European cities have problems with dirt, pick pocketing and graffiti

doolox · 27-01-2018 08:52PM

Many medium sized European Cities are well ahead of Dublin when it comes to tourism.

Malaga

Munich

Innsbruck

Venice

South of France

But Capital cities such as London, Berlin and Istanbul are actually more full of chancers. scumbags and overchargers than Dublin.

How Soon Is Now · 27-01-2018 08:55PM

fatknacker wrote: »

I'd say tourists rate it quite high, considering they're fvcking everywhere.

I honestly can't tell the difference who's a tourist and who's living here now a days in Dublin.

Here's a taught though..... the ways things are going in few years time anyone who travels over to Ireland who visits Dublin will probably learn more about South America Asian or Eastern European culture!!

Vita nova · 27-01-2018 08:56PM

Nettle Soup wrote: »

I would advise any tourist to give Dublin a max of 1 day and then head immediately to the west coast counties (Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal).

Otherwise they are wasting their time. Unless they are on a stag or hen.

Very much depends on the type of tourist.
Also, you left out Co. Leitrim.

SEPT 23 1989 · 27-01-2018 08:58PM

I would say it's a great city to visit if you are into your architecture,history and gargle

corner of hells · 27-01-2018 08:59PM

doolox wrote: »

Many medium sized European Cities are well ahead of Dublin when it comes to tourism.

Malaga

Munich

Innsbruck

Venice

South of France

But Capital cities such as London, Berlin and Istanbul are actually more full of chancers. scumbags and overchargers than Dublin.

I see a problem with your post .
South of France may not be a city.

LirW · 27-01-2018 09:01PM

doolox wrote: »

Many medium sized European Cities are well ahead of Dublin when it comes to tourism.

Malaga

Munich

Innsbruck

Venice

South of France

But Capital cities such as London, Berlin and Istanbul are actually more full of chancers. scumbags and overchargers than Dublin.

In fairness you're comparing the South of France as "City" to Innsbruck (120kk ppl) to Munich (1,5 million ppl) to Dublin. I get what you mean though.

Have to agree on the Capital thing though, London I absolutely hate to travel to, Berlin I personally love but that's organic Hipster Haven now with some over glorified night clubs with crappy music. In general if you travel Southern Europe you need to lower your standards a bit (especially Italy, been there loads of time and I find it genuinely more hassle than enjoyable travelling there).

I genuinely enjoy Dublin weekends, I really do, I love going to the pub or having one of the super nice takeaways you can get or Howth I'm crazy about. But then I'm pretty glad to go home down into the sticks again.

The thing why Dublin is so popular is, it has some nice sides to it, that's out of question, but it also has a reputation abroad that attracts people. Back home a horseload of people wanted to come here for the culture of Dropkick Murphy, Pub, Temple Bar, Shamrocks and Aran Sweaters and the 3 pictures of castles they have seen on Google.
That's what Ireland sells to tourists and it does it right, because THAT sells.
It doesn't give a right picture though of how life in Ireland is like because that's nothing like it at all.

Oops69 · 27-01-2018 09:02PM

riffmongous wrote: »

It's grand for about a day. I always tell people going to Ireland, spend the first day in Dublin, go out on the lash and then get the f**k out of there and enjoy the countryside.

Howth is probably the best part of Dublin.

Howth isn't Dublin , its a village outside of Dublin , i don't think the people you' re 'telling' would take much notice of ignorant advice .

LirW · 27-01-2018 09:04PM

Come on, Howth is connected to the Dart, everything that's connected to it is pretty much Dublin, will ya stop that post code snobbery jesus.

meeeeh · 27-01-2018 09:05PM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Some tourists don’t even cross the Liffey except on a tour bus. If you are ensconced in the shelbourne, the problems of talbot street aren’t an issue. But there again other European cities have problems with dirt, pick pocketing and graffiti

You don't need to cross the Liffey, Grafton street isn't that great. It's one of the few pedestrianised areas and instead of cars you are avoiding buskers, people with different advertising boards or Jehovah Witnesses. It could be worse but there are a lot of central/northern European cities I would find more pleasant. If there were more rubbish bins things would improve significantly.

Oops69 · 27-01-2018 09:07PM

LirW wrote: »

Come on, Howth is connected to the Dart, everything that's connected to it is pretty much Dublin, will ya stop that post code snobbery jesus.

ok , so Swords isn't Dublin then? , I'm not from Howth , Try to see the point in a post .

Cienciano · 27-01-2018 09:09PM

As long as research is done, Dublin is a great place. Comparing it to places like Venice is fairly ridiculous.
You need to do research, I've met people who didn't leave temple bar for a weekend. It. Doesn't have any wow world famous landmarks, but the South city centre is a great place to wander around. Unfortunately I'd tell most tourists that are here for 2 nights to not bother going to the North city centre.

One thing Dublin has going for it that a lot of cities lack is decent nightlife 7 days a week if you want pubs. You can go into the city on a Tuesday night and have a 50 pubs in a 10 minute radius of walking with a bit of life in them.

LirW · 27-01-2018 09:09PM

For me Dublin starts before Bray and ends somewhere after Malahide, like Swords is absolutely Dublin to me, but then again I'm not Irish and regularly get lectured from my MIL that Ballymun starts after the Glasnevin Avenue junction and everything before that is Glasnevin (it's very important to her to draw that line).

John_Rambo · 27-01-2018 09:12PM

I'm involved in a festival in Dublin that attracts a lot of tourists and they love the city. I usually end hosting a couple of pro-sportsmen or women staying with me for the weekend and they really like it.

They're particularly impressed with the amount of free stuff that are pretty expensive in other capitals in Europe. Other things that come up are the coastline, the people (in particular), the atmosphere, the safeness, the weather and the proximity to the mountains and sea.

But, as others have expressed here, it's not enough to just do Dublin. In a short week you can take in the some of the Wild Atlantic Way and get a better experience of the island. Dublin is a fantastic enjoyable springboard to the rest of the country.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 27-01-2018 09:14PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Howth isn't Dublin , its a village outside of Dublin , i don't think the people you' re 'telling' would take much notice of ignorant advice .

Dublin doesn’t have a unified city authority now, when it did howth was part of the city not the county. It’s got a Dublin (city) post code.

John_Rambo · 27-01-2018 09:17PM

LirW wrote: »

Come on, Howth is connected to the Dart, everything that's connected to it is pretty much Dublin, will ya stop that post code snobbery jesus.

Yeah, Howth is a very done thing for a Dublin city break, very accessible and a traditional part of the Dublin city break.. The DART is packed with tourists throughout the whole year.

The_Valeyard · 27-01-2018 09:19PM

From what tourists tell me, they really enjoy Dublin.

Id says its on the expensive side of things. But they enjoy the attractions, night life and all the rest. But its the people, the average person, who will chat with you, and have a conversation that can really sell the place it seems.

LirW · 27-01-2018 09:21PM

I actually remember that one very well, when I started coming here I was perfectly fine with walking anywhere. After living here for a while you notice so many people being obsessed with postcodes and what's a good area and what's not. They literally drive you paranoid with that attitude. Take a few newspaper articles into account and it turns you into an anxious nut.
Where I come from we wouldn't have house alarms at all and if you'd have one you have a very good reason (usually break-in paranoia, not kidding) and was amused by the obsession with house alarms. Now I'm saving for one.

But generally for tourists I agree that it's a quite safe city to get around, it's safer than a few other capitals, you really wouldn't notice the junkies and rough sleepers and thugs that much.

One eyed Jack · 27-01-2018 09:22PM

As a tourist I'd be looking at anywhere from a cultural and historical perspective, and Dublin is absolutely steeped in culture and history. There's so much to see and do as a tourist. It's not the easiest city to get around, but that's due to it's orbital layout as opposed to say somewhere like New York which is all blocks. For someone with no sense of direction it can be a bit like wandering around a layout from Inception.

rizzles · 27-01-2018 09:31PM

5/10

If you were a tourist, how would rate Dublin?

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