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Irish hoteliers and others are back blaming the bad weather for their fall in custom, and not their own prices or charges.
What are your own experiences of excessive prices being charged in Ireland relative to the rest of the EU?
A Villa in Spain or Portugal is a million miles away from renting out a holiday home in Doolin
Centerparcs is massively overpriced in Ireland and based on UK prices. It has a niche market and really the only supplier in Ireland for that marketplace. It's massively over priced for what it is but more a representation of UK than Ireland
€59 per person per night. . . . Best of luck getting that in Ireland.
So only the rich should expect to get breaks away in a foreign country? Air travel is much cheaper now and that's the reason behind that. Value for money in Ireland is hard to come by when it comes to hospitality. I'm sure it does exist but those spots are few and far between.Look I'm probably doing people a disservice who enjoy holidaying in Ireland. That's their thing and who am I to criticise that.
However it can't be denied that Ireland and the hospitality sector is absolutely creaming it at times. Mental prices when looking at some of the hotels for a weekend in October. Tullamore is near on 500 quid for two nights in a modest enough hotel.
I'm sticking with the title of the thread here by the way. Or course I could always throw a tent up somewhere and have a great time. Or stay 20km away from the place.
Yeah. Believe me a villa in Portugal or the Canaries isn't anything like renting a house for a week in Ireland. You use it as a base to sleep, swim and have drinks by the pool. We wouldn't "self cater" as in cook at for example. I can see why you think I am contradicting myself though.
I rant about "hotels profiteering for a concert. . . . "
Ah so it's okay to profiteer. Thanks for that.
You're living in cloudcuckooland - Painting continental Europe as cheap but a complete dump with good weather relative to "slightly more" expensive Ireland which is quality personified. Go on ya spoofer.
Same week, same number of people. Galway 1300 for Maldron Hotel Galway.
Sorry that was a little tongue in cheek :-)
If you book a good hotel in Spain/Portugal they are not a huge difference. People compare to some sh*thole in Spain that if you went to in Ireland they would walk out the door and not stay a night. Not a fair comparison.
Like I stayed in some sh*t holes in my youth because it was cheap and I was just looking to go on the beer but when you are chasing out bugs with a can of deodorant on fire you know its a kip
Well I just went on the website of that hotel to book for a week in late October. They define an adult as over twelve years of age, interestingly.
For THREE people for a week the price is €1014 without breakfast.
I'm sorry to tell you this. . . the hotels in Europe are not sh*tholes.
It's the only comparison I have to what we got in France. But in France we had guaranteed weather and weren't fleeced by every restaurant and shop in the vicinity.
Absolutely. In general for decent quality you will pay the money. Hwoever I think 2500 for all inclusive in a nice hotel is good value.
It's when it comes to dining out and restaurants for example you will see the savings. We were in Canaries recently and it might be a bad example considering the tax status of the Island but 7 of us were eating out in the nicest of places with wines / beers for 130 quid. And that was steaks etc. There were 4 of us (2 adults 2 kids) and all in with flights an accommodation we spents approx 4.5k for ten nights. Split the accommodation and not once did we use the cooker.
People slag me about the Canaries citing the lack of culture and that crap. But if it's culture I wanted I wouldn't leave Ireland. It's an escape and a chance to dine out as much as we want. We don't really dine out in Ireland. Maybe twice a year or so.
I gave you a comparison that all.
Im sorry to tell you but a lot of them are. Just look at tripadvisor and it's eye opening how many are.
Now not all of them of course but you need to compare good with good
Don't be knocking the chipper. It's part of the Irish tourist experience.
The biggest con-job going is the gourmet burger. Everywhere is charging e15 or higher for a burger.
They cant all be gourmet. I had the burger at Lyrath estate, Kilkenny.. 5 star hotel... its was a rubber puck.
I complained, and there was a massive argument. I stood my ground and told them I was not paying for it.
Oh love the Canaries, when less kids we used to do the New Years Day flight at 8 which was all families. Mighty crack :-)
A comparison that was false.
Your attempts to discredit the hotels in Europe is brexiteer-like. . . . A dislike of them because they are in Europe. Totally absurd and you're inadvertently backing up the rip off culture in Ireland without intending to do so with your absurd form of argument.
This is why I think Airbnb is fantastic, and why I suspect the government is not motivated about cracking down on short lets. Without them, hotel rooms would cost even more due to demand and there would be a huge decrease in tourists/domestic short breaks. I recently looked into hotel rooms for Coldplay, 1k for a room in Jury’s Christchurch, which is hardly salubrious.
Not enough Irish people do that though. A lot of us, me included just accept sub standard service and produce and pay up. We could learn a thing from our American friends on that. A lot of the places in tourist spots just throw up pure shite knowing they don't need the return business. Shop St in Galway is an excellent example of this. Treat customers like absolute crap because they know there are people waiting outside the door to take their place.
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No need to throw toys out of pram.
I don't dislike Europe. I am going to it next year as I said. But once you take a proper comparison of similar hotels then the price "gulf" is not as big as people make out.
You have provided nothing to say I am wrong and now gone to childish personal comments.
The hotels in Dublin are seriously price gouging for those concerts
It is a pity Ireland doesn't have more options in this space. I would love the France camps but the drive is too much hassle with young kids
We flew from Shannon and had a 70ish minute drive on the other side to the campsite. It was perfect.
In saying that though, I would hate a similar break in Ireland with the cold and rain. We had 7 days of sunshine to enjoy the waterparks and the local areas aswell as driving to Monaco and Cannes.
i find pubs and restaurant too dear now , I'll go on a session as usual but casual pints or food with the missus hasn't happened since Ukraine conquered covid19
irish hotels and other accommodation are a rip off - I used to love holidaying in ireland but its too bad value now
don't even start on the hotel gouging for a wedding .. fcuk right off
Restaurant in central Paris.
Bear in mind that labour costs in France are higher than in Ireland, as PRSI is very high in France.
Here is the menu:
Main courses are 9.50 - 12.50 in central Paris.
I accept that elec costs are much lower in FR, thanks to nuclear power.
im not knocking it, im just saying go there if you cant afford restaurant prices.
You forgot to mention the dates for those prices. Since you are the local travel agent. Can you get me a room in a hotel with a pool for 2 adults and 2 children with breakfast for a random weekend outside of the winter months? I was getting this for €80 to €100 per night in Dublin up until about a year and a half ago. Not getting it now.
That's a take away according to the menu
Im not a travel agent. If you are looking for advice I think boards has a travel forum!
i was in biarritz this year and it was a lot more expensive
accommodation wasnt though
that said as i said above ireland is very expensive
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