Originally Posted by
flwrlover1
Wow. First, I'm sorry if you were offended. We have 4 and 5 star hotels here that get bed bugs. They can travel in anyone's luggage or whatever. I was just interested in knowing if it was also an issue in Europe and if so, whether it was to a lesser or greater extent than here. Again, my intent was not to offend.
My bad.
No you have no concerns about bed bugs in Ireland.
It would be highly unlikely you would be kicked out for cooking up in your hotel room. We are too friendly to do that. You would be asked not to do it again first.
One thing you would face problems with, would be sneaking in 4 in to a 2 person room. You would be charged the rack rate if caught.
In Europe hotels charge per person. The same double room, is often cheaper if booked with 1 adult staying instead of 2.
Twin bedrooms are often 2 European single beds (half the size of 1 king bed). Just in case you were expecting two king sized beds. And there are not that many rooms with Twin beds. Hotels usually split/put together the beds with a large mattress topper on your preference, you wouldn't notice that the beds were split when made as a king room.
Use a car hire comparison engine, like travelsupermarket to find a deal on a hire car. Ignore the reviews you find on tripadvisor, all car hire companies play the same tricks. If you are uncomfortable with the car hire company, take photos of the car before you take it. Buy your CDW insurance from a third party insurance provider if you dont already have full cover and reject the car hire companies exorbitant insurance. Small automatics dont really exist in Europe. If you can drive stick, get a manual. And make sure your car hire is full to full fuel policy on return. Diesel and Petrol is around 1.15 Euro a Liter (3.8Litre in a US gallon) So under 5 USD a US Litre for fuel in Ireland/UK. Our cars typically do 50 to 80 miles per (UK) gallon 4.5L.
Have you booked a hotel outside Dublin? A Car in Dublin isnt really necessary and parking is around 5 Euro an hour.
When you go to Clare to the cliffs, if you are trying to save money. Let all of your passengers out before you get to the pay parking booths, its right next to the entrance, you will be charged for 1 person instead of 4/5. the cliffs are free to see, the visitor center is what you are paying for.