tom tulpe

Aircoach is every 30 mins until 1:25am, costs € 26 return (total, not per person - add € 4 for a flexible booking) and gets you to Kildare Street. Walk or cab it from there.

ETA closest to the Radisson Blu Royal is the #16 bus, but that's a lot slower than the Aircoach.

Kgmm77

Thats a good central location, close to lots of the city centre sights and museums. But ultimately it comes down to whether you and your fellow travellers will have the energy and/or desire to get up early and do some sightseeing after a late arrival the night before.

if there are 4 of you I’d be inclined to get a taxi, will likely be c€40 (perhaps a little more on the night rate!).

Kalboz

Indeed, the kids are exhausted with 3 weeks in Turkey, and 3 weeks in Italy during the heatwave. So we got two rooms at the airport's RB with breakfast on points. The rate went up another 10K points but it's all good, we have enough to cover. Will update you all afterwards on this property. Thanks again

Kalboz

Update:
The Radisson Blu property is your run of the mill airport hotel and for a one night stay it was adequate. Some notes on this one night stay: arrived after midnight and scrambling on how to contact the hotel, I used my cell phone and was picked up by the hotel shuttle. 2 rooms were okay but the bathroom fixtures were unnecessarily complicated. Our room was facing the back and the kids room was in the opposite direction. Awoken before 7AM by a guy on his mower gizmo doing the hotel's backyard. Soon afterward the trash haulers and the delivery trucks - so basically not a good sleep. Complained and told they were sorry and offered points, I declined. Breakfast buffet was decent and the best thing this hotel had to offer. Eggs prepared to order were served upon request. Overall okay for a one-night points stay.


Back of the hotel: a dude on his mower, trash bins, and delivery trucks - too much noise for 7AM

jrl767

is right

for mid May this year, the IHG “winter sale” rates are €267 for a standard double and €313 for a city view double … and there’s also no reward night availability

however, I won’t complain too much about a Conrad points redemption (4 nights at standard rate; 5th night free)

MaxBuck

Clontarf Castle Hotel. You won't regret it.

Pcolaboy

In Dublin mid-June for a couple nights. Rates are redonkulous! $400 - $700 is not uncommon. I know that Pink is in town at the Aviva Stadium - Is this the reason for the high hotel rates? Any suggestions for lower priced alternatives?
Thanks!

lwildernorva

I'd look at a site like http://booking.com which will bring up hotels and rooms for rent. I checked for 6/13 to 15, and you're spot on about rates--an Aloft for $1175 per night!--but cheaper yet acceptable options came up as well. You're going to need to check the reviews, which are certainly difficult to trust, but you may not have much of an alternative.

Kgmm77

The Pink concerts will indeed drive prices up, but post-Covid very high prices in Dublin are the new normal 12 months of the year. Local media had a bed in a hostel for €250 per night the weekend just past (St Patrick’s Day).

the only alternative would be to stay outside Dublin in a town with good transport links.

pbiflyer

We are attending a conference next month there. Our conference rate was almost 250. II figured, heck, I can beat that easy at another hotel. I was wrong.
That being said, the Clayton Hotel chain seems to have good rates for decent lodging.

ChevyCruze

Clontarf Castle was our last stay before flying home. Definitely a little off the bean path in a residential suburb but still retains its historic charm with modern amenities. My kids loved sitting by the fireplace and in the pink room. Also thankful that the room did have a 110v outlet on the desk underneath the tv and didn’t have to dig out my converter after a long week of traveling. The rain head shower was relaxing. And the sitting area was well stocked (in one of the cabinets) with a dozen or so of bottled waters.

Exterior entrance at night



Bar sitting area







Gym in the basement. Both machine and free weights

Scots_Al

The URC final is the day after Pink is in town. With Leinster top of the table, there's a good chance that will be in Dublin. Think it's also Gaelic football season. And it's peak tourist season in a very expensive city, with relatively little accommodation (I read recently that Glasgow - which probably receives far fewer tourists - has more hotel rooms than Dublin).