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Good Rate :: A Nice Dublin Room on St. Patrick's Day

March 6, 2007 at 11:47 AM | 0 Comments

[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were valid on March 5, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]

During a peak period, questions of good rates and bad rates become more fluid: sometimes it's hard enough just to find a room. Just ask the spring breakers trying to get a room at the last minute for South Padre Island in Texas.

So, we wondered, what would it look like for St. Patrick's Day, in Dublin, in a year when St. Paddy's Day falls on a Saturday?

We wanted to find a room for two nights, March 17 and 18, so we'd be able to sleep in until noon if we wanted the morning after. When we pulled up March 17 to 19 on European site Venere.com, however, we got this discouraging message: "We're sorry, we have not been able to find any properties that meet your requirements."

When we skipped over to the booking service at EuroCheapo, however, we found 13 places that still had rooms, including the Gresham Hotel in the city center. At 485 euros for two nights that will set you back close to $600, but this is not a weekend where you can patiently pick and choose. Besides, the Gresham is in a historic building with easy stumbling distance access to everything, but the rooms were all upgraded last year and they win our hearts by throwing in free WiFi.

This one gets good reviews overall from guests, especially for the location, which will be key on a night when finding a cab will be a challenge.

Related Stories:
· Gresham Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]