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Save/ShareGalway is the costliest place to stay in Ireland, with hotel rooms costing about $200 a night on average, according to a recent survey of 30,000 hotels across 1,500 locations by Hotels.com's office in Britain.
Galway, arguably Ireland's cultural center, is also one of the costliest places in the world to sleep. Galway hotels charge more on average than hotels in Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco. Visitors to Galway will best save money by booking their stay at an inn or hotel outside of the city.
As a recent article in the Irish Independent notes, the national average price of hotel rooms in Ireland is about $170 a night—below the average of $224 nightly hotel rates in Britain, and also below the average of $185 a night average hotel rate across western Europe.
Another option is to book a vacation package that includes stays at bed-and-breakfasts, which are cheaper than hotels. Here's one deal: Seven nights' accommodations and a five-day rental car from $599 per person, based on double occupancy, via Brian Moore International Tours. Details, here.
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Why on earth would anyone want to pay that much for an impersonal hotel when you can stay in an always comfortable bed and breakfast. You gain the addded advantage of interacting with real local people who are ALWAYS friendly, helpful and ready with advice about local places to visit & pubs etc. Your breakfast, in my experience, is better than those served at any hotel restaurant and it is included in the price!
Why do you think most locals use bed & breakfast; its better and cheaper? Try it, you will not be disappointed.
Posted By Keith Smith on October 11, 2007, 11:41 AM
I booked a riding trip (horseback riding) to Ireland with Cross Country International and I thought the price was very good. I paid $1500 for a week (7 nights) that included all my meals, riding every day, super B&B's and was a lot of fun. I really feel like it was an extremely good value that others, who like horses, would like.
Posted By Ann on October 11, 2007, 11:49 AM
Surprisingly, when we visited Ireland in April, the B&B prices in the Galway / Sand Hill area were not significantly different from what we paid in Killarney, Kenmare, Kinsale, Bunratty, or Doolin. But since the drinking water in the area was contaminated with Cryptospiridium, we just bypassed the city and stayed in Spiddel when we visited the Northwest. We had wonderful experiences staying in B&Bs in all the cities we visited, paying no more than 38 euros person per per night. Who would want to pay $200 per night and have to also deal with the inconvenience of boiling the water and not being able to bathe?
Posted By Jim Bykowski on October 11, 2007, 1:43 PM