Stauntons on the Green, Dublin

Advantages: Great day out
Disadvantages: none that I can think of, except maybe check opening times before you arrive

...'s a nice quite bar in there if you like tranquility with your pint. I consider myself a Guinness expert and the best pint in my book is served in a pub called Slattery's on Caple Street. Caple Street Bridge crosses the Liffey just outside the Clarence. Continue walking down Caple Street and you'll see Slattery's on your left (painted white and red). You're unlikely to find tourists in there, just good, decent Dublin folk enjoying their pint. Baggot Street, off St Stephen's Green also has a number of good pubs. O Donohue's, once the centre of Dublin's Irish music scene, is well worth a visit, as is Doheny Nesbitts across the street from it. The Horseshoe Bar in the Shelbourne Hotel attracts the savy media drinker and has a great atmosphere. The atmosphere in these places hasn't really changed over the years and I'm always filled... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Friendly, smiley & relaxed people
Disadvantages: Rain and more rain!

...your own food along. When we arrived in Dublin, it was pouring down. I haven't seen rain like this since I was in New Zealand. Now I know why the Irish settled in my part of NZ - it's just like home - green and wet! Don't let the rain put you off though, just make sure you take your umbrella & a good raincoat. We got the bus from Dublin airport to the city centre, which meant that we only had to walk for 5 minutes with our bag in the rain to our accommodation. We just got one of the local airport buses, it was OK, but not really set up for baggage etc (it cost 8 Euros for both of us). We took the Airbus to the airport on Sunday, which was a better service, but a little more expensive (6 Euros each). Anyway, our accommodation was at Abbey Court Hostel, which is right on the River Liffey, directly across from the Temple Bar... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: A wonderful City
Disadvantages: None that I can think of.

...My Mother wasn’t born in Ireland, (like an old song says), but my Grandmother, (my Father's Mother), was born in Dublin. Her Family arrived there in 1493 when they fled Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. We decided to visit Dublin for a few days. We were going to Israel via Amsterdam and in those days it was cheaper to fly from Amsterdam to Dublin than it was from London. We flew on Aer Lingus for a little over an hour. Dublin is the capital city of Erin, (the Gaelic name of Ireland). The currency then was the punt or the Irish pound,(they use the Euro now). The official language is Gaelic but English is used as well. Dublin’s population is just under one million people. We stayed at the Drury Court Hotel near St. Stevens Greens the first night and then had to move to the Fitzwilliam Hotel, (for the next 2 nights). It is near... Read review

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