Hotel Reviews Ireland

Tourism Ireland held two seminars this month in Dublin and in Belfast entitled "Know North America - Grow North America". Belfast takes place on 30th March, with Dublin taking place on 31st March. Attendance is free, but places must be pre-booked. Contacat Tourism Ireland directly for further details.

Irish hotel prices drop 21% year-on-year- steepest faller in Western Europe
23% fall in Dublin hotel prices year-on-year
Global hotel prices drop 14% to 2004 levels
The average price of a hotel room in Ireland dropped 21% year-on-year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI).
The average price paid for a hotel room in Ireland in the 12 months from January to December 2009 was €80, compared with €101 paid in the previous 12 months in 2008. This price drop of 21% in Ireland is the steepest fall in hotel prices experienced by any Western European country for this period.
Ireland is followed by Norway as the next biggest faller in Western Europe with a drop of 20% year-on-year to €113. Overall, European prices were down 13% on average with every European country experiencing a drop in hotel room prices.
The average price of €80 paid for a hotel room in Ireland makes us the least expensive Western European nation and the fourth cheapest in Europe. The three Eastern European countries of the Czech Republic (€68 per night on average), Hungary (€70) and Poland (€70) recorded the lowest hotel room prices in 2009. Switzerland was Europe’s most expensive country with an average hotel room price of €135 in 2009.