Irish peeps!!! HELP!

[Sister Fracas 5]

I'm beginning to think Ireland hates us... I've been trying to book two rooms at a B&B, unsuccessfully now for awhile. Background info...we are going the beginning of August and back in May I was on the ball, found a place and requested a room for us and one for a friend of hubster, who is coming down from Belfast to Dublin where we will be staying. We thought we got the rooms booked just fine and then at least a month later, I got an email from the B&B owner saying that she'd booked our room, but inadvertently forgotten to book our friends and now she had no more rooms....and did we still want the room. We politely told her we wanted to stay at the same place with friend. So I had to find another place... I've emailed inquiries to two other B&B's requesting availability on rooms and they haven't even responded to the emails...

NO ONE WANTS US!!!!

Should I just bite the bullet and call them? I hesitate, only because I know the conversation will probably be difficult on both ends with understanding each other...hehe. Why do these places bother having email addreses and inquiry forms on their websites if they aren't going to respond? I've heard the "Irish way" is laid back, relax, tomorrow....but I need to know where we will be staying!!!!!

Any advice?

Edited July 11, 2006 by Frances

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

did ya mention youse 27 yr old bride?

Emmmm WEll, if Ireland is anything like Mexico, just fly over ther and wing it. You will find something. Even if it is in the next town over. then it will just a matter of hitching a ride and doing all of the celebrating. As luck will have it, you'll probably end up staying at some frindly loca's house in primo location.

gotta luv them Irish!

Daniel

:energetic:

[chri'stina 190]

Any advice?

yes...

wherever you do find out you are staying, book a 3rd room for Sujeet and I, oh and pay for it too.

did ya mention youse 27 yr old bride?

What is this whole 27yr old bride thing you say to Frances,Daniel?? I'm missing something.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Any advice?

yes...

wherever you do find out you are staying, book a 3rd room for Sujeet and I, oh and pay for it too.

I think I'll be booking a tent

did ya mention youse 27 yr old bride?

What is this whole 27yr old bride thing you say to Frances,Daniel?? I'm missing something.

He's being a pain...you haven't missed anything...

did ya mention youse 27 yr old bride?

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Emmmm WEll, if Ireland is anything like Mexico, just fly over ther and wing it. You will find something. Even if it is in the next town over. then it will just a matter of hitching a ride and doing all of the celebrating. As luck will have it, you'll probably end up staying at some frindly loca's house in primo location.

gotta luv them Irish!

Daniel

:energetic:

errr...yeah, that's all good and fine, but where do we tell friend to go to find us?....ohhh, the friendly Irish peeps house

[irishgirl73 1]

I always found the hotel or b&b owners in Dublin to be really nice-sounds like they just made a huge mistake.

I am sure you can find another place-I found tons of rooms on-line, try google-just type in "b&b's in dublin"

good luck

[Sister Fracas 5]

I always found the hotel or b&b owners in Dublin to be really nice-sounds like they just made a huge mistake.

I am sure you can find another place-I found tons of rooms on-line, try google-just type in "b&b's in dublin"

good luck

yeah, I did...I guess I just have to call though, since two of them now haven't responded to emails. That's the reason I wanted to stay at a B&B over a hotel though...rather get some of that good Irish charm in a cute, friendly, warm place...

[Donal78 0]

I always found the hotel or b&b owners in Dublin to be really nice-sounds like they just made a huge mistake.

I am sure you can find another place-I found tons of rooms on-line, try google-just type in "b&b's in dublin"

good luck

what part of dublin do you want to stay in. I would call them if i was you. Try this website http://www.dublin-bnb.com/ or http://www.goireland.com/

Edited July 11, 2006 by galwayman

[Sister Fracas 5]

what part of dublin do you want to stay in. I would call them if i was you.

North of city centre...half way between there and the airport would be ideal.

[Alex+R 0]

What is the issue with calling them? do you mean it will be difficult due to...accent?

[Sister Fracas 5]

Try this website http://www.dublin-bnb.com/ or http://www.goireland.com/

Thanks...this site has more than the site I was looking at...some of the same, but lots more. I was looking at the Drumcondra area.

What is the issue with calling them? do you mean it will be difficult due to...accent?

yeah...and I'm not very good on the phone...

I LOVE t'internet for that reason...hehe

Edited July 11, 2006 by Frances

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

He's being a pain...you haven't missed anything...

did ya mention youse 27 yr old bride?

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Emmmm WEll, if Ireland is anything like Mexico, just fly over ther and wing it. You will find something. Even if it is in the next town over. then it will just a matter of hitching a ride and doing all of the celebrating. As luck will have it, you'll probably end up staying at some frindly loca's house in primo location.

gotta luv them Irish!

Daniel

:energetic:

errr...yeah, that's all good and fine, but where do we tell friend to go to find us?....ohhh, the friendly Irish peeps house

Hey, Isaw right here in VJ. Good as gold I say.

no no no... take frindster along! always another room available.. even if it is up in the attic or the sure enough, the neighbhor has an extra rom, or the mother in law has all kinds of space, etc... Irish folk are happy folk.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Mand 1]

I'd call too Frances, Irish businesses (sp?) are notoriously bad for responding to e-mails. It drives my husband nuts too, especially because sometimes it's harder to understand accents over the phone.

Give 'em a call girl as going by previous experiences of our own, you probably won't get any reply!! A lot of the owners have someone else set up the website, but they themselves can't use e-mail etc...go figure

Hope you get somewhere sorted, I'm sure you will!

[Donal78 0]

Try this website http://www.dublin-bnb.com/ or http://www.goireland.com/

Thanks...this site has more than the site I was looking at...some of the same, but lots more. I was looking at the Drumcondra area.

What is the issue with calling them? do you mean it will be difficult due to...accent?

yeah...and I'm not very good on the phone...

I hope you find what your looking for.

Just tell the dates and they will check if they are available. Irish people are ot that scary to talk too.

[Welshcookie 17]

Last time I went to Dublin I was the only Brit in our B+B....everyone else were Americans...I wouldn't worry about the accent thing

I couldn't get a room in the city itself...well it was St paddys....but stayed on the outskirts, at a lovely B+B...and took the Dart into town...

Have a great trip!

[Sister Fracas 5]

no no no... take frindster along! always another room available.. even if it is up in the attic or the sure enough, the neighbhor has an extra rom, or the mother in law has all kinds of space, etc... Irish folk are happy folk.

Daniel

:energetic:

heehee

Hope you get somewhere sorted, I'm sure you will!

I know...we can just drive south from the airport a WEE bit and stay with YOU!

I hope you find what your looking for.

Just tell the dates and they will check if they are available. Irish people are ot that scary to talk too.

Thanks...I'm gonna go through both of those sites and make a list in preference, get up real early tomorrow and MAKE THEM CALLS!! *gulp* LOL

Last time I went to Dublin I was the only Brit in our B+B....everyone else were Americans...I wouldn't worry about the accent thing

Have a great trip!

Edited July 11, 2006 by Frances