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Usefull Addresses

City Ville Guide

Hotels & restaurants
(See Useful Addresses), there are plenty of different possibilities of accomodation

Hotels :
There are 5 different categories of hotels going from * to *****. They come in all shapes and sizes, ancient, modern, big, small, castles etc. During the tourist season an average hotel costs about £80 with breakfast included. Hotels usually have their own restaurants.

Guesthouses :
These are actually hotels which are smaller than the standard Irish hotel. They have a classification system like hotels : going from guesthouse* to guesthouse ****. The managers are usually the owners.

Manor houses:
These are old properties in the country, usually surrounded with huge gardens. They are often also classified like hotels or guesthouses. Some are still occupied by their owners who act as host during your stay.

Bed & breakfast:
As hotels are very expensive it is a good idea to use bed and breakfasts, the people are really friendly and the houses impeccable. You will often get a much nicer room for a much lower price than you would pay in a hotel. B & Bs are very closely controlled by the authorities and the standards are very high. You can find them in towns, but also in the countryside in farms or big houses.

Holiday houses and flats :
You usually have to book a long time in advance. There is a large choice of different kinds of houses or flats for rent and the prices vary depending on the region and the kind of accomodation.

Youth hostels :
There are about 150 hostels of different kinds throughout the country. Most of them are open all the year round but you have to make your booking in the summer.

Camping and caravaning :
About a hundred pieces of land are reserved for camping which are approved by the Irish Tourist Board.
You can rent a caravan or a camping car when you are in Ireland.
You are not allowed to camp anywhere in Ireland.

Restaurants :
There are no shortages of restaurants in Dublin, but in the smaller towns it is advisable to eat in the pubs where you will get a good hearty meal rather than in the hotel restaurants which are often the only alternative. The Irish breakfast is a hearty meal which can often see you through to the evening with only a snack lunch, you can even often have a 'breakfast' at lunch time if you have only managed your coffee and croissant earlier.
Sea food is recommended everywhere, and lamb.

Hotels :

Ashford Hotels
Tel.: (92) 46003. Fax : (92) 46260

Best Western Hotels
Free n° in France : 05 90 44 90

Brian Mceniff Hotels
Tel.: (72) 41232. Fax : (72) 41100

Business and Leisure Ireland
Tel.: (1) 6689688. Fax : (1) 6689727

Choice Hotels International
Tel.: (21) 291377. Fax : (21) 291470

Coast and Country Hotels
Represented in France by Néotel
Tel.: 33 01 45 67 89 00

Connemara hotels
Tel.: (91) 82328. Fax : (91) 82332

Diamond Hotel Group
Tel.: (1) 6619555. Fax : (1) 6615663

Doyle Hotel Group
Tel.: (1) 6605222. Fax : (1) 6605064

Fitzpatrick's Hotels
Tel.: (1) 2845656. Fax : (1) 2845655

Fitzwilliam Hotel Group
Tel.: (1) 8733666. Fax : (1) 8733120

Forte Hotels
Tel.: (1) 42 61 10 65

Golf and Leisure Hotels
Tel.: (1) 6688244. Fax : (1) 6686769

Great Southern Hotels
Tel.: (1) 48 97 96 97

Holiday Ireland Hotels
Tel.: (1) 8745488. Fax : (1) 8745484

Jury's Hotel Group
Concorde supranational :
Tel.: (1) 40 71 21 21
Utell international :
Tel.: (1) 48 97 96 97

Killarney Hotels Ltd.
Tel.: (64) 31900. Fax : (64) 32118

Logis of Ireland
Tel.: (1) 6689688. Fax : (1) 6689727

Lynch Hotels
Tel.: (65) 28421. Fax : (65) 28801

Minhotels in France
Tel.: 33 01 45 83 04 22.

Quinn Family Hotels
Tel.: (42) 21500. Fax : (65) 21511

Regency Hotel Group
Tel.: (1) 8373544. Fax : (1) 8379167

Relais et Chateaux in France
Tel.: 33 0145 72 96 50. Fax : 33 01 45 72 96 69

Ryan Hotel Group
Utell in France
Tel.: 33 01 48 97 96 97

Sean Mceniff Hotel Group
Tel.: (1) 6221160. Fax : (1) 6621161

Sean Quinn Hotel Group
Tel.: (49) 26444. Fax : (49) 26474

Tower Group
Tel.: (51) 75801. Fax : (51) 70129

Village Inn Hotels
Néotel in France
Tel.: 33 01 45 67 89 00

White Hotel Group
Tel.: (65) 74005. Fax : (65) 74406

Manor Houses :

Irish Country Houses and Restaurants Association
Ardbraccan, Glebe, Navan/Co. Meath
Tel.: (46) 23416. Fax : 46 23292

Manor House Hotels
Néotel in France
Tel.: 33 01 45 67 89 00

Elegant Ireland
15, Hartcourt Street/Dublin 2
Tel.: (1) 4751665. Fax : (1) 4751012

Guesthouses :

Irish Guesthouse Owners Association
Kathleen's Country House, Killarney
Co. Kerry
Tel.: (64) 32810. Fax : (64) 32340

Bed and breakfast:

Town and Country Homes Association
Donegald Road, Ballyshannon
Co. Donegal
Tel.: (72) 51377. Fax : (72) 51207

Failte Tuaithe - Irish Farm Holidays
2, Michael Street/Limerick
Tel.: (61) 400700/400707 Fax : (61) 400717

Irish Country Holidays
84, Merrion Square/Dublin 2
Tel.: (1) 6765790. Fax : (1) 6765793

Friendly Homes of Ireland
P.o. Box 2281/Dublin 4
Tel.: (1) 6681423. Fax : (1) 6686578

Hidden Ireland
P.o. Box 4414/Dublin 4
Tel.: (1) 6681423. Fax : (1) 6686578