Hey Sorcha, All of those 3 hotels are on the same site - three different entities but in the same complex. I think it's the Ballsbridge Inn though (subject to correction!).
Noirin On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Saoili <[email protected]> wrote: > Baz, > > If you go to their website it says there's three different hotels > (Ballsbridge Court, Ballsbridge Towers and Ballsbridge Inn). Which one is > it, or are they all connected? > > Ta, > Sorcha > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > > > Topics in this digest: > > > > 1. Gaelcon Venue 2009 > > From: Baz Nugent > > > > > > Message > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > 1. Gaelcon Venue 2009 > > Posted by: "Baz Nugent" [email protected] baz_nugent > > Date: Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:25 am ((PST)) > > > > Hi all, sorry about the lateness, but my job is pretty time consuming. > > Such is the love of theatre. Also, i apologise for any errors in this > > statement. Thats my doing writing this at 6pm on a friday when I'm > > being called to go to the pub. > > > > In short, yes, Gaelcon 2009 will be held in a new venue - the D4 > > hotel, Ballsbridge. > > > > Their website is www.d4hotels.ie. > > > > I'll raise a couple of concerns here that people may have: > > > > Why? > > > > Clontarf was a distance out of town. The D4 is approximately 20 > > minutes walk from Stephens Green. When we decided to look at new > > venues, the golden rule was City centre. Now, the D4 is not in the > > city centre, but it is very close. There are buses, the place is > > always swarming with taxis, the LUAS to Charlemont and Ranelagh is > > walking distance and the DART stops nearby at Lansdowne road. > > > > Also, while we had a history with Clontarf Castle, the price we were > > paying was far more than the quality of service we recieved. Shopping > > around, we have found a much more reasonable and pratical venue. At > > the end of the day, Gaelcon gets no external funding and has to be > > self-sufficient in its costs. > > > > Parking? > > > > Its pay parking on site. There is disc parking around, but this > > should be free on Sunday and bank holiday monday. There is a special > > deal in D4 for overnight parking. > > > > What about the Womens Mini Marathon? > > > > yes, it will run right outside the venue. This is a problem for car > > drivers and some bus routes. Sadly, this is something out of our > > control, as the Gardai will have checkpoints out as far as Rathgar. > > The best transport to the venue is the DART. While we could have > > picked a venue in the city centre, we chose the venue that was best > > suited to a con and also the best value for money. > > > > Accommodation? > > > > The D4 has a number of rooms available, starting at 99 a night > > (though there may be deals for booking, check on their site). There > > are a number of hotels in the general vicinity of the D4. There aren't > > many B&Bs or Hostels, these are mostly located in Dublin city centre. > > However, there are several on or near Gardiner Street, which would put > > you right next to Connolly station and a DART to Lansdowne road. > > > > Food? > > > > There are several bars on site, and the D4 has a coffee shop open 7am > > - 6pm. Sadly, the legendary Coffee Dock with its 23 hour opening is > > gone, but the bar will be serving food until 10pm each night. > > > > Shopping? > > > > There's a Tesco quickshop about 5 minutes walk up to Leeson Street. > > There is also a Tesco on Baggot Street, on the way from Stephens > > Green. There's a number of Centras and Spars in the general vicinity > > also. > > > > Transport? > > > > As raised above, its about 20 mins walk from Stephens Green . > > > > The distance is 1.8 km. For a quick comparison for people unfamiliar > > with Dublin, its a little longer than the walk from UCC - Grand Parade > > route (1.2 km) and about the same as Eyre Square to NUI Galway (1.9 > > km). > > > > The Aircoach link from Dublin Airport stops at the front gate. > > > > Lansdowne Road DART is 5 minutes walk away. > > > > A Taxi rank is situated at the hotel entrance. > > > > > > > > > > Any other concerns, please either reply here or contact me directly. > > If anyone has any concerns regarding Gaelcon 2009, feel free to > > contact me directly at [email protected], and I will either pass > > your concerns on directly or try to respond to them myself. If you > > could put "GAELCON CONCERN" in the subject, that'd make it a little > > easier to spot and prioritise. > > > > On a side point, if there is anyone having any difficulty contacting > > anyone involved in Gaelcon, please contact me directly. I would much > > rather you all knowing I'm here and responding to your concerns than > > have you feel that we are unresponsive and disinterested. > > > > Here's a link to the Google map route from Stephens Green: > > > > > > > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Stephens+Green,+Republic+of+Ireland&daddr=D4+Hotel,+Ballsbridge&hl=en&geocode=%3BFcnILQMdeN-g_yHGr56Oc0vrOA&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=53.33741,-6.246925&sspn=0.011659,0.038624&ie=UTF8&ll=53.335409,-6.245856&spn=0.01166,0.038624&z=15 > > > > > > As I said above, any concerns, any issues, drop me a line. > > > > - Baz Nugent > > > > Gaelcon / IGA PRO. > > > > -- > > "If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution" > > > > > > Messages in this topic (1) > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! 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