Take your thermals. It's always cold in Limerick. That draft from the River Shannon gets up your kilt.
There are no hostels in Limerick. The city is full of refugees and the government have crammed them in to the tourist hostels. It's disgusting. The refugees are there because the government takes money to accept them in and then virtually imprisons them allowing no opportunities to work or integrate. I was shocked by all I saw and experienced in Limerick.
The Orchard Bed & Breakfast in Newcastle West … We stayed at the Orchard during both of our visits to Ireland. On the first visit, we traveled south, and on the second, we traveled north. We probably stayed in about 20 B&Bs, and The Orchard was our favorite. We plan to stay there when we return in 2006. At Eileen's B&B we felt special.
Ashgrove House in Limerick … We spent four days at this guesthouse. The Quinns are wonderful people who went out of their way to make our stay very enjoyable. We visited Blarney, Bunratty and Rock of Cashel while we were here. Thank you, Helen and Frank.
Courtbrack Accommodation in Limerick … Very clean, cheerful, helpful staff. I stayed there June 2005 and would go back.
Santa Cruz Bed And Breakfast in Limerick … We stayed at the Santa Cruz one night before catching our return flight to the U.S. at Shannon Airport. The service is friendly, the room spotless. We rather liked it because it isn't really "modern," which I say as a compliment. It was more old-fashioned Irish, which means it had some character. Like virtually everything in Ireland, it was overpriced because they still multiply the base rate by the number of people staying in the room. In our case my wife, daughter and I had to pay almost $140, which still strikes me as absurd. The hotel next door has a patio that is perhaps the most pleasant place in Limerick for having an afternoon beer.
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