Best Western Dublin Skylon Hotel

Wednesday 15 April 2015

9 Things to do when you win €500 with the Skylon Hotel

1) Fun Family Day in Drumcondra Dublin

Take the kids to Dublin and have a super fun family day out that you will cherish forever. Stay in the Skylon and have breakfast and lunch, take tea in the Botanic gardens, have an action packed GAA adventure and eat in Drumcondra's newest eaterie, Twenty2.

Total Cost including breakfast lunch and dinner about €500

Family room including breakfast and lunch about €190

Tea at the Botanic Gardens about €30

3 course dinner for four in twenty2 about €140

GAA experience for four €140

2) Make over your bedroom in Ikea

Total Cost of stylish new bedroom from Ikea €500

Duken bed frame €190

Merete Curtains €35

Ludde Sheepskin rug €35

Maskros Pendeant lamp €60

Ofelia Vass quiltcover and 2 pillowcases €25

Songe Mirror €80

Stuva Storage Bench €75

3) Drive around Dublin in style for the day drinking Champagne in a stretch hummer from www.absolutelimos.ie

Total cost of stretch hummer in choice of silver or pink including Champagne for 7 hours about €500

4) Going to a party or have a special event coming up? treat yourself to a new outfit at Arnotts.

Total cost of a new dress, shoes and accessories at Arnotts €521

Marella Ufficio Drape Dress Navy 245

Pandora Love Silver Bracelet 49

Buffalo Carrie Glitter Pump Stiletto Silver 128

Pandora Hearts Silver Pendant Necklace 99

11) Fun Dublin Day for four Grown Ups
All grown up but want to feel young again? Check out this for a fun day in Dublin with your friends.

5) Croke Park Davin Premium Ticket for half a year

Total Cost for 6 months €500

Are you GAA MAD? Always dreamed of being a Croke Park VIP?

Located on level 5 of the stadium, Premium level is accessed by two separate corporate entrances offering covered seating for Premium ticket holders in the Hogan, Cusack and Davin Stands. As a Premium ticket holder you will enjoy access to fully serviced indoor facilities including bars, cafés, shops and restaurants located only a few steps from the seated areas.

6) Experience the tasting menu of your life in Chapter One Restaurant.

Total cost including vintage Champagne, dinner, wines, digestifs and tip about €500

Tasting menu for two in Chapter One including matching wines 260

Start off with a Vintage Champagne Laurent Perrier 2004 €120.00

Finish your meal with Hennessy Paradis cognac for two people €50.00

or Chocolate Mint Martini for two €28.00. You should have just enough left to tip your amazing server!

7) His 'n hers designer beachwear from Brown Thomas

Total cost for looking hot on holidays €507

PAUL SMITH

SWIM SHORTS

€100.00

DOLCE & GABBANA

SUNGLASSES

€148.00

RAY-BAN

HIGHSTREET BUTTERFLY SUNGLASSES RB40986

€144.00

MOSCHINO

GOLD HARDWARE BIKINI

€115.00

8) Save for your retirement with Prize Bonds.

Total Cost €500. Potential winnings €1,000,000. It COULD be you!

Simply purchase your Prize Bonds and they will be entered into every weekly Prize Bonds draw, with the top bi-monthly prize of €1 MILLION awarded on the last draw in February, April, June, August, October, December.

All winnings are tax-free, and Prize Bonds can be cashed in at any time after the minimum holding period of three months. Check out http://www.statesavings.ie/PrizeBonds/Pages/HowToPurchase.aspx.

9)Cocktails Comedy and Karaoke

Hit Dublin Town hard for an experience to remember!

Start out with Cocktails at Coppinger Row off South William St, Dublin 2. We recommend the Flo & Basy €12.00 Coppinger Row’s signature cocktail. Beefeater gin & St Germain Elderflower liquour.Fresh Basil leaves, Agave Nectar, Fresh lime juice. YUM!

Refreshed from your cocktails, then head down the road to the International Bar, at 23 Wicklow Street for the best in Irish comedy. About €10 per person

After laughing your socks off you should be ready for belting out some tunes in Ukito Karaoke bar round the corner in Exchequer Street.Karaoke room with all the equipment about €25 per hour.

With all this excitement, by the early hours of the morning you should be ready to cosy up in your warm bed at the Dublin Skylon Hotel, where a hearty breakfast the next morning will help clear your head! Enjoy!

Thursday 8 May 2014

Top 10 Activities in Dublin

Get spoiled for choice on what to see and do in Dublin.
Here are top 10 activities you could not miss!

1. Temple Bar Area

Temple bar is located in the centre of Dublin city. Some of Dublin's best bars, restaurants and unusual shops line these narrow and cobbled streets. Relaxing and listening to live bands here. Sláinte

2. Trinity College

Trinity College is the oldest university in Ireland. The College is famed for the great treasures. These include the Book of Kells, the Books of Durrow & Armagh and an early Irish harp.

3. Viking Splash Tour

Viking Splash Tour is a truly unique experience on land and water, taking in the sights of Dublin during a fun-filled and engaging guided city tour. The route takes in most of the major sights in South Dublin City.

4. Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle has been at the heart of the history and evolution of Dublin. The grounds of the site are free to explore. Access to the State Apartments is by guided tour only and tickets may be purchased.

5. Guinness Storehouse

During the tour, you will see the process of how Guinness is made and have a complimentary glass of Guinness at the Gravity Bar, where you can get a paranoiac view of the city. What’s more! You can make a pint of Guinness for yourself and receive a beautiful certificate.

6. Kilmainham Gaol

Go to the Kilmainham Gaol and experience the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s. You must attend a tour to go into the Kilmainham Gaol so it’s better to go there early to avoid disappointment.

7. Glasnevin Cemetery

Take a journey of life and death. Glasnevin Cemetery is a place where you can trace your

Irish ancestry. Attend the daily tour, and you can know Irish history during the two hours.

If you go to the Glasnevin Cemetery, you can pay a visit to the Botanic Garden which is

just next to the cemetery.

8. Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Dublin. The history of this cathedral can be traced back to about 1000 years ago when people start to come here to worship God.

9. Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park is a place where you can take a walk to get away from the city centre and it’s considered as the largest city park in Europe. You have a chance to meet deers in the park. Also, don’t forget to visit the Dublin Zoo when you go to the Phoenix Park.

10. National Museum of Ireland

You can discover the Irish material heritage and natural history in the National Museum of Ireland. The museum has three locations in Dublin, and each location displays different topic. If you are a museum lover, make sure you don’t miss it.