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My wife and I explored Ireland by booking through the Aer Lingus vacation store “Ireland by Rail”. The trip afforded us to visit Belfast, Dublin, Galway, and Limerick. Overall, the country of Ireland is incredibly beautiful and the people of Ireland so friendly. Included in this trip were airplanes tickets, rail ticket vouchers and hotel bookings in each of the cities. The hotel in Dublin (The Merrion Hotel) was amazing. The staff there were exceptional. The hotel in Belfast (The Europa Hotel) was very nice and had a long and interesting history. It was conveniently located in Belfast. The hotels in Limerick and Galway were terrible. I would not stay at either of these again on a return trip to Ireland. Getting around by train does afford you to see the Irish country side and relax from city to city. The only downside to traveling by train is that along the train tracks in a number of places there are overgrown trees and shrubs, which make viewing impossible. However, when you can see the views they are spectacular. The reason we booked this type of trip was so we could control the pace. The train tickets were open for the day, so we could move along at a Pace we wanted (just need to know the train schedules - very important). The staff at all the train stations were very helpful. Getting from the train stations to the hotels could be easily done by walking, taxi, or city bus. I think Aer Lingus could improve this trip package by offering passengers a few different hotel options in each city. This could impact the overall price depending on the hotel choices, but would have made this trip much better. One hotel we stayed at was listed as a 3-star and there was no way it was even a 2-star. The hotel was centrally located in the town we stayed, but the hotel facilities were really bad. It was next to all the restaurants and pubs, which upon arrival seemed great. However, at 3:30am when people were still coming out of the pubs - not in their best behavior or quietest voice - it was overwhelming. Even though 2 of the hotels were quite poor, we had an amazing time. We explored many wonderful cities, kissed the Blarney Stone, saw incredibly scenery, and met wonderful people. We will definitely go back to Ireland and would take trains to many of the cities, and would be more selective about the hotels. Hope this helps.

I have booked with Aer Lingus Vacation Store many times to Ireland and have been more than pleased with everything that they offer...the voucher system that they use works great and the services that they have , simply is terrific !! No hesitation on a five star rating...

We were absolutely delighted with our trip. Everything worked out just as planned. The only reason I did not give it 5 Stars was that most of the B&B options were somewhat off the beaten path--not terribly convenient to the major stops. However, "off the beaten path" led us to some wonderful discoveries!

Booking and printing the vouchers was easy. Both Aer Lingus flights were HORRIBLE in regard, for example, to leg room, space between rows, the entertainment systems not working on both flights, more disgusting than usual food, and some of the flight attendants on the Boston to Dublin flight. Generally, the hotels were above average. What determined our rating of two, rather than four, stars, however, is the extra charge that Aer Lingus Vacation Store (Store) imposed on us for Guinness/beer at the Brooks Hotel, for which we have no use, since we do not drink alcohol. A glass of pineapple juice for each of us, in place of the Guinness/beer cost much less than the extra charge. We want the extra charge refunded, despite a Store rep telling us that it is mandatory. Since when is charging nondrinkers for alcoholic beverages mandatory????

Fabulous vacation, start to finish. Excellent service starting with Fred at Aer Lingus Vacations, the friendly Aer Lingus staff at the airport and in-flight, Dan Doolin and our wonderful B&B hosts throughout. 12 days wasn't enough. Already planning our next trip.

Experience overall was good, I would have liked a better quality hotel in Dublin.

all the vouchers worked as expected and all the vendors were good quality.