H-Cup semi final venue

[bgmusic]

Adam, I am in the Etap(beside the Ibis) 50 per night for a triple room.The Ibis is 65.Book at Accor.com

[kermischocolate]

There's a bunch of reasonably cheap hotels beside eachother near Bordeaux airport if that helps anyone.

[AdamK]

Adam, I am in the Etap(beside the Ibis) 50 per night for a triple room.The Ibis is 65.Book at Accor.com

Thanks.. I was looking at that. But looks like I might be travelling alone as the misses can't make it. So hotel will be expensive for single room... Hmm, gonna have to try and twist one of the lads arms....

[sheepshagger]

Adam, I am in the Etap(beside the Ibis) 50 per night for a triple room.The Ibis is 65.Book at Accor.com

Thanks.. I was looking at that. But looks like I might be travelling alone as the misses can't make it. So hotel will be expensive for single room... Hmm, gonna have to try and twist one of the lads arms....

€42 for an etap hotel room - doubt you'll get a centrally located hostel/fleapit cheaper than that.

[elfan]

Day trip offers... Jwt charging €299 plus €75 tax , kilester €299 plus €65 tax. Anyone explain the difference in tax ?

[Cianostays]

Adam, I am in the Etap(beside the Ibis) 50 per night for a triple room.The Ibis is 65.Book at Accor.com

Thanks.. I was looking at that. But looks like I might be travelling alone as the misses can't make it. So hotel will be expensive for single room... Hmm, gonna have to try and twist one of the lads arms....

http://www.hostelworld.com if you are doing this on a shoestring.

[Blue not red blood]

There are some games you have to be at. This is one of them.

[Blue not red blood]

Some games you just have to go to.
This is the game. It could be a defining game in our history.

[madridlion]

Stayed In Etap beside train station back in 2007 world cup, it´s fine.

Just be warned one morning and totally sober, I was done by a very professional pickpocket and within two hours they had spent 2,600 euro in one jewellery shop on my Visa and another 1,000 euro on my chargecard in another jewellery shop.

When reporting the theft in the police station, I was told that I was the fifth Irish rugby supporter in that morning with the same problem.
Please pass this info on as it was not a nice experience.

[AdamK]

I booked this one, cuz it's nearest he stadium.

http://www.etaphotel.com/gb/hotel-2576- ... ndex.shtml

[Dexter]

Day trip offers... Jwt charging €299 plus €75 tax , kilester €299 plus €65 tax. Anyone explain the difference in tax ?

Not the answer to the question but Killester have price per person sharing with single room supplements of at least 50. As far as I can see JWT is just price per person.

[Proudleinsterman]

Any season ticket holders not travelling to France willing to give up their allocation. Live in Tipp so not a season ticket holder, but travel to most away matches.

Have flights bought already.

Regs/Thanks.

[dmnsctt]

Booked Dublin to Tours return with Ryanair. Fly out on Friday, back on Monday. €95 each including all taxes, charges etc. Renting a car, then it's about 3 hr 45 mins to Bordeaux one way... Stop for a bite to eat along the way and it'll be grand.

Drove from La Rochelle to Toulouse for the semi in 2010 and it was grand.... Motorways are great in France...

Booked one of the Ibis hotels in Bordeaux for 54 a night for a room which is very good. Can't go wrong with that! Can't wait now!

[dave13]

Going out Sat. Dub-Bristol and Bristol -Bordeaux(EZY). Home,Bordeaux -Gatwick-Gatwick-Dub. on monday.About 155 euro all in.

That's what I'm doing as well... Any cheap hotels in Bordeaux? Staying with the missus, so a cheap double room would be handy...

AdamK/BGmusic are you doing the 8 hour layover in Bristol or have you found a different way?

[AdamK]

Going out Sat. Dub-Bristol and Bristol -Bordeaux(EZY). Home,Bordeaux -Gatwick-Gatwick-Dub. on monday.About 155 euro all in.

That's what I'm doing as well... Any cheap hotels in Bordeaux? Staying with the missus, so a cheap double room would be handy...

AdamK/BGmusic are you doing the 8 hour layover in Bristol or have you found a different way?

Yep, silly 8 hour wait... But hopefully there'll be a fair few of us going down that route so there should be a bit of banter....

Here's what I'm doing:

FLIGHTS:

OUTGOING FLIGHTS:

Dublin T1 (DUB) to Bristol (BRS)
DATE: Saturday, 28/04/12
TIME: Depart DUB 06:35, Arrive BRS 07:35
FLIGHT: Ryanair FR504
TOTAL COST: €20.99 [inc. fees] *

Bristol (BRS) to Bordeaux (BOD)
DATE: Saturday, 28/04/12
TIME: Depart BRS 16:50, Arrive BOD 19:25
FLIGHT: Eazyjet EZY6121
TOTAL COST: €62.79 [inc. fees] *


RETURN FLIGHTS:

Bordeaux (BOD) to London Gatwick (LGW)
DATE: Monday, 30/04/12
TIME: Depart BOD 14:50, Arrive LGW 15:25
FLIGHT: Eazyjet EZY5014
TOTAL COST: €64.99 [inc. fees] *

London Gatwick (LGW) to Dublin T2 (DUB)
DATE: Monday, 30/04/12
TIME: Depart LGW 20:50, Arrive DUB 22:10
FLIGHT: Aerlingus EI0249
TOTAL COST: €40.29 [inc. fees] *


* Costs above are including admin fee/credit card charge. If you can use a debit card you will get these cheaper. Costs shown were live as of 09/04/12.


ACCOMMODATION:

ETAP HOTEL [IBIS] Bordeaux centre Mériadeck
DATE: Saturday, 28/04/12, Check Out Monday 30/04/12 (2x NIGHTS)
LOCATION: City Centre, 1.5km from Stade Chaban Delmas [5min car, 15min walk]
ROOM: Double Room
TOTAL COST: €101.40 [€50.70 pp]


MATCH-DAY TICKETS:

ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster
DATE: Sun, 29th April 2012
TIME: KO 16:00 LOCAL
CATEGORY: PRICE2, 6 *
TOTAL COST: €53.95 [inc. fees]

* Note on Ticket Category. Tickets are priced as follows: €20, €25, €30, €35, €50 and €60. However within the ticket allocation currently available to Season Ticket Holders (until Friday), the majority of the tickets are in the €50 category (price2,6). So that is where the biggest block of Leinster fans will be. If you are purchasing through a season ticket holder's account, pick the €50 ones and we'll automatically be put in the same section. If you have to wait, wait until we are sent our tickets and I'll tell you exactly what location they are.

Can't wait now... Nervous/excited already...

[bgmusic]

An educational tour of Bristol and a liquid lunch maybe an option.

[AdamK]

... Just the latter will do.

[nc6000]

Not forgetting to watch the other semi.

[honeyec]

Booked on the JWT day trip this morning, cause I'm lazy like that.

The PR manager in work also told me that she'll bring me on the sponsors jolly if we make the final, nice wan!

[AdamK]

Not forgetting to watch the other semi.

cr@p! I just realized I'll be in the air during that...