From Las Vegas and a cruise to a classical getaway in Belfast,
JOAN SCALEShas the week’s best offers
Home Deals
Musical Belfast: stay for €84
If you’re a fan of classical music, the Ulster Orchestra has teamed up with Jurys for its festival from January 29th to 31st. Accommodation with dinner and a concert ticket costs £75pps (about €84pps). 1850-230230 or 048-90239900, discovernorthernireland.com.
Westport nights: from €39
From Monday the Wyatt Hotel, on the Octagon in the heart of Westport, is reducing its room-only prices to €49 for a double and €39 for a single. 1800-205270, wyatthotel.com.
3 Radisson nights: from €149
The Radisson Blu Farnham Estate, in Co Cavan, is offering an extra night free if you stay two nights midweek. Prices from €149pps, including dinner one evening. 049-4377700, farnhamestate.com.
3-day detox in Leitrim: €420
Ard Nahoo ecoretreat, in Co Leitrim, has a three-day detox with daily yoga, an organic diet, invigorating walks and sessions in the hot tub. Running from February 4th to 7th, the retreat costs €420pps. 071-9134939, ardnahoo.com.
Hotel deals: from €89
Dealsoftheweek.ie has a three-day getaway in Galway, at the Westwood Hotel, for €159pps; two nights at the Maldron on Cardiff Lane in Dublin for €99pps; two nights at the Diamond Coast Hotel, in Sligo, for €89pps; and a break at Dunbrody Country House, in Wexford, with dinner one night, from €225pps.
Bewleys sale: rooms for €55
Bewleys’ January sale has 55,000 nights for €55 at its four Dublin hotels (or from £55/€62 in Manchester or Leeds). 1890-798999, bewleyshotels.com.
North American duo: from €899
Trailfinders has a new cruise site full of information and offers. They include, from February 2nd, a Las Vegas and Mexican Riviera cruise holiday from €899, staying four nights at the Mirage Hotel followed by a week’s cruising from Los Angeles aboard Sapphire Princess. cruises.trailfinders.ie.
Winter sun weeks: from €289
Falcon has winter-sun deals in Egypt and the Canaries. From Dublin a week on Gran Canaria costs from €380pps. A week all-inclusive at Coral Sea Resort, on the Red Sea, costs from €729. From Cork, Lanzarote costs €320pps. From Shannon, weeks away begin at €289pps. 1850-453545, falconholidays.ie.
Cut-price Welsh break: €94pn
Irish Ferries has cut prices on family deals with Haven Holidays. In June you’ll pay €94 per night for two adults and up to four children, including a ferry crossing, staying at the Haven centre at Hafan Y Mor, in north Wales. 0818-300400, irishferries.com.
Aer Lingus sale: from €19.99
The Aer Lingus sale, which runs until Monday week, has fares to Britain from €19.99, the Continent from €29.99 and the US from €189 each way.
If 2009 is anything to go by, fares will continue to rise this year, so booking early might secure you the best value. aerlingus.com.
Chamonix ski deal: from €342
Panorama/Neilson Activity Holidays have a week’s skiing in Chamonix, the French resort in the shadow of Mont Blanc, at the end of the month from €342pps, staying in the La Rivière Apartments. 0818-202020, panoramaholidays.ie/ski.
DEAL OF THE WEEK: 2 nights' BB with 1 dinner: from €75
Snuggle up in a hotel this month and it might almost be cheaper than staying at home, given our heating bills at the moment. The McWilliam Park Hotel, in Co Mayo, has two nights’ BB, with one dinner, for €75pps midweek or €99pps at weekends. 094-9378000, mcwilliampark.ie. Kilkenny’s Newpark Hotel is charging €99pps for two nights’ BB with one dinner – plus a free third night. 056-7760500, flynnhotels.com.
OVERSEAS DEALS: North American duo: from €899
Trailfinders has a new cruise site full of information and offers. They include, from February 2nd, a Las Vegas and Mexican Riviera cruise holiday from €899, staying four nights at the Mirage Hotel followed by a week's cruising from Los Angeles aboard Sapphire Princess. cruises.trailfinders.ie.
Winter sun weeks: from €289
Falcon has winter-sun deals in Egypt and the Canaries. From Dublin a week on Gran Canaria costs from €380pps. A week all-inclusive at Coral Sea Resort, on the Red Sea, costs from €729. From Cork, Lanzarote costs €320pps. From Shannon, weeks away begin at €289pps. 1850-453545, falconholidays.ie.
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