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diklab83
diklab83

Hi All,

Not sure if this is quite the best place to post, but I am aiming in all directions at the moment and thorntree has been a great travel source for me for many years, so thought I'd post here too....

So anyways, I'm moving to Dublin for work at the end of August. From Australia. My employer does not organise short term accommodation so it's up to me. Hotels/B&B not an option because I'm a bit low on cash from the move, so really hoping for short term room rental at a reasonable price. Would prefer to refrain from hostels. I love it when I'm travelling, but since I'll be diving straight into work, don't really want to live a backpacker lifestyle upon arrival.

I have checked out Air BnB, Daft.ie as well as let.ie and Dublin Shortlets website. Any other sites I should check out, or any suggestions welcome on how to secure affordable accommodation while I look for a permanent place?

I guess in terms of price I'd be willing to pay up to 200 Euro a week, as long as I can pay weekly.

Any advice would be warmly welcomed.

Thanks,

Dikla

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yofletch
yofletch

see.........DAFT.IE / SHARING

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diklab83
diklab83

thanks, have already checked out Daft.ie. Any other suggestions out there?

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hellojohn
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Look at the notice board beside the shop inside the Trininty College entrance at College Green for ideas...lots of different opportunities availabe!

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yofletch
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try .....CRAIGSLIST.COM / DUBLIN

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fingers
fingers

Hi Dikla,

Daft.ie really is the most widely used resource for rentals. You could also try Myhome.ie.
One thing I will say is that as the property sales market is dead in the water in Ireland at the minute, the rental market is in serious demand from people who would be first time buyers, so rental properties in a lot of areas are being snapped up very quickly so if you see something you like once you get here, take it quick!
In terms of paying €200 a week, you would be looking at a room in a share house, or else a very small 1 bedroom apartment (size depending on area).
In terms of having somewhere to stay for your first few weeks, one thing you could try is contacting UCD (University College Dublin) in Belfield (South of the city). They rent out halls of residence rooms over the summer for a good price, so if you're working in the south of the city this could be a great place to start.

Hope that helps

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fear_rua
fear_rua

Daft is where it's at, really.

You should be able to manage well under 200 a week for a room in a shared house/apartment though. Even back in 2007 more than 650 per month was pretty unusual, with the average being in the 450-550 area, and it went down a fair bit in 2008-2009.

Looking at daft.ie and restricting the search to Dublin 3, 5, 7 and 9 - which keeps you in more or less central parts of the north side of the city, but mostly out of the city centre badlands - mid-400s seems average for a flatshare/houseshare at the moment.

For reference, similar reasonably-central areas on the southside would be Dublin 4, 6, 8 and maybe 12.

Dublin 1, 2, 7, and 8 cover the most central districts, but also the ones with most dodgy areas and often high prices and relatively poor quality accommodation even when not in dubious districts.

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cfin2987
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I wrote an article on Ireland. If you have any questions shoot me a comment on their and I will respond to it.

http://cfin.hubpages.com/hub/Visiting-beautiful-ireland

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hellojohn
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Personally, I think €200 per week is very steep!
What one gets in areas of Dublin is way below par!

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yofletch
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DIKLAB 83,
Any luck so far ?

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