The Travelodge Swords – Summer Tier Points
In this… epic.
- When will I learn to jump on a fare?
- Wednesday Afternoon.. off to the airport
- EI273 Birmingham to Dublin Airport
- Into Dublin for some Donuts. And Pokemon
- The Travelodge in Swords, Dublin Airport
- Pre-Clearance fun at Dublin airport, 51st and Green Lounge
- AA291 Dublin to New York JFK – Business Class
- A Manhattan Char Siu Adventure
- Back in the Secure Area, Flagship Lounge and AAdmirals Club
- AA2652 New York JFK to San Francisco International – Transcontinental Business Class
- The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
- Do the BART into San Francisco, The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco
- Sausalito: Which ferry to take?
- Halfway across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Fooding around San Francisco
- The Crowne Plaza, San Francisco Airport
- Early start at San Francisco airport
- AA164 San Francisco International to New York JFK – Transcontinental Business Class
- The joy of terminal swaps, BA Pre-departure dining
- BA174 New York JFK to London Heathrow – Club World (Business Class)
- An Early Morning Change at Heathrow
- BA828 London Heathrow T5 to Dublin Airport – Club Europe
- Doughnuts and coffee shops – Exploring Dublin
- Once more with feeling at Dublin Airport
- FR666 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport
- 600 TP: Done
Travelodge Swords
Price Paid: €100 (Advanced rate)
Welcome to Swords.
I headed into reception, to find a person having trouble paying for a room and struggling at the concept that Ireland uses the Euro as currency (as opposed to Sterling, before going off in a huff to the airport to exchange some of their money)
Anyone would think the Pope is coming into town or something…
I smiled and presented myself – and my room key was given to me.
Yes ladies and gentlemen – an actual room key.
Never change Travelodge Swords. Never ever change.
With a key in hand, I headed upstairs to my room.
The room itself – is rather basic – but for a Travelodge, its pretty standard with a comfortable bed and a small TV.
The Bed – Actually, very comfortable.
The room – there’s plenty of room.
Lonely chair is lonely.
As for the Internet connectivity – whilst it is provisioned free, connecting to it was a challenge in itself (with the Virgin DNS/DHCP servers being… an absolute pain up the backside). It took the best part of an hour for the laptop and phone to connect to their network
Sigh.
Closet storage.
TV networks were a mixture of Irish and British content (with the Irish networks playing up the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland). I did a little typing and had a shower before calling it a night.
TV. Small.
Tea, Coffee or me?
The view outside. Hmm. Well what did I expect to see? Sydney Opera House perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically… (no prizes for the quote).
The bathroom was basic, but had the amenities you need like towels and bodywash and shampoo. Always welcome to see.
And artfully folded toilet paper
As I was shutting down for the night, another one of my Irish friends dropped me a message, and offered to give me a lift to the Airport in the morning. A very kind offer – and one I took up.
However, my ability to stay awake was drifting – and I set the alarms for a morning dawn chorus.
At 4:50am, the phone made its dawn chorus. I woke up – a little refreshed – and had a wash – readying myself for the days events.
No guess what side of the bed I slept in.
By 5:15 I had dropped the key to the room off, and my friend was waiting to take me to the airport. It was time for the main adventure to begin…
Me and my shadow…
Overall: The Travelodge Swords is one of my go-to properties in Dublin – mainly because it’s a known product at a normally reasonable price point. But it’s still a €50/60 property. For a €100, it’s not that special. I guess this is what happens when the Pope decides to come to town…
Next: Back to Dublin Airport, Pre-Clearance and 51st & Green
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