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Expert guides for corporate travellers, remote workers, and anyone relocating to Dublin
Expert guides for corporate travellers, remote workers, and anyone relocating to Dublin
Every serviced apartment listing in Dublin promises the same things — fully equipped, great location, fast WiFi. The differences that actually decide whether your stay works only show up when you ask the right questions. Here are the ten that matter.
Owners think of an empty property as a paused decision. The bank, the insurer, the utility companies and Revenue all disagree — an empty Dublin apartment keeps costing money every month it sits idle. Here is the full monthly bill, with a worked example.
When a diplomat, attaché or embassy administrator arrives in Dublin, their mission almost always houses them in the same handful of neighbourhoods. Donnybrook and Ranelagh top the list — and the reasons go well beyond proximity to the embassy belt.
From the Dublin Fringe Festival in early September to the Bram Stoker Festival and the Dublin Marathon over the October bank holiday weekend, autumn is Dublin's cultural high season. A month-by-month guide to every major event, with confirmed dates, venues and what to expect.
The Short-Term Letting Register is no longer news — it is the operating reality for every Dublin owner. This post moves past the legislation and into practice: what a compliant calendar actually looks like, how monthly corporate stays sit outside the register entirely, and a worked twelve-month example with real numbers.
With the short-term letting register set to close off the nightly tourist-let route from the end of 2026, most Dublin owners assume the only option left is a twelve-month tenancy. It isn't. Here is the honest, side-by-side comparison between a traditional lease and fully managed monthly stays — yield, risk, control and compliance.
Camden Street is where Dublin actually lives — the butcher, the barber, the flower stall, the best-value food street in the city. Here is what a month there is genuinely like for a long-stay guest: the routine, the shopping, the noise question, and the local knowledge that turns week one into feeling at home.
Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Stripe and Salesforce all chose the same few streets around a Victorian dock basin. If your assignment brings you to Ireland's Silicon Docks, here is the corporate guest's guide: where to stay, how the commute actually works, and where to eat, train and unwind when the laptop closes.
Ireland's screen sector is busy, and Dublin accommodation is one of the first line items a production office has to solve. This is the practical guide: why serviced apartments beat hotel blocks for shoots, how to handle shifting schedules, what to budget, and how to keep the whole booking on one invoice.
If your job involves booking accommodation for visiting executives, project teams or a relocating colleague, Dublin is one of the harder cities to get right. This is the practical guide we wish every booker had — neighbourhoods, budgets, the serviced-apartment-vs-hotel maths, and how to secure the right place before someone lands.
The Dublin Horse Show runs 5–9 August 2026 at the RDS in Ballsbridge — and accommodation in Dublin 4 is the tightest of the year that week. Here is where to stay, how close you can get on foot, and why booking early genuinely matters.
Moving to Dublin with children is a different challenge from a solo corporate move. Schools have waiting lists measured in years, childcare costs more than most families expect, and the right neighbourhood matters far more when you have a school run to consider. This guide covers the practical questions that matter most.
Owners ask us one question more than any other: what would my apartment actually make? Here is the honest answer — a worked example from gross booking income down to the monthly bank transfer, with real EirStay-achieved figures by area and apartment size.
Dublin's conference and events calendar is one of the most demanding in Europe. Web Summit alone moves 70,000 people through the city in four days. Hotel rates spike, rooms sell out months in advance, and surge pricing is the norm. This guide maps the full Dublin events calendar and explains how to plan corporate accommodation around it — without the drama.
Nightly rates are only the start. This guide breaks down the true monthly cost of corporate accommodation in Dublin across hotels, short-term rental platforms and serviced apartments — including meals, laundry, wi-fi and everything in between.
A four-week corporate stay gives you four weekends. There is no good reason to spend all of them in the city. Here are five day trips that work well from any EirStay apartment — some suited to a solo decompress after a heavy week, others ideal for client entertaining or a team day out. How to get there, what to do, and how long to allow.
From Forbidden Fruit at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in late May to the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS in August, Dublin's summer 2026 calendar is one of the strongest in years. A month-by-month guide to every major event, with confirmed dates, venues and what to expect.
Dublin city centre puts seven EirStay serviced apartments, the IFSC, the Convention Centre, Trinity College and most of the country's best cultural institutions within walking distance. A complete guide to corporate accommodation in Dublin city centre — transport, daily essentials, remote-work cafés, restaurants, green space and culture across Dublin 1 and Dublin 2.
Dublin 2 is the postcode that tech companies chose first and restaurants chose second. A corporate guest's guide to serviced accommodation in Dublin 2 — transport, daily essentials, remote-work cafés, eating and drinking, green space and culture across Grand Canal Dock, Camden Street, Aungier and Temple Bar, plus our five D2 properties.
If you're spending two weeks or more in Dublin for work, Dublin 8 is one of the most rewarding postcodes to base yourself in. A corporate guest's guide to serviced accommodation in Dublin 8 — transport, daily essentials, remote-work cafés, restaurants, pubs, green space and culture across the Liberties, Kilmainham and Islandbridge, plus our three D8 properties (including a rare three-bedroom serviced house).
From the Camden Street pub-garden cluster to Ranelagh's Triangle terraces, the Donnybrook–Ballsbridge village rooms and the water-facing decks at Grand Canal Dock — a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to outdoor eating across the EirStay map.
From The Big Grill in Herbert Park to the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS, Aviva Stadium concerts and the Iveagh Gardens — a corporate guest's preview of Donnybrook and Ballsbridge in summer 2026.
Why Ranelagh — leafy, walkable, two Luas stops from Stephen's Green — is the neighbourhood we recommend most for corporate stays of 2 weeks to 3 months.
Corporate guests on long stays consistently ask the same question after the first week: what do I do at weekends? This guide answers it neighbourhood by neighbourhood — covering golf, tennis, running, wine and culture within reach of every EirStay apartment.
Four neighbourhood walking routes through the Dublin that tourists never see — with distances, coffee stops, and the details that make each one worth lacing up for.
From Michelin-starred tasting menus to the best €10 lunch in the city — our insider guide to Dublin dining across three price brackets, covering the restaurants that locals actually go to.
Everything you need for a productive business trip to Dublin — from the best areas to stay and getting around, to meeting spots, dining clients, and making the most of your downtime.
More and more companies are choosing serviced apartments over hotels for their Dublin-based teams. Here's why the numbers make sense.
Photography, dynamic pricing, corporate guest vetting, 24/7 support, housekeeping, maintenance and monthly statements — what a fully managed Dublin short-let actually involves, and what an owner sees on the other side of it.
Whether you train every morning or just want to move after a long flight, here is a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to the best gyms, yoga studios and Pilates classes within reach of every EirStay apartment — with addresses, links and what to expect at each one.
Moving to Dublin for work? This comprehensive guide covers everything from neighbourhoods and transport to culture and practicalities.
Free entry, a serious café, world-class collection, and a 12-minute walk from most Dublin 2 boardrooms. The National Gallery is the city's smartest mid-meeting break.
Why a quiet hour in Trinity's cobbled squares is one of the best things a business traveller can do in Dublin — and how to make the most of the Long Room, the Book of Kells, and the surrounding lunch spots.
Why Europe's largest enclosed urban park is the secret weapon for jet-lagged executives, walking meetings, and team off-sites that actually move the needle.
We're proud to offer apartments across some of Dublin's most desirable areas. Here's an honest look at each neighbourhood — what makes it special, who it suits, and what you'll find on your doorstep.
How Dublin's most-visited attraction doubles as an unexpectedly polished venue for client entertaining, team offsites, and end-of-quarter celebrations.
Dublin has become one of Europe's top destinations for remote workers. Here's everything you need to know about setting up your home office in the capital.
From Forbidden Fruit at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham to IMMA's summer programme, the Liberties Festival and Heritage Week — a corporate guest's preview of Dublin 8 in summer 2025.
From The Big Grill in Herbert Park to the Dublin Horse Show, Aviva Stadium gigs and the Iveagh Gardens — a corporate guest's preview of Donnybrook in summer 2025.
One of Dublin's longest-running village arts festivals, the corporate-stay angle, and how to weave a week of music, talks and exhibitions into a May trip to the city.