The Days Hotel Dublin Airport is in an enviable location with much to see and do close by. If you’re stopping over for a flight you might want to linger a little longer and some of features and attractions you might find of most benefit to you:
- We’re one of the closest hotels to Dublin Airport. In fact its just 7 minutes drive from the hotel to the airport.
- Easy access to the fabulous Ikea Dublin, only 2 minutes drive its a stones throw away! The store is like a huge home exhibition and you could easily spend half a day, there is just so much to see. The supervised play area and ballroom are fantastic for the kids but unfortunately they won’t let adults in – I’ve asked (several times).
- Get in some shopping at the Omni Park Shopping Centre by Santry Cross. Following a multi-million Euro investment the centre has been transformed. Visit the fantastic range of shops and the brand new Fashion Mall with all your high street favourites in one great location. Next door is the Omniplex Cinema showing the latest blockbusters. The cinema has very comfy seats, extra leg room and the new digital sound system is awesome.
- Catching an early flight? Avoid the stress of getting to the airport on time and stay with us. Start your holiday refreshed after a great nights sleep and simply hop our Dublin Airport shuttle bus which will whisk you to the terminal in 7 minutes. The shuttle operates between 4am and 22:45 daily, please follow the link for more details.
- At Days Hotels we always strive to bring you “The Best Value Under the Sun” and are confident we are the best value hotel in Santry. You can checkout our great rates and packages on our Santry hotels special offers page.
At Days we love to shine a little sun in peoples lives and when staying at any of our hotels you’re guaranteed friendly service and comfortable room. A Days Hotel Dublin Airport we know you might be a little worried about getting to Dublin Airport so we providing secure parking allowing you to leave the car with us for the duration of your vacation and take our shuttle bus service direct to the terminal.
Whether you are looking for a relaxing North Dublin hotel break, or just a convenient place for great nights sleep before an early flight we have great rooms, great service great value and I hope to be able to welcome you soon.
As a new mum, I recently enjoyed a holiday abroad with my 6 month old daughter. It was our first time to take her abroad, so I was a bit nervous about how we would cope with the 4.5 hour flight, and also all the stuff we would have to take with us! But it turned out to be very trouble free, so I thought I’d share some tips that we found really useful during the flight. Perhaps they might help you too when you are en route to stay in one of our Days Hotels in Ireland.
1. You will be aware that airlines are becoming increasingly mean with their luggage allowance, so as we were only travelling for a week, we brought everything in travel size for the baby. Everything from sun cream to baby powder was in jars and bottles less than 100ml. They are easy to get in the shops, or you can just buy little empty bottles and fill them from the large containers at home.
2. Hand luggage for baby; here was my checklist of items, which I am proud to say covered us for every eventuality on the plane!
- Sterilised bottles with cooled boiled water and formula ready measured to add in to each bottle and some small jars of baby food with spoons.
- Enough bibs, nappies, baby wipes, caseline, calpol, dummies to get you through the flight, allowing a few extra for any delays!
- Baby’s favourite blanket and a couple of small toys
- Change of clothes (just a vest and babygro)
- Best tip of all – Pack all your baby’s liquids in a separate bag so you can access them easily when you get to security
Bring your baby’s usual formula, and plenty of it as it may not be available in your holiday destination! However, jars of fruit purée etc are widely available in most supermarkets.
Give your baby a dummy or bottle on take off and landing, it will stop their ears popping 
Request that the airline allocate you in a row that has an empty seat – this will allow you to lie your baby down if they need to sleep (and will give you some time to have a glass of vino!)
We requested a seat near the back of the plane so we could walk the baby up and down the galley if she got a bit cranky. It worked a treat.
Hope you will find these tips helpful on your travels to Ireland! If you have any questions about travelling within Ireland with a young baby, please contact me and I’ll do my best to help!
Our Dublin Airport Hotel is very family friendly, with workzone rooms offering a microwave, fridge and small kitchen, ideal when staying with a baby. Don’t forget to request a cot at time of booking.
