{"id":152,"date":"2007-11-24T01:26:52","date_gmt":"2007-11-24T00:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/24\/5-stars\/"},"modified":"2007-11-24T01:26:52","modified_gmt":"2007-11-24T00:26:52","slug":"5-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/24\/5-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Stars *****"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ricksteves.com\/tvr\/dublinrse208_scr.htm\">Rick Steves<\/a>, but here\u2019s what he won\u2019t tell you about Dublin, Ireland\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>There is a new place called the Bakker B&#038;B, est 2007. Conveniently located to the airport and is walk-able to many tourist attractions, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/info\/visitors\/\">Trinity College<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.living-dublin.com\/grafton-street.htm\">Grafton St<\/a> Shopping, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Stephen's_Green\">St Stephen\u2019s  Green<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The Bakker B&#038;B is very homey &#038; welcoming. Don\u2019t let the name of the address fool you. \u201cThe Basement\u201d is the place to be with a radiantly heated stone floor &#038; crazy fireplace. This place is comfy &#038; warm, not damp &#038; misty, like the Ireland outside its door in November.<\/p>\n<p>The guest accommodations are suitable for double occupancy &#038; are the same rate for singles even during the peak season\u2026(more about that later).  Your stay at the BBB includes breakfast, but upon request may also include lunch &#038; dinner (or dinner &#038; supper).<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to engage the owners in local and national news in the States. If you are lucky, they will even share a pint with you at the local pub, whether <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guinness-storehouse.com\/\">Guinness<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dublinevents.com\/dublin-guided-tours\/old-jameson-distillery.php\">Jameson<\/a>, both are sure to make fast friends, especially if you buy a round or two.<\/p>\n<p>Extra Special Perks include &#8211; a free walking tour of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dublintourist.com\/walks_around_dublin\/\">Dublin<\/a> and Tourist information, such as info on local customs, maps, pamphlets, &#038; reading materials. Internet connection is available by request.<\/p>\n<p>The BBB is open all year round, but only exclusively by reservation. A minimum of 6 weeks notice is required.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Euro is currently a lot stronger than the dollar, this visit is a must for all loyal (passport carrying) Bakker Bugle Blog readers. During the high season (April\/May\/June) visitors should book their exact dates of travel to lock in their stay.<\/p>\n<p>Your satisfaction, like the coffee\u2026\u2026.may be <a href=\"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/15\/my-secret-shame\/\">instant<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am no Rick Steves, but here\u2019s what he won\u2019t tell you about Dublin, Ireland\u2026. There is a new place called the Bakker B&#038;B, est 2007. Conveniently located to the airport and is walk-able to many tourist attractions, such as Trinity College, Grafton St Shopping, St Stephen\u2019s Green, etc. The Bakker B&#038;B is very homey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,8,7,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bakkerbugle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}