The opening of the Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road is without doubt the most anticaped event of 2010 and  Ariel House isofficially  the closest and most comfortable place to stay in relation to the new stadium.

On completion in April 2010 AVIVA STADIUM will have a seated capacity of 50,000.  All seating in the stadium is under cover of a roof; however, the roof does not extend over the pitch.
The stadium consists of a continuous curvilinear shaped stand enclosing all four sides of the ground.  The South, East and West stands have four tiers of seating for spectators.  The bottom and top tiers provide the main volume of spectating facilities
The second tier provides facilities for premium ticket holders and the third tier provides facilities for corporate boxes.  There are 10,000 seats at premium level and a further 1,300 at box level.  Many of these were sold in advance to help finance the overall project.
The North stand comprises one low level seating tier, to reflect its proximity to the residential properties at that end of the ground.

Why not visit our Blog http://arielhouseguesthouse.blogspot.com/ for details and photos of a guided tour of the stadium.