Pros. Great…read moreLocation. Very Nice Room Great Service. Good Breakfast (not included). Cons. Maybe the priciest hotel in city but you get what you pay for I suppose.

A great stop when we arrived in Northern Ireland. Our porter was the kindest and hardest working…read moregentleman I've run across. This gentleman alone merits five stars for the entire experience. Alas, the rest of the staff was very helpful. We were a tad tired from our long drive and opted to eat at the hotel. The food was delicious. The room was very spacious. Certainly a property to seek out.

We really enjoyed our 3 night stay here. We were in a non smoking room overlooking the lough and…read morethe gentle hills and we had easy access to the pool area from our room. Our son, wife and grandkids were adjacent to us in a family room. The rooms are large with some furnishings and a tv. All the staff we met were friendly with an easy way about them, and they took time to chat with us and play with the kids. They served all of us very well indeed throughout our stay. We had one late night disaster in our room, courtesy of one of our grandkids, which was dealt with in a timely and sympathetic way. Our 3 night package included daily breakfast & 3 evening meals. Evening main menus changed nightly but the sweet menu did not. That said, there were plenty of great desserts to choose from. The dining room was on the 1st floor overlooking the lough and used for breakfast and dinner. The food served at evening meal time was mostly quite good with decent portions but if I were in the kitchen I'd add some more cream to some sauces, like the pepper sauce and the garden pea sauce, just to make them more luxurious and smooth, after all a little bit of luxury is lovely when your on holidays and I can't be doing with all this stuff about cutting out cream, butter, salt and so on; just enjoy this stuff in moderation. The breakfast selections too was good. The croissants were really moreish along with beautiful little mini French cheeses. Breakfast was mostly serve yourself except for kippers, boiled & poached eggs, with staff bringing coffee & tea. I'm not a big fan of sausage, bacon & eggs in hotels as most hotels - even more up market ones - buy battery hen eggs and low quality sausage and bacon, which usually are too high in cheap fat so I opted for kippers each morning which took 20 minutes to cook to order. I think that hotels are missing a trick by not using their buying power more effectively to buy free range eggs and better quality bacon & sausage meats and making a big deal out of it on their websites & menus. I guess they would get positive reactions from guests too particularly modern parents who are keen to ensure that their kids have better quality produce. I tried the porridge and being old school I added salt to taste which completely transformed the flavour. No wonder chefs say salt is the most important ingredient in cooking and again its sensible to take salt in moderation as just like fat the human body can't do without it. The steam & sauna rooms are first class as is the jacuzzi. The grandkids loved the pools too. All in all we were truly relaxed here and we've promised ourselves to return to relax some more and explore much more of what the road signs in the area call 'Amazing Grace' country. I can't argue with that. On balance it's a 5 star.

Exhibits include "Journey in Time" about the Victoria Bridge Tram. The carpark is adjacent. There…read moreare displays about Irish coffee and the Derg Valley. This is a local information office with a children's play area. You can also buy gifts or souvenirs.

The towels are extra long and very fluffy. The bedding was comfortable. The only minor complaint…read moreis that there was no top sheet just the comforter. Per the hotel, the duvet covers are changed every time a new guest comes in. Hmmmmm. As for the breakfast it was adequate. A bit upset that the tomatoes were not grilled. What saved the breakfast was the whiskey that you are supposed to add to your porridge. It made an ordinary porridge an epic experience. Additionally, I wasn't opposed to also adding the whiskey to my coffee with cream. Yum!!! Didn't add the sugar-hahahaha was trying to save save calories so I could keep my svelte figure.

We are on a tour with CIE TOURS. On arrival, our room had used tea cups and spoons. Our bed was…read morecovered in mysterious stains. Our neighbors even had a blood stain on theirs..... A drink at the lobby bar took a whopping 40 minutes for the bartender to make (the bar was empty). To top it off, THE RESTAURANT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR VEGAN/VEGETARIAN DIET. When we first asked if there were any options for us, the hostess said "nope, sorry." When we asked the waiter, he offered us "vegetable curry", and for dessert he specifically said: "the chocolate cake is vegan." When the curry was brought out, it was just carrots in curry sauce with a side of rice. Acceptable, I guess. When the cake was brought out, they brought us THE WRONG CAKE. The way the waiter made it seem was that the regular chocolate cake would be suitable for Vegans, and never explained that it was a DIFFERENT chocolate cake that we should have gotten. THEY SERVED US FOOD AGAINST OUR DIETARY NEEDS, UNDER THE PREMISE THAT IT WAS SAFE. All the offered was a weak apology...Completely unacceptable experience, save yourself the time and money and stay elsewhere.

It remains a must do walking tour. You do need a bit of stamina as it's a hilly city and the city…read morewalls are steep in places. There was a large crowd when we turned up for our second experience. The man taking the tour was the same one on our first a few years ago. This was a traumatised city and it was this way I guess 40 years. On our 2nd tour it again struck me how he tells the truth of the horror without any rancour or bitterness - he lived in it and through it. Next time we visit this most friendly of cities we'll certainly do this tour again.

If I could Give them zero I would - they have no clear place…read moreto meet - their website is wrong - location on Google wrong - then we randomly found a sign near an interaction that was the meeting place - we wandered around and missed the last tour because it was so unclear

THE BEST B AND B IN NORTHERN IRELAND. Hands-down. Ernestine was SO welcoming...staying up late…read moreinto the night to welcome me after an 11:00 arrival from Belfast. The room was incredibly spacious. The best shower I've ever had outside the U.S. -- hot and with excellent water pressure. Great breakfasts as you'd expect (my personal recommendation is the French Toast with cheese and tomato). Golfers who've been to Bandon Dunes, it's like staying at The Inn, but with friendly, warm personal service. *Perfectly* positioned about a three wood and a nine-iron from the pro shop at Portstewart and only a 10-minute drive to Royal Portrush. Will DEFINITELY be back here with friends on our next trip.

Tom and Ernestine -- Kind, welcoming, accommodating, and helpful. Tom helped us book a round of…read moregolf and hire clubs at the Portstewart Golf Club, where the 2017 Irish Open was played. His son, Thomas, even took a day off work, came back from Belfast, to meet us and play golf with us! My husband and dad were thrilled! The accommodations at the Strand House are amazing. The rooms are comfortable and clean. The breakfasts are delicious and healthy. Ernestine's scones -- Oh. My. Goodness. So heavenly. The house is just far enough from the bustle of the town, and about 30 minutes from Giants Causeway and the Rope Bridge. You would be hard pressed to find better accommodations for the value. We definitely plan on going back.

The Downhill Hostel was one of our favorite places that we stayed in all of Ireland. During our 23…read moredays in Ireland and Northern Ireland, the scenery of the Downhill Hostel was certainly the best of any place we stayed. McCall and William were hospitable and gracious. We definitely recommend you stay there for more than one night. We tried to do just one night and that simply wasn't enough, so we stayed a second night. Thanks for everything! We miss the Downhill already. Coty, Jon, Heidi, and Luke Ottertail, Minnesota, USA

One of our favorite place on earth, if not the first one !…read moreWe've been there 3 times since 2000 with a growing pleasure each and every time. The people running the place are the nicest host you could imagine. The place is magnificent with a breathtaking scenery ! It's not far away from the Giant's Causeway, a mythical place and the neighbourhood is a great place for someone who loves nature and peaceful walks. It's not very far either from Donegal, thanks to a boat which will carry your car and yourself from one place (i.e. Northern ireland) to the other (Eire). We're looking forward to come back (but not too often otherwise we would end in staying there and not returning home (France it is).