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10 years ago
Stayed in a lot o premier inns & find them all good to stay in, Hotels handy to the town & always find them clean & tidy. like the big beds, so comfortable to lie in Like the way you can set the room temperature to your liking. read more
The Harbour
Alexandra Pier
Carrickfergus BT38 8BE
United Kingdom
028 9335 6420
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Dobbins Inn Hotel
(8 reviews)
££
Pro: the sweetest service. Somehow when we checked in and got to our room we found that the room…read morehad somehow not been cleaned. The manager was SOOOO apologetic and cleaned our place right away and left us a little gift. I wish I'd remembered her name because she was so sweet. Pro: the continental breakfast was really good and continued my daily full Irish/ulster breakfast. Con: there's some work being done outside and our view from the window was awful. Just a ton of garbage. I know they're working but they'd be good to clean what they could because there was just a bunch of trash to look at.
Dobbin's is one of the oldest and most historic buildings in Carrickfergus. It has been a hotel…read moresince the 1940's and prior to this, has been among other things, a family castle, an armoury, and even a gaol. Today, Dobbin's is a hotel, and has a popular bar and restaurant which is hugely popular with both locals and visitors to the town. The interior is decorated throughout keeping in mind the age and history of the building, and provides a comfortable and homely environment. Opening each morning from 9am, there is a fantastic range of foods available for breakfast, lunch and dinner, using fresh locally sourced produce, the menu changes regularly and is absolutely delicious. I particularly recommend their cooked breakfasts! At night, the bar is a lively spot for a few drinks, and they host various live music, karaoke and quiz nights. The staff are very friendly and the owners take a keen interest in the running of the establishment and are always available to give you any local information if needed.
Loughshore Hotel Belfast
The Hotel is now renamed the Loughshore Hotel Carrickfergus. The staff are still the same helpful…read morehappy bunch. The rooms are excellent for 3*, and the food is superb. They have renovated and added a new bar, and it's great with free live entertainment at weekends! Definitely recommend a visit.
The hotel itself is good value. Especially considering hotels seem so expensive in Belfast…read more It could have been a bad experience for me but i found that ppl were slamming doors all night and running around. Not really the best nights sleep I have ever had. The room itself was fine, nothing fantastic to write home about but had the main features we all look for, including a nice tea station. The staff however are lovely and friendly, which is always great. Overall i think you get what you pay for here.
Ballygally Castle Hotel
(18 reviews)
Most of the hotel is just a very old building right kn the water front. You do get to go into a…read moreturret up a circular staircase. There is a nice walk along the ocean. Had the foresight to book dinner reservations given there is not much around there. The dinner dishes were a bit bland. Odd that they did not have the Red Malt Vinegar. They provide distilled white vinegar for the fish and chips. Server said it was "distilled malt vinegar." Service was very good in the restaurant and hotel otherwise. There is a Game of Thrones door leading into the restaurant.
We ate in the restaurant twice (walking through the very cool door that apparently appears in Game…read moreof Thrones), and it was actually very good. We had our tour finale dinner there, which was ordered off a pre-set menu, and it was very good. The next morning, we had a traditional Irish Breakfast buffet, and it was one of the better ones we had during our 13 days in Ireland. Service was also very good for both dinner and breakfast. Not sure what restaurants are around in Ballygally, but eating at the hotel turned out to be a convenient and good option.
Kings Arms Hotel
(2 reviews)
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The King Arms Hotel was very comfortable, clean, and hospitable!…read more On our journey 2014, we had left Belfast Ireland very late in the day on a Stena Line car ferry to cross the Irish Sea heading to Scotland. By the time we had arrived at Cairnryan Port Scotland it was very dark, but we decided to start driving the 200 mile trek from Cairnryan Port on the A77 roadway to Lochness Lake located approx (200) miles away. Being so very tired, and struggling to drive any further, we began looking for places to rest on the long dark roads around Ballantrae, this is when we stumbled upon the King Arms Hotel. The King Arms staff booked us in late without any trouble, were very polite and offered us a late night dinner and drinks. We ended up playing pool in the pub area, having drinks, and speaking to the locals in the pub about the history of the area. In the morning, in the dining room area, they had a very nice breakfast prepared for us to sustain us on our journey, the atmosphere was amazingly family like. It was a very unexpected and pleasant stop on our journey into Scotland! If you walk to the west of the main parking lot, there is a small trail which will lead you through a large grassy soccer field, this trail will take you to the shore of Ballantrae Bay, the trail is approximately 700 feet in length. The view in the morning hours was amazing!!!!! Definitely Recommend!
Great food in an authentic village pub. Craft beer by Five Kingdoms. It's a community pub and hub…read morewith folk music nights, coffee, beer garden, right near the sea.
Marine Court Hotel
(13 reviews)
Have stayed here a couple of times and have always enjoyed. The rooms have always been clean, very…read morespacious and comfortable. The location is beautiful right across from Bangor Marina with parking on street in front or a small carpark behind the hotel. The breakfast is delicious. The staff are friendly and helpful and their is always someone there to help if you need anything at all. The bar and club that are attached are both very good. The club on a Saturday was full of a wide range of people. It is hen and stag friendly with DJ Danny Dee playing some old school dance with plenty of drinks offers available. The swimming pool and jacuzzi area is first class. Best way to cure a hangover...swim and a bubbling scorching jacuzzi! Fab...
Love this hotel .. I've been twice and thoroughly enjoyed myself both times!…read more Once was for my birthday and my friends and I booked the hen party package which included bed and breakfast .. Buffet dinner ... Cocktail class ... Free entry to the nightclub and use of the sauna and pool! Great wee spot - would def go again !
Bayview Hotel
(11 reviews)
Enjoy the Bayview very much been there at least five times. The location and scenery are…read moreunmatched. The quaint little pub serves a fine pint. In the morning breakfast is one of the best in the area. Thanks for the great memories
We had the BEST lunch here ! They were very accommodating with our large group. The servers were…read moredelightful. And the view... spectacular. What a gem!
Holiday Inn Express
The down stairs was very nice and I like the fact that they have a bar next to the check in area…read more Another good thing is that they are connected to a very nice sport bar with pretty good drinks. However, its time to buy a new chair for the room. The stains on that chair were pretty nasty. As an adult, I know what kind of stains they were.
Clean, convenient hotel. What you expect from a travelodge type accommodation. The only downside…read moreis the £5 per hour of in-room internet access.
Walsh's Hotel
(3 reviews)
We stayed at Walsh's hotel for two nights for our stay in the North of Ireland. It was a lovely…read morecharming hotel, wonderful staff nice bar and dining. Nice location as a base for exploring the North of Ireland.
What a pleasant surprise to find this oasis of super friendly staff who were on point for every…read morerequest from our group of high school students. The rambling hotel with never ending spaces and types of rooms were inviting and provided plenty of room. There were local activities and frankly the hotel acts like a community center. Zumba, line dancing, and a pub with a huge TV for viewing games or GoT premieres! Grocery is nearby and laundry round the corner made mid-tour replenishing easy. Thank you for making us feel welcome and well fed!
Curran Court Hotel
(5 reviews)
The Curran Court Hotel has a great family style restaurant serving hearty portions of freshly…read morecooked food. The food is comforting and just like what your mum used to make, prefect for a blustery Northern Irish night! Very accommodating and will fulfil all requests. George is a legend :)
Thoroughly impressed with our visit to the Curran Court…read more I'll be honest, I'm not exactly a regular in Larne. When I was a child we used to eat in the Curran Court a fair but, and it was my understanding it was closed. I didn't realise until recently that it had reopened in a new location, and I heard quite a number of good reports, so thought I'd give it a go. We went along for Sunday dinner as a group of four adults. The expectations that I had due to what I'd been told and had read online were certainly met and exceeded. The have a fantastic menu that gives lots of choice and something for everyone, without giving you that sinking feeling of being handed a massive menu and thinking that they may be a jack of all trades and a master of none. As it was a Sunday, we all opted for a traditional dinner, there were 2 x beef, 1 x chicken, and i had the salmon, and with this we got all the usual trimmings and fixings. The orders were taken on tablet devices (very futuristic for Larne!!) :) and the food arrived quickly and evetything was present and correct. The food itself was delicious and very fairly priced for what we had, suffice to say there was no room for pudding, although the sweet list looked very tempting. Definitely next time! Well recommended.
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Good budget hotels with a hot breakfast, clean rooms, free Wi-Fi and a friendly staff…read more There are 3 Premier Inns in Belfast - I stayed at the one on Alfred Street in the City Center. It was really nice. The other 2 Premier Inn hotels are in the Belfast Quarter and the City Cathedral Quarter.
Had dinner here when most other places in Belfast were closed. We had chicken and chorizo skewers…read moreto start. I had the beef imperial stout pie for my main course, which came with peas and chips. Always drench the chips with malt vinegar. It's so good. Service was great, and I was stuffed.
What a wonderful hotel on a great location by the coach station. Lizzie at the front desk is the…read morebest! She provided excellent service and was so helpful. What a positive attitude she has! Management, please do something nice for her as she is a rare gem!
This is a well managed, clean and well kept hotel. The staff worked hard to provide excellent…read moreservice at every turn. Meals are fresh and delicious. Great staff!
Super clean and for price you get Front desk and restaurant…read morethey were so professional and so nice But the most part is the room is so clean
Great hotel to stay. Bar is open late and the kitchen is available 24/7. Johnny handles the late…read morenight shift and provided great insight on some of the places and activities to hit while in town.
An amazing hotel with some nice little perks for staying here. I really enjoyed how everyone here…read morewas so friendly as we were able to store our luggage in the front on the day we arrived so we can explore because our room wasn't ready yet. The location is perfect and within walking distance of a nice amount of stores and places to discover. I loved that I was able to see a beautiful church from my window and being able to open it slightly to allow the nice weather in was amazing as well! The hotel offers free water bottles (two) daily and the turn down service was amazing to have when we came back in after a night out having some amazing food. The prices for the hotel were pretty decent and the amenities I got from staying here were pretty nice as well! They offer breakfast buffet but it is on the higher end so I went to explore the local areas around the hotel! The place was super clean as well and everything was kept up to date and looking fresh! A wonderful hotel and one that I will be staying at again if I ever get the chance to visit Belfast again in the future!
We recently stayed at the Fitzwilliam Hotel for 3 nights & our stay was Absolutely perfect & we…read morecouldnt have been happier. The rooms were average size but very contemporary & well laid out & the service throughout between the Concierge/Front desk/ Restaurants & cleaning staff were all extremely professional & helpful. The Fitzwilliam is centrally located close to many attractions such as 1) Opera House - next door 2) Crown Bar - 2 blocks 3) Ulster Hall - 3 blocks 4) Grand Central - 2 blocks 5) Black Taxi Tours - short drive & many, many more. We loved our stay & i want to thank the whole staff there for providing such a memorable experience for us in beautiful Belfast!
Stayed at Holiday Inn Express because it had parking and glad that we did stay here. The room was…read morevery comfortable and the staff are very friendly. I would definitely go back to this hotel. There was a buffet for breakfast and there was a great choice. The WiFi was great. The hotel is walking distance to the city centre and to the botanical gardens and the university. Would highly recommend this hotel, if staying in Belfast. I would definitely go back and stay here again
I enjoyed the breakfast buffet. It was always hot & adequately stocked…read more There is a huge dining area, which is also shared with the bar. The WiFi worked great. There is a gated parking lot. The hotel is located to many different restaurants, and it's also a quick walk to the city center. The shower drain was very slow. Even after putting in a request, it wasn't fixed during the duration of our stay. I requested extra blankets & pillows. It took the staff much too long to deliver the items. I had to go down to the front desk to request the items again. The rooms were clean & the bed was considerable. Overall, the stay was pleasant. However, the staffing needs to be held more accountable.
I've never stayed in Ramada Encore, however I have experienced their conferencing facilities as I…read moreattend a weekly Wine Appreciation Class there. I'm maybe swayed by the fact that Frank McGreevey's class is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (it's a definite 5 star +++++ kind of class!). However I'm doing this review purely based on the hotels facilities. We have a well laid out conference room each week fully equipped with wine glasses, iced water, notepads, pens, comfortable chairs, good sized tables and a screen and overhead projector so Frank can lecture us about the finer details of wine appreciation. Ramada Encore staff are always professional and welcoming, helping Frank set the projector up or getting more wine glasses or water if required. The conference room we use is bright, spacious and warm. I can't fault it in anyway. A perfect, centrally located hotel for business meetings, conferences or classes.
I attend a wine appreciation class here once a week and have found this venue to be extremely good…read more We are provided with wine glasses and water to cleanse the palate and the room is always set up when we arrive. We are not rushed out at the end of our class and they have provided us with extra facilities when requested (at a cost) great place for any conferencing events
We picked this hotel because of the location and reviews and pictures online, the location is the…read moreonly positive comment to add. Unfortunately everything else about this hotel was a total mess. Our experience started by barely being able to open our door because it was sticking so strong to the frame. The room was fairly clean, not spotless and nothing too dramatic but overall it just has a rundown feeling to it. The beds were ok and the TV worked fine but the other major downside to the hotel was their hotel restaurant. The furniture all had tears and stains, and they didn't serve what was actually on the menu. Specifically, they told us that the cocktails on the menu were not available, even though they had a fully stocked bar. We also had dinner at the hotel restaurant one night. They told us that the lasagna was not available and the "rosemary tator tots with chipotle mayo" had no rosemary whatsoever and the mayo was actually ranch dressing. They weren't able to serve water from the bar and overall it was extremely overpriced for the quality of food. We didn't even try to get breakfast or coffee at the hotel because of this negative experience. The hotel seems to have attempted a modern approach with their online self-check in and check-out options but it makes the low quality more pronounced by not having any sort of customer service experience. The staff that we did encounter were all nice and helpful, the poor experience we had was not a result of the people but rather the fact that the hotel felt rundown.
Leonardo Hotels (formerly Jurys Inn) can be found all around Europe. They're typically located in…read morepopular areas, close to sites, public transport, and city centers. They're affordable too, and that's a combination worth the extra effort to find and confirm a hotel in which you will be satisfied. Meals, however, are another story. This is the one area that could use some serious attention. Let's face it, after a day of traveling or sightseeing, sometimes you want a quick sandwich, a fast brekkie, or an early light dinner. There's nothing worse than expecting a yummy meal only to be disappointed because the food was bland and boring. Sure, it takes some effort (and dollars) to kick up the flavor factor - but the payoff could be exponentially awesome. Word of mouth and repeat customers are sure to increase sales. You likely will forget accommodations, but you won't forget a great meal, yummy sandwich, crunchy fresh salad, or a fresh baked cinnamon roll. A little effort, that's all it would take. We'd stay here again, but we'd absolutely remember to grab quick meals somewhere else.
About the only thing this hotel has going for it is the staff, common areas are run down, there are…read moreno restaurants less than 1/2 a mile away, onsite restaurant for is generally mediocre, so where do we start? Let's start in the lobby, one of the elevator has both direction lights burned out, the other always shows up no matter which direction you are going. The common area carpets are what I would call filthy, foot prints and stains all the way through the hallway on our floor, peeling wallpaper, dirty walls. Housekeep staff is nice and it may be a staffing problem but both days they come while we were in the room, one day was early and the day after we had been out and about for about 6 hours, last thing you want to do on vacation is have to leave for housekeeping after you return from a day of excursions. They have an on-site restaurant, first night I ordered a steak medium rare, it came out much closer to medium, second night we ordered a pizza and on the crispy crust scale it was a big zero, no crisp to the crust at all, basically warm bread with pizza toppings, granted we are not in Chicago or New York or even LA but come on at least make it look like you know how to make a pizza. Unless you have a meeting in this hotel, I would pick something else in the city closer to some of the many fine restaurants. Lots of dust inside table lamps, floors not vacuumed during stay No USB chargers in room make sure to bring your own Big Letdown for a Radisson Hotel
Decent place to stay. Staffs are very good and helpful . Good experience . I will definitely stay…read morehere again in future
Great hotel. Saddest pizza I ever received in my life via their room service-seriously it reminded…read moreme of public school cafeteria pizza; it was atrocious and not at all delicious. Thankfully I was refunded after speaking to the front desk staff the next day, which renewed my faith in the location. Breakfast buffet has good offerings. Located right on the Lagan River, a short walk to St. George's Market and City Hall. My preferred hotel to stay at when visiting Belfast!
Pros. Location…read moregood for walking most spots. Breakfast very solid and included with Hilton status. Concierge is helpful. Cons. Hotel is a bit dated. Room not ready at check in time. AC not working. Only one elevator working. Other. Executive Lounge is good if free through Hilton status. Not worth more than $10/night if paying. Parking validated in nearby garage for 19 pounds a night.
I'm confused! I read some of the comments in their guest book saying it was best hotel ever, so…read morenot my experience. I originally booked for a 2 bedroom apartment. When we arrived at the apartment I was a little grossed out at the elevator and hallway, but it got worse when I walked into the apartment. Huge cobweb over one of the beds. The bat h room had stains on wall, dented bathtub surround, and possibly mold around the bath/shower. I immediately started looking for other accommodations. I went to front desk who showed me two separate rooms which I didn't find much better than the apartment. The clerk was not about to lose the reservation so we ended up getting two executive rooms which were adjoining rooms. It was better than its other options there, but still had issues. Water stains on ceiling, tiles on shower stall missing, hole in bathroom wall (I stuffed it with tissue). Best if all I had numerous guests which came into my room and died. Moths were coming in from the air vent (I think). The only reason for 2 stars is the staff seemed very nice. I would not go there again. They did give me the same price for the 2 rooms which was much appreciated.
Christmas dinner was awesome. Great size. Good taste. Lots of other spuds etc brought to the table…read moreto fill up. Lots of gravy and cranberry sauce also. Staff are lovely. So helpful and friendly. Great venue. Well light and modern. Good size and temperature. Lots of places to sit and ponder. Parking is difficult to find outside. They do have a tiny car park if you are lucky to get a space.