Although the Bass Buildings has been in the news in recent weeks for all the wrong reasons (being…read morehome to a multi-national , multi-gender prostitute ring....) it's one of the better city centre flat complexes. I viewed a couple of properties here a year or two ago before we settled elsewhere and the place is nice. Accessed by a secure key-pad and access to floors by lift it also features underground parking. Nice rooms - well fitted and spacious however I would say that many of the places that face internally have very little natural light which is a little bit depressing. I have also heard that as far as buying the apartments have a habit of having lots of nasty damp around so if you are buying getting a qualified surveyor to check it out for you.

Had a great stay in the lobby, couch could be updated. Loved the lift. Great place to stay if you…read moreend up too drunk and need a wee lie down.

I've been living in this fine establishment for the last year or so and I can say it's been the…read morebest living experience I've had in Belfast. The Lucas Building is based on an existing red-bricked building which was renovated into apartments a few years back. It mostly comprises of one and two bed apartments of varying size, of which approximately half of which have an allocated car park space (as I do) The building is bright, airy and modern inside. It has an open core in the middle of the building, akin to something you'd find on a Spanish beach holiday. it's managed by Black Dog property management who specialise in block management. They are always on the ball and Jeff who runs the company is more than helpful regarding any problems. Certainly one of the best locations in the city. A five minute walk to the city centre, ten minutes or so from Queens University.

I'm still thinking of a move here down the line at some point when the 'right' place pops it's head…read moreup. I've been on the hunt for a slightly larger city centre apartment for myself and my girlfriend, currently living a fantastic building on Ormeau Avenue and it's hard to beat for the comfort, quality and more importantly the location. The Custom House apartments have always drawn my attention, after a viewing about a year ago I was overwhelmed by the level of detail and quality of the fixtures and fittings inside. The price of course is the main stumbling block. I'm in the market for a two bed, spacious and well fitted. Prices here start at around 600 for a box of a small one bed and at least 700 for a half decent sized two bed. It's still on the cards though - we'll see how work goes in the coming months. You just never know.

What a miserable experience and mediocre web site. There is neither Guest Services or Guest…read moreRelations at Premier Inn. I made a mistake on an online booking and booked right dates in the wrong month. Could not be fixed from the web site. Called immediately. Guest Services were closed at 5:30 pm. Called the next day, waited 45 minutes on hold, talked to Ann. Told I had to talk to Guest Relations but they were closed. The next day, waited 35 minutes on hold, got Guest Services who put me on hold for 25 minutes, to put me through to Guest Relations. Told that nothing could be done until it became a "Past Booking". The day it became a "Past Booking" I called, and was on hold for 40 minutes, spoke with Robert who said: "you can not receive a refund, nothing can be done". Spoke to Mega, one of the managers who said: "the terms of our online agreement do not allow us to refund you. Asked to speak to her manager. Said her manager was "Ellen but she's not really my manager, she just sort of oversees what I do. She's not available to speak to you." I spent almost as much, on long distance hold, US to Ireland, than the reservation cost. I travel for my living. Have never had worse customer service.

After our Belfast Black Taxi tour, our driver dropped us off in the quarter and so we had around a…read more15 min walk around, before it was back on the bus and heading to Giants Causeway. This Quarter consist of 1) the Titanic museum, which is probably the main attraction and gives the area its name 2) Film Studios - where Game of Thrones is filmed. On the tour bus, when we went past the studio, our guide pointed out the castle turrets, so I got to see a bit of King's Landing set 3) an Arena - our Belfast Black Cab Tour guide talked about how the Arena hosts a lot of musical acts and also is the home to a local ice-hockey team. The ice-hockey team was a way to reconcile Northern Ireland Protestants and Catholics via sport, but it's mostly American, Canadian & Russian players on the team. He also mentioned how when a name was being chosen for the team, there was a lot of suggestions for them to be called the Belfast Bombers!! (That Northern Ireland ironic wit slays me!!!) note - the teams official name was ultimately chosen to be Belfast Giants after Finn McCool 4) historic maritime landmarks like the only other surviving ship built by the same company that built the Titanic 5) my fave landmark in this area however are the Harland and Wolff shipyard's giant yellow cranes! The local name for these is Samson & Goliath. Also the H & W symbols on them, the locals would say those stood for Hate & War in the pre-troubles area. Now they are called Hope & (I cant remember with the W stood for, but again just another great example of the ironic local sense of humor) One tip - if u need loo facilities while visiting the area, the Bathrooms are on the lower level of the Titanic Museum! Yelp 133 / 2019

This was the city centre letting agents I used to find my current city centre apartment and the…read moreprocess was fairly straight-forward. I, as many have done used Propertynews.com to wade through the endless amounts of city centre boudoirs on offer. Many were located in the north side of the city while less were on the south side. I stumbled upon my Lucas Building property and booked a viewing. The agent, Stephen showed up and gave us the tour. The images on the website really didn't do it justice, when you saw the place with your own eyes it really shone. The paperwork was simple and easy to handle. Since signing the contract any issues we have had have been quickly and smoothly dealt with (excluding one instance where I needed a form signed) Certainly one of the most professional and reliable letting agents int he city centre with lots of properties on offer.

They are slum lords. Would not repair black mold correctly. And kicked me out. For calling them…read moreout on their rental that needs many repairs. They also don't do background checks, And had issues with the losers they lease to. I unfortunately stayed 2 yrs. And it cost me alot in furniture and Auto body repairs. And the headache dealing with this rental company.

do not have any dealing with this so called company. check companies house & gov,uk for a list of…read moretheir of their dealings. sale of a house fell through at the last hurdle for both the seller & the buyer because this so called company had been dissolved and their insurances were not valid. do not use. do not phone as no no one answers the phone.please look elsewhere for a reputable property mngt company rather than these jokers.

Decorating an apartment is easy, right? Wrong? It's a minefield! We have plain white walls in a few…read moreof the rooms, so pretty much a blank canvas. You'd think this would make it straight forward to choose paint and wallpaper but it really doesn't. It makes it more confusing, like where do you start? So, that's where Noblett's come in! I had never heard of the place before but apparently it's pretty notorious and is the go to place for wallpaper and paint. On a trip in to town on Saturday we decided to pop in here to have a gander at some stuff. There's roll upon roll of wallpaper over two floors so after about 10 minutes each roll becomes the same pattern and if you stare at them too long you start seeing other things, kinda like Magic Eyes. The choice is endless, so my recommendation (now that I'm an expert) is to go in to Noblett's with a clear idea of what you want. The store is conveniently separated in to different rooms. They do give out samples but you have to ask the staff to cut the sample off the rolls - they seem pretty strict on this as there's signs everywhere. The staff themselves are really helpful. The store is well staffed and there will generally be a member of staff within shouting distance. All in all a really good store - it's nice and personal and still has that family business feel to it.

Nice selection of paint & wall paper but customers be warned , once you had over your money in this…read moreshop you have NO CHANCE of a refund . If your unsure of how many rolls of wall paper to buy and take an extra then realise its not needed then don't expect a refund . Credit note is the best you will get from them so beware