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Located in South Belfast’s fashionable BT9, this family-owned and run hotel is a much-loved Belfast institution. Its location is in the centre of Queen’s University studentdom, but it’s also very much a daytime business hotel. The large over-stuffed sofas of the Arts Café are the ideal location to people-watch at any time of the day and a good range of local cuisine is served in the Piper Bistro. It is close to the Ulster Museum and 10 minutes from Belfast City Centre. Weekend nights are lively outside “The Welly” with students socialising at two adjacent bars, known colloquially as The Bot and The Egg, but families are also very much part of the Wellington Park’s clientele.
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A new city-centre hotel, located just off Great Victoria Street and within reach of all the Golden Mile entertainment. It overlooks Belfast’s historic Sandy Row area. Complimentary parking and eight meeting rooms are available, and the high-spec rooms offer good value.
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Express by Holiday Inn is popular with the budget traveller and has a number of business meeting rooms. It is situated close to the city centre and is a good value no-frills option with a spacious foyer and meeting area.
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The Culloden is a 10-minute drive from the city centre, on the City Airport side of Belfast. It was once the residence of a bishop and has the beautifully appointed gardens and stone-built elegance that one might expect from such a pedigree. Stars like its secluded grandeur and it knows how to cater for its five-star clients. It is just the place to take afternoon tea or an early evening gin and tonic on the terrace overlooking the manicured lawns, which sweep down towards Belfast Lough. It’s a favourite hangout for the Gold Coast ladies who lunch and live in the nearby mansions of North Down. The Culloden is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World group and its Helipad and Elysium Health Spa rubber stamp its celebrity status. It’s just the place for a romantic dinner or clandestine meeting, but also has an up-to-the-minute conference centre for more everyday professional encounters.
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The Europa has been the hub of Belfast life for decades, and is cosmopolitan and internationally known. It is in the heart of the Golden Mile, beside the Grand Opera House, and has a vibrant interaction with the local community. Stars from the Opera House rub shoulders with visiting big showbiz [name]s and family groups out for birthday celebrations, while local and national politicians hold off-the-record briefings with journalists. The grand dame of local hotel life, the Europa can deal with most eventualities and still hosts glamorous black-tie media and charity functions most weekends. Public areas are spacious and the first-floor piano bar overlooks the bustling Great Victoria Street shopping and social area and serves a mean late afternoon post-shopping or after-work cocktail.
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