Hotels in Belfast with Swimming Pools

We had a pleasant overnight stay at the Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast. Check was smooth and we had access to our room before the check in time. Had a drink in the bar then out into Belfast for dinner and a concert. We got back to the room and ordered room service; this was the only disappointment during our stay. They menu was extremely limited; we ordered the pizza which poor, visually and taste wise. We ordered breakfast to the room the following morning. It was excellent.

On arrival we were impressed by the decor. Staff at reception very nice. Room nice and modern. Was very disappointed with our lunch experience in the bar however. The chicken sandwich was in dry bread, with butter Mayo and chicken only. No garnish, no lettuce even in sandwich. Not what you’d expect from a 4* hotel! The next let down was the milk for my coffee which I had to order at the bar as no one came to check on us or clear dishes for some time. The milk was delivered in a cup because there were no milk jugs, in a 4* hotel! The staff were under pressure and were getting grief from one family waiting on their food so I didn’t add to the staffs stress. Pool is great but tiles are slippy and it’s on the cool side.

My husband and I really enjoyed our stay in the Culloden. Every member of staff was so friendly, helpful and warm. A special shout out to the lovely gentleman leading breakfast service who is excellent at his job. It was a nice touch that he came to speak to us and other guests when the service was easing off. We enjoyed chatting to him. Most of the food we had was absolutely delicious and the breakfast in particular is probably the best hotel breakfast we’ve had. We had a really lovely lunch when we arrived and everything was very, very tasty apart from the egg sandwich which I think the kitchen maybe forgot to season, it was pretty bland. We had dinner in the Cultra Inn. Once again, nearly everything was delicious apart from my husband’s burger bun which was mostly black/burnt from being over toasted. Service was unfortunately a bit slow, young staff so lovely but one or two need a shake to not let the ball drop and keep on top of everything. Our bedroom was absolutely beautiful; very comfortable and spotlessly clean apart from a few short black hairs on a towel and a pillowcase. It was a pleasant surprise to come back and see the beds turned down and water on each beside table. We really enjoyed our time near the fire, reading our books and drinking cocktails which were all first class. Having said this, despite the fire, we both found it a little cold and it was disappointing that the fire was allowed to go out and wasn’t topped up. We would love to give the hotel 5/5 but considering the price of the stay, the little things we mentioned held us back on this. To make it value for money, everything would need to be pretty perfect.