Best Hotels near Carrickfergus Mill Ponds, Carrickfergus

I just spent two nights at ETAP Belfast and I can’t say anything bad about it! Though the rooms are small, it’s fair for the price! What is the best in this hotel is the staff! Always cheerful and keen to help, really professional! Especially Nathan, the receptionist that was working when I arrived! So polite and always making small talk which is very good and makes us feel comfortable. He is the cherry on top of the cake, if there’s any chance make sure he knows about it! He made my 3 day holiday worth it. Thank you Nathan 😍

We just keep returning to the Europa, we had a lovely stay as always, had lunch in the bar. lovely friendly staff and the jazz band happened to be playing which was great, dinner in the restaurant was lovely as always and again wonderful staff, it was lovely to see Stephen again he really runs the restaurant to perfection, and we met the lovely Patricia in the restaurant she went out of her way to help my mother what an absolute great asset so kind friendly and fun to chat to she send us off on our journey when leaving with coffee and muffins very thoughtful, and to see Andrew back at the Europa really was lovely he was well missed by us guests another wonderful asset to the Europa. The rooms have all been done up really nicely updated, what can I say between the lovely hotel and fabulous staff we just keep coming back. Home from home.

A very well-located hotel. The lobby also looks quite nice! Check-in was smooth. The room was spacious; since we booked a family room, there was also a sofa. Overall, we were very satisfied with the room. However, it's worth mentioning that the sink in the bathroom was clogged, which made it impossible to use, and it was also leaking. The soundproofing was not good; we could hear people talking in the next room. There were a lot of people checking out in the morning. I hope there can be improvements!

I was in the hotel last month with my boyfriend. We had best time of our lifes. The location of hotel is really nice. View from our room was stunning, we could watch the beautiful Belfast at night! Also…… Observatory! We had the best drinks, served by such amazing people. They create perfect team, with such amazing atmosphere. We are going to come back every year, just to taste those drinks, and watch the amazing view. Observatory is the heart of this hotel! X

Hotel was nice and clean. A little on the expensive side for drinks. Breakfast was average and a expensive for the quality. The hotel restaurant ( la scala) was a whole different level. Food was amazing. Especially the lamb shank. My wife had the chicken which was done to perfection. If you are going for a quiet trip then this hotel might be for you. If you are going as part of a trip to Belfast City then it's very far out from the city. About 20 pounds in each direction.

What can I say, it is an amazing place to stay, the building itself is stunning. The hotel rooms spotless with a very modern bathroom with free standing bath and separate walk in shower. The staff couldn’t do enough for us, as my husband was on crutches and it was a walk down a hill to one of restaurants, they arranged for the staff bus to drop us off and collect us. The restaurant inside the hotel was gorgeous again with very attentive staff and superb food. Well worthy of its 5* status. A shout out to Jonathan the concierge who did his upmost to make sure we had everything we needed.

We stayed here for the weekend of our wedding anniversary and it was a lovely hotel. From the minute we set foot at reception, we found the staff to be efficient and friendly. The hotel has a nice bar area too and its about a 2 minute walk from all the attractions of the cathedral quarter. The standard room was great. It was Clean, modern and quiet. All the usual hotel things like tv, en-suite (which again was clean and the shower was great). Our room was at the back of the hotel and while not a fantastic view, it was nice to see the H&W cranes in the distance and despite a busy road outside and a railway line, the noise was minimal. Breakfast was nice although the only option for the eggs were scrambled, however im sure if I'd asked they'd have done me a poached or fried egg. Its a buffet style breakfast and if I have only one criticism, its that it wasnt topped up as well as it could be. The staples like bacon etc were topped up, but pastries and the continental selection were kind of sp**** and not topped up each morning we were there. That aside, there was plenty to eat and drink and a nice touch is the takeout cups. It meant I could take a coffee on my travels which is great and saves a few quid from the coffee shops etc. I look forward to returning to the Ramada again as it was a lovely experience. Thank you also for the voucher for a glass of wine free for my wife and I because it was our anniversary. That was a lovely touch.