The 1852 Hotel

"Room is very spacious and clean. The beds are extremely comfortable. Bathroom large and clean. It is in a student area, so wear ear plugs or noise cancelling headphones if you want to go to sleep early."

"After previously booking a b&b elsewhere and it being a disaster, I found this hotel and it was at a very reasonable price. The room was gorgeous, and I loved the little people watching bay. It's a self check in service, but they give you a free beer for it, happy days! The service behind the bar was brilliant too. I will definitely be back when I next come to Belfast! Thank you!"

"Quite central which is the plus point of this hotel. I never quite find the free street parking that was mentioned in the blurb, however while the FAQ says that it's not the quiet spa retreat, I didn't expect how loud the hotel was. When we stayed, only one of the two bars was open, but that had piped music to the outside seating, and the bar shut at 1am, so even though we were on the top floor, you could hear music constantly. So if you want perfect silence then don't bother. To me it was OK because I take earplugs with me whenever I go to a hotel."

"The two stars are only for the room itself which was nice a big with two double beds and clean. After that I will never stay again. There was loud music until the early hours of the morning and at some point the bottle trucks came to empty all the bins at a crazy hour! There seemed to be cleaners in the hotel from 7.30 am and the noise was ridiculous. Banging on the floors and dragging furniture not a care given to residents still in the hotel. The floors were paper thin as the vibration of cleaning staff was enough to disturb even the heaviest of sleepers! All in all not a pleasant stay."

"Hotel has self check in which is fine, any problems the bar staff are very helpful. Town center is a 15 minute walk though bus stops are plentiful on the main road which is a nice mix of shops and restaurants. Our room was a very good size, clean, top floor but no lift, no big deal, but the major negative issue is the noise. I appreciate the rooms are above a bar, you expect some noise, especially say a Saturday night, but all day Sunday? I'm sure the music was louder in our room than on street level, is there really a need for a speaker inside the entrance to the rooms? Thankfully the music dies down relatively early but it was OTT and did put a major negative on the overall experience which is a pity."