Culloden Estate & Spa

“Very enjoyable stay .”

Stayed here for a second time this year . Couldn’t fault it with the service and luxury surrounds . Had dinner in Vespers restaurant and was excellent . Beautiful room overlooking Belfast Lough . Overall a really enjoyable treat .

“A lot of charm”

This is a hotel with a lot of charm. It is a beautiful historic building which has been augmented by a more modern but well integrated extension and is located on beautiful grounds between Belfast city airport and Bangor. It feels like a peaceful retreat, yet is only located about 10-15 minutes f… more

This is a hotel with a lot of charm. It is a beautiful historic building which has been augmented by a more modern but well integrated extension and is located on beautiful grounds between Belfast city airport and Bangor. It feels like a peaceful retreat, yet is only located about 10-15 minutes from the airport by car, has a train station right on its own ground going to the airport (short walk from the airport train station to the terminal) and Belfast city centre, as well as a bus stop to the centre just across from the hotel too (trains are twice an our, bus is only once an hour but has more central stops) I stayed for one night only in a deluxe room. Those are well decorated and reasonably spacious rooms in the extension overlooking the gardens (though set up of the building means you can sometimes feel a little exposed to people walking in the gardens). It has a comfortable bed, bathroom with tub and separate shower and feels elegant, comfortable and luxurious in a country house sort of way. The rooms located in the historic buildings (and those with a view of the Lough) are more expensive. Common areas are pretty. They include a main restaurant, comfy bar and reading room, a separate gastro pub on the other side of the garden, and an extensive gym, pool and spa including hammam, sauna with a view, and jacuzzi. I enjoyed the hotel a lot. My only slight disappointment was that my dinner in the bar (restaurant was closed as was the gastropub due to a function) was somewhat disappointing (maybe I should have taken their weekly special or fish of the day, but I was tempted by their pepper steak which proved mediocre - overcooked, sauce uninteresting). By contrast, breakfast was excellent - the buffet is relatively small but good and complemented by a la carte hot dishes. I got a beautiful egg benedict, excellent porridge with optional drop of Irish whisky, half grapefruit, etc. I really liked the spa too despite it being quite busy (lots of external users especially in the morning and evening including lessons in the pool which makes it a bit hard to use the pool. The grounds are lovely to walk in too and include some contemporary sculptures. On my visit, most other guests were Americans and typically from older age groups but this might have to do with the fact that this was neither holiday nor weekend. Overall, I warmly recommend the place.

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“A gifted stay at the Culloden.”

We were gifted our overnight bed breakfast and evening meal. The hotel is situated overlooking Belfast Lough which we could view from the Ava Suite. The room was clean and with a huge bed. There is no fridge in the room. We both felt far too warm and was unable to adjust air conditioning. The eveni… more

We were gifted our overnight bed breakfast and evening meal. The hotel is situated overlooking Belfast Lough which we could view from the Ava Suite. The room was clean and with a huge bed. There is no fridge in the room. We both felt far too warm and was unable to adjust air conditioning. The evening meal at the Cultra was lovely we would recommend the setting evening if passing by, you don't need to stay to avail of the pub restaurant setting. I would recommend but I dont think I would pay the price myself but so thankful of the gift by B-POSITIVE charity.

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