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Botanical BackpackersvsBenedicts of Belfast
Arnie's Backpackers and Benedicts of Belfast are both endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Benedicts of Belfast scores significantly better than Arnie's Backpackers. Benedicts of Belfast has a TripExpert Score of 82 with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Insight Guides, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Botanical Backpackers
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
63 Fitzwilliam Street, Belfast BT9 6AX, Northern Ireland
From $19/night
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide "Cheerful and relaxed independent hostel with a homely atmosphere and colourful garden, near the university. Dorms £ 10-12."
Lonely Planet "This long-established old-school hostel is set in a quiet terraced house in the university area. Coal fires and a friendly crowd make it more cosy than cramped." Full review
Benedicts of Belfast
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
The Telegraph
Independent Lonely Planet Independent
7-21 Bradbury Place, Shaftesbury Square, Belfast BT7 1RQ, Northern Ireland
From $89/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
Fodor's "If you don't feel like straying too far from your home base for some nightlife, Benedict's has a buzzing bar and restaurant serving finely done Continental food." Full review
Frommer's "This is one of a new generation of ultrahip small hotels that are springing up in central Belfast. The rooms are clean and modern... and the staff is pleasant and helpful." Full review
Insight Guides "Good-value boutique-style hotel with an excellent restaurant, which uses local produce. ."
The Telegraph7.0
"With fittings salvaged from a church and hand-painted interiors, it’s like staying in the Vatican, except with good food and more than just communion wine." Full review
Independent "Belfast’s "Golden Mile" may have a bit of competition from the Cathedral Quarter and Lisburn Road these days for the title of being the city’s premier nightlife strip, but Benedicts is still a stylish and somewhat eclectic bolthole for a hedonistic weekend"
Lonely Planet "Bang in the middle of the Golden Mile, Benedicts is a modern, style-conscious hotel at the heart of South Belfast's nightlife." Full review
Independent "Stone arches, exposed bricks, immense columns and salvaged stained glass give this place a funky yet ecclesiastical look...retractable roof in the beer garden is a boon if rain makes and appearance."
