Paddy's Palace BelfastvsBenedicts of Belfast
Both Paddy's Palace Belfast and Benedicts of Belfast are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Benedicts of Belfast scores significantly better than Paddy's Palace Belfast. Benedicts of Belfast scores 77 with recommendations from 4 sources including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.
Paddy's Palace Belfast
68 Lisburn Road, University district, Belfast, Northern Ireland
From $17/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Free Parking
- Breakfast included
Lonely Planet
"Paddy's is beginning to show its age – it could do with a deep clean – but is still good value with friendly staff who are happy to point you to the best local pubs."
Benedicts of Belfast
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 Telegraph
7.0
"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."