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The Ibis Hotel Belfast. Photo: Ibis Belfast City Centre Facebook.

Belfast Ibis Hotel Wins Award for Best Budget Accommodation

The Belfast Ibis City Centre Hotel, part of the worldwide economy hotel chain, was named “Best Budget Hotel in Ireland” in the Irish Hotel Awards 2021 competition for the second year in a row.

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The 3-star hotel is operated by the Andras Hotels franchise, the city’s largest hotel group.

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Photo: Ibis Belfast City Centre Facebook.

The other IBIS hotel in Belfast is located in the Queen’s Quarter section of the city.

If you’re thinking of visiting Belfast, be sure to consider the Ibis Belfast City Centre Hotel.

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One of the bedrooms at the award-winning Ibis Hotel Belfast. Photo: Ibis Belfast City Centre Facebook.

The facility has 124 rooms, some with double beds, and others with twin beds.

Prices start at around $80 per night for a couple sharing a room.

Breakfast is not included in the cost of the room.

Lunch and a la carte dinner services are available, as well as light meals throughout the night.

Nearby attractions include the following:

Titanic Belfast

One of Belfast’s most popular attractions, Titanic Belfast is part of a complex that sits on over 185 acres.

It is a 9-minute walk from the hotel to this attraction.

Titanic Belfast includes the museum itself and a mix of residential and commercial spaces.

The HBO series, Game of Thrones, was filmed in the nearby Paint Hall Studios, which is part of the complex.

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The exterior of Titanic Belfast, the city’s most popular tourist attraction. Photo: Titanic Belfast.

The Cathedral Quarter

Belfast’s old warehousing district has been transformed in recent years with the addition of some great hotels, restaurants, pubs, and a vibrant street art culture that can be found here and in other parts of the city.

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The Merchant Hotel Great Room courtesy of Tourism Northern Ireland.

The notable attractions in the Cathedral Quarter are within a 4-minute walk from the Belfast Ibis Hotel.

They include the Merchant Hotel, a historic 19th-century building that originally housed the Ulster Bank.

This 5-star hotel’s most breathtaking asset is its Great Room, featuring Ireland’s largest chandelier.

A special Afternoon Tea at the hotel is a real treat complete with finger sandwiches, scones, a delicious selection of seasonal cakes and pastries, as well as tea or coffee.

The Grand Opera House

A great example of the city’s Victorian architecture is Belfast’s Grand Opera House.

A 3-minute walk from the Belfast Ibis Hotel, this beautiful building has been lovingly restored over the years after being damaged by an IRA bomb in the early 1990s.

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The Grand Opera House in Belfast. Photo: Creative Commons.

Some of its fine interior features include carved elephant heads that frame the auditorium’s private boxes.

Operas, musicals, plays, ballets, dance, and family shows, as well as pantomimes are among the performances that visitors can expect to see in this iconic building.

Belfast City Hall

Also close to the Belfast Ibis Hotel is one of the city’s most iconic buildings. Located on Donegall Square, Belfast City Hall opened its doors in 1906.

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Belfast City Hall. Photo: Benkrut for Getty Images.

The White Linen Hall, an important international linen industry exchange, once stood where the city hall is now located.

The area is close to the city’s Linen Quarter.

Plans for city hall began in 1888 after Queen Victoria granted Belfast its city status, in recognition of its rapidly expanding industrial base.

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The elaborate dome in the Belfast City Hall. Photo: Creative Commons.

The interior of the hall has a number of notable features, including its grand entrance and grand staircase.

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