Belfast Quarters: 9th floor Gem!

Facility

No air conditiining

It is wide enough to accommodate family of 5 persons

No physical person or reception desk to deal with , but they chat quickly and respond fast online

The apartment was very spacious and the beds very comfortable.

We were a lttle confused by the instructions as to where the entrance was with the lock box. Google maps link brought us to the back of the building which was near Sandy Row (a Loyalist area and we are southern Irish). Google maps also brought us from the train station straight through the middle of this area, but there were road and pathworks so maybe this does not happen all the time. Apple maps brought us a different way back on other occasions. I would not be happy staying here though during July 12th as the bonfire is beside the apartment block. Otherwise, it was great and we would stay again.

The apartment was a good size for our family of 4 adults. The location is transitional but we felt it was still safe. We saw other families in the building too. It was a short walk to the city center to the north and Ulster Museum area to the south. We were able to walk everywhere we wanted to go in Belfast. We didn't know the national Irish festival was going to be occuring while we were in town. The apartment was not in the thick of the festival activity so it was quiet. The clothes washer was the newest appliance and worked well. Although it was not a combo washer/dryer, we appreciated the large clothes rack that was provided and we had no trouble drying our clothes either overnight or while we were out during the day.

The beds were horrible. The springs on one of the twin beds were poking the user and the mattress in the on-suite was lumpy and thin so had very little support. Our backs were sore each morning. My husband opted to sleep on the sofa the last 2 nights we were there. The kitchen was usable but not as well stocked as other places we have stayed. We did not have enough utensils for even 1 meal so had to buy some disposable forks. I alerted the property manager so hopefully they have taken care of that for future guests. The dishwasher labels for the controls were mostly rubbed off and the stove was quite old. The oven heat seal was barely hanging on. Its an older building and the floors in the common areas and elevators did not look like they are maintained often enough as they were dirty and stained.