Grand Central

Belfast


There are impressive views from the upper floors of this vast, 23-storey hotel – the most expensive hotel to be built in Northern Ireland – which opened in 2018. The 300 rooms are well-equipped and neutrally decorated, with floor-to-ceiling windows.

On the top floor, the Observatory bar is open to nonguests, but dress smartly and bring a fat wallet: a pint of the hotel's exclusive Observatory Pale Ale (brewed at County Down's Whitewater Brewery) will set you back £8.


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