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Europa Hotel
28/8/2010
The Europa is Belfast best known hotel and also the one Hillary Clinton chose to stay in when she visited Belfast last year. Apparently she booked the entire top floor and brought her own linen.
The hotel is luxurious and lives up to it star rating with 272 top class rooms.
I've drank in the piano bar upstairs before whilst waiting for a bus and the bar was very nice and luxurious. I sank down into the deep sofa. The bar also has great views of Belfast. The staff were very conscientious and very helpful.
Of course it has the infamous tag of being the 'most bombed hotel in Europe', but don't let that put you off.
Europa Hotel
29/8/2010
I gotta say, I'm less than impressed. In fact, seriously underwhelmed might be a better statement.
It's a lovely hotel, visually, and the interior hallways and fittings are warm and inviting, which is about all I can give it stars for. The bed was very nice; and the shower, with its plate-sized shower head and awesome pressure/heat was brilliant.
Service was lackluster, in that "You're not important enough for me to really bother about...but you might be somebody's relative so I'll give you the minimum" way. We called the desk with a problem with our TV and nobody ever came to fix it. Food was OMG boring and insipid, if nicely presented. Coffee at breakfast was horrid.
The room was tiny, but navigable, but the bathroom was just too cramped.. There was barely enough room to put Herself's makeup bag and my shaving kit on the counter area, and no place to put fresh clothes/jammies out except on the toilet seat. No hooks, shelves, bars or other.
AND...speaking of toilets...I'm not sure whose bright idea it was to 1)have translucent bathroom door that 2) doesn't close which 3) meant that all toilet activities were both clearly audible and somewhat visible to anybody in the bed area of the small room. One of the secrets of a happy marriage is keeping SOME stuff to yourself...very difficult to do in that environment...
Lastly, the main doors to the rooms weigh about 100lbs each and have no hydraulic closure, so all night long our room literally echoed with the enormous bangs of doors that were left to close on their own. It was so bad that I nearly jumped out of my skin when I forgot and let my own door slam behind me, it was that loud.
Bottom line: I don't care who stayed there, or why it was cool back in the day...I care about substance over style...
Listed in: Sleeping in Ireland
Europa Hotel
28/6/2010
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The Europa is well-known not just in Belfast but throughout the world as 'the most bombed hotel' in Europe... hmm... a questionable tag yes but most of that tag was earned many years ago so dont worry too much.
The hotel in itself is one of the top 3 or 4 in the city. My parents stayed in here (i have a house) but i did meet them for a drink or five in the hotel bar. Very very clean and friendly hotel. The staff are very nice and smile even though you know hotel work must be a pain.
The hotel is located in the heart of Belfast and stuck onto the bus station so even the most inept tourist will not get lost.
Definately recommended
Europa Hotel
20/6/2010
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This is, and has been for many years now, Belfast's number one hotel. It is owned by the Hastings Hotels group who own several of Northern Ireland's premier Hotels. The Europa has the proud distinction of being the most bombed hotel in Europe but those days are now thankfully behind us.
It has well over two hundred rooms along with several large function rooms used for weddings etc. It is located in an area hiving with activity with the Grand Opera House being right next door and several great bars and restaurants within walking distance. Both upstairs and downstairs bars in the hotel are very comfortable and a nice place to have a quiet drink but it can be pricy.
Europa Hotel
3/6/2010
Very nice hotel. If you get the king-size bed room, you'll be pretty happy. Comfortable beds, clean rooms, nice accommodations. being right across the street from the Crown Bar, and two other Pubs is very nice if you going for a good time.
It's also in walking distance from a fun night Club, I think was called Vaudeville. As a bonus, the bar stays open for guests past normal closing time... waaaay past closing time :-)
Europa Hotel
7/7/2010
The word 'boring' springs to mind here. The Europa tends to be a hangout for Z List Celebrities who think people actually recognise them. The service is rubbish and overall it's frankly boring. I was in the second floor bar for a few drinks last night and it took 20 minutes to be served a bottle of coke even though there were only 4 of us at the bar. Maybe it's all the airhead Z listers bringing the place down, but it really doesn't seem to have any liveliness to it. I think the most exciting thing that's ever happened to it was probably when it got bombed during The Troubles. Speaking of which, time for a demolition boys; the place is falling apart.
Europa Hotel
20/11/2009
When I go on a relaxing holiday, I always like to research the best places or areas of town to stay in. Somewhere close to the hustle and bustle, easy access to places to go out in and see the sights. When making my decision on Belfast, there were several good options. That was until I found out about the Europa Hotel.
Not only is this hotel very nice inside, the rooms are good size, very comfortable beds, nice flat screen TV's, good sized showers, competent and friendly staff, they also have a great piano bar that stays open till well after most pubs in the area close.
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that this is the most bombed hotel IN THE WORLD?!!! Some may say, no thank you. I say, bring it on biatches. Granted those days are long gone, but it definitely adds to the allure of this hotel. Definitely one of the nicer ones in the area. It is in great proximity to the City Centre and there are several great pubs across the street (Robinson's Bars and the Crown Bar Liquor Saloon).
Listed in: Bel-slow? No. BELFAST!
Europa Hotel
17/3/2010
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Very nice hotel, great location next to Opera house and Bus station. The rooms are small but very well appointed. The bed was THE most comfy hotel bed I have ever slept on, the pillow top was a nice touch. Staff was gracious, (although the front desk attendant insisted on a print out of my email booking confirmation, even though I had the confirmation number. He said he could not honor my reservation without it. Hello I am traveling I do not have access to a printer! Luckily the concierge has net access and let me print a copy) and the huge can style shower head kicked ass. There were also no car bombs during our stay, so that was a plus.
Europa Hotel
8/1/2009
Service was complete shite. Waited for 10 minutes for a hostess to help us at lunch when the place was completely empty. When she got to us, she had no interest in bringing us menus or water or napkins. She was more engaged with talking to one of the hotel employees. When we finally received our food, which was cold and had obviously been sitting out for a while, our orders were almost completely wrong, but we weren't ready to send anything back, for fear of what might return. Maybe we just came in on a bad day, or maybe she was out at the pub too late the night before. Either way, shape up guys! I know a lot of people that would love to enjoy a nice meal in this incredibly famous building.
