Cathedral Quarter Hotel with Pool hotels in Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Merchant was everything we hoped from a 5star hotel. We had a Victorian room which was spacious, clean and had a great bathroom. The staff were all exceptional in their welcome, nothing was too much trouble and they had knowledge of the city which they shared easily in a friendly manner. The quality of food was very good across breakfast, afternoon tea, lunch in the Cloth Ear and evening meal in Berts Jazz bar. We will stay here again

The hotel is wonderfully situated for central Belfast - close to lots of excellent restaurants and St. George's Market and places of interest. The staff were charming, faultless and efficient. The breakfasts were excellent and extremely well priced. The room was small, very hot (though a fan was provided when I mentioned this) but it was sparse and lacking in the amenities that one has come to expect in a hotel of this calibre. No safe, tiny bathroom with minimum bathroom products. Good for single business people on 2 night stay but not really comfortable for a couple on a longer stay. Also sadly disturbed on the Saturday night of our stay by drunken and disorderly guests staying on our floor resulting in police being called. Of course this was not the fault of the hotel and the staff dealt with it as best they could, but it didn't enhance our stay! Would I choose to stay there again? No.

Plain, clean and comfortable. It is easier to get some peace with self-catering and without hotel facilities