Vakantie en citytrip naar Ballymoney

De check in verliep heel plezierig. De kamer was schoon, 1 dubbel bed en 1 enkel bed. De kamer was rustig. Het zwembad en de sauna waren prima! Het ontbijt was prima georganiseerd: warme gerechten moesten besteld en koude gerechten via het buffet. Heerlijke pannenkoeken (flensjes).

Ondanks de doorgaande weg, waar we verder niet veel last van hadden, een prettig verblijf gehad. Alleen de ventilator in de badkamer deed het niet. We hebben dit gemeld maar hebben niet gemerkt dat er wat aan gedaan werd.

Pleasant greeting at reception, rooms spacious, dinner excellent, late breakfast which wasn’t up to usual standard if breakfast was earlier

Stayed 1 night in a “deluxe” room, the experience started well with the unusual arrival via a short ferry and the drive through the private island, but sadly the luxury experience ended as soon as we had parked up and headed for check-in. Little did we know that the hotel was largely booked out by a huge wedding party, to even get to reception required us to gatecrash through their “private” BBQ held on the lawn in front of hotel. We were looking forward to a quiet stay, but as we went out for evening stroll around the grounds, it became clear that every nook and cranny of the public areas both inside and out had been overtaken by the pre-wedding party. A quiet drink in the bar would have been wonderful given the setting, but the bar was standing room only, so we were left to retreat to our room. The noise from disrespectful guests treating the hotel like they were having their own house party continued until 2am. The room would best be described as “faded luxury”, but worst of all the room was immediately above the service entrance - so we had a wonderful view of a laundry store, staff taking their breaks beneath the window, and in the morning deliveries from around 8am. There was no part of this room that I would describe as “deluxe”. The breakfast buffet was ok, but certainly not worth a walk up price of €29. On check out we mentioned our disappointment by the stay, which was received with a shrug and that “we have weddings usually 3 times a week”.