Antrim

This multi-award-winning hotel is replete with turf fires and gaslights, boasts an extensive range of intriguing bedrooms, an atmospheric restaurant, a turf-fired old kitchen and a grand Victorian bar.

Belfast is a flourishing culinary city with stacks of gastronomic delights created by a host of talented young chefs and critically acclaimed restaurateurs.  Check out Belfast’s only Michelin-starred restaurant Restaurant Michael Deane; the more informal Deane’s Brasserie; and Paul Rankin’s award-winning Cayenne.

Malmaison was voted Condé Nast Hot New Hotel 2005, and is predictably luxurious and decadent with all the modern comforts you could possible hope for. Inspired by oriental opulence, Ten Square is innovative and stylish with low-level beds, warm rich furnishings and an utterly chic atmosphere.