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Reviews of Standing Stones Lodge

3.5 out of 5
Standing Stones Lodge
16 Divis Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Kaitlyn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at Standing Stones was very relaxing. Although perched on the side of Divis mountain, it is not far to Belfast city centre. The room was warm, comfortable and clean. only thing we missed was a bar fridge to keep drinks cool which doesn't seem to be a thing in Irish hotels. The only real issue we found, and this may be the fault of the Expedia listing and not the property, we were not aware that the restaurant was not open on Sunday to Wednesday evenings unless you want to order pizza which was a bit of a letdown after a long day travelling by ferry from Scotland as we didn't wish to get back in the car to get something to eat. That being said the pizza made for us on our arrival night was delicious and went down well with a glass Guinness and a cocktail for dessert :) On our second day there was an issue with kitchen staff, so breakfast was only cereal, toast and tea/coffee, not a big issue for us as this is what we normally have anyway. Plus we were given both this and breakfast the following day for free to make up for the inconvenience. Exploring Divis and Black mountains from the property if that is your interest is easy as the starting point for the walking trails are only 5 minutes' walk down the road. Being up the mountain, the view was incredible the day that the weather was clear.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property. Everything was great even the food at the restaurant was amazing. The only thing was that the bed was a Double and they don’t have Queens beds. So it’s very small for a husband and wife. If you are very small people this would be okay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant stay , staff very friendly and welcoming and helpful. Food was excellent 👌 and I would definitely come back again ❤️
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the lodge, outside of the city, was beautiful and serene. It was quick and easy to descend into Belfast, or to head north to Derry. The parking was close to the room, and the room was well lit, clean, and warm. The on-site restaurant is the highest in Northern Ireland. Overall, highly recommended, and I will rebook when I visit Belfast in the future.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful part of the world. Accommodation was as expected. Restaurant was good and well priced. Only minor issue was advertised hot tubs online and in person, staff informed us we were not staying in a room with hot tub access
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamiemac, Belfast, newtonabbey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was lovely really clean and peaceful deggo be back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Justin on 3 Aug 2020
Loved to hear this, Jamiemac! It would be great if you could spread the word amongst your circle. Have a pleasant day ahead :) Regards, Justin

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick trip
Lovely spot for a quick get away. 10 mins drive from the city. Some excellent views from around the mountains. We booked here to vist parents who are sheilding. Room wasn't cleaned when we left on the 1st morning but assume this was a contact thing due to covid. Breakfast wasnt offered as is normally a buffet style but maybe could of offered a sit down simple menu could of taken it's place?. Rooms are really well insulated so are warm but was a little too good as had to get up in middle of the night to stand outside to cool down. Maybe a fan could be supplied in the room? All in all we really enjoyed the stay. The food is lovely here and recommend, room is spacious, bed is comfortable and shower is amazing. If you are going to Belfast for a quick stay you couldn't ask for better or if you are in belfast and want a night away from the kids this is the place for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Chris on 14 Jul 2020
Thank you so much for the positive rating, Joseph! Thank you for sharing this with us, we have duly noted your feedback and we will strive for a better experience in the future. Regards, Chris

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good. Very welcoming and great communication before arrival
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from John on 13 Jul 2020
Thank you for the pleasing feedback, Dave! We will put in our continuous efforts to provide consistent service every time. Regards, John!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely smashing place great views handy to city centre and food was great only thing I would recommend bring a wind breaker she blows up there top off the mountain so would expect that overall very good 5stars
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Chris on 7 Jul 2020
Hi, Michael! We appreciate your valuable feedback. Looking forward to hosting you soon with a superb experience. Regards, Chris

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Ammy on 16 Mar 2020
Hi Carl, Thanks for appreciating our efforts by rating us positively. Looking forward to hosting you soon with a pleasant experience. Regards, Ammy

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Ammy on 15 Mar 2020
We are grateful that you took time out to rate us highly, Michael! We feel blessed to have your love and support. Regards, Oliver

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Ammy on 23 Feb 2020
Thank you for your appreciation. We hope to give you a consistent service every time. Regards, Ammy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel - Would definitely stay again
Lovely Hotel. Great Staff. Lovely location.Clean, tidy and would definitely book again if I am in the area.Only down side was breakfast was £11.00 pp, and I thought this was a little steep.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Ammy on 23 Feb 2020
Delighted to know that you loved our service. Have a pleasant day ahead :) Regards, Ammy.

8/10 Good

Bob

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from standing stones on 25 Nov 2019
Thank you very much for your positive review we look forward to seeing you in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff and owner are very friendly and professional. Very fresh and clean property. Secluded but not a stones throw from civilisation. Great views and walks looking out over Belfast and Antrim. Alot of history in these hills. We will be back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 9 Sept 2019
Hi there, Thank you for your review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us and we look forward to seeing you again. Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Standing Stones is out of Belfast 10-15 minutes on top of a moor. It’s clean bright rooms are warm and comfortable. Staff are friendly and helpful. It’s a quiet spot with good food for the evening meal and fantastic views at sunrise and sunset. One minor criticism is that breakfast doesn’t get served until 8:15 to 8:30 am which isn’t ideal for the business traveler, but if you are here to relax so be it. Also continental breakfast could have a bit more of a “whole foods” feel! Nonetheless it’s an excellent find and very good value. I thoroughly recommend it.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 9 Sept 2019
Hi there, Thank you for your review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to seeing you again. Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Very well situated for Belfast and surroundings. Easy to get to from anywhere.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 18 Aug 2019
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your kind words and we hope to see you again! Kind Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hosts, beautiful surroundings
It is remote (nothing around, 15 minutes from town) and simple (the “lodge” rooms are akin to a motel with doors and windows opening on a central yard, not views of the natural surroundings), but it was all well kept and clean. And the proprietors could not be more lovely and generous. It was definitely worth the price and we would stay here again for a quiet place a bit away from the action. We did not eat at the restaurant but it seemed lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 26 Jul 2019
Hello there, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and we are very glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again :) Kind Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Dick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely over night stop
I arrived late on Thursday night and was made to feel very welcome, during checkin and at dinner. The lodge was very comfortable and well laid out. Food and beer was very good and very reasonably priced. Views are stunning Couple of slight issues is that the taxi drivers in Belfast were not really aware of the hotel as it is reasonably new and there is a window in the door that has no curtain and at this time of year lets in a lot of light very early in the morning. Will definitely come again if in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 26 Jul 2019
Hello there, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and we are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to seeing you again! :) Kind Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in a very nice setting, nice rooms and excellent food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 26 Jul 2019
Hi there, Thank you for your review. We're thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again! :) Kind Regards, Standing Stones Lodge

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
The property fid not supply what was advertised fir the price, no breakfast included as per advertised
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Standing Stones Lodge on 29 Jun 2019
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I have looked into your booking and unfortunately you had booked a room only rate hence why no breakfast was included. Apologies for the misunderstanding. I have had a chat with the receptionist who checked you in and she did mention that she offered breakfast to you but you declined and told her that breakfast was included, whilst you waited to check in she did look into your booking via expedia and seen that it was a room only rate and she explained that to you. We are very sorry that you feel the information was not provided correctly and we will look into that further for the future. All the best

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Cheshta on 28 Aug 2020
Glad to see that you have rated us positively. Do give us more chances to delight you in the future. Regards, Jacob