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Vagabonds vs Benedicts of Belfast
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Benedicts of Belfast scores significantly better than Vagabonds. Benedicts of Belfast comes in at 82 with approval from 5 sources including Fodor's, Frommer's and The Telegraph.
Vagabonds
Independent
Lonely Planet
9 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NA, Northern Ireland
From $16 /night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Breakfast buffet
- Baggage storage
- Safe
- Board games / puzzles
Independent
"If you’re simply looking for somewhere clean, comfortable and fuss-free to lay your head, the Vagabonds Hostel is ideal...it makes for a cosy and convivial base in the city’s university quarter."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Comfy bunks, lockable luggage baskets, private shower cubicles and a relaxed atmosphere... conveniently located close to both Queen's and the city centre."
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Benedicts of Belfast
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
The Telegraph
Independent
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7-21 Bradbury Place, Shaftesbury Square, Belfast BT7 1RQ, Northern Ireland
From $89 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"If you don't feel like straying too far from your home base for some nightlife, Benedict's has a buzzing bar and restaurant serving finely done Continental food."
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Frommer's
"This is one of a new generation of ultrahip small hotels that are springing up in central Belfast. The rooms are clean and modern... and the staff is pleasant and helpful."
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Insight Guides
"Good-value boutique-style hotel with an excellent restaurant, which uses local produce. ."
The Telegraph
7.0
"With fittings salvaged from a church and hand-painted interiors, it’s like staying in the Vatican, except with good food and more than just communion wine."
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Independent
"Belfast’s "Golden Mile" may have a bit of competition from the Cathedral Quarter and Lisburn Road these days for the title of being the city’s premier nightlife strip, but Benedicts is still a stylish and somewhat eclectic bolthole for a hedonistic weekend"
