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Tara Lodge vs The 1852 Hotel

Tara Lodge and The Crescent Townhouse are both rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Tara Lodge ranks slightly higher than The Crescent Townhouse. Tara Lodge ranks #5 in Belfast with approval from 4 reviewers including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Oyster.

Tara Lodge
Tara Lodge
8 / 10
36 Cromwell Road, Botanic Ave, Belfast BT7 1JW, Northern Ireland
From $122 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Free Parking
  • Dry Cleaning
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Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 34-room Tara Lodge is a modern, friendly boutique in a leafy residential area of Belfast within walking distance of the city center." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Handy location, good value, friendly and helpful staff, monster breakfasts, free Wi-Fi, off-street parking and nicer rooms and bathrooms than many hotels at twice the price." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"When Tara Lodge opened a dozen years ago, it was part of a wave of modern, inexpensive, boutique-style hotels in Belfast, a city where good budget accommodations were scarce" Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This guesthouse feels more like a boutique hotel with its clean-cut, minimalist decor, friendly and efficient staff, and 34 bright and cheerful rooms." Full review
Independent Independent
"It’s still a contender in the style stakes, with rooms being sun-drenched oases of smooth honeyed woods and velvet throws. The bathrooms, in cool slate and white tones."
The 1852 Hotel
The 1852 Hotel
7 / 10
13 Lower Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NR, Northern Ireland
From $62 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This stylish hotel fills a huge converted Victorian town house just south of the city center... The first floor can be noisy because of the bar, light sleepers should get rooms on higher floors." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Housed behind the listed façade of two 1890's town houses, this was probably the first boutique hotel in Belfast, and still attracts the smart set from the university area for wining and dining." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Another stylish boutique hotel with a perfect location, the Crescent is an elegant Victorian town house transformed into a den of designer chic, with its finger on the pulse of the city's party zone." Full review