TRAVEL: Review of The Flint, Belfast

Who doesn't want to share an apartment with your best friend for a night?! This is exactly what Alison and I did last week when we stayed in The Flint, Belfast. We got much more than we expected, and also much more than we paid for!

The Flint is located on Howard Street in Belfast city centre, just minutes from the shops and only round the corner from Great Victoria Street bus and railway station - it actually couldn't be more convenient. It was perfect for us as we were attending a gig in the Ulster Hall which we could walk to in only a few minutes.

When we booked this we booked a studio which included a king-sized bed, a seating area, a dining table, and a kitchen area. But nothing had prepared us for just how amazing it would be!

The hotel is nestled between restaurants and shops, and boasts a small reception area with super friendly staff, who kindly let us check in two hours early and chatted us through everything before giving us the key to room 208. 

The decor of the hotel is simplistic, mixing traditional and modern, to create a quirky, almost industrial kind of vibe. It was AMAZING! Our studio room was like a small apartment, we were genuinely gobsmacked at the size of it, and commented numerous times on the fact that the two of us could live there - it was perfect. 

The room had everything we needed and more - everything I mentioned above, but also a rainforest shower, toiletries, and tea/coffee with A CARTON OF MILK IN THE FRIDGE. A carton. Not those little ones you usually get. Proper milk. They knew how to win me over!

As if this wasn't enough, there was some breakfast included in the price, which I didn't actually know until we checked in. There is no restaurant in the hotel (although there's plenty surrounding it), so instead they provide two brown paper bags which you just pop outside your door by 3am, and you'll wake up to find them filled in the morning. OJ, granola and an apple - the perfect quick breakfast if you're heading out to explore, or heading to a business meeting. 

I honestly didn't want to leave this hotel, I felt like I was living my best life with my best friend in NYC (the dream) and there was such a homely feel to it. We loved it so much that, upon checking out, we actually enquired about booking another date. I absolutely can't fault anything at all.

And lastly - the price?

Are you ready for this?

£59. FIFTY-NINE POUNDS. That means it was £29.50 each. And I can't quite believe that. Hands down one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in, and also one of the most reasonably priced. Oh, and the comfiest bed ever. 

Yea, it wins.

You can book it here >> https://www.the1852.com/

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