Ennislare Guest House, Bangor

7 Princetown Road, 9 Princetown Road, Northern Ireland, Bangor, BT20 3TA 1

Situated in an elevated position overlooking the marina, this well reputed and respected guest house occupies a superb setting in the seaside resort of Bangor, ... more

 

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  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  January 5, 2008

    Location, friendly staff and great breakfast.

    Room was a bit small and decor is outdated

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful:

  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  May 15, 2008

    "Very accommodating. Outside terrace where you can relax" (97214549)

    We had the family room very spacious and clean

  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Family with young children) 

    on  May 8, 2008

    very clean and good room, free to come as you please

  • 7/10 Shirley ( Other) 

    from Basingstoke , GB  on  April 16, 2008

    "The hotel is in a good location. There is adequate off street parking. Within easy walking distance of the shops and coastal path. Convenient to Belfast City airport." (97800765)

    The room was clean with a spacious bathroom. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Generous breakfast.

    Poor reception on arrival at 3pm

  • 10/10 Patricia ( Family with older children) 

    from Bexley , GB  on  March 28, 2008

    "As stated above, the guest house was comfortable, easygoing and very friendly. We were even given a lift back to the station with our cases when we left. The staff were friendly and we felt that we could have asked them for anything and they would have tried to accommodate us in any way possible. The bedroom was comfortable and clean." (97629322)

    It was friendly and easygoing. The bedroom was comfortable, good breakfast available.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  January 16, 2008

    "In general we were very happy with our stay. The B&B building was nice, the room was pleasantly decorated and clean and the accommodation was handy for all of the local amenities." (97334071)

    Despite having booked a double room we were put in a very nice family room which was spacious and clean. The B&B was well located.

    The shower could have been better, there was only a very weak flow of water.

  • 8/10 Catherine ( Mature couple) 

    from Sheffield , GB  on  December 12, 2007

    "Made to feel very welcome, nothing too much trouble. Room clean but taps/shower in need of repair, decoration basic. Nice breakfast." (97127248)

    Very friendly manageress,sea view

    Room had basic decor. / furnishings, in need of minor repairs and modernisation.

  • 9/10 Anthony ( Group of adult friends) 

    from London , GB  on  October 12, 2007

    "Nice B&B and a friendly welcome. Pleasant no-hassle stay, and very accommodating to our needs as wedding-goers such as shirt ironing facilities." (97514362)

    Nice room, friendly staff, good breakfast. Good location, good facilities.

    Lack of water pressure for the shower.

  • 10/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  October 3, 2007

    "have nothing bad to say about this hotel it was lovely, everything from the accommodation to the food to the friendly staff was great" (99006392)

    it was very clean, well located and Jenny was extremely helpful and friendly

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  July 28, 2007

    "Not bad." (99040531)

    Cleanness.

    Room space.

  • 10/10 Cyril ( Family with older children) 

    from Thurles , IE  on  June 28, 2007

    Conveniently situated.

  • 10/10 Lee ( Mature couple) 

    from Mytholmroyd , GB  on  June 4, 2007

    Everything,lovely rooms,lovely breakfasts, and just a short walk to the haert of Bangor.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  May 17, 2007

    The bedroom was very clean, and the bathroom was big.

    The shower wasn't very powerful.

  • 10/10 Steven ( Mature couple) 

    from Leicester , GB  on  May 16, 2007

    the friendly staff and the huge breakfasts

  • 10/10 Stephen ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Basingstoke , United Kingdom;GB  on  May 14, 2007

    "The Hotel is within 20 minutes of The George Best Belfast City Airport with plenty of trains and buses and taxi's. There are ample car hire sites at the airport. The Hotel its self is perfectly situated to Bangor town centre ( aproximately 5 minutes walk ) It is beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean. The food is beautifully prepared and the staff are very helpful. Nothing is too much trouble. The rooms are well appointed with televisions and cleaned while eating your breakfast. All in all I and my family had an excellent stay there and wouldnt think twice about staying there again in the future" (99303545)

    The hotel was spotless, bright and well situated for Bangor town centre and the food was delicious

  • 7/10 Iris ( Other) 

    from Tamworth , GB  on  May 12, 2007

    "We had a very pleasant stay, although the staff had not received our booking which we had booked 2 weeks earlier." (99997985)

    The room/location/friendly staff

    Dodgy electrical sockets, Not much hot water

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  May 9, 2007

    The steps down to the car park were uneven causing me to stumble a couple of times.

  • 8/10 Adrian ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Motherwell , GB  on  May 9, 2007

    "The whole experiance could have been total mess but the wonderfull irish charm sorted that out as did the wonderfull breakfasts and comfy lounge the relaxed attitude was also possitve. The staff made my none staying child feel wonderfull a real credit to the northern irish. I would say be clear about the room you want and you wont find a nicer guest house." (99932683)

    The staff and the food were wonderfull

    the room was to small as was the bed but it was the wrong room

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues) 

    on  April 3, 2007

    Friendly Landlady. Good Breakfast.

    Shower was not very powerful.

  • 8/10 Donald ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Warwick , United States;US  on  March 26, 2007

    "Friendly staff. All facilities were very clean. The morning breakfast was good. 5 minutes from train/bus station, to Belfast City, Belfast City Airport, and connection to Dublin. On site car park." (99914395)

    Clean. Convenient to the train/bus station (5 minute walk). Staff is very pleasant. Would highly recommend.

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  March 23, 2007

    Breakfast

    very basic room facilities with little character and slapped together.

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Family with older children) 

    on  January 5, 2007

    "A little unorganised but owner did her best to sort things out." (3305414005)

    comfy beds

    no hot water one morning

  • 10/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  January 2, 2007

    "we should have stayed longer to see more of the town." (99797399)

    very handy to everything

    friendly staff

  • 10/10 Jane ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Dundee , United Kingdom;GB  on  December 1, 2006

    "We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the hotel was clean and the food was excellent.The rooms were more than adequate and very comfortable. We recieved a very warm cheery welcome and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Located 5mins walk from the train station and trains run every 30mins to the centre of Belfast." (3305441900)

    In a good location,near public transport.Very clean and good food. Warm welcome.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Other) 

    on  November 15, 2006

    "For a weekend stay, with little time being spent in the room, this hotel was fine. My only criticisms as such are small. I felt the heating could have come on earlier in the day as the room was very cold to go back to around 1630 to 1700 and could have come on earlier in the morning. Also, it would be nice to have somewhere else in the bathroom to put things down, i.e. a small shelf maybe." (3305215607)

    It was very convenient to the town and marina, had a lot of character and was well kept with friendly staff. The breakfast was excellent.

    I felt the heating in my particular bedroom (right at the top of the house) could have been more efficient.

  • 3/10 Thomas ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Northampton , United Kingdom;GB  on  September 6, 2006

    "No hot water available at certain times of the day and no staff on duty to resolve" (3305124289)

    Clean and Tidy

    Very small room for a double and expensive

  • 9/10 Gary ( Family with older children) 

    from Shrewsbury , United Kingdom;GB  on  August 7, 2006

    "from the bangor brochure it looked nice. when we looked on the internet it seemed just as good. we booked a 3 bed room, but days before needed an extra bed, i rang them and they managed to accomadate us." (3304978154)

    close to town and station. homely and accomadating. views

  • 10/10 Karen ( Family with young children) 

    from Belfast , United Kingdom;GB  on  July 22, 2006

    "Very enjoyable stay. staff were helpful and friendly. Great breakfast. Good location." (3304992898)

    Very pleasant,clean rooms.

    Liked everything about accomodation.

  • 9/10 Noel ( Family with young children) 

    from Dublin , Ireland;IE  on  July 14, 2006

    friendly staff who were very accommodating. excellent food,close to all focal amenities

  • 10/10 Joanne ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Bilston , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 28, 2006

    very friendly staff, excellent rooms, great breakfast all in a beautiful old house. an altogether superb place to stay

    there is nothing to dislike.

  • 9/10 Yvonne ( Other) 

    from Rochester , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 27, 2006

    "I would not recommend this guest house for people who have difficulty with steps and stairs... although I personally did not have a problem at all. Having said that, my mother who did have some difficulty with the stairs was pleased we stayed there - the friendliness and helpfulness of all the staff far outweighed the minor inconvenience. The TV in our room had a very bad picture on 2 channels, and on a third it scrolled intermittently. The repair men were called out during our stay, but was not fixed before we left. Again for us this was minor as we had the use of the main guest sitting room where the TV was fine and also had Sky channels to choose from, so we more often sat in there when we were not out and about. There was a kitchen dedicated for guests' use - an excellent idea - there should be more guest houses with this facility." (3304402842)

    When we arrived, the difficulty my mother had with the steps up from the driveway was observed and we were offered a room for her on the first floor instead of the one reserved on the 2nd floor. Excellent breakfasts - and plenty of it! They even very kindly looked after our little Yorkshire Terrier for the day when we visited Belfast Zoo.

    Lots of steps up to the guest house fom the driveway... although there was a wheelchair lift... but once inside also a lot of stairs up to the rooms - OK for us, but my mother struggled a little. TV in our room was not working properly and did not get fixed before we left.

  • 8/10 Robert ( Mature couple) 

    from Ferryhill , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 13, 2006

    Friendly staff, clean room, ample off-road parking...great location for the Town Centre and Railway Station

    Nothing

  • 9/10 Neil ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Taunton , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 12, 2006

    "AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, STAYED HERE LAST YEAR AND BY OUR KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE FROM LAST YEAR RE-BOOKED HERE AGAIN FOR THIS STAY. IDEA FOR GOLFING HOLIDAY, WAS CENTRAL FOR OUR NEEDS. LOOK FORWARD TO BOOKING AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR SURE" (3304230913)

    GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH KIND, FRIENDLY & HELPFUL STAFF. NOTHING WAS TOO MUCH TROUBLE WHICH OVERALL MADE OUR STAY BRILLANT

    N/A

  • 7/10 Gwyneth ( Family with young children) 

    from Harrow , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 6, 2006

    "Apart from the two things mentioned previously, all in all the accommodation was clean and our rooms newly decorated. The very fussy members of our family group were perfectly happy with their room and the service - so the Ennislare House must be doing something right!" (3304639111)

    Good size room for our family. Staff very helpful and friendly.

    Staff not always available when arriving / checking in at the accomodation. Also, sockets in room are poorly positioned so difficult to plug kettle in. But these comments should not detract that we enjoyed our stay at this location.

  • 9/10 Pauline ( Mature couple) 

    from Wigan , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 3, 2006

    We previously stayed at this guest house a few years ago and found they were very friendly and welcoming and would highly recommend them to anyone considering visiting Belfast/Bangor area.

    N/A

  • 9/10 Jean ( Mature couple) 

    from Wanstead , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 1, 2006

    "Close walk to the marina and seafront. Extremely nice staff/owners who created a relaxed family atmosphere. Very nice communal lounge. Excellent breakfast." (3304357105)

    Lovely views, very friendly staff.

    Nothing to dislike.

  • 9/10 Laurie ( Family with older children) 

    from Lewes , United States;US  on  June 1, 2006

    The location was excellent - close to Belfast International Airport. The view was lovely and the accomodation was great.

    It was somewhat pricey for such a small room.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  May 31, 2006

    The room and the house in general were clean and tidy. Breakfast was great.

    Decor was a little bit tired looking in the room.

  • 8/10 Martin ( Mature couple) 

    from Moffat , United Kingdom;GB  on  May 18, 2006

    "Nice hostess, informative on Bangor and very relaxed. We are over 70 and my husband is 6ft 6ins tall so the attic room was a bit low but Ann wasn't aware of our details" (3304257054)

    Cleanliness and friendliness comfortable beds

    2 Flights of stairs, lack of bedside tables and lights, lack of hooks and chairs(only one in room

  • 9/10 Tracy ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Loughborough , United Kingdom;GB  on  May 10, 2006

    Fantasic room, great facilities & excellent view

    A few more electric sockets would have been very helpful.

  • 10/10 Alan ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Liverpool , United Kingdom;GB  on  December 4, 2005

    "Perhaps an indication of the proximity of the town centre" (2910402)

    Friendly service. Relaxed atmosphere.

    Keep on doing what they're doing now.

  • 9/10 John ( Mature couple) 

    from Northampton , United Kingdom;GB  on  October 30, 2005

    "The hotel was quite centrally located in a quiet location with car parking. The rooms were clean and had recently been refurbished, always a plus. It was near to all the places we were visiting. We had a very enjoyable few days." (2812847)

    The welcome we were given on arrival and thoughout our stay and the delicious Ulster breakfast.

    A towel holder near to the wash basin in our bedroom would have been very useful. Other than that everything was lovely.

  • 9/10 Elizabeth ( Other) 

    from Leonay , Australia;AU  on  October 19, 2005

    "I would have liked to know that the hotel had kitchen facilities I was allowed to use. If I had known this I would have planned to buy groceries and eaten cheaply for the three days but since I didnt discover the kitchen until day two it wasnt worth it. Perhaps it was on the site and I just didnt see it ..." (2822609)

    Comfy beds, big bathroom with a shower that didnt allow the water to splash all over the floor. Very homesy. Slept like a dozen logs.

    All good, though it was a bit cold in the night. Could they do something about Bangor weather?

  • 9/10 Christopher ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Bellshill , United Kingdom;GB  on  October 6, 2005

    "I haven't always had an en suite in this B&B but this time it was great to have one in a friendly environment. I had to get up very early for work and the owner cooked breakfast with no problems. A lovely cooked breakfast too!!" (2813901)

    Simple, adequate facilities at great value for money - great location for amenities in Bangor.

    For the type of accomodation as a bed and breakfast it is difficult to improve on.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  September 16, 2005

    "The owners and staff were lovely and could not have been more helpful. The hotel is well positioned with plenty of road parking should the hotel car park be full and the Irish breakfast provided kept us going for most of the day! Don't hesitate to book here - you won't be disappointed." (2288518)

    the hotel accepts pets, so our dog stayed with us, which was great.

  • 10/10 Walter ( Mature couple) 

    from Nuneaton , United Kingdom;GB  on  September 11, 2005

    "Enislare Guest House, Bangor, N. Ireland, provided five star treatment with guest house price. The bedroom was a pleasure, with soft furnishings and art to grace any home, along with two easy chairs for holiday reading, and viewing the Marina, and at night the Light House.The en-suite was Clean and bright supplies of soft fluffy white towels added to the pleasure.The tea and coffee making facility was a delight after a day walking, and the guest kitchen equipped with every facility was a joy! The adequate parking facility took the worry of your vehicle. The dining room and the breakfast menu were a delight giving the guest a first taste of Irish bread etc. Last but not least the staff. They were efficient, helpful, friendly and it is difficult to praise their hospitality enough. Well done Mrs Bree more power to your elbow, cannot wait to return!" (2633836)

    Central location. Bus & Train station close by,enabling easy access to Belfast Etc. Also all local ammeneties, main street, high street, beach, childrens play area and coastal walk.

  • 9/10 Terence ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Stoke on trent , United Kingdom;GB  on  September 11, 2005

    "The hotel was just what we require. The staff were very nice and went out of their way to help.The breakfast was good and we were offerd hot drinks throughout the day. The hotel does't have a lift and it could be a bit of a problem for the less mobile if you were on one of the higher floors as we were.All in all we had a very good stay and would use this accomadation again." (2698330)

    Good clean friendly accommodation. 5 minutes walk to town centre and train staion.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  September 1, 2005

    "The hotel was local, clean and spacious. Breakfast was excellent." (2343011)

    Clean, local and friendly staff

  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  August 19, 2005

    "Very nice welcome and especially clean place" (2537390)

    Nice clean and quiet

  • 7/10 David ( Family with older children) 

    from Saline , United Kingdom;GB  on  August 17, 2005

    "As much as we liked the hotel we had difficulty finding it and also there were too many stairs both up from car park and to the rooms. As our daughter is 7 months pregnant and my wife has knee problems." (2561873)

    We found the accommodation to be of a very high quality of cleanliness the food was excellent and plentiful the rooms were comfortable and the staff were friendly.

    Staff availability was poor and car park should have a warning sign at the entrance to say that the poles are there and that a heavy laden car may have difficulty getting over them. Which happened to us.

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