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Country Guide > Europe > United Kingdom > Northern Ireland | |
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Accommodation Accommodation A wide range of accommodation is available in Northern Ireland. Contact the Northern Ireland Tourist Board for the Where to Stay in Northern Ireland Guide and The B&B Guide, which give full lists of available accommodation. Hotels Brochures from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board give full details of services. Most establishments belong to the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation. For further information, contact the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation, Midland Building, Whitla Street, Belfast BT15 1JP (tel: (028) 9035 1110; fax: (028) 9035 1509; website: www.nihf.co.uk). Grading: The Northern Irish Tourist Board operates a ‘star’ classification system which is used throughout their publications. The main hotel classifications are as follows: 1-star: Acceptable standards of accommodation and food. Some bedrooms offer ensuite bathroom; 2-star: Good facilities, offering satisfactory standards of accommodation and food, with ensuite bathroom; 3-star: Good facilities and a wide range of services in comfortable surroundings, including ensuite bathroom. Refreshments are available during the day; 4-star: High standard of comfort and service, including room service and well-equipped premises. Food and beverages are obliged to meet the most exacting standards; 5-star: International standard luxurious accommodation with superb facilities, room service and top-quality restaurants and bars. Farm & Country house holidays This is currently one of the most popular forms of holidaying in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Farm & Country Holidays Association (tel: (028) 8284 1325; website: www.nifcha.com) produces an accommodation voucher, valid for bed & breakfast for one night. The Northern Ireland Town & Seaside Association has houses in some of Northern Ireland’s most beautiful areas, from the Mourne Mountains to the Causeway Coast, and from the Fermanagh Lakes to the Ards Peninsula, each house offering good home-cooking and a traditional Ulster welcome. The Association offers a Tour Operator rate and is happy to arrange ‘go as you please’ itineraries. Self-catering There are self-catering establishments in all of Northern Ireland’s six counties. For further information, contact Tourism Ireland offices or the Northern Ireland Self-Catering Association (tel: (028) 9077 6174; e-mail: info@nischa.com; website: www.nischa.com). Rural Cottage Holidays Ltd also provides a range of self-catering cottages in rural locations (tel: (028) 9024 1100; e-mail: rural.cottages@nitb.com; website: www.cottagesinireland.com). Camping/Caravanning There are over 100 caravan and campsites throughout the six counties of Northern Ireland. Details of the prices and facilities are contained in an information bulletin, Camping & Caravan Parks, available from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. The Northern Ireland Forest Service issues permits for camping in forest areas. Contact Forest Services, Department of Agriculture, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3SB (tel: (028) 9052 4480; fax: (028) 9052 4570; e-mail: customer.forestservice@dardni.gov.uk; website: www.forestserviceni.gov.uk). Youth Hostels There are six youth hostels throughout the six counties of Northern Ireland, including Armagh City youth hostel and Belfast International youth hostel. For further information, contact the Youth Hostel Association of Northern Ireland, 22-32 Donegall Road, Belfast BT12 5JN (tel: (028) 9032 4733; fax: (028) 9043 9699; e-mail: info@hini.org.uk; website: www.hini.org.uk). |