Chimney Corner

Looking at the chimney corner from the outside it looks like something from the 80s. I needs a good revamp outside. Inside the rooms are very old and depressing. Now it 38 pound per night. If you are paying this your not gona expect luxury. The reason I keep going back is because the staff are friendly and cater to your needs plus it is a good getaway for a bit of peace and quite

I’ve stayed here with my partner quite a few times now just as a little mid week break from city life. The rooms are standard and a bit dated as are the bathrooms (well the hotel is a bit dated to be honest) but it has a certain charm about it that makes us always go back! The bed sheets and bathroom are always clean although I’ve heard a few bad reports mine has always been pleasant. The staff are always happy to help with any requests we have and always remember us aswell. There is a restaurant and night club attached to the main building although I’ve never been both seems very popular with other guests. The only fault with the place is that it could do with being updated as it appliances and décor is from the last century!

Looking at the Chimney Corner is like looking at 1982. Actually. It’s so old fashioned from the outside that it’s almost depressing.
Inside, it’s not much more modern, but it’s forgiveable because it’s good at what it does. The food is good, not too expensive and there’s plenty of it!
I also know a fair few people who have had Christmas parties there and apparently good craic was had by all.
Being out of Belfast (actually being closer to Antrim!), the Chimeny Corner aims at tourists travelling the north coast, or locals looking for a cheap feed on a rainy Sunday, and I think it does that quite well.
They should seriously do something with that façade though!

A bit out of the way, this place. It’s a hotel just off the main road, north of the frankly terrifying Sandyknowes roundabout (try it at rush hour).
I’ve stayed in it once — the room was lovely and the service was spot on. I’m a lot more familiar with the bar and restaurant, surprise surprise… I’ve been frequenting this place for many a year and haven’t known anything to change. Not the menu, the (friendly) staff, the drinks in the fridges, anything. But I really don’t mind. The interior is rustic (ish) but homely and the food, while being really tasty, costs next to bugger all. Maybe the prices haven’t changed for decades. I usually can’t see past the jambon chicken for £5.60… Not your usual overpriced hotel nonsense.
The previous reviewers definitely have a point about the exterior though… would it be so bad to buy some paint and spruce the place up a bit?

This hotel badly needs a facelift from the outside, and the interior décor really needs updated and modernised too. It’s not even that it’s old fashioned — some hotels do ‘old world’ charm quite well, but the Chimney Corner just feels old — there is no other way of saying it I’m afraid. While the rooms are a bit tired and fusty, you have to remember that this hotel benefits mainly from being situated on a main arterial road on the way to the International Airport, and you mainly find business people just stopping off between flights who couldn’t be bothered going the whole way into Belfast. One plus side — the food is good — they do big hearty meals that warm you up — and the service is pleasant too, the staff are generally really nice.