Culloden Estate and Spa

We spend the weekend at the Culloden. The beautiful energy starts when you enter, the garden is beautiful, looked after with great care, and lovely statues that make a difference. The Hotel itself it's stunning, piano during lunch, before dinner... we have dinner at the Vespers restaurant, lovely, good food, staff attentive and kind. After dinner if you book a table at the bar, is a nice vibe to enjoy a good live music. We went to the gym and I can say it's a really really nice gym, well equipped, the pool , sauna and all the staff around there are kind. I truly recommend the experience there.

Culloden Estate is beautiful estate that obviously has some magnificent and talented grounds keepers! The gardens are magnificent. The exterior of the building is breath taking and that is certainly emulated inside, with stain glass windows, marble floors, plush carpets and and beautiful architecture. The rooms are huge and there's plenty of space to relax. The location is just north of the Belfast City and very easy to get to. Service at the hotel is great at the front desk, but lacks a little with the service staff. A couple of them are doing a great job, but there's a few letting the team down with a slow meandering pace with no follow up on drinks. Clearly they need a coach's talk from the manager. Otherwise this is definitely a recommend stay!

A wonderful Estate with a great hotel, beautiful grounds and restaurants. Fantastic views from the rooms. All rooms are spacious with luxurious linen and amenities. Vespers Restaurant was closed but we enjoyed the Cultra Inn and Lough Bar for dinner, lunch and drinks. The breakfast was a exceptional, served in Vespers Restaurant, with great focus on locally sourced produce and products!! We enjoyed great hospitality and warm and friendly service from all the team members we have met. All the common areas were very clean and well-kept, even with a full house. |We cannot wait to return. The outdoors looked inviting for the warmer months.|Also great offerings for day time events, like a wreath-making class and afternoon tea in November!!

Beautiful grounds, close walk to the lake. Very nice room. I never received help with the in room fireplace even after asking multiple times. Service in the bar was poor. Great breakfast and nice servers but they never checked on you & you had to chase them down to order. The bar’s beef sandwich was embarrassing, but salads good. The restaurant down the hill was fun & amazing when sitting in the pub. Joel location too far away from towns.

My wife and I adore the Culloden. We have made it our go to destination for celebrations (most recently our second wedding anniversary) and weekend getaways. We have an amazing time every time we stay and cannot recommend it highly enough. Our last stay we made use of the "B&B" package which was a huge value. Vespers was an absolute delight and matches a number of the Michelin starred restaurants we have dined at. One stand out member of staff, Isabella, at the front desk made sure every aspect of our stay was top notch. We will absolutely be back soon, and recommend anyone and every one do so also.

Regularly visit Belfast, but the location of the Culloden Estate, was a perceived barrier- but after staying there, I will never stay anywhere else again. ||If you want the best sleep you will ever have in a hotel, book the Culloden.||From start to finish everything about this hotel put a smile on my face. The decor, the artwork (an unexpected bonus), the attention to detail, the excellent, friendly and happy staff, the delicious food… I can go on and on! ||It is pure luxury and I can’t imagine I will stay anywhere else going forward for my trips to Belfast.

This is a review for two things: our wedding at the Culloden in August 2025 and a stay last night in the Blackwood Suite. ||Planning our wedding with Ailie couldn’t have been better - we were accommodated on all requests and everything was smooth and seamless, including payment. ||The day itself really was the best day of our lives. We had great service and co-ordination. All of our guests commented that it was the best wedding they’d attended! Canapés and evening meal were delicious. ||We had the Blackwood Suite the night of the wedding and also went again last night. Cormac and his team have to be commended for providing outstanding service. We had dinner in the Lough Bar which was reasonable and delicious. ||All in, if you want to get married - do it here. If you’re visiting Northern Ireland and want somewhere to stay - stay here. ||We can’t wait to be back!!

Had lunch in Vespers on a Sunday. The grounds are superb, and very well maintained. Full marks. Grub was good (lamb and chicken, …one each!) thought the portions were small given the prices… the staff were very patient and proactive. Saw an artist’s exhibition upstairs too. It’s basically a unique venue though could serve more veg!

Lovely grounds right on the water but this is not a 5 star experience. The rooms are dated, and inconsistent. One person in our group didn't have a phone in their room (to which the front desk just looked puzzled but never actually provided a phone), another had an old / dated bathroom from the 90s. The service for drinks / food is pretty slow - you'll need to flag someone down if anything is needed. Lastly, we had a pretty horrendous dinner experience at the "pub" (cultra inn) on the property. When we finally got up to pay the bill, the other guests in front of us were complaining of similar issues / bad service. Lots of potential with this property, just not a 5 star hotel. We enjoyed the breakfast that was included.

I discovered my favorite hotel experience in the world at Culloden Estate and Spa. Every aspect of our stay was exceptional. Let me break it down for you - this is the place to stay. The grounds are gorgeous with sculptures places throughout and lovely gardens. The building itself is stunning inside and out. Every design detail is thoughtfully placed. We met Jenny at the front desk on arrival and she perfectly represents the exceptional property itself. She was friendly, helpful and went the extra mile at every opportunity. She had a refrigerator brought to our room for medication, made our dinner and breakfast reservations for us and somehow got us appointments at the spa ( which we really needed). Every staff member we encountered exemplified "hospitality" at its best. Every room is lovely and if you cannot tell this is a 10 star review. If you have the opportunity, please give yourself the gift of staying here and be sure to utilize the spa with sauna, steam room and even a nap room for after your massage.

Visited to view the annual outdoor sculpture exhibition. Extremely enjoyable day out walking throughout the hotel and beautiful grounds. Only drawback was that the Bolly Bus didn't open on time - staff seemed to be running late, however we did eventually manage to get drinks once it opened. Was an extremely entertaining day out.

From the minute we drove into the driveway we knew that we were going to experience something really special. A beautiful building, amazing grounds, and then you walk inside. We walked up a grand staircase to our room - of course we could have taken the elevator. We did not use the spa, but it looked incredible and very well used as there were virtually no appointments available. We had high tea and the view was magnificent. If I had one suggestion to the hotel I would serve food in the bar later than 7 pm. I could not understand that one bit...... But to the acting General Manger - James and to the front desk staff you were incredible.

This was a beautiful hotel in a beautiful location with beautiful grounds. The rooms were spacious and well-appointed. The rooms were clean and quiet. This was a very comfortable hotel and I was happy that this was one of the locations where we stayed for 2 nights. Unlike a lot of hotels in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, this hotel DID have air conditioning. For Americans touring Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, it's important to mention that most hotels don't have air conditioning and that you need to open the windows in order to moderate the temperature. We stayed at this hotel as part of a 15-day tour of Ireland and Scotland with CIE Tours. This hotel was selected by CIE and was one of 9 hotels we stayed in during our 2-week tour. We had 31 people in our group and typically occupied 16 rooms at each hotel we visited. Each hotel provided a full buffet breakfast every morning and typically we had dinner at least once at each hotel. We were at this hotel for 2 nights We had 1 dinner and 2 breakfasts at this hotel. The breakfast buffet was a traditional Irish breakfast (eggs, ham, sausage, baked beans, grilled tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms and a nice assortment of pastries and cereal).

Aaron was an excellent concierge and gave us a full tour of the establishment. Garrett, the general manager, stopped by to say hello to us. Everyone was always pleasant and accommodating. We went out on the town and arrived too late to order food from the pub. However, they made some menu changes to serve our request. That made my wife very happy (we would have ordered whatever but they said they would do what they could since the pub was closed). Amazing views. Artwork all around the hotel to walk around and look at. Only downside is there is not much around here to do. It's in its own section of Belfast that's a bit on the higher end side (a 5-star hotel in the nice part of town, I know. I know.).

I worked here as a house keeper around 2016 and it's one of the most luxurious hotel I've ever worked at the grounds and Building is gorgeous with private apartment at the entrance over looking the sea. The rooms and suites are plush with nice furnishings Christmas is the best time of the year at cullodeon and party's and weddings here is sheer opulence and staff here are happy and hardworking

Simply a luxurious hotel with high standards and quality shining throughout. I stayed in one of their suites on the 7th floor and really enjoyed my stay. The hotel setting and grounds are lovely too.

Stayed here with my mum. My neighbour always goes up north shopping and recommend it to us. I loved it. I'm a girl who loves luxury so it was right down my street. We ate in the restaurant one evening and the food was delicious and tip top quality. Breakfast the following morning was also delicious. My mum is a huge bushmilles fan so when she went up to get some porridge and saw bushmilles and an available topping option she was sold. We will be returning here every time we head up north A+ from me and mum I'll attach all my lovely pics for ya'll to see the pleasant stay we had

Nice setting. Lush gardens. Have been to events here and used the spa. Spa is good. All amenities are close to each other. Which is great for ease of use. So good to have the Zest car have fruit in water that is free also fruit to take for free. Love the Greek statues. The steam room could do with a bit of a tidy up. Staff are helpful.

We attended a family friends daughters wedding reception party yesterday at this first class venue. On arrival there was a drinks reception and canapés. After a short while the married couple entered and all 250 guests found their seats for an amazing four course Indian feast provided by Nu Delhi. After entertainment by some talented dancers there was a DJ who played into the night. A great evening had by all in a superb venue and excellent staff.

Oh, I love the Culloden. Over the last few years I have been to black tie dinners, a wedding reception and have stayed at the hotel several times and have loved every moment. The interior of the hotel is all about opulence - huge heavy drapes, ornate furniture and giant lamps. There is an air of subdued elegance but you can still really let your hair down or take your children with you. If you're staying at the hotel you'll have the use of the Elysium health spa which is beautiful - a pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna and really luxe changing room. The rooms in the hotel are top notch - well this is a 5 star joint. Mind you, I do have a story to report about the standard of the rooms. The last time we took the children to stay for the weekend at the Culloden, we were given a room which was just plain disappointing. Nothing major, but in a 5 star hotel with 5 star prices, stained carpets, ripped bed covers and a broken phone just doesn't cut it. The husband cringed while I got straight on the one working phone to reception and made my feelings clear. The result? 5 minutes later the manager escorted us to the biggest suite in the hotel, apologising profusely. The suite was palatial and we had to wait until the staff had left the room to scream in delight and jump on the massive bed. Then the children told us to calm down. Seriously though, a bad start was quickly rectified and we went on to have a fab weekend. Dinner in the restaurant is always a treat, a is breakfast the next morning when the staff go out of their way to make sure the children have something they like. The Culloden is everything you expect from a 5 star and a little bit more.

Hotel is in a lovely area and nice enough. But details like how often linens are changed and the fact that someone appears to have died on the mattress are an issue to me. Also 16£ for a continental breakfast, come on.

Being from Bangor I have frequented the Culloden for many different occasions, mainly being functions, work dinners and weddings. As the Culloden is a large hotel with many function rooms I am always surprised at how good the service is. The food surpasses expectations, trying to stray away from the typical function dinners slopped on your plate. Every effort is made to decorate the rooms to a high standard and ensure that deals can be made to suit all party sizes and budgets. We also stayed here on the night of our wedding, having got married across the road. The hotel upgraded us to a sea view suite free of charge and left kind messages and treats for us which was a really nice touch when stumbling in at 1am. The room was really the epitome of luxury, with a giant bed, lounge and dining areas. Would have been good if we were staying another night but we jetted off on honeymoon. Don't be off put by strangers judging you piling your plate high at breakfast, the selection is too good to be polite. Haven't yet tried the spa so if anyone would like to get me vouchers I will follow up with another review...

This place was the first hotel in NI to get a 5star rating and you can't really argue with that. It is plush, flashy, opulent and the service and setting are all top class. I'm just not that big a fan of all this kind of stuff. I prefer my hotels and the like with a bit of character and this kind of 5-star place just isn't my cup of tea. I've been here for wedding receptions and the like and never really felt quite at home. The bar prices reflect the 5-star rating and for me that puts this place out of the reach of the average punter. This is a bit of a pity because the location, grounds and setting are really lovely. Its just a pity this isn't my kind of place. But that being said, I'm sure most people won't be too disappointed with the service and experience here.

5 star hotel with excellent health club and spa

I stayed in the Culloden recently as an overnight treat at Easter and was left decidely underwhelmed. The room was nice, but in spite of the hotel being half empty we were given a room with a view of the carpark instead of the seaview. (I would have complained but bf was paying and didn't want to make a fuss / seem an ingrate!) We didn't eat our dinner in the restaurant (had nice fish 'n' chips in Bangor instead!) but returned in time to use the spa. This was the bit that blew my mind for all the wrong reasons. There were three staff in the place, all clearly itching to be elsewhere, and the women's changing room looked like a tornado had gone through it. I was genuinely disgusted with the mess - abandoned towels everywhere, empty glasses lying round, showers not working - most definitely not 5 star! I would have been more understanding if it had been really busy and understaffed - but the place was empty and the three staff were pleasant but not in any hurry to clear up! I would have given the hotel 2 stars, but for the lovely breakfast. We won't be going back - I've been in much nicer 4 stars!

Although this isn't far from where I live we thought it would be a nice venue to head overnight to celebrate our wedding anniversary - my husband actually booked it as a surprise for me, which was lovely, and I didn't even drop any hints believe it or not! The service was excellent, we really felt we were treated very well, the room was lovely and we had dinner in the restaurant that night, and really felt very spoiled. I also treated myself to a massage in the spa which was just so so relaxing and decadent. I know we were only a few miles from home, but the Culloden Estate and grounds are so beautiful that we really felt we were a million miles away from it all.

Wouldn't stay here don't see what the hype is about. Seriously the food is not 5 star quality. Try the Merchant now that is class!