I have stayed there nearly every month last year it’s a lovely hotel I’ll be there again this year nice video especially for the history about it I am from down south
Great stuff Lucy. You’re very lucky to stay regularly in such a nice hotel. You should pay a visit to The Crown across the street if you haven’t already. I’ve a separate video on that if you’re interested.
Yes, I know what you mean. I was there recently, you need to book in advance I think. Anyway, in the meantime you can check it out in my video - see what you’re missing.
@@nakedireland will do indeed I have the hotel booked for June 10 for two nights so I might try it again even if I get up there before that I am only 24 and I also celebrated my birthday in Belfast in November and I was also in that hotel at the time
I had lunch there with some politicians from both sides, shortly before Christmas 1975. Suddenly we had to evacuate because of a bomb warning. We had to wait outside in the freezing drizzle while the army searched the hotel. After a long time we could go back in again, it was a hoax. But I must say, everybody was pretty nervous when we sat down at our lunch table again.
Wow Frits, really interesting. I presume you were a journalist? The world’s press used the hotel a lot. It was one of the few hotels in the city centre at that time as you probably know. Belfast wasn’t a place people tended to visit in the 70s!
At the time I worked as a journalist but I also became involved in the Stichting Hulp Noord-Ierland which was a Dutch foundation offering cross community activities to young people from both sides.
Couldn’t understand a word you were saying because of the 1930s horror music,Boris Karloff,Bela Lagusi and Lon Chaney came to mind
Excellent Earl, The Troubles in Belfast was a horror story, I’m glad that came across.
I have stayed there nearly every month last year it’s a lovely hotel I’ll be there again this year nice video especially for the history about it I am from down south
Great stuff Lucy. You’re very lucky to stay regularly in such a nice hotel. You should pay a visit to The Crown across the street if you haven’t already. I’ve a separate video on that if you’re interested.
@@nakedireland I have been there too hard to get into it
Yes, I know what you mean. I was there recently, you need to book in advance I think. Anyway, in the meantime you can check it out in my video - see what you’re missing.
@@nakedireland will do indeed I have the hotel booked for June 10 for two nights so I might try it again even if I get up there before that I am only 24 and I also celebrated my birthday in Belfast in November and I was also in that hotel at the time
Well, best of luck for your June trip Lucy. Maybe by that stage the Covid restrictions won't be as severe and you won't need to book The Crown.
I worked there for nine years seen three bombs and learnt a lot , but I couldn’t take another bombing so I moved on to greener fields
Three bombs are three too much for anyone Paul. Glad it’s all behind us now.
I had lunch there with some politicians from both sides, shortly before Christmas 1975. Suddenly we had to evacuate because of a bomb warning. We had to wait outside in the freezing drizzle while the army searched the hotel. After a long time we could go back in again, it was a hoax. But I must say, everybody was pretty nervous when we sat down at our lunch table again.
Wow Frits, really interesting. I presume you were a journalist? The world’s press used the hotel a lot. It was one of the few hotels in the city centre at that time as you probably know. Belfast wasn’t a place people tended to visit in the 70s!
At the time I worked as a journalist but I also became involved in the Stichting Hulp Noord-Ierland which was a Dutch foundation offering cross community activities to young people from both sides.
Such a great project Frits, and so important at that time. My thanks to you for your positive involvement.
I live here it's in the centre of town I always see it
Have you ever been inside? Do you remember it during the troubles?