travel42 Hotel Review: The Merchant Hotel

The Merchant Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Blending Victorian and art-deco styling, this boutique-hotel, located in the famed Cathedral Quarter, is an excellent choice for those interested in architecture and/or Belfast's nightlife.

The hotel is housed in a historic building dating to 1860 as headquarters of Ulster Bank. The bank outgrew the facilities and relocated, and in the early 2000s a local family prominent in the restaurant and bar industry bought the property and converted it into a luxu...