Culloden Estate & Spa, BelfastCulloden Estate & Spa in Belfast, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 36 of 66 hotels we score in Belfast. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.5 before correction. Rooms from about $276 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Culloden Estate & Spa is a five-star hotel set in the Holywood Hills above Belfast Lough, about five miles from Belfast city centre. Built in 1876 as a private residence and later used as a palace for the Bishops of Down, it stands in 12 acres of gardens and woodland. Rooms are furnished with rich fabrics and antiques, with marble bathrooms offering separate showers, tubs and deep-soak baths, plus garden or Lough views. Facilities include a spa, pool, gym, restaurant, room service and business centre, and children are welcome. Rates start around $276 a night. Note that rooms lack a coffee machine or drinks fridge.What stands out

Five-star spa, pool and gym facilities

Historic building in 12 acres of grounds

Marble bathrooms with deep-soak baths

Views over gardens or Belfast Lough

Watch out for

No coffee machine or drinks fridge in rooms

Around five miles from Belfast city centre

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