Pet-Friendly Hotels in Belfast for Families with Dogs

A pet-friendly stay in Belfast works best when the hotel suits the rest of the family too. Here that means choosing between a spa hotel in the centre, an aparthotel with a kitchenette for simple meals, and a riverside hotel with family suites. The city centre and the Titanic Quarter are both compact, so a dog can walk with you to most of what you want to see.

The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast is the luxury choice. It is a five-star hotel on Great Victoria Street with boutique bedrooms, air conditioning and minibars, a chic restaurant and a cocktail bar, and it has spa and wellness facilities and a pet-friendly policy. Room2 Belfast Hometel is a four-star hometel that combines family rooms with private bathrooms and air conditioning, a restaurant, a bar and a coffee shop, spa and wellness facilities, yoga classes and live music, and it is pet-friendly too. Both are good choices if the adults want a spa afternoon after a day outdoors with the children and the dog.

AC Hotel by Marriott Belfast is a four-star urban retreat by the riverside with family suites and a pet-friendly policy. The bedrooms have Nespresso machines and 49-inch TVs, and the hotel offers an AC Fitness Room, 24-hour room service and continental or cooked breakfasts. It is close to the main city attractions. For a family that wants a conventional hotel with room service, which is useful when children and a dog are tired in the evening, it is the simplest option on this page to understand, and the riverside location gives you somewhere to walk the dog in the morning.

If you want your own kitchen, two options stand out. No 5 by Warren Collection is an aparthotel with kitchenettes, private bathrooms and a dining area in each unit, and the description says outright that the property is pet-friendly and suits families travelling with animals. Residence Inn by Marriott Belfast Titanic Quarter has air-conditioned rooms with kitchenettes, a fitness centre, a sun terrace and a bar, and it is pet-friendly. Both let a family cook simple meals, which helps when a dog needs feeding at set times and children are fussy about restaurants.

The Harrison Chambers of Distinction is the unusual one. It is housed in a historic building, with a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop, concierge service, private check-in and check-out, bike rental and free on-site parking, and it is pet-friendly. Free parking is the detail I would value most, because it makes a day trip by car from Belfast easy with a child and a dog. Its description does not mention family rooms, so I would ask how the rooms are arranged for children before booking. The concierge service and private check-in are a fair reason to choose it anyway, because arriving with luggage, a child and a dog is easier when nobody queues at a front desk.