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Welcome to the Clarion Hotel Carrickfergus

Located at the gateway to the Causeway Coastal Route and surrounded by natural beauty, this hotel is a true haven from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, while only 8 miles from Belfast City Centre. With 68 luxurious en-suite bedrooms with comfortable goose down duvets, the property is a great place to relax and a superb base for exploring Belfast and all that Northern Ireland has to offer. Standard room amenities include voice mail, executive desks, computer hook-ups, satellite television, tea and coffee makers, trouser presses and hair dryers.

The hotel offers two dining venues: The Red Pepper Restaurant and Pizza Worx. Enjoy a choice of a la carte or table d'hote menus in the Red Pepper, while Pizza Worx offers delicious home made pizza’s and an extensive grill bar menu.

The separate lounge bar is the perfect location to relax and enjoy a leisurely drink. For Business Guests, and as not everyone can completely leave their work behind, high-speed internet access is also available.

Additionally, the Clarion Hotel Carrickfergus has become one of Northern Ireland's premier event venues, with its conference and banquet rooms. Seven suites of varying sizes have been purposely built to cater for all kinds of event requirements, and the hotel can accommodate up to 600 delegates in the Causeway Suite, and cater for meals for up to 360 guests.

The hotel is conveniently located near Carrickfergus Norman Castle, the University of Ulster, and the famous Glens of Antrim. Belfast city centre, an emerging citybreak destination, and George Best Belfast City and International Airport’s are also under 30 minutes away. Northern Ireland is small enough to explore from a single base, and the Clarion is ideally located close to all major transport links and has unlimited free car parking on site.