The Harbourview Hotel in Carnlough

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Jeremy

The staff were excellent. It was a very busy weekend, but they still managed to ensure they looked after me & arranged a solo dinner reservation on a busy night.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Stuart

Room was very clean and tidy, food in restaurant excellent and staff all very friendly

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Rebecca

Lovely property with lovely staff!
We enjoyed how accessible it was to the causeway coastal route and our room was so homely and inviting!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2025

Alexis

Nice hotel but breakfast was a disaster

Hotel has been nicely done up, room is a good size and the whisky theme is done really well. For dinner there is no side option for any salad yet you can have chips 6 different ways. Breakfast service is all wrong, waited for over an hour, no cereals or yoghurt in a buffet area, just orange juice. After an hour we got the breakfast in a box as we had to leave for a ferry but this was very greasy and undercooked. Very disappointing but has potential to do better.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Mary

Tasteful decor.

Poor view from room. No outside area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Paul

Will stay again

Lovely weekend stay! Amazing food, great Irish pub and definitely will stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Noel

The hotel is steeped in history and very regal loved every minute of my time away

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2024

Mr

great

Stay, breakfast and staff were excellent

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2024

Emmanuel

The restaurant food and staff were wonderful. Very old hotel, elevator was not working, room was just ok

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2024

tom

Rich in history but needs to up its game.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

02 Jun 2024

Juan Jose

El hotel es muy usado para eventos por lo que el estacionamiento puede estar muy lleno y en nuestro caso nos restringieron el uso del restaurante hasta después de las 19:00hrs y con reserva.

No hay elevador en el hotel y es un laberinto de escaleras.

En nuestro cuarto se descompuso la calefacción y no se podía apagar y era un día caluroso. No nos cambiaron de cuarto, tuvimos que abrir la ventana sin mejoras y pasamos una pésima estancia por el calor.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Jane

The Londonderry Arms is an old fashioned hotel (originally a coaching inn), with an interesting history. The bedrooms we had were very spacious and comfortable, if a little hot. The bathroom would benefit from a little sprucing up, but was spotless and the bath itself huge! Evening meal and breakfast were both excellent, and all staff helpful and friendly.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2024

Grahame

This was our first stopover on the Giants Causeway coastal route. It was comfortable and welcoming, in a pleasant spot opposite a charming harbour. The room was spacious and the evening meal was very enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2024

Stanley

Great one night stay

The hotel is old style, but very clean with great food and great staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2023

Stephen

Super friendly staff

A nice old fashioned hotel with super friendly and efficient staff. I will book again - it's a beautiful part of Northern Ireland.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2023

Marlene

Old hotel full of character food and staff great.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2023

Wesley

We loved the hotel and the history behind it. Staff was very kind and helpful! Carnlough has a beautiful harbor and there were at least 3 pubs within a 2 minute walking distance! Perfect location in the heart of the beautiful Antrim Coastal area!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2023

Lesley

You get what's expected of a 3star hotel. Could do with a lick of paint inside and out. But great staff and atmosphere throughout. Beds very comfortable and walk in shower was fantastic. Food excellent both in the bar/restaurant and at breakfast.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2023

S

Good hotel. Would stay again.

Service throughout our stay was friendly, professional, prompt and helpful. Room was huge. Period furnishings- maybe a little worn. Two double beds which were super comfy. Slept like a log.
Lots of storage space and two comfy chairs and coffee table to sit and relax with drinks - ice and glasses courtesy of bar. Small television, hairdryer and kettle with tea, coffee, etc. Bathroom large with shower over bath. Single faucets on sink with H and C worn off. Hot too hot to use alone and so cold unless you want to fill the sink to get your own warm water. Good shower pressure and selection of toiletries provided. Lovely bar area with good service, atmosphere and live music. Breakfast service was great but produce on the poor side. Sausage was synthetic tasting and bacon dry and tasteless like cardboard. Easily could be improved to get higher rating. Location is excellent in the centre with free parking.
Would definitely stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2023

Charles

Very friendly good food

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2023

Wesley

Pub was very good. Room needed serious upgrading.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2023

Bruce

Fun and historic hotel. Good food, and the hotel parking made the stay easier.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2023

Derek

Charming old seaside hotel

Lovely old hotel in a quaint coastal town with a link to Churchill (who sold the hotel in the 1920s.)

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Sep 2022

Jacqueline

A very tired hotel. The staff were friendly and helpful and did try. Lift did not work. We were roomed in the attic, very cold, no extra bedding, room was dusty, lighting and bathroom fan not working, limited on electric sockets, room very large but cold with tiny TV in the corner and one very small window. Very old fashioned and not worth the cost.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2022

john

Post Antrim Coast Race Stay

Great stay with super meal.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2022

Joe

The staff were all charming and helpful. I realize that a/c is not a common thing in Ireland but a fan would have been VERY helpful and welcome. The food was okay - there are not many other options open. The servers were lovely. Beds were ok the bathroom was good - water pressure was great. Unfortunately 1 dirty towel was a turn off. It was quiet and the area was lovely to walk around and the Cranny falls were beautiful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2021

Gail

Fantastic stay with outstanding food

We had a fantastic stay. The team could not have worked harder. The food was superb and we has the joy of sitting reading by the open fire on both evenings if our stay. Great location for short coastal walks and a lovely walk up to Cranny Falls. For NI people they think Carnlough is dated. It's not! it's a super coastal town for a relaxing couples break, great pubs, great scenery and great food. We will definitely be back.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Located in a very picturesque area, with very easy access to the coastal road. Staff were very friendly, accommodating and went above and beyond for the vegetarian and vegan in our group at breakfast! The rooms are clean and tidy, we were given the choice of staff not entering but leaving consumables outside our door.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Very handy to the glenarm castle. Staff very helpful and friendly

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Clean excellant staff,nothing any trouble,would ddf go back

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2019

GL

The hotel was easy to find and parking was right across the road. There is an elevator but we only used it when we had luggage. Breakfast was free and really good. The lady that checked us in was a sweetheart.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2019

Doug

The Real Deal

Amazing. Staff was excellent as was the location and history.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2019

Verified traveler

Charm and character, good parking. Good central location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Charming property with an outstanding staff. I would definitely go back.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Hotel is pleasantly located on waterfront. It has old world charm and spacious rooms.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2018

Geoff

Hotel with a History

A grand old coaching house, with an interesting history, located in a Old holiday resort and ideally positioned for the coastal walk. Requiring decor and building improvements basically requiring capital improvements.

6/10

Pleasant

29 May 2018

Verified traveler

Tired Hotel

Stayed for 1 night. Hotel in need of refurb and clean. Staff very good from reception to night porter. Food reasonable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2018

Bernadette

Central to do the coast road trip

Had a lovely stay. Enjoyed every minute .would stay there again

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2018

Iain

Londonderry Arms Winter break.

My fiancée and I spent a Saturday night in February at the Londonderry Arms hotel for a 40th birthday treat. The Hotel is situated in a lovely costal village on the North coast of Ulster within easy driving distance of the Glens of Antrim. This would be my favourite area in Northern Ireland, great for forest and beach walks and sightseeing drives. The Hotel itself is perfect for those wanting to experience a little slice of history with beautiful traditional features next to the sea. The hotel room we stayed in had free WiFi a small TV and tea/coffee making facilities with a bath/shower and toilet. The hotel also has a bar and restaurant and is within easy driving distance of many other restaurants and pubs. Overall it was a lovely relaxing stay in a nice old fashioned hotel that I would gladly recommend.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Oct 2017

Don

Needs cleaning

Very disappointed view from our room was looking at a wall and the smell of cooking oil wasn't for us room not to clean

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Spacious room. Really nice staff.
Room was somewhat difficult to get to. Went through maze of doors.

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2017

Griff

Lovely old fashioned coaching inn in Carnlough

Great staff who were very helpful in arranging a late dinner and early breakfast for our party. We only stayed one night, but enjoyed the live music and the old fashioned elegance of this pretty coaching inn.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2017

Dianne

Great little town, very pretty,very friendly great food

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Friendly staff.

Very friendly staff, pretty good food at a good price, overall a very good experience.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Apr 2017

Paul

Nice location. Tired facility, needs updating

Pleasant enough staff, but food was mediocre, and room very out dated and worn

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2017

Eamonn

We had a great trip , The staff were very friendly and helpful with regards things to do. Food was excellent. Will be back

Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2017

andy

very good hotel overlooking the harbour.

had a wonderful time exploring the east coast. The meals were first class and the staff could not do enough for you.

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great location,staff and food excellent.

Always enjoy our stay and dinner/dancing very good value.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2016

Patrick

I like the hotel. Ive stayed a few times. The room wasn't great this time but wasn't overly expensive so its hard to put it down. I was by the road and bit of shouting on the street when pub closed but wasn't end of the world. Could do with lots of updates but nothing that would make me not stay here. the bathroom could have done with an overhaul but i did say in a room before that had new bathroom so maybe its a work in progress. The place has character that i like. For the price I payed it did the job well.

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2016

Keith

Character By The Coast

If it's coperate blandness you're after you won't find it here.The Londonderry Arms is best described as quaint,and all the better for it.
Rooms/facilities a bit dated but clean and comfortable.Bath/shower combo in the en-suite with lashings of hot water and as powerful a shower as we've experienced anywhere.Large room(201) with a table and chairs,but a bit difficult to find 1st time around.
Restaurant and Bistro for dining,both adequate for our needs.
Lots of areas to relax with a coffe(or something stronger}and complimentary newspapers.
Only minus point is we found our room a little chilly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2016

jim retired

Autumn break

Good comfortable hotel with a lot of interesting history and very well maintained with lovely window boxes

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Very accommodating staff

When we arrived we learned that the room was not what was reserved (reserved twin, assigned a king). The staff promptly accommodated our requirements.

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Spooky

A small water side town. We heard that Sir Winston Churchill had been there and talking to locals found that he had inherited the hotel. Not much happening here this time of year. We drove up to unload our bags on the street only to find a mortuary two doors up from thehotel. We walked into the hotel and an elderly man was looking for his wife. At first glance we thought we were in a seniors home. They found each other and all was okay! We were assigned our room, which took us up to the second floor and through a number of doors and dark hallways, inching ever so close to the building that housed the mortuary (there was a shop between the hotel and the funeral parlour). We tried to change room and given keys (haven't used a key in ages) The second room was closer to the front entrance and next to the street. It also smelled. We decided to take our chances and accept the first room. We ate in the hotel bar. We got there early, but, for some reason were out of their two specials? We ordered fish and chips and roast beef dinner.service was slow, due to a table full of tourist who arrived by bus. The dinners were average. We got through the night and in the morning had a pleasing breakfast in the dining room. After breakfast, we went out on the street for a walk only to find the hurst driving up and parking. We checked out early and we're glad to be on our way. Before leaving the town, we drove up into the hills and then hiked to the Cranny Falls. The scenery was spectacular.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2016

Kevin

full of character and restful

Excellent recepionists relaxing stay breakfast waitress not so good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2016

Victoria

pity about the weather

Budget room a bit small no table. Breakfast very good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2016

Barbara

This hotel is big and rambling

The Londonderry Arms address is Ballymena but is in Carnlough on the Antrim coast. The drive there through the glens and along the coast is lovely but the hotel itself is in need of tlc. All the paintwork is in poor condition and carpet in our corridor was in need of replacement. Rooms are spacious and comfortable though dowdy. The food is fine and the service pleasant.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2016

Nance

Rundown hotel

Looked awesome on line and loved its history and location but it truly needs to be upgraded from plumbing to beds and decor. Tv was small computer screen

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2016

Larry

Lovely Londonderry Arms Hotel!

This is a charming hotel with a wealth of history!
Complimentary breakfast is generous, and staff will provide alternate menu for dietary needs. Dinner is outstanding, as well. The rooms are not air-conditioned, but we were fairly comfortable with the provided fan.
Cranny Falls can be reached directly from the hotel and is worth seeing!

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2016

Luana

Londenderry Hotel in a quaint town

We enjoyed the waterfall. Food was good. The room was in the corner with views of the side street and in the back side out of the bathroom a moldy roof. It was also VERY NOISY they clattered bottles under our window until 11:00 pm at night. It was warm so we had to leave the window open and no fan. The town people were very friendly. The town was very cute and quaint. I think a little expensive considering the type of room we ended up with. I loved Northern Ireland- the hotel was cute and quaint but I felt we probably were given the worse room in the hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Very helpful staff, we enjoyed our stay with our 18 month old :-)

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2016

J J

loved this hotel!!!

One of the best hotel experiences I've had!! If I ever make it back to Ireland I will definitely stay there again!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2016

Robert

Excellent break.

This was not our first time to stay here, but this hotel has improved tremendously from our last visit. The staff were excellent and nothing was too much trouble. We only stayed one night but the food and service was excellent while we were there. We certainly intend to go back again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2016

David

Enjoyable visit

Old style hotel with friendly staff and good bar/food. Enjoyed a short break with friends.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2015

John

Poor service, great parking.

Nice small Irish town. Fairly near the Giant's Causeway. Service was poor. Had a flashing bathroom light throughout our two day stay despite reporting the problem three times. Could not get any heat into the room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Lovely historic hotel with many period house details. Beautiful front reception area and dining rooms.

Very attentive and welcoming staff in hotel reception, hotel bar and breakfast dining room. Happy to take order for dinner, even though we arrived late and had just missed the Sunday 8pm last orders deadline for the restaurant. Gorgeous fire with tasteful furnishing and a good selection of newspapers and magazines in the residents' lounge area.

However, the hotel is let down by old, scuffed painted internal doors, skirting boards, door frames and window frames in bedroom and upstairs hallways. In addition, the bathroom in room 203 had a beautiful, old and well maintained enamel bath BUT mouldy, old show tiles and sealant and no extractor fan (cause of mould). Comfortable beds but bedroom furniture would benefit from investment and improvement. Kettle in bedroom was covered in dust.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Swish

It was my grandparents who stayed here and I booked it for them, I got a text off my grandad on the night they stayed saying \"very swish it's amazing\".

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Good hotel although some rooms can be noisy. Staff were happy to relocate us to a quieter room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2015

Mark

Nice old place

One night stay, enjoyed the room, Got laundry done over night at a good price. Good breakfast, Had a lift +++ to upper floors.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2015

Brenda

Lovely homely hotel on street but with parking.

Some lovely old pieces of furniture. Nice relaxing areas on the ground floor and a beautiful open fire. Very quiet despite being right on the coastal route. Nice food in the restaurant and the bar/bistro.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2015

Benjamin

Beautiful countryside B&B

B&B in the countryside in a beautifully decorated home. Bedrooms were spacious, comfortable and clean. Cooked breakfast in the morning was great. Hosted by Valerie who is friendly and helpful and runs the B&B to a very high standard.

Provides easy access to anywhere on the north-western side of the coastal causeway route within a fairly short drive (Portstewart, Bushmills, Giants Causeway), is best found with a GPS given the rural setting.

Highly recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel

Staff could not have been more helpful. Gave great advice. Lovely auld world hotel with beautiful log fires to sit beside. Room was very large with lovely bathroom and everything you could want. Would love to return in the summer to really appreciate the surroundings.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2015

VALERIE

Relaxing break in tranquil Carnlough.

We really enjoyed our two night break in this charming olde world hotel, located in the seaside village of Carnlough.
The breakfasts and snacks which we ordered were lovely.
All the staff were really friendly & very helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2015

Ralph

Off season in County Antrim

A very nice 'period' hotel, comfortably old fashioned with big open fires, but also the very latest HD Tvs in the bedrooms. We had just come from a big, expensive resort hotel over the post Christmas period and really appreciated the laid back comfort and relaxation of the Londonderry Arms. We know which we will choose next time! The food was at least as good as the resort, the bill was much more acceptable!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2014

Keith

Very nice hotel in lovely location

Excellent weekend stay for our family. May be a small bit of journey from Belfast city but well worth the drive as the location is lovely. Staff at the hotel are very friendly and make you feel at home. Nice walks and areas to visit around the hotel also.

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2014

DD

Comfortable, cosy and welcoming

Warm welcome, friendly feel in the hotel. Has old fashioned charm in spades. Great for an autumn/winter getaway - only an hour's drive from Belfast. Good plain cooking in the bar - nothing fancy but good quality ingredients treated simply and with respect. Seemed to be popular with local people which is always a good sign.