Belfast’s coolest new keep turns the normal resort expertise on its head — half bar, half playground, and all character. Right here, Guinness is your room key, Irish espresso your morning ritual, and the one factor louder than the foyer is the laughter. Upstairs? Pure quiet, pure consolation.
There are informal lodges — after which there’s Moxy Belfast Metropolis. The newly opened spot on Clarence Avenue West isn’t simply one other check-in, sleep, and check-out affair. It’s Belfast’s first style of the Moxy angle — a spot the place the foundations of hospitality have been rewritten in neon ink and poured over ice.
I checked in on the bar — as a result of, after all, that’s the place check-in occurs right here. A chilly pint of Guinness in hand, I instantly felt town’s heat meet the model’s cheeky confidence. The foyer buzzed with power: locals mingling with travellers, playlists bouncing between indie and electro, laptops glowing over shared tables. This isn’t a foyer — it’s a front room with higher lighting and higher drinks.
After the welcome cheers, I slipped upstairs to my room — and out of the blue, silence. That’s the Moxy magic. It’s the anti-hotel: extra such as you reside in a bar, however the rooms are whisper quiet. The interiors are daring however intelligent — all fashionable strains, witty touches, and simply sufficient angle to make you smile with out making an attempt too onerous.
Morning got here with an Irish espresso (naturally) and a leisurely stroll by way of Belfast’s best-kept secrets and techniques — Metropolis Corridor, Cathedral Quarter, Victoria Sq. — all inside strolling distance. It’s an ideal base for exploring town, then retreating again to the consolation of an area that feels extra like a buddy’s loft than a resort.
Behind the enjoyable, there’s substance too. Moxy Belfast Metropolis marks the model’s debut in Northern Eire and its a centesimal opening throughout EMEA. Following an £8 million reinvention by MHL Lodge Assortment, the property has been reworked into 179 rooms of unapologetic cool, with a group led by Common Supervisor Gemma Connor — whose delight in her metropolis and her crew is as infectious because the vibe itself.
Paul Higgins of MHL Lodge Assortment referred to as the launch “momentous.” He’s not flawed. This isn’t only a new place to remain — it’s a press release. Moxy Belfast Metropolis is playful, polished, and unpretentious. It’s the place the road between traveller and native blurs, and the place town’s soul hums beneath the beats from the bar.
Come for the Guinness at check-in, keep for the quiet upstairs, and go away wishing each resort has a pulse.
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