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Rayanne House offers a boutique experience where period meets present, charm & comfort, luxury & location, elegance & excellent service. Multi award winning Rayanne House is a unique period property with private grounds, parking and spectacular views over Belfast Lough. A genuine friendly welcome awaits you.

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Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Free breakfast

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Parking

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Special diet menus

Non-smoking hotel

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Flatscreen TV

iPod docking station

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Non-smoking rooms

Family rooms

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Boutique

Languages Spoken

English, German

Location

43Car recommended

Grade: 43 out of 100

28Restaurantswithin 0.75 miles

3Attractionswithin 0.75 miles

60 Demesne Road, Holywood BT18 9EX Northern Ireland

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Donna A wrote a review Jan 2023

1 contribution5 helpful votes

Avoid!

Booked for the night of a family wedding in June. They phoned to cancel the booking today because they received a block booking with not a word of apology or alternative offered when finding reasonably priced accommodation for that date was already difficult enough.

Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with family

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Dr Con Power wrote a review Nov 2022

Dublin, Ireland4 contributions

Absolutely superb

This is a really superb Guest House in a beautiful part of Northern Ireland. The building is iconic, the staff superb, and the food excellent. I visited with a group of friends as we were attending a function locally. I have taken a note of Rayanne House as a place to which to return for a longer visit.

Date of stay: October 2022

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ITP04 wrote a review Nov 2022

Herts27 contributions46 helpful votes

Homely

We stayed for a few nights, our first trip away for 2 years. We’ve stayed here many times before and as always service was excellent, food was excellent. We were given the disabled room giving me much needed accessibility. Lovely few days away.

Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Maria M wrote a review Nov 2022

Western Ireland, Ireland32 contributions10 helpful votes

Nice old building

Nice little guest house, some lovely views and nice and close to the town so can walk down and back if you wanted to eat somewhere else one night. We were at a small wedding, it was an enjoyable day, and the rooms are clean and decorated to show the character of the building.

Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled with family

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Mudnock wrote a review Sept 2022

Salisbury, Massachusetts5 contributions1 helpful vote

wonderful breakfasts

Just be aware of the spiders! We had quite the 8-legged visitor in one of our bathrooms. Breakfast was wonderful, more upscale than what we were used to. Lovely views if rooming on the front of the house.

Date of stay: July 2022

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OliviaGMB wrote a review Sept 2022

London7 contributions1 helpful vote

Excellent Hosts

Booked this for two nights for a classy hen party. Bernie was incredibly helpful from initial booking, flexibility and suggestions. The price was very fair for us all and transparent throughout. They were very responsive to emails and phone calls and excellent communication throughout. We arrived and were warmly welcomed. Our rooms were spacious, clean and comfortable. We had drinks in one of the main rooms, and the team went out of their way to help us set up media. We then moved into the dining room for a 9 course replica meal of the Titanic's first class last meal. It was delicious! The setting was perfect and the sound proofing meant we felt comfortable enjoying ourselves without disturbing other guests. The staff really helped us with everything and we continued our festivities in another of the main lounges. The next day we went into Belfast, which was a short drive by taxi. Rayanne House were great at recommending we booked a taxi home ahead of time, as they are tricky to get…

Date of stay: July 2022

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sue2334 wrote a review Aug 2022

Belfast, United Kingdom170 contributions207 helpful votes

Absolute perfection!

Short amble up the hill for an amazing unpretentious, homely tasting menu with friendly service and food that was simply out of this world! Flexible for dietary needs of the party and excellent wine pairings. Reasonable priced. Highly recommend.

Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Mary B wrote a review Jul 2022

Derry, United Kingdom6 contributions7 helpful votes

What a Fabulous Place .

My partner and i stayed here for two nights and loved every minute of it . We adored the exceptional breakfast, each morning and found all the staff to be highly efficient and warm and friendly . Our room was on the top floor and we enjoyed a fantastic view across the lough . The room was so spacious and quiet and elegantly furnished . We were very impressed with Bernie and Conor ‘s help , when our car had an unexpected technical problem and Conor put us in touch with a local mechanic, who was so helpful and accommodating . We will definitely be staying in this lovely home again . Thank You .

Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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charley94 wrote a review Jul 2022

UK18 contributions16 helpful votes

Not a 5* hotel

This is an additional review to the one I have already written on Google, which the owner has responded to, but I am not able to respond to their response. So I'm writing this one as well! We arrived at 12.30am, due to flight delays, and were disappointed as we walked up to the front door to see a hen do group (clearly identifiable by one lady wearing a fancy dress bridal veil, dressed in white), drinking in the front lounge. We checked in to our room which was directly about the room they were drinking in, and could not sleep until past 2am. I find it baffling that a "5*" establishment on the outskirts of Belfast allows a hen do party to stay up that late. There is a wide variety of choice at breakfast, but we felt like the quality was lacking in some ingredients, namely the sausages and the bread. The breakfast room was set up with a large table in the middle of it. Another couple asked a member of staff if that was for the hens, to which the staff member replied "yes, the calm before the storm". I mention this, and the bridal veil above, because the owner replied to my Google review saying that it was just "a group of ladies in their 40s", not a hen do, who were supposedly only up until 1am. After breakfast, we set off for the wedding we were attending nearby. A lady sat downstairs kindly agreed to take a picture of me and my partner. She asked if we were off to a wedding, which we confirmed, and she replied "ah lovely, I am here for a hen do". Our room needed some serious TLC. Despite house being a big, beautiful period property the room was dressed with a black gloss and veneer bed + wardrobe + side tables. The veneer was peeling on the bed. The wardrobe was a bizarre corner unit, which was very impractical, despite their being plenty of room for a normal one on the right hand side of the room. The bath taps were the wrong way round (cold giving out hot, and vice versa). The shower pressure was bad. The light was motion detected, and when the people above us went into their bathroom, our light would come on! It was almost comical when water started pouring through the ceiling on the day we left from the bathroom above ours. The staff we encountered whilst we were there were polite. There was interesting choices for breakfast. Perhaps their titanic menu is 5*, but the accommodation was absolutely not. Please go and find my review on Google and read the response from the owner!…

Date of stay: July 2022

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Response from Bernie Mc Clelland, Owner at Rayanne House

Responded 13 Sept 2022

We take all reviews very seriously and try to address any issues to the best of our ability. This person left a review on Google which was already addressed. The insinuation of using the term "Hen do” makes one think of large groups with rowdy behaviour this was not the case at all. This was 8 classy ladies finishing drinks after doing the Titanic Menu in period dress, not at all what this person is trying to portray with the term “Hen Do” This lady arrived at 12.30 at night and the 8 ladies were finishing their drinks and in bed at 1am, so if she was disturbed it would have been very briefly. We were fully booked, and no other guests had any issues. All room complaints were addressed already, unit is for space saving not to cover period windows, taps are fine, hot is hot and cold is cold. We have replaced shower nozzle to increase pressure. I have asked and no staff member working made any remarks about our lovely guests at breakfast. I am surprised and find it strange that she did not mention the apparent leak or light sensor issue in her first review. To my knowledge the motion censored light cannot be triggered by movement in another room, and our electrician confirmed this. We have won multiple awards for our breakfast menu, that offers 10 starters and 8 main courses, there is a choice of 5 types of bread that suits most people’s needs. The sausages are local and frequently commented on for the taste and quality. We cannot be to everyone's taste so please do read all other reviews that have given us a 5-star overall score and also gained admission to the "TripAdvisor Hall of fame" for consistently excellent reviews. Many Thanks

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Mark M wrote a review Jun 2022

Belfast, United Kingdom11 contributions13 helpful votes

Wonderful wedding dinner experience

We had our wedding dinner at Rayanne House. It was a wonderful experience in every way. The location, the house, the service, the food. Great feedback from all of the family after the event. Many will be returning to Rayanne House to try the Titanic tasting menu. As will we! Many thanks to Bernie and Conor for helping us make our day so special.

Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled with family

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