William Wolfe
This morning
What to do in London this morning: a Morning Reviver at D.R. Harris, then kippers at The WolseleyThe only coffee shop I’d happily die in: Bar Italia, SohoBest pub on the planet: The Golden Lion, Osmotherley. Don’t tell anyoneShirt shopping is strictly observed in the morningDog-friendly hotel of the week: Chewton Glen (mind the weight limit)The best sausage in London: Jago’s, ChelseaWhat to do in London this morning: a Morning Reviver at D.R. Harris, then kippers at The WolseleyThe only coffee shop I’d happily die in: Bar Italia, SohoBest pub on the planet: The Golden Lion, Osmotherley. Don’t tell anyoneShirt shopping is strictly observed in the morningDog-friendly hotel of the week: Chewton Glen (mind the weight limit)The best sausage in London: Jago’s, Chelsea
no. 90 of William Wolfe’s 100 best British hotels

The Merchant Hotel

Belfast

MThe Merchant Hotel, Belfast

Mr Wolfe’s review of The Merchant Hotel

  • Privately owned
  • Historic building
  • Superb service

A Victorian bank in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast, now a hotel of great opulence, with a domed Great Room that would not be out of place in Vienna. The cocktail bar is famous across the world.

It is the grandest address in Northern Ireland and a fine base for the Giant’s Causeway. The staff are charming in that particularly Irish way that makes one want to stay for one more.