Traveller from Bromsgrove stayed in August,2007

Guest Comment:
A very busy hotel in the main drag of Victoria Street, with typical modern facilities, could be almost anywhere.

Top Tip:
Speak to reception staff about doing a black taxi tour of points of interest, especially the more regular trouble spots from the sectarian violence. Fare variable according to number but we paid £25 for a fascinating tour well over an hour, looking at the murals, and key flash-points for the violence. Had heard no good reports about the level of understanding gained from the open top bus tour, but our taxi-driver was only 31, had lived through much of the troubles, and even lost his father in a pub bombing. The art and the basis of it are absorbing, and there are signs of hope. Don't think about it, just do it!