Limelight Belfast Competitors

Northern Ireland’s only AA 5 Red star hotel, The Merchant, is situated in the heart of the city centre’s historic Cathedral Quarter. It is a harmonious blend of Victorian grandeur and Art Deco inspired sleek modernity with a multitude of exciting amenities, unrivaled service and attention to detail. With 62 highly appointed bedrooms and suites in 2 different room styles – Victorian Splendour and Deco Decadence – these rooms are elegant, spacious and lavish with all the amenities you would expect from a 5* hotel, including full air conditioning and complimentary wi-fi and a luxury evening turn down service. Our elegant Meetings and Events space offers state-of-the-art facilities and natural daylight in every room. We have a versatile portfolio of spaces for both intimate and large scale events catering for up to 200 guests. Our professional event co-ordinators and a dedicated host on the day of your event will ensure everything runs smoothly. We also have a beautifully landscaped Roof Garden which we decorate seasonally with a striking an inventive theme. Our roof garden is unique to the city with stunning views and is available all year for private events. The jewel in the crown of the hotel is its fine dining restaurant, The Great Room Restaurant, an architectural gem with a myriad of original features. This AA Rosette awarded restaurant is known for its iconic afternoon tea and where our guests will also enjoy their full Irish breakfast. The Great Room Restaurant is also available for private hire. The Merchant Hotel also features an award-winning cocktail bar with a cocktail list of biblical proportions. Bert’s Jazz Bar, which has a wonderful bistro style menu and extensive drinks list with live jazz every night. The Cloth Ear, our homely pub and an underground luxury spa and roof top gymnasium.

Oh Yeah is Belfast's dedicated music hub, a resource for music makers and also for the business of music. It was constituted in 2007 in the belief that music is a valuable agent in Northern Ireland, a catalyst that changes lives for the better. Our mission statement is 'Open Doors To Music'. We combine the verve and resourcefulness of the music industry with a programme of social value. We provide affordable rehearsal space, a live venue, a music exhibition, a café space, a recording studio, a songwriting room and workshop spaces. We rent offices to local music enterprises and currently have nine dynamic projects and businesses operating from the building. These include Start Together Recording Studio, Quiet Arch Records, AVA Festival, Big Wild Creative Collective and the RNR Instrument Repair Shop. Oh Yeah is also a host campus to Belfast Metropolitan College, facilitating the students on their music and performance courses across the academic year. Our programmes focus on talent development, promotion and celebration, industry mentoring, youth development and community outreach, as well as arts and older people projects, music industry incubation, and music tourism and heritage. We are a charity and social enterprise and we are supported, partner or work with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Esmée Fairburn Foundation, Heritage Lottery, Belfast Harbour, Creative & Cultural Skills, PRS Foundation, Musicians' Union, Help Musicians UK, UK Music, British Council and PRS to name only a few. Our programming provides a structured channel into existing music and arts infrastructure. We are PRS Foundation and Help Musician UK talent partners and an OCN accredited centre. The Oh Yeah vision was born in December 2005, from a conversation between Stuart Bailie, Gary Lightbody, Snow Patrol and some of Belfast's dedicated music industry people. Since then we've welcomed 180,000 visitors and over 6,000 artists.

Ulster Hall is a company based out of 34 Bedford Street, Belfast, United Kingdom.