Ross Park Hotel

I went here for their treatment and afternoon tea offer, it was approx £35 for a half hour treatment (facial/​hot stone back/​Indian head massage) followed by afternoon tea.
The staff at the reception and the spa were both so friendly and approachable. One of the girls in the treatment rooms had taken ill however they didn’t cancel our appointment, they just gave one of us our treatment then the other one after. There was a bit of a wait then as one had to sit in the bar area waiting on the other. I had the hot stone massage, it was so good. Seemed longer than half an hour too. It was relaxing and lovely. And they made you feel very comfortable too.
After the treatments we had afternoon tea. You got as much tea as you wanted, sandwiches of choice with a wide range to select from and they were made to order, warm freshly baked scones with jam and cream, mini desserts such as meringue, profiteroles and ban offer. It was delicious.
I have seen a similar offer for Dunadry this week, only difference being that the choice of sandwich was very slim and couldn’t be amended except for dietary reasons. The price of their package was £25 so I think it would be worth a try.

After a stressful, strenuous and strained shop at Sainsbury’s I simply assured myself that a sip of sumptuously splendid somethingoranother was on the cards. I slugged down a slurp of superb Semillon in superior surroundings of Ross Park Hotel, simply sanguine; set for a Suzi!
Enough of the S’s …
Ross Park is a short 25 minutes from Belfast only 20 minutes from the International Airport. There are 40 bedrooms, 2 of which are executive. The venue is available to hire for weddings/​conferences etc. There is a fully equipped gym on site. It is conveniently close to Junction One and a short distance from Ballymena, which has some great shoe shops!
This hotel is set is beautiful surroundings, it’s not in the middle of nowhere, but it is out of the way if you’re after a bit of peace and quiet. You will be welcomed graciously by lovely staff who are very accommodating.
I came here recently to put my feet up for half an hour after shopping myself out in Ballymena. I was welcomed personally by the manager, who talked away to me, even though there was a busy wedding on. We chatted about their lovely wine selection and he offered me a seat to relax in their comfortable tea room.
I really enjoyed my short stop here. I was really impressed by the professionalism, friendliness and elegance of the whole place. There are some great offers on their rooms so maybe I’ll be lucky and get to stay here for a wee break, (I wonder if my other half’s reading this?) …hopefully he is … *nudge nudge hint hint*

I went here for a wedding and was really impressed.
The food was good, the food and bar service was spot on and the hotel had a clean and modern feel throughout, with the clinical feel of some of the big chain hotels.
As the hotel is in the country, there’s plenty of parking and the surrounding fields make for a more relaxed environment than some of the city hotels.
Worth a look.

Stayed at this hotel for two nights last August as a group of 5 as we were attending a wedding nearby.
It was easy to find once we ignored our sat nav and followed the signs for the hotel.
There was plenty of free parking although the hotel didnt appear to have that many people staying there at the time.
We arrived on a Sunday lunchtime when they were only had a Sunday lunch on the menu. Having just been travelling and all really tired none of us were up for Sunday lunch — this was no trouble to the hotel as they offered us the bar menu instead.
Hotel rooms were basic but comfortable and well equipped.
Breakfast was very pleasent with lots of choice.
We did eat in the hotel restaurant and the food was delicious.
As we didnt have particularly good weather we didnt explore around the local area.
I believe the hotel had a gym but we didnt have time to check this out.