Name: The Narrows
Address: 12 Shore Road, Portaferry, BT22 1JY, United Kingdom, 12 Shore Road, Down County, BT22 1JY, UK
Rating: 8.7

The Narrows

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Narrows in Portaferry offers comfortable rooms with private bathrooms, sea views, and modern amenities. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, TV, and work desk. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can enjoy water sports facilities, a garden, terrace, restaurant, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a lounge, coffee shop, and barbecue facilities. Delicious Breakfast: A variety of breakfast options are available, including continental, American, full English/Irish, and à la carte. Breakfast is highly praised by guests. Convenient Location: Located 45 km from George Best Belfast City Airport and near attractions such as Mount Stewart House (22 km) and SSE Arena (45 km). Free parking and multilingual staff enhance the stay.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, American

FREE parking!

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Availability

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Room type	Number of guests
Economy Double Room 1 double bed
Double Room with Private Bathroom 1 double bed
Quadruple Room with Shower 2 single beds and 2 bunk beds
Quadruple Room with Bath 1 double bed and 2 bunk beds

Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Michael

United Kingdom

“Excellent property overlooking the harbour great views from our room.”

Paul

United Kingdom

“Everything...the narrows is fantastic place to stay.... breakfast is great..”

Steven

United Kingdom

“It is an unusually shaped building. Plenty of access to gardens and a great view of the sea The shower was hot and with good water pressure. The room had its own fridge which is good to have. It was very quiet, could not hear the other guests.”

Natasa

Ireland

“We had a issue with our room but member of staff helped us very quickly. Location of the place is very good.”

Lynnpc

United Kingdom

“The breakfast was outstanding. Kristophe was extremely accommodating when our plans changed, and we had to head home a day early due to Storm Amy. The location right on the main front of Portaferry is excellent with full views of the lough and...”

Temple

United Kingdom

“Greate view. Big, clean, comfortable bed. Very satisfying breakfast.”

Pillow

United Kingdom

“Location perfect. Would have preferred cereal/ continental breakfast”

Carol

United Kingdom

“Seaviews great food great people! Staff couldn’t be more helpful this place is a wee gem!”

David

United Kingdom

“Everything was excellent reception staff were wonderful couldn’t have did enough for us all staff were great room was beautiful 🙂”

Kathleen

United Kingdom

“The views, sunset, water fresh air. Lovely friendly people very helpful”

Host Information

Company review score: 9.3Based on 691 reviews from 1 property

1 managed property

Company information

We, as a family, live in Portaferry since 2007, Krzysztof joined The Portaferry Hotel in 2005 and we joined Krzysztof two years later. Since 2009 , throughout number of venues we are independently providing accommodation and catering to our Visitors, . Our new project, The Narrows Guesthouse, started in October 2018 and we opened doors to our first Guests on 24th June 2019, providing extended services for B&B, private dining, cooking presentations, charity events, themed events, etc. 2020 and part of 2021 were a bumpy road in our industry, but we openly adapted to changing circumstances and our business is opened again. We are looking forward to welcoming you and serving you soon!

Property information

Located at the shore front of Strangford Lough, The Narrows Guesthouse consists of 6 en-suite rooms, with all of them overlooking the Portaferry Marina. Our comfortable beds guarantee a good night sleep, room amenities provide convenient leisure and our food is famous for its unique flavors and delicacy. Our service and its quality is highly recommended by our Guests and we live by a continuous promise we will strive everyday to do better.

Neighbourhood information

Portaferry (from Irish Port a' Pheire 'landing place of the ferry') is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. It is home to the Exploris aquarium and is well known for the annual Gala Week Float Parade. It hosts its own small Marina, the Portaferry Marina. The Portaferry - Strangford Ferry service operates daily at 15-minute intervals (8am to 11pm) between the villages.

Languages spoken

German,English,Polish,Russian

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site

House rules

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Check-in

From 14:00 to 23:00

Check-out

Until 11:00

Cancellation/ prepayment

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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction

There is no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

Accepted payment methods

Cash

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Parties

Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.