{"id":232595,"date":"2025-07-02T17:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232595\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:53:13","slug":"dunluce-lodge-new-north-coast-hotel-wins-five-star-rating-from-tourism-ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232595\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunluce Lodge: New north coast hotel wins five-star rating from Tourism NI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dunluce Lodge was opened in February<\/a> by US owners Links Collection Capital ahead of the Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club this month.<\/p>\n

It is operated by global company Valor Hospitality in its first Northern Ireland project. \u202f<\/p>\n

The hotel, which overlooks Royal Portrush\u2019s fourth fairway, has 35 suites.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A suite at Dunluce Lodge, Portrush<\/p>\n

According to Tourism NI\u2019s quality grading scheme, \u201cupon inspection, the bedrooms were found to be spacious and finished to an exceptional standard while the restaurant demonstrated superb interior design\u201d. \u202f<\/p>\n

It added that \u201cstaff were found to be friendly and courteous with high levels of hospitality and service provided\u201d. \u202f<\/p>\n

David Roberts, director of strategic development at Tourism NI, said: \u201cTourism NI is delighted to award Dunluce Lodge a five-star accommodation grading.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a thoroughly well-deserved award, testament to the exceptionally high-quality facilities and services on offer to guests.\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no doubt the bespoke hospitality experiences this hotel offers will increase Northern Ireland\u2019s popularity as a destination for the lucrative golf and luxury segments of the tourism market.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n

\"David<\/p>\n

David Roberts of Tourism NI and Stephen Meldrum of Dunluce Lodge, inside the hotel’s restaurant<\/p>\n

Stephen Meldrum, general manager of Dunluce Lodge, said it was \u201cthrilled\u201d at the five-star rating. \u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the very beginning our intention has been to provide a new level of genuine Irish hospitality on the Causeway Coast and the awarding of five-star status is testament to the exceptional service we provide for our guests in luxurious surroundings.\u202f<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking ahead, we want to be constantly evolving and setting new standards. We already have exciting plans to further develop our spa offering and complement our packages with a series of wellness experiences. This is just the beginning for Dunluce Lodge.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n

Dunluce Lodge is among a wave of new high-quality accommodation to open on the north coast ahead of the Open.<\/p>\n

\"Portrush<\/p>\n

Portrush Adelphi opened in April 2025<\/p>\n

Marine & Lawn, which also owns the Slieve Donard in Co Down, unveiled its revamped Adelphi Hotel Portrush earlier this year.<\/p>\n

And Andras House opened the Marcus Hotel<\/a>, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton venue, last week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunluce Lodge was opened in February by US owners Links Collection Capital ahead of the Open at Royal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-232595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-northern-ireland","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}