Templepatrick, United Kingdom
The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat
Cheeky lakeside playground
Templepatrick, United Kingdom
Renovated
2021
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Wellness SocialOutside the door
The house
Galgorm CollectionCheeky lakeside playground
The property swaps hushed spa traditions for tongue-in-cheek fun, mixing lakeside wood-fired baths with cocktails and late-night pub music.
What it’s good at
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
This 33-room boutique stay mixes country-inn charm with Soho House swagger: wrought iron beds, Belfast-designed wallpaper, and a different hand-painted rabbit in every room.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Antrim Road runs through quiet village greenery, with central Belfast an easy twenty-minute drive away.
The rooms
Bedrooms feature custom bunny artwork, bold local wallcoverings, and plush beds trimmed with wrought iron.
The outdoor baths
Bring a swimsuit.
A disco ball glints over the sunken bath pool, and hot tubs rest on timber decks among the trees.
The spa
A glass-fronted salt chamber overlooks the courtyard, and tiled steam rooms host private mineral clay rituals.
Hunter's Bar
Twin rabbit portraits hang above the bronze-trimmed bar, and cocktails arrive beside an open hearth with a hammered copper hood.
At the table
The Rabbit Restaurant serves pizza on a covered terrace, and guests dine in bathrobes inside the sunlit Palm House.
How it began
The Galgorm Collection acquired the former Templeton Hotel in 2019, pouring ten million pounds into completely reimagining the grounds.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.