Name: Gardenvale Manor House B&B
Address: 155 Ballinlea Road, Stranocum, BT53 8PX, United Kingdom, Ballymoney, Ballymoney, Ballymoney, BT53 8PX, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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Gardenvale Manor House B&B

Our stay at Gardenvale was one of the highlights of our visit to Northern Ireland in June 2025. We just found it by chance and it is a hidden gem! We love old manor houses and enjoyed hearing about the history of the house and exploring the grounds. Charlie and Inga were really nice and welcoming hosts and we had great chats with them. Our bedroom and bathroom were huge in size and our bed was very comfortable. Really enjoyed breakfast in the large breakfast room. It is reasonably and fairly priced and best to book direct and pay by cash. We did not want to leave!

Excellent quite location, beautiful gardens, service great, bedroom was amazing, facilities were all comfortable, bathroom perfect for our needs, very friendly and helpful hosts, nothing too much trouble, would definitely stay again

Immediately fell in love with this place when drove up to the front door and noticed pretty little wild bunnies hopping happily on the lawn. 

We received a friendly welcome from Charlie, who showed us to the entire wing we had been allocated! This comprised of two bedrooms and a bathroom all beautifully decorated in a quirky, imaginative style. 

After a fantastic night’s sleep in The tranquility of the countryside, we were served a continental breakfast with no fewer than 3 choices of non-dairy milk for our vegan requirements! Charlie had also provided freshly picked fruits from the garden, which were absolutely delicious! 

Although the location seemed to be in the middle of nowhere, we discovered that it is a stone’s throw from The Dark Hedges and only 20 minutes drive from the Causeway Coast. 

We thoroughly enjoyed our three night stay and we will definitely return if we get the chance!

Support service, had a hard time finding it and they met us to bring us the last leg.  Upgraded our room.  Breakfast room was beautiful.  Meal scrumptious, and hosts helpful and attentive.  Room very comfortable.  Could use more counter space and power outlets, but’s that systemic in Ireland.  Still highly Recommended! 

Wonderful hosts. Even came and found us when we got lost. Close to dark hedge if that's your thing. But also 15 minutes drive from the causeway. 

It was my wife's 40th and we received a special gift at breakfast which warmed us:-). 

Lovely relaxing setting, Greta place to take a walk from or just wander the gardens. 

Spacious comfortable rooms. And nice family room arrangements. 

The door bell sums it up for me, 

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Highly recommend Gardenvale House B & B

Charming country manner with a warm welcome!

Charming, tranquil, elegant 

Weekend away

Outstanding experience

Overall pleasant very quiet stay. Hosts very nice and very helpful getting taxi to our wedding venue. Manor somewhat dated to keep its charm as an old Manor House. Room very large and had somewhat dated ornaments!! Found the hallways dark and I personally felt a little spooked going to the loo at 3 am!!!! No en suite as bathroom outside room !!! Overall clean, although bed linen dated but clean. Mattress does need renewing although it was ok. Breakfast adequate and beverages served by host who was charming. Talked about history of the house which was interesting. Very,  very quiet location, could hear a pin drop at night. Would I stay again? possibly not but an experience and nice Hosts.

Wedding

Set in beautiful grounds and good location. 

Downside is the B&B is run down and in need of updating. We paid the higher price to stay in the garden view room with ensuite bathroom but were given a different room instead.   The room we had to stay in was cheaper but no refund was given. There was broken glass in one of the windows.  There was condensation each morning and the windows couldn't be opened for ventilation. 

There were no tea & coffee making facilities,  hairdryer or bathrobes in room though all were listed on the website. We lived out of our suitcase as there were no hangers in the closet.  Next to our bathroom there were cupboards and drawers but  we could not use them as they were full of clothing..  Our room had a double bed and a small day bed to sleep on. I chose to take the day bed while my friend had the double. I had to stick my legs through the bars of the day bed as it's too small to stretch out on.  The room was clean but shabby.

Our bathroom was out in the hallway. The towels were miss matched and past their best. The hall lights were to be left switched off at night which meant we had to use a torch when going to the toilet during the night. 

Breakfast at the B&B was ok.  A choice of cereal and fruit was always on the table and another for bread and pancakes with a toaster to make your own toast. No menu for choice on cooked breakfast but the owner would try to make anything that was asked for.  

For the money people are paying to stay here, updating is needed.

Not as described. Very disappointing stay

:) Beautiful driveway leading to a lovely Manor House. The two lovely public rooms at the front of the house were beautifully decorated with period furniture and artifacts suitable to the age of the building. Fabulous location to explore the North Coast and surrounding area. Good wifi available in bedroom.
:( ROOM
On arrival we were NOT shown to the 2 Bedroom Suite we had booked and paid our deposit for. Excuse given that the door of the Suite required to be painted. Our new room was cheaper but no refund offered! My companion slept on the 'day' bed (not a sofabed) and was unable to stretch out fully as it was too short.
The bedding and towels were old and tired. There were no Tea and Coffee making facilities in the room as expected. Excuse - there was a cream carpet!  
Also not in the room as stated were bath robes or hairdryer.
You shouldn't need to ask for the basics which are advertised as being available in the room and dare I say, loo paper too when it ran out. If bins were emptied, this would have been noticed.
Breakfast was adequate although with little choice. No poached eggs .Excuse - the poacher was broken.
OVERALL
Foreign visitors may see this b&b as quaint but to a visitor from the UK, it's nothing but shabby and run down.

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