Derry and County Donegal - Ireland 2014 - page 618

To help you easily sort through these listings, I've divided the accommodations
into three categories, based on the price for a standard double room with bath:

$$$ Higher Priced —Most rooms £80 or more.

$$ Moderately Priced —Most rooms between £40-80.

$ Lower Priced —Most rooms £40 or less.

Prices can change without notice; verify the hotel's current rates online or by
email. For the best prices, always book direct.

$$ Travelodge has 44 comfortable rooms, a great location, and a handy adjacent park-
ing garage—but beware of large, loud party groups on weekends (Db-£55 Sun-Thu, Db-
£65-80 Fri-Sat, occasional online discounts if you book ahead, continental breakfast-£7,
22-24 Strand Road, tel. [phone], www.travelodge.ie ) .
$ Paddy's Palace Hostel rents 40 decent beds for £12-15 a night with breakfast.
Look for the green-and-beige building, and pause to read the great Mark Twain quote
above the front door (4-6 beds/room, family rooms with private bathroom for up to four-
£50, guest computer, laundry facilities, kitchen, 1 Woodleigh Terrace, Asylum Road, tel.
028/7130-9051, www.paddyspalace.com , [e-mail] , Stephen McPhilemy).
They also have a couple of self-catering apartments nearby, and Stephen offers walking
tours (see “Tours in Derry,” earlier).

Eating in Derry

The Custom House Restaurant & Wine Bar is the classiest place in town, serving
great £14-19 meals and a selection of fine wines in a posh, calm space. It faces the river
half a block from the Guild Hall (Mon-Sat 12:00-14:30 & 17:30-21:30, Sun 15:00-21:00,
Queens Quay, tel. [phone]).
The hip, trendy Exchange Restaurant and Wine Bar offers £7-10 lunches and quality
£12-16 dinners with flair, in a central location near the river behind Waterloo Place (Mon-
Sat 12:00-14:30 & 17:30-22:00, Sun 16:00-21:00, Queen's Quay, tel. [phone]).
Mandarin Palace dishesupgood£10-15Chinesedinnersinacrispdiningroomfacing
the river (Mon-Fri 12:00-14:30 & 16:30-23:00, Sat 16:30-23:00, Sun 13:00-22:00, week-
day buffet lunch, £10 two-course early-bird deals 16:30-19:00, Queens Quay at Lower
Clarendon Street, tel. [phone]).