Best location to stay in Belfast for the night, for nightlife?

Best location to stay in Belfast for the night, for nightlife?

• Looking up a hostel to stay in belfast and was wondering where is the best location to get... as in the best location for nightlife, pubs and clubs. Where going up to a concert at st. georges market so would like to be as near as possible to that. I have two hostels in mind, one on Lisburn road (around the hospital) and the other is around clifton st. Could someone please tell me which is the best location and what is the name of the area (street name even so i can look it up on google maps) for the nightlife?

• Answer:

  i've been in both that you mention and they are the same roughly the same distance from the st georges market..they are not very nice though but i suppose its only for 1 night... the one i would recommend is The Belfast International Hostel, its just off shaftesbury square, on the corner of sandy row and donegal road, across from the rangers supporters club...thats nothing to worry about even if you are a republican or non loyalist..The 4 bed en suite rooms are excellent..its around a ten min walk to the market and theres a few good pubs nearbye, i recomment the botanic inn, the parlour and the eglintine if your 18 - early 30s...those pubs are about a ten min walk away but their are others closer and it is quite a lively part of belfast. the one on clifton street is near the catherdral area nightlife, i find it boring around there though for some reason it about the most popular area for night life the one on lisburn road is very handy for the pubs i recommended..