Premier Inn Derry-Londonderry

This well-known budget hotel brand has landed in Derry in good time for the UK 2013 City of Culture festivities. Expect the usual panoply of top-notch en-suite bedrooms with desk and tea-coffee making facilities. Great value overnights start from just £29 - and rooms can be shared by up to two adults and two children under 16. Fuel up on the 'all you can eat' cooked breakfasts at Brewers Fayre pub restaurant (U16s eat free and two course meals are £10), then stroll across the iconic Peace Bridge to explore the city centre's shops, bars, walls and murals. Paid WiFi is available, and free parking is a welcome bonus - especially if you plan to explore nearby Donegal and the Giant's Causeway coastal route.