As I don't frequent pubs or nightclubs I cannot provide any first-hand comments relating to Filthy McNastys but I had the misfortune to stay in the ETAP hotel, which is next door, about six years ago. The hotel was my worse hotel experience ever and to make things much worse the noise from Filthy McNastys was unbearable.

I notice that the ETAP receives many good reviews on Tripadvisor but I also noticed that they are rated as the 44th best hotel [out of 56] in Belfast. Since then I have decided to be be very selective about where I stay in Belfast [or any other city].A word of advice, take bad reviews with a pinch of salt but if you find a number of reviews that reference "noise" then caution is advised.