Born n bred in Redcar and did the roof on the claxton when walter brittan owned it in the 80s. Its the first place in the town most people seem tpo choose for their weddings or christenings unless they go further a field for more stylish quality accomodation.
Its certainly not 5 star or 4 Star but its the best in redcar when compared to its neighbour a couple of doors along ie The Park Hotel which is an awful lot more expensive and is not any better compared to the claxton. Its clean enough the claxton and is typical North East seaside resort accommodation, basic-comfortable-sea front location-everything you need.
One thing to watch for though is the front facing rooms can get a bit noisy in the mornings as the Local Buses park outside as the bus station is a couple of doors down the road and they may wake you up about 6-7am, they never woke us up even though we were on the front but its something to bear in mind.
The breakfast was absolutely spot on, and for the price we... more