I booked this hotel in Newcastle as my boyfriend was in the Great North Run. It was booked in March.
On the internet it looked like a nice hotel, says its 10 minutes from central, nice rooms and restaurant attached. What a perfect place you say to your self.
I got there on the Friday and was surprised by the look of the building when I got off the metro. It was further out than I thought and the area looked very unsafe. On the other side of the metro line looked like a council estate. Right next door is a BOC industral estate and is on a very busy main road.
The hotel in side itself is VERY dated, the rooms are very minimal, the room that was given to us was through the bar area. The door didnt lock, the window in the room was overlooking the main road with a crossing, the furniture was old and the bed was not comfortable. The restaurant looked like a working mans club with an off smell.
Outside there was no where to eat, no other pubs or restaurants. The one plus point was that the metro was right opposit the hotel, too close probably!.
From the poor outcome of the hotel, the price that they charged was not supported by the hotel standards. We were due to stay at this hotel for 4 nights and within 30 minutes of being in this building, we decided to leave. This was not a place whereby you could rest and relax after a long run.
If any one is doing the great north run next year, I would not recommend this hotel. We ended up staying in Jesmond and Osbourn road has loads of hotel and b&b's. This is an ideal locataion, safe and is only 10 minutes walk into Haymarket and the start of the race.







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