Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings
5 Westoe Village, South Shields, NE33 3DZ
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields
A jewel in the heart of South Tyneside, this hotel was formally the home of Sir William Fox who was 3 times prime minister of New Zealand. Situated in ... more
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8/10 Overall rating
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| 8/10 | Check-in process |
| 7/10 | Your room |
| 8/10 | Working order of facilities / equipment |
| 8/10 | Order and cleanliness of the hotel |
| 7/10 | Performance of staff |
| 7/10 | Overall experience |
| 8/10 | Overall value for money |
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 7, 2009
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Mark ( Mature couple)
from Lancaster , GB on October 20, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"a good stay with nice room and a descent breakfast " (108486284)
great service offer and no promblem
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W ( Young couple)
from Hawick , GB on August 5, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"great place to stay" (108921936)
first class service
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Charis ( Mature couple)
from Harrogate , GB on August 1, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Good value, quiet, pleasant hotel with helpful staff." (108957900)
Pleasant, helpful staff. Large comfortable room and bathroom, pleasant public roooms. Quiet, peaceful location. Very good value for money.
Unfortuantely the shower cubicle in theen-suite bathroom leaked and soaked the bathroom floor and part of the bedroom carpet. We were offerred an alternative room, however we chose to stay as first room was superior to alternative apart from the leaky shower! We had a lovely bath too! No other bad points.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 1, 2009
Efficient and helpful staff, good location, lovely breakfast, great guest lounge with bar, good selection of daily newspapers available provided free. Breakfast table was laid with linen tablecloth and napkins.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on June 19, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Handy for Chichester Metro Station and South Tyneside College. Clean comfortable hotel with friendly staff." (107304720)
Friendly staff. Clean comfortable bedroom. Excellent breakfast. Good lounge bar.
Excessive wait for evening meal after placing order.
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Robert ( Solo business traveller)
from Edinburgh , GB on April 27, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"very nice welcome and everything was clean and fresh." (107607224)
clean,good value for money
wireless internet signal not stable
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on April 15, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Hotel was cosy but slightly oversold on website and a tad overpriced" (107302169)
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on March 5, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"enjoyed my stay would recommend to others and would stay again myself" (107993577)
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Peter ( Mature couple)
from Gateshead , GB on February 9, 2009
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Good experience am going to book again soon." (107362756)
Excellent accommodation. Clean and comfortable. Hotel fully booked so were upgraded to apartment by sea front.
Trying to find entrance to hotel. Very draughty windows in apartment made lounge / diner cold.
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David ( Solo business traveller)
from Weymouth , GB on December 12, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"friendly ,reasonably priced, could with decoration" (107469882)
very close to the college i was attending
in need of a good overhaul
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on December 8, 2008
nice atmosphere, friendly staff
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on September 13, 2008
Friendly and attractive staff.
Difficult to find at night. An outside light on the sign would be helpful. The shower room is small yet the wardrobe is huge. A couple of faults with the shower and WC functioning, but overall a good place to stay - I'd go again at the price I paid.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on September 22, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Very pleasant. This hotel has great character" (107288780)
Good Location, Friendly staff, good breakfast
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Robert ( Family with older children)
from Alderton , GB on September 17, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Wonder why they don't enforce the non-smoking law." (107188566)
Sorted out the problem in the end but the problem should not haave arisen.
Our room stank of smoke - previous guest had stayed for 3 months and hotel had not enforced the non-smoking law. We refused to stay - for our own health and that of our 7 month old baby. They found us a brand new apartment - not at the hotel, but this was an accepatbel solution.
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Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues)
on September 1, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"We thought the hotel was expensive for the quality presented, and there were not enough staff available at any time." (107105806)
Took ages to check in as no staff were present. Room keyes were missing and had to wait a long time to be served at breakfast as no staff were in evidence.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 24, 2008
Comfy bed, clean. Decent breakfast.
No information about South Shields in our room. Would have preferred butter instead of margarine with breakfast.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 14, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Happy to stay again. Major refurb is planned for 2008/9." (108051319)
Attractive and quiet residential area. Great breakfast. Peaceful bar in hotel. Comfy bed.
A few bulbs not working, door to bathroom passageway didn't close properly, but they were only minor niggles.
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Thomas keith ( Solo business traveller)
from Inverurie , GB on June 28, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Good small hotel" (108073855)
Pleasant hotel with charming staff. large airy room
General pubil areas are a little tired.
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Elvin ( Other)
from Luton , GB on February 11, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel is nice and neat, quiet and tidy. It is close to all amenities and so is quite handy. I would have a more varied menu e.g. buffet breakfast. I would also take a look at the accessibility to your internet connection as some places in the hotel cannot connect due to weak signal strength. This is the only thing that would make me not come back. The internet is essential in today's world and when I was looking for a place to stay it was the fact that your hotel had broadband that I chose it." (97890720)
The rooms are nice and well kept. The beddings, bathroom, sink, etc are clean and give you the impression that cleanliness is a top priority. The staff were also very helpful and quite friendly. The place is good value for money.
The wireless broadband connection was terribly poor in the room I was staying in. I could not get connected because the signal was too low. You should place boosters round the hotel to raise signal. This will help to keep people coming back as the internet is essential for many people.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on May 29, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Nice accommodation in a lovely building in a picturesque area of South Shields. Spacious, clean bedroom and bathroom, with wireless broadband. Some of the decor looked a bit tired and cheap, but generally a very good value for money stay. Staff were friendly too." (97871432)
Large, modern bedroom. Large, clean bathroom.
Noisy plumbing.
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Mary ( Solo business traveller)
from Omaha , US on May 28, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"I saw a couple of doors open and the rooms looked very nice, but my room itself was very small and cramped. The toilet had a pocket door which did not work, and the toilet was right next to the window, which made it awkward as I had to pull the shade everytime I needed to use the facilities. The carpet was torn. There was little shelf space and everything was cramped, with the exception of the wardrobe which was large but had only three clothes hangers. No general convenience items like hairdryer. The dining area and the area that they turned into a bar on the second floor were quite nice. I think there are better deals for the money, but I was limited in my choices over a bank holiday weekend. Also, no reception person was there when I checked out on a Sunday, and I waited 20 minutes. I tried to call the main number from my mobile to no answer, and even tried ringing the outside entrance bell but no one came. I eventually just let myself into the area where the reception was and left my keys on the counter. Hopefully I am checked out with no extra charges!" (97573645)
It was obvious that the hotel is trying to promote an image of prestige and they were trying to spruce up the aesthetics
Cramped and a bit inconvenient.
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Michael ( Solo business traveller)
from Leicester , GB on May 5, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"The reception was un-manned at the time of my arrival and I had to seek out a member of staff (No apparent bell)- although due to current decorating most of reception was hidden. Also I did arrive quite a bit earlier than originally intimated due to the cancellation of a business meeting I had planned on route to the hotel. However staff quite courteous. After a long days travelling the facility of dining at the hotel was welcomed. Meal very good. As I wished to do some work the room was a little short of space but a chair would have been useful when using the top of the drawers for my lap top on. The edge of the bed is never too secure! However overall the room provided all that was required." (97428269)
It was peaceful and quiet and the room was light and airy and not too hot!
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on April 30, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"The room was fine; the ensuite was lovely. Breakfast was ok if you only like toast or cereal - avoid the fry up! Bed was huge as two singles pushed together. A nice place overall - definite bargain!" (97970979)
Friendly staff; gorgeous ensuite room; pull your own pints in the bar!! Very comfortable lounge area; quiet location.
No heating controls; breakfast was quite poor. The kingsize bed was actually two single divans pushed together (but we did not fall out)!
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Keith ( Solo business traveller)
from Inverurie , GB on August 16, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"No room to have a view about" (107203022)
The internet booking system worked well
When I got to the hotel I found that I did not have a booking and had to find another hotel (helped by the hotel) So needless to say I will not be making another booking through this booking agent
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Derek ( Solo business traveller)
from South wirral , GB on April 20, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"very relaxing atmosphere,room was spotless .staff were extremely friendly would definately recommend this hotel to friends and colleagues.will definately be staying in the future" (97538207)
everything
nothing
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on March 30, 2008
fairly central, cost of room but would have been disappointed if paid full cost, large room, nice lounge facilities.
furniture shabby and falling to bits
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Lynne ( Solo leisure traveller)
from Leeds , GB on March 21, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"The room was a pleasent surprise. Very spacious and stylish but it was cold in the morning, no heating on. The bathroom was nice too but in the morning the light did not work and the shower kept going from hot to cold without warning." (97154584)
Lovely big room
The bathroom light did not work and the shower was broken and the heating was not on.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on March 16, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Friendly and clean. Internet could be available from the room , but had to go to the lounge to get good signal. But I would like to confirm that the people working in the hotel were excellent , very nice and friendly." (97200456)
Was close to the college
no double glazing , lots of noise, you can hear to the next room's sounds. Toilet was very congested to the bath tub. Ancient locking system of the room.
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Anonymous ( Other)
on March 12, 2008
first room offered had a broken lock right next to bar and the room smelled of damp
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on February 9, 2008
The friendliness and trust of the staff. The proximity to the coast and metro. The ambience of Westoe village. The very reasonble room cost.
Sometimes difficult to locate staff
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Chris ( Group of work colleagues)
from Middleton , GB on February 9, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"it was close to my location of work was warm, and friendly, good food, a very pleasant stay" (97952552)
friendly staff, adequate facilities, good food.
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Howard ( Solo leisure traveller)
from Newcastle upon tyne , GB on February 7, 2008
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"Overall my stay was very enjoyable, it could have been made better by the following: - Map or plan of the immediate area showing restaurants, pubs, cafe ect; Internet connection in the room; Menu at breakfast. I would stay at the Sir William Fox Hotel again in the future, and I would recommend it to friends and family." (97902610)
The location of the hotel was excellent. The room was adequate for my purposes. The staff were polite and friendly.
Nothing.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on December 21, 2007
rooms was a good size and very clean. it was quiet and a nice breakfast in the morning
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Paul ( Mature couple)
from Stafford , GB on November 2, 2007
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"nice hotel run by a friendly staff,good clean rooms and a very good breakfast.the only down side is finding the hotel car park" (97371862)
the room and the breakfast
the area in parts around hotel
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Sandra ( Family with older children)
from Watford , GB on November 1, 2007
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel is family owned and a warm welcome was extended to us. We were very well looked after and the family room was ideal for two teenagers. The bar known as the Honesty Bar due to the fact you write in a book what you had taken was a breath of fresh air. Breakfast was very filling and plenty of choice. Ideal hotel in a very nice area of Westoe in Sunderland. We will book again next year. Highly recommended. Excellent !" (97070768)
The hotel was very clean and the staff very friendly.The Family Room was huge and ample space for a family of four. Recently decorated and very clean.
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Mary ( Mature couple)
from Roscommon , IE on November 1, 2007
Staff friendleness and care superb,
Sinage to locate hotel could be improved.
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Nancy ( Mature couple)
from Dreghorn ayrshire , GB on October 10, 2007
Sir William Fox Hotel, South Shields - Reviews & Ratings"directions not very good as hotel sign was down. but friendly receptionist came out to meet us and helped us find parking which was excellent. welcome pack in room would have been helpful only critiscism." (97118861)
we found it quaint and quirky
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on September 26, 2007
Staff, price, location
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