Athol House
21 Westoe Road, , NE33 4LS South Shields (Show map)This homely guest house is situated in the coastal town of South Shields in Tyne and Wear, which boasts 6 miles of coastline and a beautiful pier at...
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Hotel description
This homely guest house is situated in the coastal town of South Shields in Tyne and Wear, which boasts 6 miles of coastline and a beautiful pier at the mouth of the Tyne.
Set within a large, double-fronted terraced house with a warm atmosphere, Athol House is just a short walk away from the beach, parks, nightlife and restaurants. Furthermore, it is only a 5-minute walk away from the local metro station, which will take you to Newcastle City Centre, the Metro Centre shopping complex and Newcastle International Airport.
Recently refurbished, this modern guest house provides large and spacious rooms with modern décor.
Hotel Facilities
General
Non-Smoking Rooms, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking.
Internet
Free! Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.
Guest Parking
Free! Free public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible).
Hotel Policies
Check-in
14:00 - 22:00 hours
Check-out
09:30 - 11:00 hours
Cancellation / Prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.
Children and extra beds
Free! One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a baby cot.
Free! One child under 12 years stays free of charge in an extra bed.
One older child or adult is charged GBP 20 per night and person in an extra bed.
Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1.
Any type of extra bed or baby cot is upon request and needs to be confirmed by the hotel.
Supplements will not be calculated automatically in the total costs and have to be paid separately in the hotel.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted credit cards
Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Maestro, Switch
The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.
- A reconstructed Roman Fort and excavations at Arbeia, which form part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site
- A museum and art gallery, including a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and times of Catherine Cookson.
- Seafront complete with many arcades and amusements.
- Coastal scenery and beaches.
- Numerous walking and cycle paths.
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8.1/10 Overall rating
| 8.3/10 | Clean |
| 7.9/10 | Comfort |
| 7.6/10 | Location |
| 7.3/10 | Services |
| 9.3/10 | Staff |
| 8.3/10 | Value for money |
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10/10 Vic Mature couple
Harrogate, United Kingdom
January 14, 2012 -
8.3/10 Emilie Solo traveller
Åndalsnes, Norway
October 6, 2011Athol house is a simpel cheap bed& breakfast, no en-suite facilities, and you notice that in the price. But the rooms are spacious, the manager very friendly and it is centrally located for both visits to city and beach. Breakfast was good and filling.
As always with sharing facilities there are people not thinking of others. Meeting a disgusting toilet at 6 in the morning (before the manager had got up) is one of those things. But there was another bathroom at the ground floor. And you get what you pay for.
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8.3/10 Liz Solo traveller
Kilmarnock, United Kingdom
September 14, 2011Staff very friendly and helpful. Rooms generous size with comfortable chair and work desk. Free wifi.
Doesn't say on the website it's a shared bathroom and that is just not fair. It's up to you to make an informed decision whether you want this or not but if you don't know you can't.
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5/10 Anonymous Family with older children
United Kingdom
August 31, 2011We were disappointed at this hotel because it was not clear at the time of booking that we would have to share a shower room. It was made worse by having to go up and down a steep flight of stairs to get to these rooms and then having to queue in the morning to get into one. Dining room was far to small to accomadate all the hotel guests and the smoking area was right underneath an open window leading into the kitchen and dining room.
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7.9/10 David Group of friends
pedmore, United Kingdom
August 12, 2011The tall, thin, good looking guy with a full head of hair in the kitchen cooks a great breakfast!!!
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7.5/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
July 27, 2011friendly and convenient
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9.2/10 Tracey Group of friends
Wakefield, United Kingdom
July 25, 2011Very friendly, great breakfast very comfy beds
Church bells were disturbing if wanted window open but no problem with the windows shut
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8.8/10 Leroy Solo traveller
West Bromwich, United Kingdom
July 19, 2011My room was large and spacious. I had a wash hand basin, a kitchenette, a microwave oven and a tv. There was also wireless broadband. Athol House is also located in a sea side town, and is very close to Newcastle upon Tyne. Also, the host was very friendly and welcoming.
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9.2/10 Laura Group of friends
Annandale, U.S.A.
July 10, 2011The proprietor was very friendly and helpful. It was our first day in England and he gave us great advice about how to get to the places we wanted to see. The facilites were clean and comfortable. Even though our room was not ensuite, the bathrooms were near our room, very clean and there was never a wait to use them. I would recommend this place to anyone wanteing to visit the North Sea.
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8.8/10 Jennifer Solo traveller
Lancing, United Kingdom
July 6, 2011The breakfast was I can truthfully say the best " full English" I have ever had! Very nice atmosphere, comfortable, exceptionally clean, if it had en-suite to the bedrooms it would be the ideal budget stay.
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9.6/10 Mahmoud Solo traveller
sheffield, United Kingdom
June 28, 2011Frindly staff, room has all what I needed , clean and tidy . shared bathroom but nit a big deal as it has two bathrooms with shower .I enjoyed my stay will go back again
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9.2/10 Malin Group of friends
herrljunga, Sweden
June 8, 2011Really nice hotel, good breakfast and the staff was helpfull. Had the best of times! Definitly going back!
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7.9/10 Helen Family with older children
macclesfield, United Kingdom
June 7, 2011good,friendly atmosphere.Very helpful staff.Ideal base for travelling to Newcastle and Sunderland.Good English breakfast to start your day and plenty of restaurants for the evening
Would be better if all the rooms had ensuite
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7.5/10 Andrew Solo traveller
Weston Super Mare, United Kingdom
June 6, 2011Stayed for weekend of Take That Concert, 5 minute walk into town and easy link to the stadium of light via metro - basic b&b accomodation, very friendly and helpful owners, room comfy, breakfast fresh and hot! Never been to South Sheilds before, nice sea front and worth another visit. Considering the price of accomodation in Sunderland on the concert nights, I think we had a good deal and would use again if going to another concert
No en-suite's (plenty of room in the rooms to convert??) / Parking on side street, although well lit /
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4.6/10 Anonymous Group of friends
United Kingdom
June 3, 2011It was clean and fumctional for our needs.
I didn't realise it wasn't on-suite which surprised me but that is based on assumption most places are on-suite now. A day after we left I received a phone call from Athol House advising we had left without paying. I did remind we had paid cash which they remembered and were apologetic but I was left with an uneasy feeling, I had wished I had asked for a receipt as they did not provide one.
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9.2/10 Haydn Group of friends
Stockport, United Kingdom
May 23, 2011Clean, friendly, excellent value for money
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8.8/10 Simon Group of friends
brighouse, United Kingdom
April 12, 2011a warm welcome & friendly atmosphere. room was very clean & plenty of space.
its on a main road, the traffic noise & chimes of the clock close by, rung on the hour every hour which is disturbing.
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8.3/10 Lassel Solo traveller
Inverkeithing, United Kingdom
February 28, 2011I think the manager was excellent. He has bags of energy and is extremely helpful. It appeared to me that nothing was too much for him. I would recommend the hotel to anyone that is not too bothered about how many stars a hotel has.
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8.3/10 Michael Group of friends
Hounslow, United Kingdom
February 14, 2011Nice Room made wellcome nice breakfast nice Area
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9.2/10 Nicholas Group of friends
Weymouth, United Kingdom
February 3, 2011Excellent location.
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5.8/10 Anonymous Solo traveller
United Kingdom
October 3, 2011There are no comments available for this review
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7.1/10 Michael Mature couple
Wakefield, United Kingdom
September 28, 2011There are no comments available for this review
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Staff friendly and helpful, cooked a great breakfast. Best hotel bed in a long while. Room and bathroom were spotlessly clean. Basic but very acceptable.
Not en suite bathroom facilities, but we had a key to an allocated bathroom across hall which were faultless.