Whilst we understand the people of Alnwick believe this to be local heritage/charm, it most definitely ruined our stay & we would have appreciated knowing in advance.

It would have been nice to know in advance that there car park was a little way away from the hostel, at the back and over rough ground.

Andrew then proceeded to tell me he would not give me a full refund as:
1) the amount was non-refundable (clearly guests should view the room before paying the remaining amount) and that most bookings are paid in advance anyway and the percentage booked through Hostelworld (though I fail to see the relevance of that to my own booking)
2) there was no evidence of flies - he noted two flies and conceded there was a stain on the sheet I'd used to kill some flies, consistent with my statement.

Breakfast (between 8-8.30) needs to be ordered in advance and costs £6.

Fabulously friendly, helpful and proficient staff, all facilities there for every weather condition.

Just another short review of my March trip, excellent place to stay, very clean, friendly staff - going back later again in the year.

This was a really lovely hostel - the staff were friendly, it had all the facilities you could possibly need and they were spotlessly clean.

Friendly staff, better than i expected - never stayed at a youth hostel before,

but also spotlessly clean, run by friendly staff and was in the perfect location.

The staff were so friendly and helpful too..

One great bit of information for anybody considering going is that there is a car park just diagonally behind the hostel and it is free.

nice hostel with good facilities (albeit in 2 separate buildings) Good breakfast offered (for vegetarians as well)  Alnwick (pron Annick) is pleasant small town with a variety of places to eat/drink People friendly + chatty Well worth a visit!

Its an old building sympathetically converted/modernised with a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Free parking 75m away (busy during day), quick easy check in, friendly informative staff.

The lady who checked us in and out was helpful and friendly.

Staff were super friendly drying mine and my two children's coats, hats and scarves after being caught in dreadful rain!

Friendly welcome when we arrived and the staff gave lots of recommendations.

Super, spotlessly clean hostel with lovely, friendly staff.

I was give a very warm and friendly welcome when I turned up at Alnwick youth hostel saturated from a day’s heavy rain.

Clean rooms, friendly staff, great breakfast, ideal location for exploring Alnwick Castle and Gardens and Barter books.

Rooms are nicely outfitted and the staff are very friendly.

Really liked the Hostel, its central location and the interesting people you meet there in the self catering kitchen.

Otherwise, the hotel building and facilities were great and in a good, quiet location in Alnwick - a beautiful town.

Lovely location, friendly staff.. would (probably will) stay again (but would bring up a portable laptop desk).

This hostel is perfectly located for visiting the Northumberland area.

4 nights stay in this youth hostel, great welcome, lots of good Covid safe restrictions in place, one way system , lots of hand sanitiser stations, clean room, beds not bad, fabulous location, good parking, super hot shower. .

Alnwick WAS clean & the location was great.

This hostel is very well located just a couple of minutes' walk from the facilities of the main road in Alnwick, itself a very stylish town.

As life long hostellers we rate Alnwick as one of the best; very helpful staff, excellent facilities and is in a great location near the town centre.

Clean, comfortable, excellent central location, free 24hr parking 2 mins walk away, friendly staff, lovely self catering kitchen and laundry facility and dining room.

Quiet location just minutes walk to town centre and castle.

Well located and near to the castle, we left with a very good impression of the hostel and will certainly go back in the future.

Great location for Alnwick castle & gardens & really close to A1 for access.

Its location was very handy for visiting the town, with ample free parking close by.

The hostel is in a great location, right in the centre of town and is surrounded by great bars and places to eat.

The youth hostel is in a great location in the town (although this can make car parking a bit tricky).

We enjoyed our stay at this clean, well located hostel.

Overall, wonderful hostel and very kind staff.

We were made to feel really welcome and the staff were great.

Well we were lucky I guess as we had a room allocated to us at the back of the hostel and we never heard the bells once during our stay.

Hostel was clean and tidy, well provisioned with facilities and managed by pleasant staff.

Both members of staff I met were so helpful and went above and beyond.

The receptionist was really helpful, the room and corridors were very clean and the TV room was great.

but, for the most part, you'd think you were in a 1970s repurposed old folks home.

The hostel staff were very happy and called to check we were ok when we were running late.

Great communication from staff ahead of our arrival with details for entry as we were arriving late at night.

I believe they are getting the windows fixed

We were torn between shutting the window (the only one that opened) and sweating it out in the super hot room or listening to the bells.

The disabled access room does not have a window

Window not able to open without crashing down - on my finger.

Having grown up in the countryside, I have never had a problem like this with flies, partially due to the fact we had nets alongside curtains, which I suggested

The window for Room 3 had a broken sash cord, and if the window was open, a double decker bus came up alongside, and might wake people.

and a little by early morning road noise, as the windows are only single glazed.

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Bamburgh Castle is the most magnificent castle I've ever seen.

but friendly hotel in walkable distance from Bamburgh Castle and close to St Aidan's church and the Grace Darling Museum.

What a lovely little hotel in the perfect location in the little town centre 5 minute walk from the beach and Bamburgh Castle.

Good hotel few minutes from Bamburgh Castle (amazing) and beach.

What a fabulous place 5 minutes walk from beautiful Bamburgh Castle and its amazing beaches.

Short walk to Bamburgh Castle and the beaches.

the location of the hotel is great only a short distance from Bamburgh Castle and the staff at the hotel were really friendly.. the breakfast was excellent, plenty to choose from and the hot food turned up hot!

The hotel is about a 10 minute stroll to Bamburgh Castle and the beach.

Rooms are lovely and clean and practical and up to date decor .We had a view of Bamburgh castle from our room too .

Bamburgh Castle and the Grace Darling Museum and the lovely beach by the castle are at the end of the road, only 10 minutes steady walk!

Friends and family gathered for my daughter and husband's first wedding anniversary, they were married in Bamburgh Castle in August 2016.

The locality to Bamburgh Castle is fabulous.

Amazing situation, in the heart of Bamburgh and a short walk to beach and Bamburgh Castle.

My daughter was married in Bamburgh Castle on 6 August and the guests took over The Sunningdale for the long weekend as well as a few rooms in other hotels in the village.

I have also stayed at the Bamburgh Castle Inn in Seahouses and thought the rooms there were better by a degree with double beds and the location on the harbour was more interesting.

The hotel is perfectly placed to explore North Northumberland, being 10 mins walk from Bamburgh Castle, 20-30 mins from Lindisfarne and even Edinburgh is only an hour or so drive.

The hotel in conveniently located in the centre of the beautiful village of Bamburgh,five minutes walk from the beach and Bamburgh Castle.The hotel itself is clean and modern with tastefully decorated bedrooms and communal areas.

We stayed in room 17, which had views to Bamburgh Castle.

Bamburgh Castle and beach within 10 min walk, Seahouses 20 mins in car or a good walk.

Lovely friendly family hotel set in a lovely unspoilt village with a view overlooking Bamburgh Castle.

but quite a high price should mean top class digs, unfortunately this was not the case.

From my initial telephone call with Tracy I felt assured that everything we were concerned about in our previous hotel would not be the case at the Sunningdale.

Nowhere to put bags or holdalls without restricting access around beds.

In both cases the beds were badly made with the bottom sheets being all rucked up.

My husband struggled with the stairs and our suitcase,

Room on front was quite small e.g nowhere to put suitcase and very overlooked from houses across the road.

however I feel that this may have been the case wherever we had stayed in Bamburgh.

but could not expect the young lady who checked us in to struggle with the case.

but friendly staff and great location make it a good choice.

All staff were polite friendly and very helpful.

We enjoyed the breakfast and the breakfast staff were friendly & efficient!

I must mention the staff who were all very friendly and welcoming.

Good to be back, lovely family run hotel, friendly staff and a great breakfast.

Friendly helpful service makes this a popular family destination.

Room was so spacious and modern,extremely clean with a big comfortable bed.Every single member of staff were so friendly and welcoming,they really could not do enough for us.we chose this hotel as they catered for coeliac’s and I must say they most definitely did!

This is a lovely friendly hotel with good facilities .The staff cannot do enough for you and we enjoyed their company.

Service was prompt, friendly and courteous.

So dog friendly and the staff were all so helpful and friendly too.

Its a clean hotel with lovely staff, helpful and friendly.

The hotel is very clean and the staff are super friendly and very welcoming.

Warm welcome, warm comfortable rooms, excellent food and very friendly staff throughout.

All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful.

Our room was well appointed and spotlessly clean
The staff, well we’ve never met a nicer bunch , they were friendly and helpful and most of all gave time to talk to you and made you feel at home.

The menu had lots of choice, and  Chef Rachael did an excellent job, my party of five all enjoyed perfect meals.

We were a party of 7 who had travelled from all over the UK and we were welcome.

Sea bass with mussels prawns in a white wine sauce, delicious.

This even extended to one of our party being lent the restaurant managers own phone-charger overnight.

Last year there were 4 of us, this year our party of 8 were again highly impressed with the comfort, personal friendly service and superb food provided by Paul, Clair and their staff at the lovely Sunningdale.

Breakfast was nice and the lounge area was ideal for little ones to play and us to meet friends who also stayed in the hotel.

Hats off to the chef (we would recommend the sea bass).

The sea bass with mussels I had the first night is up there with anything I've had anywhere, delicious.

We didn't have any complaints from any of our party , and had a great weekend .

I have booked holidays for our party of four for many years, always through Booking.com,

Our party was 7 adults, 2 x double and my 3 boys sharing a family room, all rooms were clean and comfy, a little warm at night perhaps though.

The Tbone steak I had was cooked to perfection and my wife's choice of sea bass was  an excellent one.

The staff all brilliant, the food tasty and plentiful and our room No10 well appointed, clean and comfortable, just as we remembered.

The owners of this establishment are very lucky to have such a brilliant team supporting there business.

Amazing food, lovely staff, great location and parking.

The rooms were decorated lovely & the staff were so welcoming & attentive, they made sure we felt welcome, especially our puppy Zeus, who was on his first stay away from home.

The highlight of our 2 night stay in the Sunningdale was the staff.

It`s a lovely hotel,  all the staff without exception were excellent.

Clearly the staff work hard and always had a smile.

The staff were unbelievably attentive and made sure we had everything we needed.

We were greeted on arrival by two lovely girls who showed us to a window table, the table was cosy, the restaurant immaculately presented.

Our initial reception at the Sunningdale was inhospitable in that we had travelled several hours from Wales to meet friends.

The response was that she said nothing and processed the payment
My final concern was the unrestricted window which opened to full capacity.

but for some reason came right down onto the floor by several inches and when drawn covered the radiator preventing any heat entering the room (it went straight out the window).

although the kitchen extractor fan was a bit noisy in the evenings, if we shut the window it wasn't too bad and went off at a reasonable time.

No fridge,no soaps, no tissues,no phone,no face flannels, cheap eyelet curtains that trailed on the floor.

There was a large cobweb hanging from the ceiling when we arrived, there was a big chip out of the wall, a water mark on the ceiling, another area where they had clearly needed to patch up a hole by the side of the window and just left it with the white putty or whatever they used to patch that up and the metal curtain tiebacks were loose.

There was a fire exit door hidden behind the curtains which we didn't even realise was there until the second morning, which was letting in a cold draft.

It was 0 degrees outside and icy, in the room the window was open and the only radiator switched off.

Felt need to have curtains closed all the time.

To be fair the owners couldn't really do much about that and we did have a view of the Castle so if you just remember to look up instead of down when looking out the window you'll be fine!!

but as we sat in the window we could see that they needed some attention.

Curtains didn't fit and linen and towels were old and tired.

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It is situated in the centre of Seahouses with easy access to shops and the harbour.

Very convenient to harbour for boat tours, and a good base for Bamburgh castle and Lindisfarne (Holy Island).

Will definitely stay again the next time we want a beach trip!

The hotel is well located - only a short walk to the harbour beach and shops.

The hotel has a free car park and is fairly central for both the harbour and shops,both being just a short walk away.

A great base from which to see all that the Northumberland coast has to offer.

Location of hotel is perfect a short walk from all facilities and the harbour.

The beaches round this area are fabulous.

but very handy for the town and a good base for exploring the beautiful Northumberland coast.

We stayed for a 2 night weekend honeymoon, our first trip to the Northumbrian Coast.

Arrived from York for a boat trip at 15:00, booking  in was at 14:00 lucky the harbour is only a three minute walk away.

The hotel is just a short walk from the harbour.

After a cool and windy walk on the beach into Seahouses, we were ready for that roast.

The hotel is well placed, just a 3 minute walk to the harbour.

The location is super, just 2 mins walk to the harbour and sea front.

We were visiting Seahouses after an afternoon on the beach with our grandchildren looking for somewhere to have tea my grandaughter doesnt like fish and chips so we needed somewhere that had a varied childrens menu.

We arrived foot sore & weary after walking part of the Northumberland Coastal Path and were offered no warm welcome,

Friendly staff, Clean comfortable rooms and great bar area where you can mix with the locals, and the added bonus of a walk along the beach to visit Bamburgh Castle and the beautiful Seahouses Harbour made our stay here an enjoyable one..

A lovely discovery, close to the heritage coast - I would highly recommend it for a short stay!

We made frequent use of the bar in the evenings; lots of very friendly locals.

We had drinks in the bar again very clean and welcoming, the lady behind the bar was very friendly chatty and professional.

The breakfast was good and the staff friendly and helpful.

The Staff are friendly and very efficient.

The head lady was extremely helpful and friendly.

Lovely hotel, room was large with large bathroom, spotlessly clean, staff very friendly, evening meal in the restaurant was excellent and so was the service, breakfast was freshly cooked and lots of it.

but the hotel held the rooms over for us for the revised dates and all communications before and during our stay were clear, friendly and attentive.

though with delicious food well presented, polite & friendly service, generous portions, huge choice - faultless.

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Check in smooth and staff friendly
 
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Our server (Australian lady) was most welcoming and friendly.

Receptionist was very friendly on checking in and showed us to our rooms which were in the nearby annex.

Superb, sublime, breakfasts local produce, tasty, brilliantly cooked.Great breakfast waitress, so friendly, nothing  
too much trouble.. 
Evening meals sublime.

Great hotel room good,food excellent and staff so friendly we travelled with our dog who was also made to feel very welcome was our first time here

The staff are friendly and efficient and a special thanks to Lynn, who made us feel very welcome.

It’s so friendly, we ate here 3 times during our 6 day stay in a local cottage, the food is simply superb, served by such lovely people, Lynn was so good to us and made such a fuss of our dog too.

We had some food in the restaurant which was good, the bar area is contemporary and friendly plus breakfast was epic.

Unfortunately also had to observe staff member arguing with a guest over breakfast which was really uncomfortable.

if you plan to stay here especially if your a golf party don't there are better hotels in Seahouses that appreciate guests.

My suggestion would be to have a simpler form and allow guests to decide what they want in the bar the night before while they enjoy a causal drink while choosing.

However on the negative side, one main meal came out which no one had ordered and one guest didn't get their meal so had to wait another 10 minutes after the others until the chef made their forgotten meal.

but we were next to the front door so heard guests coming and going all night.

We went into the restaurant for an evening meal because of a special offer in the guest information book only to be told it's only available in winter, this was the end of July why was the offer still in the book?

It seems that the supply of overpriced burgers that no-one can eat is much more profitable than the "hotel" side of the business, because the owner doesn't care at all about the experience of guests staying in the rooms, who are treated as an inconvenience.

I'm sure it wouldn't cost a lot of money to refurbish this room and change the door which would make a big difference for guests, I do hope the management will look into this matter it is our only gripe about this great small hotel.

Sadly, on this first night, we had a disturbed and sleepless night, due to another guest in the room opposite us playing very loud music until midnight,

however I would suggest the hotel mention this to guests on check in.

but some guests might be put off by the noise (very slight) from the bar below.

It really isn't a room that guests should be staying in.

What they did not expect was a group of totally inconsiderate golfing guests who drank, shouted and laughed very loudly next door until 4-00am which made sleep for anyone else impossible.

Thought the room might be a bit noisy as ear plugs left for the guests

After getting a few days off work we decided to book a last minute deal hotel in Seahouses and came across this hotel.

I didn’t realised I had booked a 2 star hotel and thought it would just be ok. We were pleasantly surprised when we got to the hotel first we arrived early and was met by a lovely lady to check us in very friendly and helpful.

We had an evening meal in the restaurant - book in advance as it seems to get very busy.

Booked a 3 night stop while travelling round the UK.

Not a problem booking breakfast the night before and we found all the food very good.

Will definitely book again when we arrange our next tour.

We booked last year for a weekend away with my in laws to celebrate their Golden Wedding so were really pleased the hotel and restaurant had reopened in time.

Two couples on a cycling fundraiser which finished in nearby Bamburgh booked into the Links Hotel, Seahouses for the night.

The receptionist was most obliging and promptly transferred our booking -

Staying up in Northumberland and saw that the Links had a steak night on wednesdays so we rang and booked a table and are so glad that we did.

We booked at for a twin bed room and it was a nice size with a large tv and en-suite shower room, the shower room was rather snug for some one of a larger size.

It is very popular with walkers, golfers and divers so advisable to book for dinner.

Booked this hotel as a last minute night away.

Portions are impressive, staff very friendly, speciality nights available, we’re booked for the steak night on Wednesday, review to follow.

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