Name: Schooner Hotel
Address: 8 Nothumberland Street, Alnmouth, Alnmouth, Alnmouth, NE66 2RS, United Kingdom
Rating: 5

Smoke-free property

Garden

Television in lobby

Terrace

Outdoor furniture

No elevators

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Luggage storage

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Breakfast

Restaurant

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Hiking

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Playroom

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the hotel

Alnmouth Village Golf Club

Newcastle International Airport

Schooner Hotel

Alnmouth

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

This hotel is squalid and not fit to be operating as an hotel. We were led up a filthy stained staircase, past the damp stained cielings on the landing to a freezing grubby room with mould around the window and a mildew lined bathroon. When we said it was not acceptable we were shown 2 other equally vile rooms.
We declined to stay there and asked for our money to be refunded. The manager "wasn't there" and has not yet had the courtesy to call us. The hotel also has an emergency food hygiene closure notice on it.

A vile squalid hotel that should not be trading

I think we were the only people in the hotel , the bar and restaurant were closed. 
The entrance is dirty and smelt of damp , the corridors leading to our room were damp and cold . 
Our actual room was clean but very outdated , the tv didn’t work and the shower was scorching hot which was hard to cool down . 
We stayed in the family room with our two children and the beds were comfy. 
The staff were pleasant and helpful but could tell they seemed a bit embarrassed about the hotel.
This hotel is in a gorgeous location and it’s such a shame it’s in a bad way . It needs taking over and doing a complete renovation. I think one day it could be revamped and lovely again . 
I won’t be staying again . 

Sad looking hotel

Absolutely disgraceful,filthy , carpets scruffy,pillows you wouldn't even give to a dog, they make you pay in arrival and there's no one to complain too when you leave,I was ill off the breakfast,eggs where off

Schooner is supposed to be a haunted hotel,the scariest thing about the place is how it is run.

A Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice has been served on the establishment (by Northumberland County Council Environmental Health Dept) as a result of an "active rodent infestation" The bar and restaurant are closed as from end October 2023

The Food Hygiene Rating is 0 out of 5 (no surprise there)

I will leave you to make up your own mind

Active Rodent Infestation

The hotel is a building site.  I believe we were the only patrons and everything was a Health and Safety hazard.  No heating, dangling wires, 'tatty' paintwork, cobwebs, mould, leaking ceilings, duty managers mobiles unavailable.  30/10/23 another Environmental visit and we were advised to report our experience to Trading Standards.  I have emailed for a refund as we booked for 3 nights and only stayed 1 as unable to get home - but as previous reviews I don't expect to get compensated.  The Hotel should be closed until fully refurbished

In line with advertisement pictures - 'It's not what it says on the tin'

This was a really lovely hotel, yes some of the decor is dated in the hallways but the room was so cozy and modern. Not that I wanted modern because of the history of the hotel! 

I wish it had more ghosts as we didn't experience anything supernatural whilst we were there but would have loved to! 

There was no one else to be seen and other than being welcomed and checked in by a very friendly gentleman for 5 minites, saw no one, no guests, no staff, but to be honest it didn't take anything away from the experience, we had a phone number should we have needed anything. 

I would have liked to have explored the hotel a little more, especially Room 28, which wasn't signposted anywhere, but didn't want to snoop, 

But I can't complain it was such a lovely stay!

Quiet, friendly, intimate hotel with modern twists! I loved how secluded it was and not another human being to bother us!

I ignored the reviews as we were only going for one night and a walk on the beach, how bad could it be? 
Well we left the same evening as we couldn't sleep there and booked into another hotel.The hotel has been bought by a family who have left it in a un hygienic, old, horrible state and they keep taking peoples money. It was like being on a film set , old tattered carpets, filthy vending machine, Halloween decorations still up ( it is january), no proper wardrobe facilities, inadequate bathrooms - and they were the best rooms! The rooms we moved from had greasy headboards, brick dust on the carpet, no room, very strange smells. Honestly, the poor boy that seemed to be the only one there, was very helpful. So unfair to him. He was polite and helpful moving us immediately but he is totally left to run a nightmare scenario. We felt very sorry for him. Alnmouth is a great place and  I have no idea why this hotel is allowed to trade. 

This hotel should be shut down.

Alnmouth is a beautiful place to stay, One street where there are pubs/restaurants, on our recent visit we tried the majority of them, but will not go back to this place again without reading an improvement in the write up about the place.
Cash only, always dubious start.
£11.90 for a pint of shandy and a local bottled beer, the most expensive round on the street,
The smell of drains in the restaurant area was not the best to increase one's appetite,
An expensive looking menu, so we gave the starters a miss, 
The meals we ordered at different ends of the spice scale arrived, no difference in taste no abundance of herbs, onion and tomato, it can only have been a sauce from a jar that had been added, 
Summing up, a very disappointing meal, not the nicest of bars, staff ok, but it really needs to improve certainly the quality and quantity for the prices charged.
People will pay it one visit and not go back.
We certainly won't. 

Don't go

Enthusiastic staff - the only compliment I can award! Untrained and disorganised staff. Hotel not clean, mould in shower, no shower tray for soap, stairs missing a bannister, poor choice of food (which was a small portion) and food too expensive. Disgusting breakfast (included a half bacon rasher!) and greatly overpriced. Hotel generally dirty and an awful smell). Beer poor and charged at least double correct price. Many guests go out for their breakfast - work out for yourselves why.Little wonder that County Trading Standards took them to court last year but, as expected, the judgement was ignored. Environmental Health intend to visit soon. The sooner the current owners sell up the better. No not stay there unless you are utterly desperate. At least you have the sympathy of the locals who are aware of the state of this place. Don't bother to complain - you will be ignored! Should carry a health and value for money warning.

Disgusting, poor value, steer clear.

Asked for a small bite meal, there were six on the menu. Unfortunately only one was available. Waited forty minutes for it to arrive only to be offered someone elses meal. Waited for another 15 minuets before ours arrived. It was a sandwich for myself and a salad for my wife. Sorry but we left half our meal as it was tasteless .

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