The Gibside Hotel

Pros: The location. Near cafes and bars . Near MetroCentre and family . Some staff very pleasant and social . Price was reasonable . Size of the room Cons: The bed awful I previously stayed in the new extension. I had a what seemed like a new mattress and a great shower . This time the room was tired in the older main building . The expel air didn't work and I couldn't fit into the shower over the bath . 6ft 2 16st a walk in shower would have been better . The second mornings breakfast .. Wrong order and not great . Although the previous was good and cooked to order ! There was a big coach

Great for one night in Whickham

Pros: Decent breakfast, though a little stodgy and over priced. Room was nice, though no fan. Bed was comfy, but the duvet too thick for summer months. Cons: Decent breakfast, though a little stodgy and over priced. Room was nice, though no fan. Bed was comfy, but the duvet too thick for summer months.

Brilliant

Pros: Lively place fantastic staff meal was superb x restaurant staff are absolutely lovely well done everyone x ❤️ Cons: The rooms are very very dated x lovely and clean but definitely needs new wardrobe etc

2 night stay for leisure purposes.

Pros: A bathtub was a pleasant surprise. The view from the window was over trees and greenery. Nice bar area Cons: Quite a few steps to get into the hotel with luggage. The night manager did not explain our route to the room properly, which was through the restaurant into a lift marked "for staff only".

Needs an update.

Pros: Location. Close to my son and the A1. Cons: Very, very dated. Desperately in need of an upgrade. I can see that some areas, such as bathrooms, have been refurbished. No lifts. The stair carpets were dirty and the stairwells smelt really damp. Bedroom was clean but again very dated carpets and furniture.