Accommodation in Newcastle includes a wide range of price options, from budget to four star hotels. Hotels | Self-Catering | Guesthouses | Hostels | Campsites
There is also a free accommodation booking service available.
Phone 0191 277 8000
E-mail tourist.info@newcastle.gov.uk
On booking accommodation a non-refundable booking fee will be taken, which is then deducted from the cost of the room on check-out.
A guide to gradings of accommodation is shown below.
For further information on grading contact
Enjoy England 0208 563 3309
the AA 01256 844 455
Hotel Categories
HOTELS have a minimum of six bedrooms, but more likely to have 20+ rooms.
SMALL HOTELS have a maximum of 20 bedrooms and likely to be more personally run.
COUNTRY HOUSE HOTELS have ample grounds or gardens, in a rural or semi-rural location, with emphasis on peace and quiet.
TOWN HOUSE HOTELS are in a city/town centre location and are of high quality with a distinctive style. High ratio of staff to guests.
METRO HOTELS are found in city/town centres, offering full hotel services, but no dinner. Will be within easy walking distance of a range of places to eat.
BUDGET HOTELS are part of a chain of branded hotels offering clean and comfortable en-suite facilities, 24 hour reservations and a consistent level of facilities. They are not awarded a star rating.
Hotels have to provide certain additional facilities and services at the higher star levels. These include:
* Dinner served five nights a week.
** Dinner available every night of the week.
*** All bedrooms en-suite. Room service available. Permanently staffed reception.
**** 24-hour room service. 50% of all en-suites with bath and shower.
***** Some permanent luxury suites. Enhanced services such as concierge.
Guest Accommodation Categories
GUEST ACCOMMODATION is the category which encompasses anything from one-room bed and breakfasts to the larger places found in our coastal resorts, which may offer dinner and may be licensed. Bed and Breakfasts generally accommodate no more than six people. It’s like staying as a special guest in someone’s home. Farmhouses offer bed and breakfast and sometimes dinner, always on a farm. Guest Accommodation tends to be personally run by the owners.
Guest accommodation owners have to provide certain additional facilities and services at the higher star levels. These include:
*** Bathroom/shower rooms cannot be shared with the owners. If bedroom not en-suite, then wash basin in bedroom
**** At least 50% of bedrooms en-suite or private bathroom
***** All bedrooms en-suite or private bathroom
GUEST HOUSES tend to have more than three rooms and may offer dinner to their guests. Some may be licensed.
RESTAURANTS WITH ROOMS are just that. The restaurant is the main business and they will be licensed. They generally offer a small number of bedrooms with all the facilities you would expect and breakfast.
INNS ARE PUBS WITH ROOMS which serve food in the evenings, as well as breakfast. Sometimes access to guest accommodation may be restricted during the day, but you will be advised on booking.
CAMPUS Enjoy England’s campus scheme covers the universities and colleges that are able to accommodate visitors
during the vacation periods on a bed and breakfast basis. Generally the rooms are en-suite and there will be plenty of single rooms, so large groups will not present a problem. Campus accommodation is star-rated one to five, reflecting the quality of the accommodation.
HOSTELS provide safe, budgetpriced accommodation for young people, families and larger groups and are star-rated. Higher rated accommodation often provides en-suite rooms.
If you are a disabled visitor to Newcastle, the Disabled Go online access guide at www.disabledgo.info lets you check if a pub has accessible toilets, a restaurant offers large print menus or a hotel has adapted rooms. The city council has worked with Disabled Go to audit 500 public buildings so everyone can get out and enjoy the city.