Ardenlee Guest House

Lower service at Christmas. No breakfast but we knew that. Was ok. Close to city centre

The hotel was nice. Good communication about how to check in.. as i arrived after 11pm. The room was basic but clean and well equipped. Loved the cotton bud and cotton wool dispensers and was handy to have tea and coffee and a hair dryer at hand. The tv was good too. The bed however was the most uncomfortable bed i think i have ever stayed in. Turning over felt like id broken a bone. It was like sleeping on the floor. However. Overall it was worth the £45 a night. I just suggest they look at changing the matress perhaps.

Looked not bad when first entered the room.but bed was very very noisy & squeaky with the slightest movement fold cardboard stuffed down back of headboard to support it.shower tray seal was very mouldy which we took pics of. Floor beading behind bed & bedside cabinets thick with dust they obviously don't move when hoovering. Certainly would not stay again.

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Had a lovely stay here! The room was clean and quiet, and well stocked with tea and coffee. The room (#8) shared a bathroom-which was located one floor down. The bathroom itself was okay, but navigating down the very steep stairs was difficult at times. While the guesthouse is located not far from the city center, it’s down a hill, and is a solid 30 minute walk to the train station or royal mile.

I stayed in the room with a private but separate bathroom and toilet - an unusual set up but it was lovely! The room was cosy and though the wood signal was bad, the host let me log onto their private WiFi instead as there was no mobile signal in the basement. Nice location and lovely place with kind staff. Thanks!

Stayed one night at the end of cycling NCN1 coast and castles from Newcastle. The room was huge and bed very comfortable. Hosts were able to store our bikes overnight in their store room. We had an early train from Edinburgh Waverley back to Newcastle so didn’t try the continental breakfast option. A pleasant (uphill) walk to the city centre and royal mile in the evening.

I stayed in the single room in the basement so I don’t know about other rooms, they may be different. Anyway my overall stay was pretty depressing. From the basement room, all you see from the window is rusty bbq grills left outside. Sitting on a single sofa which lost its spring, wifi never worked, no mobile reception, not helping at all. The meatless on the bed was way too squishy. The closet is right in the middle of the room, cutting out all the day light if there was, and it rattled every time I opened and closed. The toilet wasn’t dirty or anything but bodge jobs all over. They clearly didn’t bother second coat of paint on the wall, fake marble printed sticker, edge of the top, floor, door finished badly, etc, etc, those cheep jobs get me a lot. The worst bit was the kettle smelled of someone’s wee! Well they changed it for me on day two but I never recovered from it. Don’t how many times I thought about leaving there and book somewhere else for the second night. Weather was really good and the day was long so I just needed to sleep there which was lucky. But it will put you in depression straight away if you stay there in the winter! Sorry, I always try to see positive side on everything but it didn’t even work.

Very friendly & helpful hostess. Nice, cozy room near city center. Only complaint is that the lighting is too dim.