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Schooner Hotel

3.0 star property
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Indian cuisine
Terrace/patio
Lobby
Interior detail
Interior detail

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
8 Nothumberland Street, Alnmouth, Alnwick, England, NE66 2RS
  • Alnmouth Village Golf Club
    2 min walk
  • Warkworth Castle
    7 min drive
  • Barter Books
    9 min drive
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    43 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room, Ensuite

Family Room, Ensuite

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room, Ensuite

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Alnwick

With a stay at Schooner Hotel in Alnwick, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Alnwick Castle and Alnmouth Village Golf Club. .This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Northumberland Coast and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Warkworth Castle.

What's nearby

  • Barter Books - 9 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Alnwick Playhouse - 9 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Alnwick Garden - 9 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Alnwick Castle - 10 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Dunstanburgh Castle - 16 min drive - 14.6 km

Getting around

  • Alnwick Alnmouth Station - 3 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Dock - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Tavern - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Running Fox - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Fish Shack - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Schooner Hotel

Hotel in Alnwick with a restaurant and a bar
Schooner Hotel offers 19 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. This Alnwick hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 19 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hotel include an arcade/game room and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Spice Galleon serving guests of Schooner Hotel. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Spice Galleon - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves dinner only.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 8:30 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 9.95-20.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Spice Galleon

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 to 20.00 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Schooner Hotel Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 62 out of 180 reviews" "

5.2/10

Cleanliness

5.6/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Food choices were poor
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Plain but comfortable room. Bar and restaurant areas exceptoinally and clean and well organised and a credit to the staff; who were welcoming, friendly and always willing to go the extra mile. Food was beyond expectation; this is great place to eat; and takeaways seem to be very popular.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Cordelia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very old and has lots of character. Seemed generally to be clean, but tired in places. We had no TV in the room, just an empty bracket on the wall and aerial cable/ other electrical wires hanging loose across and around the bathroom door. Kettle provided but only decaf coffee on the tray, no milk, no tea available. Only 2 small bath towels and 1 hand towel left for 3 adult occupants. Fire alarm went off early in the morning, but as the property has no reception staff, there was no one to check guests were all evacuated. The alarm just stopped after a few minutes so I assume it was a false alarm? Predominantly Indian meals offered which were ok, but as my husband is not keen on spicy foods he asked to see a more main stream menu. He was offered fish and chips as the only option available, which was served very over cooked and with a strong taste of old, dirty oil. We booked for 2 nights, but after a disappointing first impression, we checked out after one night and cut our holiday short. Overall disappointing!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel restaurant was Indian plus some local food. Was amazing meal highly recommend hotel but especially Indian food fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Natalie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bed was infested with fleas. We raised this with the manager, he accused us of bringing them in despite only being in the room for 30 seconds and bringing no luggage in with us. After saying it wasn't us, he came up to investigate. We had caught a flea in a glass and he dismissed us saying it was a jumping bug and then proceeded to flick it on the floor. (I have a video of the flea but the hotel makes you sign saying no images to be shared on social media without the hotel's permission at check-in). My boyfriend and I spent as little time possible and wished we just slept in the car (we were practically eaten alive by the fleas). My boyfriend also found thick black hairs in the bed, which neither of us have. Bathroom was thick with mold and the shower drain was clogged. We set out very early the next day and weren't the only ones with this plan as there was another room key left on the floor by the exit. Breakfast may have been included but we certainly weren't sticking round to find out after learning the place has failed its food hygiene rating and was previously closed due to rat infestations yet still continues to serve food. Wouldn't put my worst enemy here. Do not waste your money. Before booking, Google this hotel as has made headline news before at how vile it is.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Value for money ! Ok the hotel shows its age in places, but our room was very clean, the bathroom had recently been refitted and was excellent The manager "Sam" could not of been more helpful and friendly Highly recommend the Indian restaurant, which is partnof the hotel, probably the best curry I've every had !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Old and very dated hotel room. Bathroom tiles were cracked, no house keeping during our 2 night stay. Place is in desperate need of a deep clean and major renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
hotel was good but several areas need a revamp!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Malcolm

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Alnwick
A very tired hotel, light fittings hanging out, walls plastered but not paonted and small fitting items like lights not working or taps slightly dixed wrong so they act as a shower
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t stay here
We arrived at our hotel just after 5, checked in with the hotel manager and was shown to our room. The downstairs of the hotel looked quite nice but as soon as we started climbing the stairs the decor was old and shabby looking. As we entered our room the first thing that hit me was a terrible sewage smell from the bathroom. I looked in toilet to find black sludge, I tried flushing the toilet but that made it worse. I went back downstairs to see the manager and he sent a staff member up with some cleaning products. My daughter suffers with asthma and the smell just triggered it off. We decided to cut our losses and book elsewhere. The hotel manager did try to offer us another room and was apologetic and gave my daughter 2 bottles of J20.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alison

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked for 3 nights left after 1 night. The property was filthy, carpets tatty and dirty all wood work bannisters etc filthy grime hand stains never been cleaned in years. The shower room equally filthy door had heavy staining all over it shower was mouldy. We were given a photocopy of the hotel’s so called facilities stating you could get breakfast in the dining room, when asking for a coffee we were told no restaurant is not serving breakfast but you can have room service which you will pay a surcharge for! We ordered some wine and were told you can only have drinks if you pay cash to the point were we had to go to the post office to get cash the next morning as they were so rude to us. The patio area outside was in a terrible state there were planks missing and loose and rubbish piled up under the fire escape very dangerous
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here
This Inn is in terrible condition. The decor is beyond tired and in some cases, unfinished. The management are Indian and the receptionist spoke little English. The carpets are old and dirty. There were loose cables on the towel rail and TV. We were advised not to eat here.
Loose cable from towel rail
Unfinished paintwork
Unfinished decor
More unfinished paintwork
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended for short or long stays
Had a great stay here . All my needs were catered for . Room was clean and well laid out . Dinner was tasty. The room was quiet at night and I slept very well. All topped up with a full English breakfast before heading on my way
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Paul

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Generally un helpful, understaffed one guy was quite rude, no VAT receipts, place was empty and felt unfinished. my staff was well over priced for the place, no breakfast available £40 would be about right !!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Sylwia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sink it was blocked by a cork which could not be removed, it was not possible to open the window yourself, the toilet could not be flushed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mahdi

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have no idea what I can call it
The room was damp, smell of damp. No privacy in the bathroom with no curtains and close buildings opposite. Smell from basin drain was awful. Staff did provide 1/2 a bottle of bleach when requested. Dinning tables and cutlery smelt dreadful. Food was not available reason grille and tandoori hadn’t been installed yet Have asked my admin not to book this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don't understand why the previous reviews were so negative. I've stayed in various hotels all over the world and this one was perfectly fine. Room was clean, bed comfy, bathroom clean and power shower worked great. Manager didn't speak great English, but once we got chatting, he turned out to be a really nice guy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful cycle storage
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Amparo

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was good although the place needs lot of work
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lee

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Walked in and walked out lost money but booked the premier inn and stayed there instead
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Abismal
I like a full refund this hotel is absolutely disgusting no hot rooms all cold no help no reception
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

SUSAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Jane

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Schooner Hotel
Breakfast was not available. Room & bathroom was clean, bed comfortable. Very few other guests.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023