Me and my partner spent a night at the Novotel for a friends wedding in the city. Booking our room was incredibly easy and at £75 it was good value for a double rain with en-suite. The day before arriving I found that the wedding was before check in time so we needed to get at the Hotel a good... More

Stayed two nights on different ocassions. Both nights we got spacious and clean rooms with airconditioned air. If you don't like it, ask for a room, where you can open up the locked windows. disappointingly there's no complimentary wifi at all, but a mac in the lobby, which one can use free (including printer) for 20 minutes plus (if you... More

Went to Newcastle for Hen weekend with 13 others. They had messed up with the rooms. We had originally booked and paid for 7 doubles but they had overbooked so put us in rooms of three. We complained as they wouldn't have done this if it was a group of married couples! The manager didn't apologise and gave us nothing... More

The hotel and rooms are nice although beware as parking is not free despite the large space for parking. Check in was a breeze and room was nice and bed was of good quality. However, the bed sheets makes sounds like you are crumpling papers when you move which is quite disturbing for a light sleeper like me. The main... More

better if breakfast was included as it was a few years ago You could always go to the toby hotel where you can get a good breakfast or try tescos ten minyters way More

We've stayed here a number of times because the location suits us - right on junction of A696/A1(M) and it's pretty good value especially for families. I've said before that the rooms need a refresh - they still do. Staff are really nice and helpful. The breakfast is good enough, although probably not worth it if you have to pay... More

Booked this after much searching for a stopover hotel near York while travelling between Scotland and Hampshire. The prices in York seemed very high so I searched further afield and came up with this. We were attracted by the convenient location and the Toby Carvery next door - I'm sure the hotel restaurant had more atmosphere and a wider range... More