Stone Cottage

Nice homely property and very close to the airport, which was my purpose for being in the area

No one there on arrival, but did receive a text to say keys were in a safety box. Room was rather dated, and pretty average to be fair for the price of £80. The shower only seemed to have one temperature, “luke warm”. Towels as dry and stiff as cardboard. No shower gel, shampoo, conditioner or hairdryer or anything like that. Didn’t even ask when we checked out “how was your stay?” Two main issues here… 1- the mattress had no life in it, literally lay on it and you went to the slats supporting it. So uncomfortable, both me and my partner had a terrible nights sleep and both woke aching. 2- i accidentally spilled a bit of mango chutney sauce dip on the carpet, and cleaned it up as best I could. (Bearing in mind this is a guest house and the carpets are far from “spotless” anyway). The owner then told me the carpet needed “vaxed” and I would have to compensate them for this. He asked “what do you reckon” (meaning how much should I pay)… I replied..well what do you reckon? He replied…”well a tenner cash will do”. 🫢 So £10 cash to vax your already dirty carpet and remove one little stain. Maybe put the £10 towards getting the cracked windows in the entrance door replaced. I was going to use this place twice a month at weekends as I work in that area. If I do decide to use it again, at least I’ll know the carpets clean in room one now eh. I actually could have complained about the mattress on leaving but I thought “nah just leave it”…but to then be charged £10 to vax the carpet…wow….really think that’s a bit of a p*S$ take to be quite blunt.

I don't consider private facilities are separate from the bedroom

My friend and I had a lovely stay at Stone Cottage. Jean was so accommodating and very helpful with allowing us to collect our room key at the earliest opportunity as our plans occupied us until the late evening, and we didn’t want to be checking in too late. The room was spotless, spacious and very warm and welcome. Being met by Rocco as we unloaded our bags from our car was extra special! I’ll definitely book again if I need to stay in the area for future purposes. 5*, thank you!

I liked the way it was very traditional in a beautiful area with a good British pub down the road

Clean linen and strong shower water

Basic place for a one night stay before travelling on. Room very small and not too much space.

Stayed here as a solo traveller after landing at the airport in the early hours. Communication was excellent from the owners who assured me how to access my twin room. The cottage is lovely, has lots of character and you can tell it’s well loved. The room has everything you need and has a very personal feel about it. I often use the local chain hotels but I would highly recommend you use this, as I will be next time I use Newcastle Airport. Thank you for a very welcoming stay!

The host was pleasant but forgot to give me a key to lock the door. The carpets were old, worn unclean and stained. The room was cold and radiator control unmarked so had to ask for the owner to turn on, then I had to ask him to bleed the bathroom radiator as negligible heat coming through. Even with radiators on full it was too cold to take a bath or shower and the hard tile floor was very cold, the mat small and inadequate and no window blind or curtains. The room was directly above where the family were entertaining until late evening so it was also noisy. The bed wasn’t desperately comfortable either so wasn’t the most relaxing stay overall.