Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden - 11 min drive - 12.0 km
Alnwick Castle - 11 min drive - 10.4 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
Property highlights
Take advantage of a terrace, a garden, and an arcade/game room at Schooner Hotel. The on-site Indian cuisine restaurant, Spice Galleon, serves dinner. In addition to a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
Free self parking
English breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and luggage storage
A TV in the lobby and outdoor furniture
Guest reviews say good things about the overall condition
Room features
All guestrooms at Schooner Hotel offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Daily English breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.95 to 20 per person
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Spice Galleon
Things to do
Arcade/game room
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Arcade/game room
Conveniences
Luggage storage
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Garden
Outdoor furniture
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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
The host will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Host will greet you
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property 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
Property is also known as
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Frequently asked questions
Is Schooner Hotel pet-friendly?
No, only service animals are welcome at the property.
How much is parking at Schooner Hotel?
Self parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at Schooner Hotel?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Schooner Hotel?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Schooner Hotel located?
Situated in Alnwick, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Alnmouth Village Golf Club and Northumberland Coast. Warkworth Castle and Barter Books are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Schooner Hotel Reviews
Reviews
5.0
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 208 reviews
10 - Excellent
19
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 208 reviews
8 - Good
35
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 208 reviews
6 - Okay
37
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 208 reviews
4 - Poor
43
Rating 2 - Terrible. 74 out of 208 reviews
2 - Terrible
74
5.2/10
Cleanliness
5.6/10
Staff & service
4.8/10
Amenities
4.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
4.8/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
6/10
Fairly good if you want a well priced decent bed for the night, perfect we stayed whilst playing golf in the area. Pretty good to be fair
ross
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
10/10
Helpful staff, Great breakfast and comfortable room. Martin was very accomodating.
Jacqueline
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
10/10
Quaint hotel with friendly staff who went out of their way to make you welcome. Food reasonably priced and good value.
barbara
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
2/10
Are you in the mood for a depressing seaside hotel with black mold, electrical wires draped over furniture, filthy towels and public hair in the sink?
Well then - do I have the place for you!
Did I mention the front desk staff is oblivious to your suggestions to clean the room and make it habitable?
If all of the above is not what you are looking for then just search for hotels with more than one star.
Jeff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
2/10
Toilet did not flush, this was reported but no the problem was not remedied. Other guest were noisy , exacerbated by banging from the fire door whenever anyone moved along the corridor. Rooms were not very clean.
Michael
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
6/10
We found the hotel quite shabby . The hotel has potential, but there is a lack of welcoming hospitality. Room was ok, but needed dusting. Parking on the road extremely hard to find a place close by
Terry
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
4/10
Hotel is in need of repair, room so ok beds were comfy our biggest issue was no hot water to have a shower in the morning looking at previous reviews this has been an issue for a while.
Richard
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
6/10
We had read that the hotel was being refurbished by new owners, but felt that our room, whilst clean, was unfinished. There was no toilet roll holder; the en-suite door frame had been primed but not painted; areas around the window needed decorating; a strip of new coving was not properly fixed to the ceiling and there was a strange plastic tube with a tissue stuffed in the end running across the top of the window. Personally we also disliked the laminate flooring and the fact that the window (ground floor, street facing) had only vertical blinds and no curtains. All that being said, this room was at least 40% cheaper than anything else in the area for the one night that we wanted and clearly some work had been done as the en-suite looked new with quality tiling, and the ceiling looked new.
Michele
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
2/10
Horrible hotel, me and my family felt so disgusted to stay there everything felt so dirty and it was so smelly everywhere we literally left to go back home at like 10pm to drive 4 hours home as we just couldn’t stay there. Absolutely horrible
Constantin
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
2/10
Very poor customer service, venue very tired and disjointed. No tv working in room and management not interested in this problem. No goodbye on check out, again awful customer service
Gill
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
10/10
Great hotel restaurant was Indian plus some local food.
Was amazing meal highly recommend hotel but especially Indian food fantastic.
Mike
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
8/10
Unfortunately we were told the chef was on holiday so we couldn’t eat at the Schooner. It would have been nice to know that information so we could make alternative arrangement and not be disappointed when we got there and be inconvenienced by having to go back out.
Also there was no hot water and none of us particularly wanted a cold shower
Marjorie
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
8/10
hotel was good but several areas need a revamp!
Steve
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
2/10
DO NOT BOOK!!!
Half finished, dirty, no hot water (constant theme not one off check other reviews), no one contactable. No one on ‘reception’ and no one ever answers phone.
Also offers breakfast - good luck getting that!!! To offer breakfast there has to be someone there to actually provide it, not that I’d want it given no hot water and therefor handwashing or shower facilities in the building.
christopher
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
8/10
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.
Trevor
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
6/10
It was extremely clean ,room well equipped, but avoid dining there. The meal was inedible and overpriced. It felt like Fawlty Towers!
Russell
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10
Very cool, historic hotel, but very old, except the bathrooms are awesome.
Harry
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
2/10
Avoid- hotel very run down and dirty. Very expensive for sub standard accommodation.
Unsafe plugs/ poor decoration/ poor level of cleanliness/ damp.
Several areas of the hotel need cleaning bunch as stairs / dining room / bar area.
On arrival room smelt unclean (of wet dogs) asked to move rooms but was told hotel was full despite this not seeming to be the case.
Met with other guests on stairs who informed me that there was no hot water and they had reported. On arrival checked hot water and indeed was cold, went to reception to report and member of staff seemed surprised.
No hot water for the entire Friday evening.
Tea and coffee equipment dirty.
Internal lock on bedroom door not working - this is a concern for females travelling alone.
Kate
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
8/10
Quiet, safe, bus stop outside the door, historic building, friendly and helpful staff
Sandra
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
10/10
We stayed at the schooner which has improved vastly need more staff but our rooms well refurbished and breakfast was nice
Gary
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
4/10
Staff was good although the place needs lot of work
Amparo
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
10/10
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
David
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
4/10
It was clean but the whole hotel is tired. There is no restaurant even thou you advertise on hotels.com. There is no breakfast either had to use an alternative hotel and pay. I wouldnt stay again but it was ok for 1 night.
Matthew
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
2/10
After confusion regarding breakfast due to the Expedia booking system, the staff were rude, dismissive and said it was our fault for not using another well known webiste !!
When we checked in, there was no mention that breakfast was not included, and even when we added a third room on the day, not once was breakfast mentioned or offered as an extra. When we pointed this out after the confusion, the staff suggested it was our fault for not asking for breakfast. It was not their policy to ask if a guest might want it. They then stated you can only book breakfast via the aforementioned website!!
The rooms were very outdated and a little scruffy, but this wasn't the problem. It was the lack of customer service to come to a resolution regarding breakfast there was not even the change to pay for hreakfast on the day. Any notion of breakfast was refused as it was not booked via the previously mentioned website.
I would avoid this hotel as i feel any issue or problem would be dismissed and handled very rudely.
Dean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
2/10
We booked in at the bar ran by 1 man who gave us our keys. The bar area was absolutely freezing I think it was warmer outside. Decided to have a beer after 2 hour journey they had no draught beer no coffee or tea the only drink they had was a small variety of bottled beers. Went to drop our bags in room at least there was a small heater in the room but bathroom freezing and no hot water. Went out in a taxi to Warkworth for the night. The next morning we went down at 9 for breakfast there was no sign of anyone in the hotel so left keys on bar and walked out. I would urge you to remove this so called hotel from your website as it is not fit for purpose. They should refund us our money back for the lack of everything at this hotel disgraceful.