Premier Inn Ashington

On arrival the first thing we noticed was that everything looked very scruffy and poorly maintained. A little worrying we’re quite a few youths just hanging around. Staff on reception very helpful and pleasant and all everything looked poorly maintained seemed clean. We had a very dated room at the back of the hotel. USB port was broken and power on only one side of the bed. The room was clean but in need of modernisation. The bed sheet didn’t seem to fit the bed properly . Early on the 1st morning (06:00) a lorry pulled up at the back of the hotel and the driver seemed to be making as much noise as he could. I certainly wouldn’t stay here again.

Used as a base for a birthday trip last year. We visited castles and points of interest in the local area ( Alnwick etc ) but stayed at the hotel for rest / sleep and for breakfast & dinner. The breakfast & dinner were available at the neighbouring pub and the breakfasts are excellent. Plenty of choice and the service is first class. Evening meal was good, and despite the dining area getting very very busy, the service was still good ( I recommend an earlier slot for dinner to avoid a busy service). The room was basic, but clean and the bed very comfortable. Large and spacious car-park next to a Lake too. Would certainly recommend.

A great base for exploring the area. We went as far as Alnwick and environs, more than once, and explored the coast from Newbiggin-on-Sea northwards. We also had a wander west as far as Elsdon. Morpeth was also on our list, even locally the country park right outside the hotel was great. The Cookhouse+Pub provides good food. All the staff in both establishments were great, friendly and efficient. Our only problem was the abysmal Wi-Fi, almost unusable. While there is an option to upgrade to "Ultimate" Wi-Fi the standard fre was so poor I didn't feel like chancing the paid version. A pity as it provided the only downside to the trip (seven nights).