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Schooner Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Alnwick with a restaurant and a bar

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Dinner served, Indian cuisine
Interior detail
Exterior detail
Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
Centrally located in town, Schooner Hotel offers a tranquil atmosphere where travelers can relax outdoors or explore the garden. The on-site Spice Galleon restaurant serves Indian cuisine, and the arcade/game room provides entertainment options after a day of sightseeing.

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room, Ensuite | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room, Ensuite | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Digital channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
8 Nothumberland Street, Alnmouth, Alnwick, England, NE66 2RS

What's nearby

  • Alnmouth Village Golf Club - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Barter Books - 9 min drive - 5.9 miles
  • Alnwick Playhouse - 10 min drive - 6.1 miles
  • Alnwick Garden - 10 min drive - 7.3 miles
  • Alnwick Castle - 11 min drive - 6.5 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Tavern - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Coquet Tea Rooms - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Hogs Head Inn Hotel - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Geordie Bangers Company - ‬11 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 outdoor furniture
  • Luggage storage and a TV in the lobby
  • Guest reviews say good things about the overall condition
Room features
All guestrooms at Schooner Hotel offer amenities such as free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
  • 32-inch flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Heating, daily housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 12.95 to 12.95 for adults and GBP 6.95 to 6.95 for children
  • 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.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (42 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

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
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 12.95 to 12.95 for adults, and GBP 6.95 to 6.95 for children

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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Reviews

Schooner Hotel Reviews

5.2

5.4

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

5.8

Staff & service

5.0

Eco-friendliness

4.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 229 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 229 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 229 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 229 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 76 out of 229 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Staff & service
Friendly staff. Good food. Clearly there are some issues regarding the management if the hotel as the decor was tired, some things like the bathroom extraction did not work and it was evident that underneath the beds had not been cleaned in a long time. But overall the stay was pleasant. Overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff were great property a bit tired. Al mouth itself can’t cope parking is awful, only one place wasn’t like crufts.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Chris

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff but property unfinished, dirty under the bed that doesn't look like its been cleaned for months and in dire need of refurbishment. Also very limited breakfast choice with no options if you are a vegetarian or vegan.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Booked 3doubles with onsuite got 2 no tea or coffee in one off the rooms very run down ,just bit old and tired needs lots off money spending on it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness

Ok

It was ok, parts of hotel are in need of renovation but basically clean. Room was small for 2 of us for 4 day stay. Breakfast was freshly cooked but a bit sparse for me as I’m gluten intolerant and they didn’t seem to understand what that meant. We didn’t eat in the hotel- feel that if they upped their game on the food it would help reviews.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Richard

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Amparo

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

4/10 Poor

mary

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arrived only to discover there was no parking even though it has parking on the app, chap was adamant that it said street parking ( as I said that’s why we picked this hotel ) so I did show him it does say parking
Window would not close properly
Wire hanging from bathroom radiator
Wardrobe is only child size
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gill

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

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

William

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

adequate

the hotel needs updating, the rooms were ok but require a little bit of tidying up, paint finger prints on inside bathroom door, cracked tile in bathroom, paint and finishing on walls needs addressing. indian meal amazing, breakfast ok. there needs to be someone in the check in area / bar at all times, i think it loses a lot of trade with there being no one there to greet public. all in all i would give hotel 5/10 indian meal 10/10 kev Lake Leicester
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Helen

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Bad

Poor. Out dated and over-priced. Welcome nice but then they couldn't be bothered. They even locked the hotel during the day and had the cheek to hand out a letter telling people not to take photos of it. Sorry but avoid it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lauren

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was unfortunately the worst place I’ve ever stayed. The overwhelming smell of damp hits you as you walk in the door. The place is just generally filthy. There were cobwebs everywhere and what looked like curry down the skirting boards. We originally booked ‘the apartment’ but the main apartment door didn’t lock and had no handle so we asked to be moved. The family room was only marginally better and the door locked at least. My partner ordered a curry one night. £30 and completely inedible. I would advise to avoid at all costs and find anywhere else to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Ian

Poor Service

Ordered a curry from restaurant. It took over 5 minutes to arrive. Pappadoms were soggy. No mango chutney. Yes really, no mango chutney. Chicken tikka was more like a jalfrezi. Biryani was.......anythng but a Biryani (this was left over vegetables, chopped up and thrown in a raw hot sauce). Truly ghastly. We should refused to pay for it. God knows why we did pay. Room was OK ish. Service was appalling (clueless in fact). Shower was very good. Overall.....rather disappointing. I would have expected better from a Schooner Hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gallon of petrol & a lighter required

Well where do i start please JUST STAY AWAY a gallon of petrol & a lighter is required for this hotel ! Definitely not worth £130 a night wouldnt stay again if it was FREE ! I travel alot for work and in the past 6 years this was the worst ive ever stayed in booked for 3 night checked out on the 1st night was absolutely rancid ,would not even let my dogs stay here damp on all the walls ,mold all over the shower stains of who knows what on the carpets bedroom ,beds covered in stains, doors where falling off and locks bodged to keep it closed ,it says on site parking but had to park ten minutes away from hotel as they didnt even have a car park and the food was awful asked for lamb curry and they bring out curry with beef and tried telling me it wasnt beef ,reported to trading standards and HSE as this shouldnt even be running needs desperate care to bring back to life please please stay away from this property !!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Cordelia

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

2/10 Terrible

Natalie

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

8/10 Good

Kellie

Liked: Cleanliness
The stay was just for overnight on way to Edinburgh. The hotel itself ok but the town was cute walkable and right on the North Sea. Found a great pub and then a restaurant for an amazing dinner. The hotel did live up to the haunted tales as we did experience something paranormal but not scary.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

kellian d

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ocean view from window.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, basic but perfect for 2 nights by the sea. Great shower. Breakfast ok. Parking very tight around the area
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great value for money nice friendly environment Good helpful team Superb location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Michele

Disliked: Amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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