Is OYO La Spada Boutique Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at OYO La Spada Boutique Hotel ?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at OYO La Spada Boutique Hotel ?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

Where is OYO La Spada Boutique Hotel located?

Located in Pity Me, this motel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Adventure Valley, Crook Hall and Gardens, and Waldridge Fell Country Park. Gala Theatre Durham and St. Nicholas Church are also within 3 mi (5 km).

4/10 Poor

John

Dec 22, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very eco friendly as only half a roll of bog roll

Stayed here a few years ago and was great very disappointed with this visit room was freezing heating put on as entered room draughts from windows closed was gale force toilet no heating whatsoever and again draught froze you when going to the loo Half a roll of cheap loo roll for 2 adults ???? Thank god the Mrs brought wipes A mini telly only fit for a small caravan Very very disappointed not sure if Roberto still here if he is standards have slipped Premier inn next time sadly

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Kathryn

Oct 26, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The thermostat to the radiators didn’t work so we couldn’t turn the temperature down and were therefore uncomfortably hot and got limited sleep. The mattress added to the lack of sleep as it was very uncomfortable. The door to our room you could close from the inside with a hard shove but you couldn’t close from the outside so we couldn’t leave anything valuable in the room. The bathroom shelf was sitting at a jaunty angle and therefore we couldn’t put anything on it. The shower was more of a dribble than a shower. Having said all of that, it was neat and clean and a fraction of the cost of other local hotels.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Linda

Aug 11, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

It felt like the focus was more on the restaurant than the accommodation. The staff seemed to have been unaware who was arriving so had to check. Said our rooms were not ready, even though we arrived after 5pm, but given alternatives. No mention of check out times or if breakfast was available, Expedia says they do breakfast at an extra cost? We had booked 2 rooms and first impression was nice décor. However one room had no toilet paper or sugar on the tea tray. I stayed in a family room, I had to move kettle to windowsill and put the extension lead on the single bed to use it as there was no socket nearby. One of the lamps did not switch on as it was not plugged in, had to take the lead over the single bed to do so after I tightening up the stand as it had come loose looked drunk. The bed had a wooden frame, the bottom end joints were loose and needed gluing. There were several empty and part used complimentary toiletries left in the shower from previous guests. My room was at the front of the property so overlooked the road, I personally had no problem with road noise as I am hearing impaired. Okay there were some minor issues which had to be mentioned but the room and bed were clean and comfortable. I think we would stay here again because the issues did not bother us that much but needed to be mentioned so they can be put right. Although it may not necessarily be our first choice.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

May 3, 2025

On entering the property we was greeted by the reception staff they were very friendly and helpful, they made our short stay feel at ease, had everything we needed and the owner was so polite even carried my bag upstairs and said anything we need just ask. Really can’t fault our room was lovely felt homely & cosy, the area was nice & quiet. Highly recommend this place. We had the family room as it was the last one left for us to book & was a great size room. 10/10

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Jun 14, 2024

We picked a very busy day to need a bed in Durham as it was the university open weekend. La Spada was reasonably priced & good enough, despite quite a few adverse reviews. The hotel is not set up to take guests after 10pm, a fact not highlighted when we booked at 11.30pm & then tried to get in. Fortunately we were admitted. There was no breakfast service.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jul 2, 2021

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

Hassle free, reasonably priced.

I would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a hassle free, reasonable priced and well serviced restaurant. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Jun 20, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Ut was a lovely place nice room but couldnt understand why we where not aloud inside the pub we kept getting asked to sit outside bringing our drinks outside me and my partner where a bit confused and a bit put out by this

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Jun 20, 2021

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

Ideal

Very comfortable stay, also dined at the restaurant while there. Food was excellent and decent value. Staff were lovely and very accommodating.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Jun 17, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Absolutely disgusted with the room my partner and i were given, sex stains on the bed sheets, mud and dirt on the vallence, cobwebs throughout the room and bathroom, large spiders, large moths, shelf hanging off, dirty kettle with old stagnant water in it, and that is just the beginning, we only stayed 2 mins then left and requested a refund, the owner has refused, so to say I’m disappointed is an understatement! Please do not stay here unless you are homeless and need shelter as this is all it is good for!!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Jun 8, 2021

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Room was awful, bath horrible, sink tap leaking, sink shelf broken, toilet handle broken, tv not tuned, no wifi code given, nobody there overnight 24hrs as it states, bed against a wall, no side tables, lots of air freshners to try and remove the stale smell, plastic spoons for tea. I can't tell you how poor this was. We left after a night.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

John

Jun 1, 2021

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

I did not stay there there wasnt a room available you took payment but no room i need a refund

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Gam

Nov 12, 2020

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

Day light robbery !

Hotel was closed when we arrived , money was taken days before !! Unbelievable !!

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Liam

Jul 23, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Comfy bed and amazing food

We had a comfortable stay overnight. The room was very clean, the bed was comfortable and the food at the restaurant downstairs was amazing! Bathroom facilities could Do with updating and I struggle to get the TV to work properly in my room but I’ve than that it was a lovely stay.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jul 16, 2020

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

Overnight stay

Lovely place to stay, room clean and comfortable bed. Food excellent and staff very friendly.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Nov 23, 2019

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

Meget hyggelig hotell!

Meget hyggelig hotell, god service, variert meny, meget god mat. Meget hyggelig og vennlig betjening! Utmerket opphold, kommer gjerne tilbake!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Aug 28, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Handy for visiting Durham and the surrounding countryside

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Oct 29, 2018

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Only stayed Overnight! Lovely staff and lovely food could fault it xx

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

jackie, Manchester

Jul 30, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great overnight stay!

We booked an overnight stay has we were going to the Beamish museum on the Sunday. Which incidentally is a 15 minutes journey from there. The hotel is above an Italian restaurant, we stayed in rm 2 the family room. Room looks recently updated 2 single beds and a double. Tea and coffee facilities and toiletries in the bathroom. Breakfast was 6.50 extra pp which was tasty and plentiful.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Michael

Jul 5, 2018

Adequate

Adequate room. Small for a double though bit overpriced through Hotels.com at £99.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jun 30, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

5 Minutes to Durham

Had a lot of trouble locating the place as it had changed from an Inn to an Italian restaurant ,and the name from The Lambton Hounds Inn to La Spada restuarant between us booking and arriving . Would have thought someone would have had the common courtesy to tell us so that we were looking for the right place !

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jun 22, 2018

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

What great accommodations for a family of 4. The real gem is the hospitality at the restaurant downstairs. A most memorable dinner for our family. The owner made us feel like special guests on a pretty busy evening.

Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jun 10, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice people. Room pleasant but limited. A little idiosyncratic.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Gordon, Canada

May 24, 2018

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

Lovely hotel and restaurant

We booked a room through Expedia in what we thought was The Lambton Hounds Inn. What we wanted was the experience of an old English pub having travelled from Canada for a wedding on 19th May 2018. We were not told by Expedia that the hotel had changed to an Italian restaurant, however the experience still turned out to be a very good one. Our English friends joined us for an Italian meal which indeed turned out to be an excellent experience. All of the waiters/waitresses turned out to be very friendly and efficient. One of our party did not like Italian food and had never been in an Italian restaurant before. However, she had English food which was excellent. We would definitely visit the La Scala again despite not being told of its change of name and business.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Feb 20, 2018

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

Wonderful!

Wonderful find! The restaurant is the best Italian i have been to for a long time. Staff were wonderful, could not do enough for us. Would definetely recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Nov 28, 2017

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

Excellent service

We were staying whilst in the area for work, the owner and staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. Because we had to go early before breakfast was served, they made us sandwiches the night before to take. The meals in the restaurant were great value and excellent quality. Would have no problem recommending and certainly would stay again. Thanks

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

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