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Elmswood Guest House

Property class: 3

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A corner building with a white facade, two windows with blue frames, and a door with a sign stating "No Vacancies." - Elmswood Guest House (South Shields)
A beach with waves and a rocky outcrop in the distance. - Elmswood Guest House (South Shields)
A building with a white facade, red trim, and a black metal fence. There are hanging plants and a bench in front. - Elmswood Guest House (South Shields)
A room with a round table and two chairs, a vase with flowers, and a view of buildings outside. - Elmswood Guest House (South Shields)
A dining area with a television mounted on the wall, a wooden cabinet with bottles, and a tiled floor. - Elmswood Guest House (South Shields)
Elmswood Guest House provides everything you need. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Bar

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Room options

View all photos for Single Room, Private Bathroom

A bedroom with a bed, a bedside table, a window with blinds, a bedside plant, a bathroom with a sink and mirror, and a radiator.

Single Room, Private Bathroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Single Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (Small ROOM 4)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (ROOM 3)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (ROOM 6)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Ensuite (ROOM 5)

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in South Shields, Elmswood Guest House is near the beach. Quayside and Port Of Tyne are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit The Marsden Grotto and Baltic Flour Mills. Tynemouth Aquarium and Life Science Centre are also worth visiting. Visit our South Shields travel guide
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Map
77 Ocean Road, South Shields, England, NE33 2JJ

What's nearby

  • Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Arbeia Roman Fort
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • The Customs House
    16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • South and North Marine Parks
    18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Grahams Point
    7 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Brockley Whins Station
    9 min drive
  • Heworth Station
    12 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL)
    40 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Marine
    3 min walk
  • McDonald's
    6 min walk
  • Star Of India
    2 min walk
  • Indian Essence
    1 min walk
  • Pickle&Peach
    1 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking

Family friendly

  • DVD player

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Late check-in subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive key retrieval information
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

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

Property class

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elmswood Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

There is free parking nearby.

Where is Elmswood Guest House located?

Situated near the beach, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of Arbeia Roman Fort and The Customs House. Grahams Point and Angel of the North are also within 3 mi (5 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Elmswood Guest House Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

9.4

Staff & service

9.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 108 out of 149 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 149 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 149 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 149 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 149 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very pleasant stay. Instructions clear and property very central. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Clean room on suite shower opposite a very nice bar, close to local parks and seafront and not to far from the centre there’s a supermarket a few minutes walk
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner very helpful. Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had everything you'd need for a short stay. It was clean and comfortable with a great shower. Real milk in the fridge was an unexpected bonus. The area has a good selection of excellent restaurants.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely B B with central location. Beautiful sea front walk only 5min walk from property. Owner Nisha kind and welcoming. Will be staying here again on my next visit to South Shields.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
About 6 students stay in the house. At 11.15pm on Wednesday 8th July I could not get to sleep because they were talking loudly and I told them to be quiet. they did. The same happened on Friday night at midnight I told them to be quiet, they did. Every B&B has milk sachets but not here. I was given a tin of milk but this was no good Dont come because of the noisy students. This house is situated in Ocean Road which is full of cafes/restaurants which are mostly Indian ones It is also near South Shields Roman fort which is interesting. It is also near the beach and very near the centre of town which are all good points. I was glad I was given a back room because the front rooms would have been hot and the road would have been noisy
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Immaculate property which was spotless inside. As a woman travelling alone I felt safe, everything I needed was within walking distance plus parking is free outside the guest house. Great restaurants across the road. My room was spotless tastefully decorated with everything I needed I slept so well I left later than intended. Would definitely recommend staying, I’ll definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed at Elmswood Guest House recently. It was a single room without an en-suite, which I was aware of beforehand and was absolutely fine for what I needed. Overall, everything was relatively clean, though there were a couple of details that could have been better.. some mould in the shower and quite a bit of hair next to the side of the bed. Nothing catastrophic, but noticeable. The stay itself was straightforward and did the job. It’s very much a “somewhere to sleep” kind of place rather than somewhere you’d go out of your way to experience. The only slightly frustrating part was the checkout process. I couldn’t find the dropbox for the keys when leaving, so ended up putting them back in the lockbox. The email instructions they send try to be friendly but were a bit unclear and not especially helpful in that moment. All in all, it served its purpose, just with a few small things that could be improved.
Morning view from the front bench at the property
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The host was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
10 minute walk to the metro which takes about 25 to 30 minutes to Newcastle Central Station. The location of the accommodation is very near to the town centre and beach etc. There are numerous pubs, restaurants to take advantage of. I met the owner to obtain entry but there is key system available. Would certainly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like walks nearby along coast good choices for food
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely guest house, great location close to everything but very quiet. Quality bedding and furniture too. One of the nicest guesthouse’s we have stayed in (and I’ve stayed in lots) definitely recommend this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very welcoming and room beautiful. Will definitly stay here again. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy. Well placed for my needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Basic but what was there was fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Room was clean on arrival but never cleaned during stay Towels were never changed no breakfast provided more like a self catering room rather than a b and b
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Awoken in early hours by people banging ion floor(s) followed by lots of shouting. Could have been a domestic or drunken argument but still spoiled nights sleep- went on for ages.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Originally booked on another site that said breakfast was available but I cancelled due to finding a cheaper offer and I'm so glad I did as it turns out they do not supply breakfast so I was almost robbed. The stay was lovely bar the people staying upstairs that sounded like a herd of elephants and went to the toilet every 20 minutes till nearly 3am so all you could hear was bang, bang, bang, flush all night. I like that there is no curfew and we were able to have late night out Friday but we made the effort to be as quiet as possible unlike others staying there slamming doors and stomping up and down the stairs. Id likely stay again but maybe not on a weekend if I'm going to lose so much sleep
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in room 4 it was very clean and nicely decorated would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was great and the owns excellent will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

South Shields Gem

Excellent stay at this, brilliant Guest House. The cleanliness, was of the highest order. The beds & bedding, also , were of good quality, & very comfortable. The décor, was, modern,& stylish. Everything needed, for a comfortable stay. We would definitely recommend, this little Gem, to anyone, thinking of visiting South Shields.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lovely B&B

Lovely B&B and friendly owners, although due to the current situation we didn't see much of them. Exceptionally clean and comfortable, with a good shower (always a priority for us). Good location for access to the town centre and sea front. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was in room 2 which was a single room but it was clean, well maintained and exceptionally comfortable. It was airy given its size but the window came with a blackout blind. I would definitely stay here again. I didn't meet the owners but communication was excellent and they spoke to me on the telephone to ensure that everything was satisfactory.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Elmswood

Excellent location, friendly, clean good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place to stay

Super clean, great location and such a warm welcome
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2020