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The Cara Guesthouse

3.0 star property
This welcoming guesthouse in the heart of town offers comfort, free WiFi, breakfast, and an electric car charging station.

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The Cara Guesthouse, centrally located, offers travelers thoughtful amenities for a seamless stay. Enjoy free in-room WiFi, included breakfast, convenient self-parking, an on-site EV charging station, and a smoke-free environment.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking available

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Double room-Ensuite-Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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  • Sleeps 1
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Superior Suite, Ensuite, Sea View (Extra )

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Whitley Bay is home to The Cara Guesthouse. Port Of Tyne and Seven Stories are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Tynemouth Aquarium and Great North Museum-Hancock. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at St. James' Park or Jesmond Cricket Ground. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like cycling. Visit our Whitley Bay travel guide
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9 The Links, Whitley Bay, England, NE26 1PS

What's nearby

  • Whitley Sands
    Whitley Sands
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Longsands Beach
    Longsands Beach
    4 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • PLAYHOUSE
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Whitley Bay Golf Club
    19 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Whitley Bay Mini Golf
    3 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Benton Station
    12 min drive
  • Manors Station
    16 min drive
  • Newcastle Intl. Airport (NCL)
    36 min drive

Restaurants

  • No Fret
    9 min walk
  • Relish
    2 min walk
  • Beefeater Whitley Bay
    4 min walk
  • Trenchers Restaurant and Takeaway
    2 min walk
  • Rendezvous Cafe
    8 min walk

About this property

The Cara Guesthouse

Property highlights
The Cara Guesthouse provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Breakfast (surcharge), self parking (surcharge), and an electric car charging station
  • Smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at The Cara Guesthouse offer amenities such as free WiFi.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Wardrobes/closets, coffee/tea makers, and heating

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Self parking on site (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

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  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

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 and debit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is The Cara Guesthouse pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is available for a fee.

What time is check-in at The Cara Guesthouse?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Cara Guesthouse?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Cara Guesthouse located?

Situated in Whitley Bay, this beach guesthouse is within a 5-minute walk of Whitley Sands and PLAYHOUSE. Longsands Beach and St. Mary's Lighthouse are also within 2 mi (3 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

The Cara Guesthouse Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.2

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

8.8

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 127 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 127 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 127 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 127 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 127 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent and friendly as always
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I chose the Cara Guesthouse because I wanted all to be good given the price. My stay was good but if i nit picked I could list quite a few things not quite but to scratch. That said I could not have beren more welcome
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Good value

Had to wait a while to gain access, but apologies given. Not much space for clothes as small room,needs a better bedside lamp (for reading) But can't complain due to the very reasonable price . Breakfast outstanding!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good size room with ensuite comfy pillows and bed! Ideal location with plenty parking close by lovely breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

Mark

Room was spacious and very clean and warm .beautiful view breakfast was really good lasted us all day would stay there again if in area top notch
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

Last minute booking

Booked last minute and Julia was there to greet me on arrival. I had my dog with me and she was also made most welcome! There was a doggy welcome bag in the room which was a beautiful touch! Really homely atmosphere and lovely breakfast! Will most definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Cara guesthouse

A cosy guesthouse on the seafront. We were allocated a room upstairs, unfortunately not a sea view, hopefully next time. We had our own bathroom close to the bedroom. We parked in the council carpark close by, popped out at 9am to pay for the day, £3. Marea and staff were friendly and hospitable. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Janet

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

Northern soul ❤️

Single room for my dad. Perfectly adequate for his needs. Owner and staff were so lovely and helpful. Couldn’t fault them. Excellent breakfast choices all cooked to order. Room was comfortable and clean - just a cobweb up high on the ceiling and a bit of dust on the upper window shutters. The decor in a few places is showing wear, but overall, this is excellent value for money and a delightful seafront B&B. Will certainly be staying again. 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Alan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very dirty. Breakfast was not cooked to our liking - just had breakfast once then went out the other days. Couldn’t have tea or coffee in the room because the teapot had standing water in it when we arrived and the pot was stained and needed cleaning. Will not return nor recommend this place to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Well worth Booking.....honestly

The Cara, is without a doubt the best place I have stayed in the past few years, I arrived after the check-in time, and was greeted in a very , very friendly way, the owners son carried my bag from my car, got me checked in, asked after my welfare,room was spotless and extremly comfortable, a very quiet house too, in morning the breakfast was fantastic, ideal morning atmosphere, I will have no hesitation staying here again.....James
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

karen

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

The fabulous Cara Guest house - home from home

We received a lovely warm welcome from Mariea. After arriving earlier than planned we were able to drop our cases off, Mariea explaining that our cases would be taken to our room. We even got an upgraded room due to someone cancelling. The room was lovely, clean and spaceous with a fabulous sea view. Tea / coffee facilities. TV. Hairdryer. It was like home from home. Mariea ensured our stay was one to remember. Nothing was too much trouble. The full English breakfast was excellent and set us up for our day of walking. We will definitely book The Cara Guest House again and would recommend to family and friends.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Lyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Sea view ?

Room was very very small could not see the view unless I stood up
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kate

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

Nice stay

Nice one night stop over in Cara Guesthouse, clean, comfy bed, decent shower, nice tv, great seaview and lovely pancakes for breakfast. All really easy going and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bryan Fortune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

Great!

Great guest house! I always point people in their direction when staying in Whitley Bay. Clean and comfortable and the excellent owner who can’t do enough for you! Great location! Would definitely recommend the Cara Guest House
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

geoff

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

Great

A really nice guesthouse with friendy staff and very pet friendly a lovely breakfast great all round
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Gilli

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

Good value

The room was really nice it was one off the on suite rooms at the top of the House. Comfortable beds. Clean, shower room good shower hot . Heating was off when we arrived but the room had 2 free standing heaters which did the job . View from room lovely. Breakfast very nice. Staff friendly. Parking although we were told we could park in the next road there were no spaces but just 50 yards away there is a large car park with free overnight parking . Good price for a very nice B&B
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christina

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

Comfy and Cozy Stay

What a cute and homely-feeling place to come relax and turn your mind off. Can't complain about the fulfilling breakfast either!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The properties location is excellent, being on the sea front. Unfortunately my room was very shabby, there was exposed pipework, holes in the flooring and worn, chipped furnishings. On the positive side the bed was very comfortable. Breakfast was also very disappointing, there was little choice, the milk had gone off and my eggs were under cooked and raw in parts. In all not what I expected for its 3 star rating.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

New years eve stay

Pleasant stay at the Cara over New year. I have stayed here before and this stay was pleasant as always. A clean, friendly traditional guest house with great sea views and an excellent breakfast. The staff and management are very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable room excellent breakfast great bb in grat position on sea front with great walking close to hand
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Evie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable accommodation close to the sea front. I was made to feel very welcome. I didn't have a full breakfast on this occasion, but I was very satisfied and enjoyed the breakfast arrangements. I have booked to stay again, and would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

hidden treasure

I stayed for only one night for work. Really impressed with the Guest House. Clean, friendly, well kept and maintained and what really matters bed very comfortable. Breakfast was fab.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very warm welcome, very convenient location and a wonderful sea view.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Matthew

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

Fluffy pancakes

Lovely guest house, great location for the beech. - Maria made nice fluffy pancakes for the kids! - will hopefully return one day.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019