城市酒店

I like The City, I’ve visited fairly regularly for a few years now and I like the atmosphere and it’s done out nicely and the Prosecco is a good price. It has one big problem though - it keeps closing early. The last few times we’ve tried to go and it’s been closed or we’ve been told it’s last orders at 2200 because ‘there’s no one in’, even when we are sat there with our drinks. The barmaid tried one time to chuck us out early and our lift wasn’t there so we wouldn’t leave till our lift arrived but she still closed as soon as we left. Last night my friend and I wanted to go to The City and we walked past the window, we saw people inside having a drink. Oh good, we thought. They’re open. We scarcely got in the door (in fact we only got half through the door) and the barmaid said ‘we’re closed! There’s only 5 people in so it’s not worth staying open’ !!! So those 5 customers must have felt properly insulted - they’re not worth staying open for. This was at 2115 on a Thursday night on a bank holiday weekend. I am absolutely incensed at the stupidity of this policy. So the barmaid (who is not the owner btw) is turning away more custom because she can’t be bothered to take the money. If you keep closing early, no wonder you have no customers, people soon get fed up of turning up when you should be open and finding you closed, or enjoying a drink and being told you’re not worth keeping the pub open for. And FYI there were plenty of potential customers about - they were all next door in The Half Moon, they were full! They must love the barmaid at The City. I wonder does the boss know that this is now standard practice at The City? He’s probably wondering why his takings have dropped. Have a look in The Half Moon, they’re in there.

Stayed at this hotel for a two-night break in Durham with my partner. Staff were really welcoming & friendly. We had a double room with a ensuite which was clean & comfortable. Little extras like chocolates & sweets, tea, coffee and biscuits were appreciated. Enjoyed a few drinks in the bar downstairs too. Great location to explore Durham, only a short walk to the centre and train station. Would definitely stay here again if returning to Durham.

Small, comfortable very clean room. Everything you need provided. Tea, Coffee, telly etc You are sleeping above a pub so don't expect peace and quiet during opening hours. If you can cope with that and you're looking for a clean, comfortable, good value place to get your head down then this place is for you. No breakfast in hotel but excellent breakfast rolls from bakery a couple of doors away.

I booked a room for three persons whilst attending the rugby in Newcastle. Durham is ideally located just 12 mins by train to Newcastle. When we arrived at 9am which I stated would be the case the pub was closed and there was no ability to contact anyone. I wasn't expecting to check in but had been told I could store our bags whilst we went straight off to Newcastle. Not too problematic we left our bags in the car in the multi story car park adjacent to Elvet Bridge just a couple of 100 meters away. There was no on street parking so this multi story was the closest option. Leaving the car overnight cost £11 . When we returned at about 8:30pm we checked in promptly at the bar quickly and efficiently. We were taken to our rooms,ours was directly above the bar on the first floor at the front , room 2. I was surprised to find two good sized single beds and a double . I was half expecting a sofa bed as the third . The entire room was immaculate, warm and decorated nicely. Large screen TV with Freeview channels. There was a nice selection of tea and coffee and generous too. Some of these places are tight as cramp and only leave you enough tea bags for one drink but there was more than enough. Nice touch with the biscoff biscuits which I love with a brew as well. There was even a selection of complementary kids sweets and chocolate . The bathroom was spotless and well decorated. The bar downstairs closed at 11 so there was no noise to speak of but had there been they had even thought to provide ear buds which I used. After a good night's kip on the comfy beds check out was a case of just leaving your key in the secure box at the exit and leaving. All in all for the £87 I think it was value for money. There is no option of breakfast which I the only downside. If we had wanted it we would have had nowhere to go as the city cafes were not open so early on a Sunday. Never the less this wasn't an issue as we had planned to use the roadside cafe at Scotch Corner off the A1 south anyway. I would recommend this place for a weekend getaway on a budget without hesitation

Great location HOWEVER, floor was extremely creaky as was the room above, single glazed sash windows let a LOT of main road and people noise in. A secondary glazing panel could be added. Earplugs were provided. Heating was on a timer so it was cold until it came on. Despite the great location I wouldn’t stay again due to the above points letting it down.

Really well kept lovely room. All provided for a great overnight stay. Warm and cosy too on a cold windy night. Over a busy bustling pub which we really heard nothing just saw on check in. Nice friendly lady took us promptly to the room despite being busy at the bar. Central to many restaurants and the cathedral as we had come for the illumination festival there. I would definitely recommend wholeheartedly this reasonably priced and well looked after place. And their efficient and smiling staff. Hope to visit again and definitely would mention to friends to stay.