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Schooner Hotel

3.0 star property
Outdoor furniture and beautiful gardens create a peaceful retreat in the heart of town, while an on-site arcade offers entertainment for everyone's inner gamer

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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

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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  • 205 sq ft
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  • Free WiFi

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  • 205 sq ft
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  • Free WiFi

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  • 205 sq ft
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  • 205 sq ft
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  • Free WiFi
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About the area

Alnwick is home to Schooner Hotel. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Northumberland Coast and Cragside Country Park, while Alnwick Playhouse and Bailiffgate Museum are cultural highlights. Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden and Willowburn Sports and Leisure Centre are also worth visiting. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hiking/biking trails. Visit our Alnwick travel guide
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8 Nothumberland Street, Alnmouth, Alnwick, England, NE66 2RS

What's nearby

  • A large stone castle with a central archway and a tall tower.
    Northumberland Coast
    1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • A garden with rose arches and a statue.
    Alnwick Garden
    14 min drive - 13.0 km
  • A castle on a grassy hill with sheep grazing in the foreground and a body of water reflecting the castle.
    Alnwick Castle
    17 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Alnmouth Village Golf Club
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • beach near Alnmouth
    2 min walk - 0.2 km

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
  • The Helm
    10 min drive
  • The Old Boathouse
    11 min drive
  • The Running Fox
    7 min drive

About this property

Schooner Hotel

  • Hotel near Northumberland Coast
  • 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), outdoor furniture, and a TV in the lobby
    • Smoke-free premises and luggage storage
    • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is Schooner Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Schooner Hotel?

As of Jul 10, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Schooner Hotel on Jul 31, 2026 start from CA $140, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

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

5.0

5.2

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

5.8

Staff & service

4.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 250 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 250 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 250 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 250 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 85 out of 250 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Plus points: Excellent location. Quirkiness. Excellent cooked breakfast. In the process of being refurbished - comfortable at the moment, but needs redecorating.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified

4/10 Poor

Susan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was being renovated. Our room was in the process of updating and was not ready to be let out. It had clean bed linen, but needed a thorough clean not just top dusting. It was understaffed with the few staff trying to do everything and failing. I could list all the faults which are the same as previous reviews. The main problem was that all the electric appliances were run from a multiplug, including the kettle, the TV and an old convector heater brought into the room as the radiators didn't work. Unfortunately this was a last minute booking and we were unable to go elsewhere, so had to stay. To be fair the staff were pleasant and helpful when we asked for anything and did sort out an overcharging issue discovered when we arrived home but they were totally overwhelmed with trying to renovate and run a hotel at the same time.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Shaun

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice room, stairs could do with a bit of a hoovering, seen literally no one in the day we were there, very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Helpful staff, Great breakfast and comfortable room. Martin was very accomodating.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint hotel with friendly staff who went out of their way to make you welcome. Food reasonably priced and good value.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kellian d

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

10/10 Excellent

Alex

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

Alex Ferguson

Very friendly wecolme, room was lovely and clean, breakfast was adequate to set you out for the day, staff was very polite and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

ross

Fairly good if you want a well priced decent bed for the night, perfect we stayed whilst playing golf in the area. Pretty good to be fair
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel restaurant was Indian plus some local food. Was amazing meal highly recommend hotel but especially Indian food fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel was clean, spacious and quiet. In need of decoration. Owners say they have taken over hotel and are in process of redecoration. Was quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Harry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very cool, historic hotel, but very old, except the bathrooms are awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified

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
Verified

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Plain but comfortable room. Bar and restaurant areas exceptoinally and clean and well organised and a credit to the staff; who were welcoming, friendly and always willing to go the extra mile. Food was beyond expectation; this is great place to eat; and takeaways seem to be very popular.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jane

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Schooner Hotel

Breakfast was not available. Room & bathroom was clean, bed comfortable. Very few other guests.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Highly recommended for short or long stays

Had a great stay here . All my needs were catered for . Room was clean and well laid out . Dinner was tasty. The room was quiet at night and I slept very well. All topped up with a full English breakfast before heading on my way
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

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
Verified

6/10 Okay

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Schooner Hotel

It was extremely clean ,room well equipped, but avoid dining there. The meal was inedible and overpriced. It felt like Fawlty Towers!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Kathryn

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Please do not stay here Pros: central location in Alnmouth, with good pubs nearby. Staff were friendly (albeit not helpful) Cons: The pictures on the listing are not what the hotel currently looks like, it has been (badly) refurbished. The hotel does not have the free parking as advertised, the parking is on a busy street and is only valid for 2 hours at a time. Staff are impossible to find, it seems a one-man band in the kitchen, bar and front of house. We were shown 3 separate rooms, all of which were unclean; with black hair on the surfaces and carpets hair, paint stains on carpets, dust, blood in the sink, dirty cups, water damage from the ceiling, spider webs, and general damage to fixtures. The electrics around the hotel are generally unsafe, with flickering lights, corroded sockets, fire break glass points hanging from wires from the ceiling, and cables badly repaired with electrical tape. There was initially no toilet paper in the room, and we were then delivered 2 half-used rolls. There was no hot water in one room, and the other having hot water coming out in explosive bursts from the sink. The bed was hard, lumpy, and covered in black hair (but did not have bed bugs, I checked). The heating in the hotel is not adequate; you cannot control the radiators and there is no heating in the hallways or bar area.
Dirty floors with silicone
Silicone and hair all over bathroom floor
stains (blood?) and hair in sink. Sink also explosively and intermittently spat hot water
Water damage to roof
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

phil

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

Value for money

Value for money ! Ok the hotel shows its age in places, but our room was very clean, the bathroom had recently been refitted and was excellent The manager "Sam" could not of been more helpful and friendly Highly recommend the Indian restaurant, which is partnof the hotel, probably the best curry I've every had !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don't understand why the previous reviews were so negative. I've stayed in various hotels all over the world and this one was perfectly fine. Room was clean, bed comfy, bathroom clean and power shower worked great. Manager didn't speak great English, but once we got chatting, he turned out to be a really nice guy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Not good

Understanding the hotel is in a 400 year old building and not wanting to sound like an entitled American. The hot water didn’t work none not a drop, that being said the beds sucked felt like I was on a box spring. Now that said the staff was grate and the food was good the location is amazing. We did however have a grate view of the roof top with old broken ironing boards and an old painting that was crumbling in the rain. The place has issues and not at all worth the price we paid
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Very poor and not as advertised

Both hotel and room was not as advertised on website except for beer garden. Staff not friendly. Room was down a number of corridors and doors all of which were in poor repair. Room was not of a good standard and felt more like a hostel. I did not stay and booked alternative accommodation in the village as apart from the standard of whole hotel being poor, i did not feel safe as a female on my own
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025