Stone Cottage

Booked last minute to ensure I reached the airport without rushing the following morning. Arrived around 5.30pm, and there was no reception. There were two doors either side of the entrance which said “private” on. I heard voices behind the door so managed to get checked in after that. The room had two single beds, tea&coffee making facilities, and a shower/sink. The heating wasn’t working when I arrived so the owner kindly brought a portable heater up. Overall I had a comfortable nights sleep and it was only around a 10 min walk from airport doors. Would definitely recommend for a budget stay.

Great host very comfortable stay

Ok for a night Basic place for a one night stay before travelling on. Room very small and not too much space.

Great value for money Outstanding, if bijou, place to stay. By no means 5 star, but at this price point you would be daft to expect it. What you get is a very small room with a clean and comfortable bed and a shower with plenty of hot water at excellent pressure! And the owners couldn’t be nicer! It was a nice taste of real, northern hospitality.

Basic The host was pleasant but forgot to give me a key to lock the door. The carpets were old, worn unclean and stained. The room was cold and radiator control unmarked so had to ask for the owner to turn on, then I had to ask him to bleed the bathroom radiator as negligible heat coming through. Even with radiators on full it was too cold to take a bath or shower and the hard tile floor was very cold, the mat small and inadequate and no window blind or curtains. The room was directly above where the family were entertaining until late evening so it was also noisy. The bed wasn’t desperately comfortable either so wasn’t the most relaxing stay overall.

Acceptable but has some key pluses It was very easy to walk to the airport from the property there is more or less a direct path with virtually no road walking and it is probably just less than 10 mins. The path is solid so not muddy but is a little in even in places but okay for wheeled suit cases with a little care. Access fine for able bodied people not sure about access for people with mobility issues so I would check first. The bed was comfortable room perhaps a little tired but acceptable. I had a single room which didn’t have an on suite but I am aware some rooms do. A big plus for this property is that it is 25 mins walk ( on roadside path)from Ponteland which has a wide selection of good pubs and restaurants, a free cash machine and a Waitrose so your not relying on airport over inflated prices, you have places to eat with atmosphere this really is a big plus. There was an issue with card machine so I paid cash. No breakfast was available on this visit. Would I stay again? Possibly but I would pay extra for a double room with on suit