Name: Athol House
Address: 21 Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 4LS, United Kingdom, 21 Westoe Road, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4LS, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $38 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 9.1

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Guesthouse Athol House

21 Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 4LS, United Kingdom –

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Breakfast was of a good standard. Owner and staff were very friendly and even borrowed me an iPhone charger. Room was more than big enough with a great size tv

Craig, United Kingdom

Perfect in every way staff owner fab. Wud deffo reccomend n will return.

Claire, United Kingdom

Duncan and Jeff went out of there way to make our stay welcoming couldn't meet two nicer people, exceptional recommend to anyone

Natalie, United Kingdom

Friendly owner and staff, nice quiet room within walking distance to where we wanted to be.

John, United Kingdom

Comfortable room and close to Town Centre.. Extremely friendly

John, United Kingdom

Friendly helpful staff,nice clean room and toilet with a shower and cooked breakfast in the morning.all you need

Thomas, United Kingdom

The owner or manager of the hotel was absolutely lovely and very helpful. He was kind and went out of his way to accommodate my needs.

Hazel, United Kingdom

Room local friendly owner breakfast ever time we go to south shields we keep going back to athol house

Andy, United Kingdom

Lovely people - excellent food - perfect for my every need!

Christine, United Kingdom

Fantastic position for the Town & Beach area Really good proper English breakfast The owner is a top bloke..! Kids thought he was great Thanks & will definitely stay again Top marks

Speedy, United Kingdom

9.7

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What guests loved the most:
“Breakfast was of a good standard. Owner and staff were very friendly and even borrowed me an iPhone charger. Room was more than big enough with a great size tv”

Craig United Kingdom
“Perfect in every way staff owner fab. Wud deffo reccomend n will return.”

Claire United Kingdom
“Duncan and Jeff went out of there way to make our stay welcoming couldn't meet two nicer people, exceptional recommend to anyone”

Natalie United Kingdom
“Friendly owner and staff, nice quiet room within walking distance to where we wanted to be.”

John United Kingdom
“Comfortable room and close to Town Centre.. Extremely friendly”

John United Kingdom
“Friendly helpful staff,nice clean room and toilet with a shower and cooked breakfast in the morning.all you need”

Thomas United Kingdom
“The owner or manager of the hotel was absolutely lovely and very helpful. He was kind and went out of his way to accommodate my needs.”

Hazel United Kingdom
“Room local friendly owner breakfast ever time we go to south shields we keep going back to athol house”

Andy United Kingdom
“Lovely people - excellent food - perfect for my every need!”

Christine United Kingdom
“Fantastic position for the Town & Beach area Really good proper English breakfast The owner is a top bloke..! Kids thought he was great Thanks & will definitely stay again Top marks”

Speedy United Kingdom

This homey guest house is situated in the coastal town of South Shields in Tyne and Wear, which boasts 6 miles of coastline and a beautiful pier at the mouth of the Tyne.

Set within a large, double-fronted row house with a warm atmosphere, Athol House is just a short walk from the beach, parks, nightlife and restaurants. Furthermore, it is only a 5 minute walk away from the local metro station, which will take you to central Newcastle, the Metro Centre shopping complex and Newcastle International Airport.

Recently refurbished, this modern guest house provides large and spacious rooms with modern décor.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in South Shields! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Full English/Irish

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

FREE parking!

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	Single Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This single room offers 1 Single bed. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • TV • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Bathrobe • Refrigerator • Ironing facilities • Fan • Washing machine • Heating • Satellite channels • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Towels Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This twin room has a satellite TV and bathrobe Room Facilities: • TV • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Refrigerator • Shared bathroom • Ironing facilities • Fan • Microwave • Washing machine • Heating • Satellite channels • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Towels • High chair • Entire unit located on ground floor Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Double Room with Shared Bathroom 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking This double room has a bathrobe. Room Facilities: • TV • Hairdryer • Bathrobe • Refrigerator • Shared bathroom • Ironing facilities • Fan • Microwave • Washing machine • Heating • Satellite channels • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Towels • High chair • Entire unit located on ground floor • Fold-up bed Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 2 (up to years of age)	Family Room 2 twin beds and 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Room Facilities: • Hairdryer • Refrigerator • Ironing facilities • Fan • Microwave • Washing machine • Heating • Satellite channels • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Towels • High chair • Entire unit located on ground floor • Fold-up bed Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Double Room En-Suite 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content Free parking Room Facilities: • Hairdryer • Refrigerator • Ironing facilities • Fan • Microwave • Washing machine • Heating • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Soundproof • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Towels • High chair • Entire unit located on ground floor Free WiFi! Parking: Free! Free public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is not possible). Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
0.6 miles
Tynemouth Castle and Priory
1.6 miles
Jarrow
2.8 miles
Segedunum Roman Fort
4 miles
Hylton Castle
5 miles
Stadium of Light
5.7 miles
Washington Golf Club
6.4 miles
Victoria Tunnel
6.6 miles
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
6.6 miles
The Biscuit Factory
6.8 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Sandhaven Beach Golden sand
Swimming, Water Sports, Food & Drink, Surfing

3,800 feet

Closest Airports

Newcastle Airport
11.5 miles
Durham Tees Valley Airport
33.5 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Comfortable room and close to Town Centre.. Extremely friendly”

John

United Kingdom

“How friendly the owner is. He makes you feel very welcome and ensures that you have a pleasant stay at Athol house. The location was also very handy as you were...”

Callum

United Kingdom

8.7

“Welcome Location Value for money”

Scott

United Kingdom

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2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Until 11:00 AM

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge in a crib.

Free! All children under 12 years stay free of charge for extra beds.

Any additional older children or adults are charged GBP 10 per night for extra beds.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 2.

Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Athol House accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Staff9.7
Facilities8.6
Cleanliness9.1
Comfort8.9

Value for money9.4
Location9.1
Free WiFi9.1

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“Fantastic position for the Town & Beach area Really good proper English breakfast The owner is a top bloke..! Kids thought he was great Thanks & will definitely stay again Top marks”

Speedy

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Newest Reviews for Athol House

Reviewed: May 21, 2019

John
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Group of friends
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Proper northern hospitality. Just great thanks

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: April 23, 2019

Craig
United Kingdom
9.2

“Great Breakfast and friendly staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Coming from a quiet home, it was a little noisy at night, but feel this isn’t the property’s fault more of a location issue. It didn’t put be off and would stay again
Breakfast was of a good standard. Owner and staff were very friendly and even borrowed me an iPhone charger. Room was more than big enough with a great size tv

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 22, 2019

Brian
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great food and friendly people highly recommend.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 20, 2019

Claire
United Kingdom
10

“Fab”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
N/A
Perfect in every way staff owner fab. Wud deffo reccomend n will return.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 7, 2019

Neil
United Kingdom
10

“Friendly and laid back ..nothing is a problem..just fab and value for money”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great staff and great breakfast..

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: April 7, 2019

Natalie
United Kingdom
9.6

“Excellent”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room En-Suite
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Everything was excellent
Duncan and Jeff went out of there way to make our stay welcoming couldn't meet two nicer people, exceptional recommend to anyone

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: March 17, 2019

John
United Kingdom
10

“Fantastic well worth it.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room En-Suite
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
N/A
Friendly owner and staff, nice quiet room within walking distance to where we wanted to be.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 14, 2019

John
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
10

“John's Visit”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing to dislike
Comfortable room and close to Town Centre.. Extremely friendly

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 12, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Too much traffic n nosie from chiming bells from church down the road .
Room good breakfast excellent and general accommodation excellent

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: February 24, 2019

Thomas
United Kingdom
9.2

“A good clean friendly hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No shower gel or shampoo in shower
Friendly helpful staff,nice clean room and toilet with a shower and cooked breakfast in the morning.all you need

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 23, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room En-Suite
- • Stayed 1 night
nothing
accessible for our needs

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 18, 2019

Kat
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very friendly, welcoming staff

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: January 1, 2019

Malcolm
United Kingdom
10

“Lovely”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice all round

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: November 18, 2018

Hazel
United Kingdom
7.5

“The owner was absolutely lovely so nice and friendly”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I didn’t really like the separate toilet and bathroom down the corridor to my room.
The owner or manager of the hotel was absolutely lovely and very helpful. He was kind and went out of his way to accommodate my needs.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: November 12, 2018

Andy
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing ever thing good in this bnb
Room local friendly owner breakfast ever time we go to south shields we keep going back to athol house

Stayed in November 2018

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