The Auction House

We popped in for a drink as we live in Morpeth. Two young lads behind the bar who seemed nice enough but badly need training. I asked for a pina colada and I can honestly say, in my 40+ years of drinking cocktails, this is the worst I've ever had. Firstly, it eventually arrived in a martini glass (?) and was basically rum and pineapple juice with, what seemed like a massive dose of lime, blooming awful! The worst part was, I was charged £11 for the pleasure. What an absolute rip off!

First impressions of the hotel and room are quite good on . However once in the room and you realize the amount of noise from the outside road and the fact the bed is almost falling apart you start to feel like it’s not quite worth the money you have paid. We had a lovely night in Morpeth. The savoy Indian is lovely. Not much sleep was had due to traffic noise from outside. In the morning we attempted to go for breakfast which we had paid for and found the fire exit to the bar was locked . Ourselves and a number of other guests had to resort to walking out the back of the hotel and round the outside to go to the front entrance which was also locked. After finally getting an answer in the phone. We were told that the chef had not bothered to turn up so no one was getting their breakfast. We were then told we would have to just go somewhere else if we wanted breakfast. Would have been nice to receive a message letting us know what was happening but we got nothing. Yes we will be complaining because the way we have been treated isn’t acceptable. If Planning a trip to Morpeth I suggest staying at a better hotel.

Lovely quirky hotel, with auction house vibes with the decor keeping its roots. Staff were polite and helpful on check in and out. It is above a bar so only use bar entrance when bar is open, if it’s closed use back fire escape entrance for hotel guests. Room was lovely. We were worried due to reviews but there was nothing to worry about. Bed was comfortable, all things in bedroom were provided tea/coffee toiletries, nice towels, hot power shower, hairdryer, free standing fan and room decor was lovely. There were a few snagging issues like shower screen handle loose but nothing that spoiled the stay. Served breakfast on order. Breakfast was great and in with the price, good quality ingredients. Tasty, hot and fresh. On a Saturday breakfast until 10. Only complaint would be noise from main road outside but because it’s a small town it was quiet after 10pm and through the night. I presume it’s a listed building so it would be hard to change the windows to block out the traffic noise during day. It’s in the heart of Morpeth on the Main Street area so if you want a central hotel you have to live with some noise that comes with the convenience of location. If you want peace and quiet, get a hotel on the outskirts of town. Would recommend and would stay again.