Newcastle City Centre Loft Gem

Great location

Central location

If you're ever wandering through Newcastle and thinking, "I'd love to haul myself up four flights of grimy stairs that smell like a bong got into a fight with a moldy gym sock," then boy, do I have the place for you. Described as a "loft gem," this place has all the sparkle of a discarded mattress behind a kebab shop. Let’s start with the climb: four floors up the most depressingly stained carpeted staircase I’ve ever seen — think CSI crime scene meets student housing after a fresher's week apocalypse. By the time you reach the door, you’ll feel like you’ve scaled Mount Doom, only with less chance of fresh air and more chance of catching something mysterious. Inside, things somehow manage to get worse. The beds — if you can call them that — are basically a cruel test of your spinal resilience. I'm convinced they were made from recycled ironing boards. Sleep? Only if you're unconscious. And then there’s the aroma. This place reeked of weed like Snoop Dogg had just finished hosting a hotbox-themed yoga retreat. Don’t get me wrong, I'm not against herbal lifestyles — but this was less incense and chill, more “someone’s growing a forest in the walls.” The windows were so filthy they looked like they’d been tinted with despair. You could barely see out — which, to be fair, saved you from the visual trauma of the staircase again. But who needs a view when you’ve got front-row seats to the neighbours’ nightly rock concert? Yes, we were treated to a live performance from the band next door — full drum kit, full volume, zero shame. It was like staying above a rehearsal studio, except less soundproofed and more deeply regrettable. Grubby surfaces, questionable stains, and a general sense that everything needs either a deep clean or an exorcism round out the experience. If this is a "gem," then I guess it's an uncut, unsorted, totally unpolished lump of despair.

The location was excellent

Nothing

Unclean - we didn’t stay and booked another hotel. We’re still fighting to get our money back. The place looked like it hadn’t been deep cleaned for years. The entrance has a broken set of post boxes with tons of unopened post. Dirty carpets, dirty windows, dirty shower and kitchen . We were offered £30 refund as a good will gesture which is a cheek when we couldn’t stay there and had to pay another £150 for a different hotel. Thankfully we were there on a Wednesday so there were other hotels available, I’d hate to think what would have happened if it was a weekend.

Good location and nice views. Rooms were a good size.

It was fairly grubby. We found other people's dirty boxers and socks... the shower felt like it hadn't been cleaned and there was dust everywhere. When we moved one of the sofas there was old food under it. The general paint is peeling and scratched and it just needs some love. Also there was a lot of stairs to get to the apartment and I while I understand it's a loft apartment I think it would've been better if that was listed in the details. One of our group members struggles with stairs and we most likely couldve made a better choice based on that information alone.

The property hadn’t been cleaned so we couldn’t stay, which changed our plans completely. Still waiting for a refund.

The location was good for us, close to the concert venue. The host was very helpful

Too many low beams!!