I'm currently staying here at Newcastle (The Gate) in a Premier Plus room (105). Check-in was quick & easy, and the receptionist was lovely & informative. Plus rooms are on the 1st floor and are surprisingly spacious. Our room has a huge sofa with cushions, arm chair and a king size bed which is super comfortable. Plus rooms also have a mini-fridge, coffee machine & enhanced bathrooms, which sadly as I'll explain was not up to standard. The bathroom has some odd staining on the ceiling, potentially mould but quite hard to make out. Our room has a bath with glass screen and unfortunately this has a build up of black mould which indicates long-term housekeeping issues. Turning on the bath tap, some black slodge came out which also looked to be mould or dirt from poor cleaning standards over a period of time. Back of the sink tap had the same problem which was disappointing to see. The bedroom itself, however, was very clean but could do with a good dust as there was quite a build up above the headboard. Bar & Block downstairs was excellent. Amazing food at a reasonable price and staff very friendly. All in all a good stay but only giving a 3* because of cleaning issues.
Vertalen