The hotel also has a leisure centre including swimming pool, whirlpool Spa Bath, sauna, impulse shower, steam room, solarium, gym and coffee bar. This is a very modern hotel and is ideal for any client visiting the many attractions of the North East. Although located outside of the city centre of Newcastle, it provides excellent transport links to the A1M and Metro shopping centre. (KB 01/07) This is a large modern hotel with a huge car park at the front. The hotel restaurant offers both a la carte and table d' hote menus and is very modern in design with decorative walls and modern lighting. The cocktail bar is adjacent to the restaurant. The hotel lobby is medium in size with a reception desk, sofas and plenty of space for luggage. The decor is modern with marbled floor. 103 Single rooms Double rooms Twin rooms Suites Non-smoking rooms All rooms have private facilities and colour TV plus sky, radio, direct dial telephone, hair dryer and tea / coffee making. The rooms are fairly medium in size and decorated in pale shades of red and blue with modern printed fabrics. Most are in fair condition although a little dated. This hotel is located 1 mile from Newcastle city centre and is 6 miles from the airport. The Gateshead metro centre is nearby and is the largest shopping centre in Europe. Tees Valley airport if also close just a 50 minute drive away. Newcastle is a good location from which to explore Northumberland and up into Scotland. Near Centre 3 kms to city centre 20 kms to the nearest airport (newcastle-upon-tyne) 7 minute walk to the nearest metro station (gateshead) 2 km to the nearest station (newcastle central) 1 minute walk to the nearest bus stop 1 km to the nearest fair site (newcastle arena) 6 km to the nearest beach