No.31 Castle Gate

Nice Break in Newark 31 Castle Gate gave us a very clean and comfortable 2 night stay . Private and quiet accommodation clear instruction re parking facilities. Easy access to shops, cafe and relaxing meal/ drink in the evening sat by the canal. Initial access wasn't granted by the code given but a very quickly answered call gave us access for the stay. Thank you to Daniel - very helpful and he also checked in with us to make sure access was ok . Would use the accommodation again .

Like the security for the rooms, the facilities and being able to put an evening meal together rather than paying to eat out. Also as i currently work in Newark it's very handy for that. Not to be put off but it's also very handy for shopping, eating and drinking also both the train stations ate within walking distance with Castle Station closer than Northgate. No doubt i'll be sraying again soon.

Very central for local transport links, evening entertainment, restaurants and shopping all within a few minutes walk.

Shoulda got a Travelodge!! Ok, the positives. We were in Magnus suite which was warm & spacious with a comfortable bed. The kitchen appliances were nice & looked fairly new. The building is very well located for the town and is opposite the Registry Office. But If you are arriving in the pouring rain & dark as we did at 4pm this place is very difficult to find, not sure even the locals know it's there! Black plaques on black doors are not easily read & we walked past it at first. There's no parking, which we were aware of and you are given suggestions where to park, one of which is free overnight. This is a pub and easily missed if you are in a flow of traffic. We eventually found a car park 5 minutes walk away & reasonable for 24 hours. We found we were able to get into the courtyard but not the suite! It's a press button pad and after several attempts we rang the help number, need to press the buttons lightly. Once in, soaked through, all we wanted was a cup of tea, no tea bags, Luckily we had taken 4 tea bags just in case, but could only have the 1 cup. Washed up the mugs, no drying up cloth, and the wash up liquid container was sticky &less than half full. Also a dirty serviette on the table. The bathroom is small there's a heated towel rail but the loo seat was a bit skewiff. The toiletries were well used! In the morning a shower, but shower gel container was empty! The plug thing wouldn't stay down in the sink, we found a pebble stuck in it. Attention needs paying to the cleaning!

Stayed for 2 nights, bed very comfy, position very good, opposite castle & registry office, suite warm and spacious. However a nightmare to find when it's dark & pouring with rain - don't think the locals know it's there. No tea bags and no drying up cloth provided, washing up liquid less than 1/2 full and sticky. Toiletries in bathroom used, no shower gel in dispenser, loo seat wobbly. A dirty serviette left on the table in lounge. inadequate lighting in the courtyard, press pad to get in tempermental (took several tries & a call to Daniel) Parking a problem, one of the suggested places easy to miss in the dark & flow of traffic (a nearby pub) the other we never found! Parked about 5 mins walk away, think it was called St Marks Place, & really reasonable for 24 hours. This is more of an air b 'n'b type place & having had one poor experience (also in Newark) I said I would never do it again. More attention needs to be paid to cleaning here and checking the details. Probably ok if your young & don't mind a bit of inconvenience but not for us in our 70's

Can be better It will be nice to have a small dining table and it will be handy if there’s a small cabinet or shelf next to the bath tub A bit noisy too The bunk bed doesn’t feel very stable