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Property Overview
Nestled in the market town of Alnwick, you’ll find Darjeeling. This cosy first floor apartment located in a 500-year-old Grade II listed former Tea Warehouse, is perfect for a couples retreat or a small family getaway. Ideally located in the heart of the town, you’ll have restaurants, cafes, shops and pubs right on the doorstep. Alnwick Castle, The Alnwick Garden and Lilidorei are also a short walk away so you can really make the most of your escape.
Property Details
The Space
Darjeeling is a welcoming and snug holiday let in Alnwick. This small two-bedroom apartment features a fully equipped kitchen and living room, two double bedrooms and a shower room.
When entering the apartment, you’ll be welcomed into the living room to the right-hand side. Cosy and stylish, this space is perfect for relaxing during your stay. Featuring a comfortable, fabric sofa, velvet armchair, and a large wall-mounted flat screen TV, you can retreat here after a day of exploring Alnwick.
Sharing this space is the kitchen. Sleek and sophisticated in design, the kitchen features smooth, wooden cabinets and white brick-style tiles. Fully equipped with modern amenities and appliances, you’ll have everything you could need for your self-catering stay. You can prepare home cooked meals by making use of the oven, microwave, kettle, fridge freezer and toaster. There is also the added luxury of a dishwasher, so you won't need to worry about doing the washing up! Once finished in the kitchen, enjoy your meals at the breakfast bar.
Head along the hallway and you’ll find the two bedrooms and bathroom. Tranquil and cosy, the bedrooms boast a combination of calming teal and crisp white walls, along with wall art. Every care has been taken to ensure you have a comfortable night’s sleep at Darjeeling as the beds benefit from plush bedding and premium bed linens.
The bathroom in Darjeeling is clean and modern, and includes a walk-in shower, WC and basin.
Host & Stay are committed to our owners that their homes are protected during guest bookings. For this reason, we require all our guests to transfer a Damage Deposit (refundable, subject to an administration charge) or, to purchase an Accidental Damage Waiver which will cover you for up to £500.00 of accidental damage during your stay.
Neighborhood
With cobbled streets lined with independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants, the market town of Alnwick has charisma and personality in abundance. If you’re a keen reader, head to the old railway station and you’ll find one of the UK’s largest second-hand bookshops. As night falls, venture to one of the lively inns to enjoy live music.
Alnwick also has some of the country’s top attractions including Alnwick Castle, which was the location for the famous Harry Potter film franchise. Discover a realm of adventure by taking on the Dragon Quest or complete broomstick training in the very spot where Harry Potter had his first flying lesson. Head to the Artisan Courtyard to have fun dressing up in medieval costumes and get a feel for 14th century life. You can also explore The Alnwick Garden where you’ll find 12 acres of magnificent gardens and the world’s largest treehouse restaurant.
Getting Around
The closest train station is Alnmouth, which is just a short drive from Alnwick so local towns in Northumberland can easily be reached via rail, including locations further afield including Edinburgh, Newcastle and London.
There are a number of bus stops throughout Alnwick. Hop on the X20 which takes you through to Newcastle with stops in beautiful areas of Northumberland like Alnmouth and Amble. The X18 route travels between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed with stops in Morpeth, Amble and Seahouses.
The nearest airport is Newcastle International, 34 miles away from Alnwick.
- Pets allowed
- Suitable for children (2-12 years)
- Suitable for infants (under 2 years)
- Smoke detector
- Carbon monoxide detector
- First aid kit
- Family/kid friendly
- Wireless Internet
- TV
- Bed linens
- Cookware
- Desk
- Dishes and silverware
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Hangers
- Hair dryer
- Heating
- Iron
- Kettle
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Oven
- Laptop friendly workspace
- Stove
- Toaster
- Towels provided
- Washer
- Cleaning Disinfection
- Enhanced cleaning practices
- Essentials
- High touch surfaces disinfected
- Hot water
- Shampoo
- Town
Guests have access to the full apartment. The keys to Darjeeling are accessed via a key safe box, and full details are provided prior to check in.
A parking disc is provided, allowing for free on-street parking around Alnwick.
One well-behaved dog is welcome to stay at Darjeeling per reservation.
Please note that the building is 500 years old and therefore the single-glazed windows cannot be updated.
Check-in: 16:00
Checkout: 10:00
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Guest Reviews
4.00
(27 Reviews)
Michael
14/09/2024
Clean and great location - will be back!<br/><br/>Nothing - it was great
Brenda
08/09/2024
Liz
30/08/2024
Location central<br/>Clean<br/>Nice apartment <br/>Nice shower<br/><br/>Very small especially the bathroom sink not fit for purpose. Very hot at night in bedroom. 30 stairs to climb not ideal if you have mobility issues.<br/>Dry dog food smell in lobby.<br/>No parking permit in room.<br/>No repair for faulty flickering light in kitchen and remote control for tv didn’t work, sent email as soon as we arrived nobody replied. Just generic email basically saying it was in review for urgency of repair ???.<br/>Expensive compulsory insurance, and cleaning fee.
Deborah
30/08/2024
Lovely apartment right in the centre of Alnwick. Read all the notes before booking as there is an unexpected £250 deposit and you only get £240 back due to 'admin' fee? This is not clear in the booking info. Despite being an old tea warehouse and staying in Darjeeling apartment there was no teapot, or coffee maker and requests for these were refused. There is also no ambient lighting in the lounge area which isn't conducive to relaxation. These are very easy things to fix and would greatly enhance the experience.
Jatinder
15/08/2024
Helen
13/08/2024
The location and clean apartment<br/><br/>Nothing
Mike
09/08/2024
Lovely comfortable, well equipped and clean apartment above the shops right in the heart of Alnwick. Lots of interesting places to visit and explore right on the doorstep. Great hosts who made the stay an easy experience.
Olivia
03/08/2024
We had a lovely stay in the flat. It is in a great location and the hosts guide book provided lost of information about finding the place etc. The flat was well cleaned and had plenty of amenities in the kitchen. It is nicely decorated and modern. <br/>Overall we had an extremely enjoyable stay in the flat and we were pleasantly surprised at the value for money!
Jackie
01/08/2024
The location was excellent but the property was very cramped, especially the bedroom.<br/><br/>Lack of space and bed up against the wall.
Matthew
30/07/2024
Good location<br/><br/>Pretty sparse. The need to pay for additional insurance is pretty irritating
Richard
26/07/2024
Recently refurbished and well-equipped.<br/><br/>Bedroom is an airless box. Must be absolutely terrible if outside temperature rises above 20c. Whole apartment has one window that can only be opened a crack. Bad conversion job. My wife wanted to leave after the first night. <br/>I also dislike hidden charges, with a £10 ‘administration fee’ for taking a security deposit. Just include it in the headline price.
Stuart
21/07/2024
Location was good, parking not a problem. Comfortable and well equipped.<br/><br/>Bad smell in the hallway from the pet shop next door and low ceiling on first floor stairs, hit my head a few times, no warning sign.
Marr
19/07/2024
Carol
17/07/2024
Small but nicely decorated central flat. Ceylon is in the attic.<br/><br/>The living room window rattled in the wind, we used the no smoking sign to stop it. It was very draughty from it though. The bedroom is small so my husband was against the wall. Unfortunately there is no adequate sound proofing between the flats next door and I could hear the owner talking to one in the morning. I got earplugs for the next night.
Robert
16/07/2024
Clean, modern well laid out.<br/><br/>Windows wouldn’t stay open .
Lisa
16/07/2024
Clean comfortable. Keypad security.<br/><br/>Outlook from rear of property and bedrooms. Entrance stairs and bedrooms look out onto filthy dark passageway sitting below other flat balconies where noise from conversations excessive, constant and very early in morning. Opening windows for air makes this noise impossible to tolerate early morning. Wasn't anything other than people living their lives in these buildings. No anti social behaviour for the nights we stayed even though accommodation is centrally situated.
Kathryn
16/07/2024
Clean modern comfortable
Jackie
14/07/2024
Central location very clean and quiet. Kitchen had everything you need.<br/><br/>Couldn't get windows open but maybe just us... bit of a smell in the hall but was obviously being addressed
Paul
13/07/2024
Fab location and great accommodation,easily accessible overnight parking..really excellent fish and chips literally on your doorstep too!!!Alnwick’s a great base to explore Northumberland.
Damian
10/07/2024
Anne
10/07/2024
Location was good<br/><br/>Arrived after an 8 hour cycle in pouring rain to have to pay a security deposit on top of the £300 rate for 2 nights before we could get the keys. The bathroom stunk of raw sewage. We washed our clothes but couldn’t dry them as the owner had turned the heating off!! Not a good experience.
Karen
08/07/2024
Loved everything about the apartment<br/><br/>Nothing
Samantha
07/07/2024
Lovely clean apartment, great location within Alnwick and good parking in the town too. Tidy and clean in the apartment too
Nick
18/06/2024
John
03/06/2024
Very clean nice and modern<br/><br/>Could maybe fit some secondary glassing was very noisy at night
Chris
31/05/2024
Stay was excellent. Perfect location and everything of the highest order.
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