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Reviews of The Grand Hotel Newcastle

4 out of 5
The Grand Hotel Newcastle
32 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 362 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 243 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 698 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Adam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good pub below, friendly staff who were very accommodating to our late arrival. No noise from the pub below, comfy bed and great shower. Bathroom window didn't open, but that's me being picky. Would recommend.

2/10 Terrible

Grant

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient position nice renovated room
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well appointed little hotel, which is super close to the beach. Great staff. Enjoyed my stay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place Close to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value in convenient location
The hotel was conveniently placed in the city and walking distance to the beach and cafes. I got a very nice dinner in their restaurant and liked it up on the top floor where it was quiet and peaceful. Very good value budget hotel. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good Hotel
Hotel was good but a bit dated. It needed modernising
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sonja

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Management and staff were fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Anneke

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely staff though some areas of the hotel do need attention. Great position.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Gene, Fairy Meadow

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was honestly impressed by the room. For the price you can definitely do a lot worse. The clean room, bed, fridge (with freezer), TV (with accessible HDMI ports), aircon, and bathtub were much appreciated. If you're driving to The Grand Hotel, make sure you factor in about $35-42 per night for parking at the nearby secure parking lot. The building itself is quite old. The hallway floors creak, paint is flaking on hallways walls, that sort of thing. However, the owners have done well to modernise the rooms themselves. I wish I'd been able to experience the bar and bistro, but they weren't available on Christmas day. I can recommend The Grand Hotel for a short stay.

10/10 Excellent

Josie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Woodrow

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, friendly staff and food was great especially the pie.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All the staff were really helpful and friendly. The bed was super comfy, and we loved the "rain"-style shower. The food at the pub downstairs was excellent! The only thing that was a bit of a turnoff is the sliding barndoor for the bathroom, as it leaves about a 1" gap all around the edge. Not a lot of privacy!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

MERVE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room at such an affordable price. Don't need much space as I'm just one person starting from scratch setting up my new life. Very nice area
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property & city was like stepping back in time and we absolutely loved it. We wouldn't hesitate to come & stay again :) The room was lovely, though the shower rack had a lot of previous soap scum on it and around the base of the toilet was a touch yukky. The bathroom power point is very loose so it felt unsafe to use. The windows were dirty...it would have been nicer to be able to see out them. Other than that, it is a very unique & beautiful property we felt very comfortable in. Many thank yous :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely pub quiet friendly and adequate accomodation
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kiri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The staff were lovely and very helpful. The hotel has the old world charm and is quite beautiful. There was quite a bit of dust that needs to be dealt with, and we found the sink semi blocked, and the mini fridge needs a good clean inside. But overall was a great stay. Likely would stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot for a couple of days exploring Newcastle. Room was big and had what I needed. Highly recommend. Helpful staff. Typical hotel/ pub vibe. Thank you for a great stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No parking otherwise a grreat spot comfortable rooms and amazing staff plus great food
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, staff are very friendly. Great spot across the road from Newcastle Beach AAA
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here are the best, they go above and beyond to ensure that your stay is wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed at the Grand Hotel twice now and it is a superb accommodation for a central location a quick stroll to the beautiful beach and headland at the end of the street. Staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly and the bar and restaurant below are so convenient with a great atmosphere and tasty well price meals. We love its mix of old world and modern charm with our room looking out onto a balcony.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Graeme

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly and helpful staff. Room old but comfortable. Bed good to sleep in.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

MARTIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was right in the town and had good bars below it. Was a great little stay for us
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Maggi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in Newcastle. Friendly staff. A great sized room and huge private balcony. Comfortable bed. Bathroom a bit small and dated, but fine for our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kenneth R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Grand Stay at The Grand.
very old grand hotel. Lots of wood and elegance. comfy bed though needed a desk and old style rooms dont have them. Shower bath was adequate. Staff were friendly and excellent. Food was very good. Felt safe with courthouse and cop shop over the road. Expensive street parking was a negative.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Get what you pay for
Staff were amazing, however room was dark as there’s no windows in the room other than bathroom, lightbulb missing from lamp, ac didn’t turn on, power went out.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Usually enjoy staying here but room 8 has no curtain and the Uni lights blaze into the room all night.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great hotel! Wonderful staff who are both friendly and positive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist/bartender/valet/everything was run off her feet but bent over backwards to assist in any way
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Rajat

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Photos are a bit misleading. Room with balcony is quite small. Bed was awful. Parking is a problem with extremely limited street parking. Place is quite old and although building has character its in need of a little TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were fun
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great old themed hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like this property. It is clean and tidy. The only thing I didn't like was how puffy the pillows were, but that comes down to personal preference.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerryn

Travelled with group
Great ambience, friendly hospitality and fabulous underground jazz bar!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rosalind

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and quiet. Bed was very comfortable. Shower had good pressure. Convenient location. Good for public transport.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023