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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
Website address is euro-hostels.co.uk/newcastle.
Rooms are okay, a bit warm. Bathroom is a pod, not that practical. No electric kettle in the room or a coffe/tea/hot water machine in the lobby. There is a guest kitchen in the basement, but it's a bit of a treck and we couldn't get in this morning. Will take some pictures.
Today we took the HOHO bus (hop on hop off) first to the Great North Musuem, then to the Baltic and then back again to the city centre. We're now at the hotel and in an hour or so will go find a nice and not to expensive place to eat.
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I think you're pretty close to where I used to work when I visited the Newcastle office. We were in Carliol House, just opposite the law courts and police station. It closed as an office a while back so not sure what it's being used for now.
I used to walk straight down Grey Street to the quayside area to eat. Lots of good restaurants there - I had a soft spot for one called The Big Mussel . There's also a really good traditional pub around there as well called the Crown Posada (original decor and a great atmosphere) if you like that kind of thing.
Tip for getting to the top of Castle Keep from the bottom end of Grey Street; in a courtyard at the very bottom of Grey Street is a pub called Martha's Bar (I think), just behind that is an entrance to the Vermont Hotel. If you go in there, you can get their lift up to the reception level of the hotel, which happens to be at the top of Castle Keep.
Hope you have a good time. I always enjoyed visiting Newcastle.