The Garden House Inn

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Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Very good

Popular amenities

Housekeeping

Parking included

Free WiFi

Restaurant

Explore the area

Framwellgate Peth, Durham, England, DH1 4NQ

Gala Theatre Durham
13 min walk
Crook Hall and Gardens
13 min walk
Durham Indoor Market
15 min walk
Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
40 min drive

Room options

Superior Suite, Ensuite

Sleeps 4
1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

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Pet-friendly

Parking included

Free WiFi

Restaurant

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

8 Dec - 9 Dec

About this property

Inn with free parking, near Durham University

This smoke-free inn features a restaurant, free self parking, and free WiFi in public areas. Weekly housekeeping is available.

The Garden House Inn offers 4 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.

During your stay at The Garden House Inn, you'll be within walking distance of Durham University. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.

Free WiFi in some public areas
Free self parking
Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
Within a 15-minute walk of Gala Theatre Durham and Crook Hall and Gardens

There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Durham inn is smoke free.

The Garden House Inn has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

1 restaurant

Guest services

Daily housekeeping

Accessibility

This property does not have any lifts

Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from February 14 2022 to February 28 2023 (dates subject to change):

Daily housekeeping

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards and cash

Property is also known as

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The Garden House Inn Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

8/10 Good

Kevin

30 Jan 2022

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chirag

7 Dec 2021

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Chris

6 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Keith

29 Nov 2021

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Redecoration

In need of redecoration. Wallpaper loose in bathroom noisy plumbing

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family

15 Nov 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect for Durham visit

Brilliant weekend in Durham and this was a perfect place to stay. Far enough from the center to be too noisy but close enough to walk to the city centre and also the railway station. The rooms were very clean, the beds comfy and the staff were extremely helpful and friendly

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

8 Nov 2021

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Charles

30 Oct 2021

Disliked: Staff & service

No food available,all of the draught beers were not available,the Inn closed at 10pm

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Valerie

28 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Had to change room bathroom not up to scratch

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

James

18 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Joanne

13 Oct 2021

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location, great staff

Great staff, professional and friendly. Good location, walking distance into town. The accommodation was clean but is very tired, needs a complete overhaul. The first room we were given didn't have a shower, the staff were good enough to swap our room with out question, however the shower in that room was very, very poor. Toilet made a loud noise when flushing, think its fair to say the accommodation needs re plumbing! Again although clean, carpets frayed, furniture tired. Upgraded mattress definitely needed.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Ian

12 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Dated. Give it a pass if I were you.

Not great. Failed on three counts. 1 -No working WIFI 2- Arrived at 18:00 on sunday evening. No food available. Bar was closing soon after. 3- room very dated. No temp control in room. Will not be revisiting or recommending.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Richard

13 Sept 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Arlene

Travelled with family

1 Sept 2021

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Generally a satisfactory place to stay. Clean, though not sure room carpet vacuumed regularly. Mattress was the worst part! Not sure it was a regular mattress. Felt like boards & slats were penetrating through to our bodies. But know covid pandemic has hurt business & not a lot of extra money to spend on updates. Very friendly. Miss the breakfast. Would stay again.

Stayed 18 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family

25 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really friendly staff and comforta le and quiet to sleep. Only problem was that the pressure in the shower was poor but i imagine theyll sort that at some point.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Michelle

22 Aug 2021

Disliked: Room comfort

Basic

Basic accommodation.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Hugh

Travelled with family

12 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good times

We were met by the owner and we had a great chat on arrival. Really friendly and welcoming. We will definitely come again, if they’ll have us? 😉

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

HARRIS

Business traveller

12 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

jess

Travelled with family

11 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Sheila

Business traveller

28 Jul 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Oh dear me .

I’m afraid to say in spite of the lovely lady who checked me in being super friendly, the Garden house Inn is more like the garden shed. Clearly they are having staffing problems and the entire place was in gloomy dismal darkness apart from the bedrooms being occupied. It’s in a very poor state of repair, in desperate need of decorating & most of all needs a thorough deep clean. You will see from the wall of the bathroom where dirty hands have lent across the bath to steady the person clambering into the shower. The shower is generally grubby, the shelves in the wardrobe just horrible and the paintwork on the window sill non existent. I was handed a small piece of wood to jam one window open and I used the waste bin to open the other one as neither window would stay open and it was an extremely hot evening. This should not have cost £85, more like £45 and that is purely due to the convenience of being within walking distance of the city centre .

Dirty handmarks on the wall as you climb in to use the shower

Ughie inside of the wardrobe. I certainly wouldn’t put my clothes in here

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Terry

19 Jul 2021

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Thomas

15 Jul 2021

Nice Inn with a pizzaria in the other end, lovely wood fired oven

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

12 Jul 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Maybe once nice - but not now!

This is a poor hotel. It may once have been OK, but is now very tired. There are many issues with this place and few if any positives. 1) Parking. Much of the parking area has been given over to outside tables. When we arrived, two cars were parked that effectively used the whole car park. I parked on the road outside, which because it was after 2pm on Saturday, was free. At other times this is chargeable 2) The initial impressions are very mixed. There is no reception area, you have to go to the bar. The staff are friendly and helpful. BUT no one was wear masks. We were then told that although Breakfast is usually included, due to COVID this wasn't possible. There was no reduction in the room rate. It seems strange that an establishment should be able not to provide breakfast as a result of COVID, but on the other hand treat it so casually that none of the staff were masks. 3) The room was not large, but big enough. Although the bed linen, and towels were clean, the rest of the room wasn't. In particular, the handles of everything, doors, drawers etc, were extremely grimy. 4) The bathroom was the worst part of the room. In our bathroom, the shower fitting over the bath had been removed and blanked off - so no shower. The bath itself was old and the enamal had come off in several places and the bath panel was badly cracked. The toilet brush was disgusting. I wanted to raise my issues, but the next morning the only person I could find was the cleaner. We wont be back

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021