Excelsior Hotel

100 pounds a night for a room that’s essentially a queen bed with about a meter of space around it. Sink in the room and a shared bathroom /​shower set up – no lift, just stairs to carry your luggage up. Rude management and a rather poor breakfast (the pubs around the corner had much better food, we only ate here because it was free — mostly cold cut meats and toast).
On the plus side, the window opens up to a nice view of a park and is actually quite nice. We were dealing with jetlag after arriving so it was nice to have something centrally located and convenient, but would not recommend in the future due to many other good places in the area. Poor value.

169 usd a night, four flights up (no lift), towel heater broken off at the end, hard bed, «wifi» barely works (is range extended) and cannot get reliable 3G from the window (which has no screen) either.
Pass pass pass.

2 Stars might be a little low, but it is a little lower than the standard at Jesmond Dene for one.
We paid 65 for a non suite double, which is about the going rate of the area. The room was pretty clean, but small. About 2 feet around the bed that wasn’t next to the wall. They have wifi, but it was not reliable even though we were right on top of it, no more than 7 feet. Pretty frustrating.
The worst part was the breakfast, we were all excited, but it was the big disappointment. Toast and cereal. I wouldn’t have been as upset if it wasn’t sold to us, and that for the same prices as place next door where they serve full english breakfast. We skipped breakfast after the first day.
It’s a value place, but with so many hotels in the exact same area, the quality should be higher. It’s probably not the worst in Argyle Square, but it is definitely not the best.