I stayed here recently while travelling with a friend. Its very central for Lovely Durham City. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Food was great. Only slight drawback are the rooms at the front. The road is very busy with traffic lights on the corner. However this is a busy city centre, If you want to be in the... More

The staff were very nice and the location could not be better. The hotel is old and charming but ruined by the mouldy bathroom and hot temperature in the room. We were unable to turn the heating down and had the window open which was noisy of course . There was also a constant noise of heating pipes running down... More

I booked this hotel through an offer web site and I can tell you I was not disappointed,from the moment we went in the staff could not have been more helpful,from the two girls at the reception to the barman they could not have been nicer. the hotel is very central which was excellent for me. The room I got... More

Just had a great weekend in Durham, Stayed at the Three Tuns hotel Lovely hotel very clean food spot on staff very friendly. Will certainly stay again. Yes it is dated but that adds to the charm, what else would you expect from a hotel of this age More

Located (with carpark) in the town centre it is ideal for an inexpensive one or two nights stay. My room was clean, comfortable, tidy and warm and there was plenty of hot water. Bar was not up to much, having no draft or bottled real ale or customers come to that, but full english breakfast was good. Staff were all... More

Stayed here for a stop-over whilst travelling further North on Christmas Eve. As some other reviews say,it does require a bit of 'spruceing-up',but I would hate to see it go all faux suede and 70's' retro' which seems to have come in to vogue.(You know, chandeliers and 'mock flock' wallpaper in purple or lime green!).It made me feel quite nostalgic... More

This is the third hotel I have stayed in, in the Swallow Chain (previously Gateshead and Glasgow) and I have to say this the best. As others have said it just requires some money spending on the decoration, however all the staff were most helpful and apologetic when the restaurant had to be closed on the evening of my visit... More

Stayed here on a package while visiting the Lumiere. The rates are very low but as previous reviews have pointed out the hotel probably hasn't had a penny spent on it for many years. Everywhere is worn out, the carpets are threadbare, wallpaper peeling, paint chipped, wiring very suspect you get the idea. The room was at the front and... More

Overall the hotel is pretty good value for money. The rooms are clean and cosy and there was a decent breakfast. The staff all seem to speak some dialect of Norse but I managed with hand gestures. The only real complaint I have is the lack of free wifi. I don't know what the management think they are playing at... More