| Facilities | |
| General | 24-Hour Front Desk, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Bar, Designated Smoking Area, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Free Parking, Garden, Heating, Luggage Storage, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, Parking, Restaurant, Restaurant (à la carte), Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Snack Bar, Terrace. |
| Services | ATM/Cash Machine on site, Breakfast in the Room, Bridal Suite, Currency Exchange, Dry Cleaning, Fax/Photocopying, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included, Internet Services, Laundry, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Nightclub / DJ, Packed Lunches, Room Service, Shoe Shine, Special Diet Menus (on request), Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN. |
| Food & beverage |
| Our Thai-China and Italia restaurants are renowned in the local area for there fine food and fantastic atmospheres. Our R-bar serves traditional bar meals with a decking area with fantastic North Sea Views, you can relax and watch the afternoon pass by. |
| Area information |
| Situated on Sunderland’s dramatic coastline, there is lots to offer in the hotel’s surrounding areas: the National Glass Centre, the Empire Theatre, the new Sunderland Aquatic Centre and South Shields Beach and funfair. The Bridges Shopping Centre attracts more visitors per year than any other shopping centre in the North East. Alnwick and Holy Island are just a short drive, as is the Sea Life Centre in Tynemouth. |
| Travel information |
| By Car From the North: - From the A1, join the A19 just north of Gosforth. - Travel through the Tyne Tunnel, going south, and follow the signs to Sunderland. - Turn off the A19 onto the A184 and travel through Boldon, still going south towards Sunderland. - Having passed the Mill garage and windmill on the right-hand side, turn left at the traffic lights. - Follow the road straight until you come to the sea front. - Turn right a mile up the hill and on the right-hand side is the hotel. From the South: - Follow the A1 north until level with Durham. - Turn onto the A690, signposted Houghton le Spring. - Follow the road until you reach Sunderland town centre. - Follow signs for the A184 to Newcastle and across the Wearmouth Bridge. - Having crossed the bridge, follow the signs for the National Glass Centre and sea front. - The hotel will be on your left, overlooking the pier. |









