The Border Hotel

Lovely end to the Pennine...

Liked: Very comfortable stay, lovely breakfast, friendly staff. Would recommend staying here if you're finishing the Pennine Way.

Staff, food and beer great,...

Liked: A warm welcome from the lovely bar staff on completion of the pennine way with the traditional half pint and certificate was very much appreciated. The evening meal was decent and the portions were generous.
Disliked: We had what was badged as a deluxe room (The Cheviot) at a cost of £180 for the night. Whilst the bed was large and comfy, describing the room as deluxe was bare faced cheek. Tiny gap at the end of the bed could only be walked through sideways with a projecting wall light handily placed to bash your head if going for a wee in the night. Towels literally threadbare, stains and marks on the carpet, raggedy ill fitting curtains that look like they're from the 1980's to filthy mouldy pock marked windows, a permanently fixed extension cable to the electrics, a sparse but modern bathroom no hooks for clothes, ill fitting rattly doors with a large gap to the bottom of a supposed fire door. Running a business and investigating in such a remote spot must be hard, but threadbare linen for a £180 is taking the mick.

Disappointing

Pleasant

Liked: The room had everything you needed. Quality tea tray and decent breakfast.
Disliked: Room unbearably hot as the window opens onto the corridor. Bathroom very tired.Evening meal very poor. Frozen battered fish. Five bean chilli was bland and claggy.No offer of condiments etc

Passable

Liked: Staff were very helpful Definitely more for hikers
Disliked: Overpriced In need of redecoration....lots of chipped paint. Quite a wait for evening food which was good pub grub

Superb

Liked: Ideal situation for the end of the Pennie Way challenge. Had lovely evening meal and a great bacon butty in the morning

Very good

Good

Very good