Newcastle Marriott Hotel MetroCentre, Gateshead

Well words cannot describe how excited I was to be going to the Marriott for a romantic night away!

Upon arriving my Fiance and I cannot help but notice how spotless the area is - inside and out. So good start!
IReception staff dealt with all customers quickly, no-one was kept waiting around for ages.
We actually got our room number, key and had our credit card details taken (for room service etc) within a very short ...
...about 4-5 minutes.
Staff at reception were very helpful offering to make reservations in the bar and grill for an evening meal and offering to have a paper delivered next morning.
We opted for a table at 7pm to have a meal as they had a special Valentine's menu on.

We had checked in just after 3pm so that gave us just under 4 hours of erm fun and frolicks shall we say? :)

All lifts were working so there ... more

Well words cannot describe how excited I was to be going to the Marriott for a romantic night away!

Upon arriving my Fiance and I cannot help but notice how spotless the area is - inside and out. So good start!
IReception staff dealt with all customers quickly, no-one was kept waiting around for ages.
We actually got our room number, key and had our credit card details taken (for room service etc) within a very short space of time indeed! I would say probably only took about 4-5 minutes.
Staff at reception were very helpful offering to make reservations in the bar and grill for an evening meal and offering to have a paper delivered next morning.
We opted for a table at 7pm to have a meal as they had a special Valentine's menu on.

We had checked in just after 3pm so that gave us just under 4 hours of erm fun and frolicks shall we say? :)

All lifts were working so there were no delays waiting around - saying that we were only on the second floor so we shouldn't even have used the lift! Haha.

We rush to our room to find that the rooms are as spotless as the reception area, lifts and external area of the building.
Upon entering our room there were fitted wardrobes (mirrored) immediately on the left, the bathroom was straight opposite on the right. Bit scary to see yourself right there first thing on a morning when you open the bathroom door!! EEK!

The bathroom was very well lit and heated towel rails meant that I could keep myself nice and cosy after my shower without having to get dressed straight away! Oh and the bath has the plug in the centre and taps at the side to ensure a couple can enjoy a nice relaxing bath together. Ahhhh.

Anyway then we have the main room which had a giant bed with so many huge pillows that I nearly got lost! Very very comfortable too I might add!
And to give you an idea I could lie sideways on the bad without my feet hanging out - that is how big the bad was! And no I am not a midget. I am 5 foot 4 and a half! Don't forget the half - it matters ok?

The couch which was also a pull out sofa was also very comfortable - however not much time was spent on the couch to be honest ;)

For those of you looking for somewhere to stay whilst having business to attend to - there was the opportunity to pay for internet access for 24 hours or 1 week at a time. And this was available in your own room, with a cushty office chair and desk to sit your laptop on.

There wasn't a great choice of pay movies, so we opted to just stick the TV on, although there are radio channels available too.

So after some fun and frolicks we get dressed and pop down to the bar and grill.

The valentines menu was £26.95 per head.
We chose broccolli and stilton soup for starters criss crossed chicken in tarrago sauce with veg for our main and death by chocolate for dessert.
The main meal didn't seem to fill us for the price we had paid - however it was very tasty!
The dessert really did nearly kill us. One serving was in my opinion enough for 5 people and needless to day neither of us managed it!

The waiters were very friendly and were constantly checking to make sure everything was satisfactory and each course was served promptly.
(However I still wish we had opted for room service which boasted a far larger menu at more reasonable prices - we could have gotten a pizza between us for £12 and not even had to get dressed!! And if the food is not delivered with 45minutes it is on the house!)

After our meal we had one drink in the bar which again had very friendly staff and quick service.

We then decided to retire for the night.

Once we got back to our room we had a peek at the mini bar. It was pricey so just a small bottle of wine for £4.50 was purchased!

Breakfast can be delivered to the room so we left our sign on the door and you select what time you wish for breakfast to be served. We chose 9.30-9.45.
The curtains are lovely and heavy so the room is kept nice and dark to help assist that lie in!!

The next morning at 9.30 exactly our breakfast arrives. Mountains of it!!!
The full english actually serves:
A bowl of cereal, one slice of toast, 2 eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, pork sausage, 2 hash browns, 2 slices of bacon and a basket of baked goodies - buns and croissants.
Quite a meal!

Checkout was 12 so we got all of our stuff together after a nice shower and decided to spend the day at the Metro Centre which is literally just over the road.

Check out was as speedy as check in! The car park is secure and you are given a code to enter on the gate to remove your car.

All in all we had a fantastic time and I would love to do it again. However next time maybe we will make some time for the sauna!! :)

It's a refreshing break but if you choose wisely it can work out at a resonable price...
Bed and breakfast was £142 I believe for the one night - however you can opt for a themed room and the prices will vary.  

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