Dakota

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“A low-key luxury hotel on Newcastle’s vibrant Quayside. Inside, expect dark tones, velvet textures and slick, low-lit interiors that feel effortlessly cool. There’s a smart grill restaurant, buzzing cocktail bar and some of the city’s biggest, sleekest rooms. Polished but not showy”

Hotel review

The location is stunning; right on Newcastle’s Quayside, just downriver of the Millenium
Bridge and opposite the BALTIC contemporary art gallery. A former 1990s red-brick office
block, interiors have been imaginatively transformed into a slinky, sultry, lounge-y affair with
a grey-on-grey colour palette which occasionally dips into near-black (finding a dropped
earring is tricky…). The large, L-shaped bar has semi-partitioned alcoves of sofas and tub
armchairs, black-and-white photographs of models from a bygone age of glamour, and lots
of low-level lighting and fat candles in bell-jars. A semi-separate Champagne room can be
privately booked.

The restaurant continues the same style and the same classic theme with a grill menu of
steaks and seafood; perhaps wagyu rib eye, New York strip Black Angus or stone bass with
bean cassoulet, ideally preceded by a cocktail. There is a vegan and vegetarian menu, but
this is primarily a carnivore’s fiefdom. Breakfast, on the other hand, is even-handed with a
short but well-balanced menu including eggs Benedict and avocado with poached egg as
well as the full English.

Bedrooms, which continue the grey-on-grey theme, exude a low-key luxury; nothing fussy
but everything in the right place, from a cleverly inset ‘hot-plate’ for hair tongs to TVs that
transform into mirrors. Fully-tiled bathrooms have large walk-in showers, around a third with
separate bath. Around half the rooms have full or partial river-views; definitely worth asking for

Helen Pickles

Recommended for

  • Hotel Entertainment

    • Sip a sharp negroni or a smooth old fashioned in plush surrounds, where low lighting sets the scene for slow conversations

  • Learning

    • Explore the Victorian tunnels of the Victoria Tunnel Tour and uncover Newcastle’s hidden wartime history underground

  • Museums

    • Catch an edgy exhibition at BALTIC, just across the river, then stroll to The Glasshouse for an evening of live music

  • Local exploring

    • Step out to riverside strolls, iconic bridges, indie cafés, and BALTIC art—Quayside culture is at your doorstep

  • Romantic Break

    • Sip cocktails in moody lighting before riverside dining with a view—perfect for an intimate city break together

  • Other Activities

    • Set off on a boat trip along the Tyne, watching Newcastle’s bridges sweep by on the way to the open North Sea

  • Designer Shopping

    • Head to Eldon Square for a retail fix, then browse the boutiques and bookshops of nearby Grey Street

  • Air conditioning

  • Restaurant

  • Chic

  • Contemporary

  • Luxury

Facilities

  • Rooms

    118 rooms in this hotel

  • Parking

    Private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs £40 per day

  • Wifi

  • Bar

  • Air conditioning

  • Suites

  • Restaurant

Activities

  • Hotel Entertainment

    • Sip a sharp negroni or a smooth old fashioned in plush surrounds, where low lighting sets the scene for slow conversations

  • Learning

    • Explore the Victorian tunnels of the Victoria Tunnel Tour and uncover Newcastle’s hidden wartime history underground

  • Museums

    • Catch an edgy exhibition at BALTIC, just across the river, then stroll to The Glasshouse for an evening of live music

  • Other Activities

    • Set off on a boat trip along the Tyne, watching Newcastle’s bridges sweep by on the way to the open North Sea

  • Designer Shopping

    • Head to Eldon Square for a retail fix, then browse the boutiques and bookshops of nearby Grey Street

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