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Honest Lawyer Hotel

3 star hotel
8.6/10 Excellent
(780 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

The Honest Lawyer Hotel is a great option for families visiting loved ones in the area. Many guests appreciate its convenient location and the comfortable rooms, some of which offer lovely views over fields. The hotel is known for its friendly and welcoming staff. While the bathrooms may be a little dated, the cooked-to-order breakfasts consistently receive high praise. Guests have noted that some rooms are better situated for a quiet stay than others.

Guest highlights

Cooked-to-order breakfasts
Warm and cosy rooms
Comfortable beds
Convenient location for visiting family

About the hotel

Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk.

Nearby attractions

Honest Lawyer Hotel is located in Durham. Oriental Museum and Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Brancepeth Castle Golf Club and Spennymoor Leisure Centre. Adventure Valley and Mini Moos Adventure Farm are also worth visiting.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Playground
Snack bar/deli

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar
1 restaurant
Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 am–9:00 am on weekdays and 8:00 am–10:00 am on weekends: gbp 11.95 for adults and gbp 11.95 for children
Room service available

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning service
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
This property does not have elevators
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Wheelchair-accessible parking

Things to do

Playground

Outdoor

Garden
Terrace

Conveniences

Newspapers in lobby

More

Designated smoking areas

Nearest Airports

Airplane
Newcastle International Airport
34 km from this hotel
Leeds Bradford International Airport
97 km from this hotel
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4.5 out of 5 stars

8 reviews

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3 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Honest Lawyer Hotel

Latest reviews (8)

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Anna

29 Mar 2024 - 30 Mar 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

This is a fabulous family run place
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Susan

14 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

We were visiting family in the area and we had stayed at this quirky hotel on other occasions and found it to be fine. It’s easy to find. If you have a dog with you, you are usually allocated a courtyard room. These are simple but comfortable rooms with their doors opening to where you park your car- right outside. Very handy! Door secured by a chain. We have always found the rooms to be clean. The beds singles) were comfortable. There is (unbranded) tea and coffee, and UHT semi skimmed milk cartons provided daily. Plus a biscuit each. The bathroom is fairly old fashioned-a bath with a wall mounted, removable shower head. A toilet without soft close seat, but flushes well. There is an extractor fan. And a great heated towel rail. Our only complaint is that the hot water is scalding. No matter what we did with the temperature controls it was too hot to stand under. It could be dangerous if you are either very young, or old. We told the person on reception. TV -no channels unless you signed in to free view on your mobile phone/iPad. Might be difficult if you don’t have one. Fantastic view over a field out of the window, and the wildlife nearby is wonderful. Pheasants, and 4 gorgeous roe dear this morning. We saw a heron last time! Cooked Breakfast in the hotel is made to order and is wonderful! We also had dinner on one night and the food was really good. We would definitely stay again.
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Geraldine

20 Jan 2024 - 22 Jan 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Have stayed at the Honest Lawyer several times as it’s convenient for visiting family. The furnishing are lovely, the bed and linen are clean and comfy. However, the bathroom could do with some TLC. We will stay again.
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Maria

9 Dec 2023 - 10 Dec 2023
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Me & my daughter usually stay at this hotel as it’s convenient when visiting family. The staff are very friendly & welcoming & check in is easy. We had one of the outside rooms & when we walked in, it was warm & cosy, but also clean. The tv worked great & good tea/coffee making facilities. I’ve got to say the beds were really comfy & we had the best nights sleep, it probably helped that we had a room away from the busy road & overlooking the fields at the back.
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Gillian

25 Nov 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Great location for visiting family. Rooms are adequate for a short visit. Plenty of parking and quiet location.
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Susan

28 Dec 2022 - 30 Dec 2022
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

The hotel was convenient for visiting our family who live locally, and was dog friendly. A very important part of why we chose to stay here. The room allocated was great. Small but very clean and it had everything we wanted. There was a super view over fields at the back, where we saw heron and pheasants. My only quibble was that some staff gathered outside our room to smoke on their breaks. There were lots of cigarette ends on the floor, too. I suffer with a bad chest when exposed to smoke so I wasn’t happy about this and asked them to move. It was an awkward moment. Perhaps the employer can provide a shelter for staff who smoke to visit during their breaks? Our stay was lovely and the food was great, but it was rather spoiled for me by this incident.
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Gordon

7 Sept 2022 - 8 Sept 2022
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Hotel we love staying at when we need a beeak from the rest of the family
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9 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2024
reviewed on hcom

3 out of 5 stars

This is our second stay here this year, our first stay was ok, didn’t have food in restaurant as we were out with family in the city. However this time we opted for breakfast on Saturday morning, there was no prices on the menu for food or the cost of breakfast, website also doesn’t display prices. Only prices on display was for the coffee. We opted for 2 bacon rolls, 1 with a hash brown & 2 coffees, lady came to us informed us we had to pay separately as wasn’t included in the room cost of £150 for the 2 nights. £25 for 2 bacon baps & 2 coffees seemed a little high in my opinion. However on the Saturday evening after a long day in the sunshine they did supply us with 2 plates for a takeaway we had ordered as the restaurant was due to close within 15 minutes of our return. Would likely return again due to proximity of family.
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