Some of the dirtiest hotels in the region have been revealed, with the Food Standards Authority,  a hygiene watchdog, slamming popular B&Bs in the North East.

Hygiene reports compiled by inspectors in County Durham, North Yorkshire, Teesside, and Northumberland looked at hotels, bed & breakfasts, and guest houses. 

We have rounded up all of the places in the area that have fallen foul of a two-star or below hygiene rating.

What each hygiene rating means:

0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
2 - Some Improvement Necessary
3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
4 - Hygiene Standards Good
5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good

All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on Friday, March 22, 2024.

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  • Holiday Inn York, on Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York was given a two-star hygiene rating (improvement necessary) following an inspection on September 26 last year. 

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  • Kings Arms Hotel, on High Row, Reeth, Richmond was given a one-star hygiene rating(major improvement necessary)  following an inspection on April 28, 2022.

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  • Lumley Castle Hotel, on Nr Great Lumley, Chester-Le-Street was given a two-star hygiene rating (improvement necessary) following an inspection on September 28, 2023. 
  • Peterlee Lodge Hotel, on Bede Way, Peterlee, was given a one-star hygiene (major improvement necessary) following an inspection on December 13, 2022. 
  • Schooner Leisure Ltd T/A The Schooner Hotel and Spice Galleon, on 8 Northumberland Street, Alnmouth, Northumberland, was given a 0-star hygiene rating on September 20, 2023. 
  • Serenity Guest House, Serenity Guest House, on 15 St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2ES, was given a two-star hygiene rating (improvement necessary) on September 16, 2023. 
  • St Georges, on 6 St Georges Place, York, YO24 1DR, was given a one-star hygiene rating (major improvement necessary) after an inspection on July 17, 2023.

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  • Station Road Inn, on Station Road, Hexham, Northumberland, was given a two-star rating (improvement necessary) after an inspection on February 8, 2023. 
  • The Central Hotel, at 1 - 3 The Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2PW was given a two-star rating (improvement necessary) after an inspection on September 16, 2023. 

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  • The Forresters Hotel, at 52/53 Market Place, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0QH, was given a one-star hygiene rating after an inspection on September 7, 2023. 

 

*A previous version of this story used an incorrect image. The image used was The Kings Head Hotel in Richmond instead of the correct image of The Kings Arms Hotel in Reeth.