Why not stay at the Crowne Plaza Hotel when you are visiting Newcastle? This hotel is designed with the young professional in mind. The colour scheme features UV blue and black, as well as the finery of the all-white rooms. The hotel has a hot tub, a fitness centre, and a myriad of other little touches that kind of remind you of your elder brother’s bedroom growing up – but a lot cleaner.

Comfortable beds, spacious rooms, and heavy light-blocking curtains make a stay here a guaranteed good sleep. The breakfast is brilliant but get there early to avoid disappointment. If you rock in at 10.30 you might have the last of the cooked food.

Situated in the Stephenson Quarter, the hotel comes with the onsite Hawthorne Restaurant and club lounge, There is a mineral spa onsite, with its own swimming pool, gym, and steam room. The food is northern style, which could mean hot pies but could also stretch to black pudding and haggis. There is a specialist gin bar because everyone likes gin, right? Right?

The Crowne Plaza has no less than 9 rooms for rent for banquets or business. Rooms come with a mini-bar, en-suites which may have a bath, and complimentary toiletries.