I have managed to avoid staying at the Royal York until now, but as a business conference was being held at the hotel I opted for the convenience of staying on site. What a mistake. Colleagues had warned me that the hotel was grim and that was reinforced by previous TripAdvisor reviews. I should have rejected convenience in favour of... more

I was booked in by my office as I was attending a conference in the hotel. Always pleased to have a day in York I arrived at 10am to leave my bag which I did with the friendly concierge. There is no need to take a car to York, the hotel is adjacent to the station and inumerable buses stop... more

I occasionally visit York on business and had previously been to the bar of the Royal York and been impressed by its modern decor and grand architecture. I decided on this trip to book at the hotel since I am 8 months pregnant and wanted to make this last business trip as simple as possible (the hotel is right next... more

We are a UK based Dansih family with 3 school age kids who decided to go to York for a week. I booked directly with the hotel. I booked for 3 nights for a room big enough to accomodate us all. Reading other Tripadvisor reviews, I made sure to ask for rooms towards the garden, and not towards the next-door... more

We booked through Venere and got a fairly good rate. Room very small as a double and would not be surprised if this was sold as a single in the week (room 330). Terrible plumbing and lots of flies in the room and had been for some time as there were a few squashed ones on the window. Room smelled... more

Despite asking for a quiet room when we made the booking, and again on arrival we were told that 'the hotel was full and we should be grateful we didn't get a railway side room' We were then allocated what was laughingly called a 'Garden Room' which on arrival turned out to be at street level, facing a main road... more

I didn't book this hotel myself, somebody else I was visiting with booked it as a suprise, and ultimaltely after reading the description on the hotel website I was looking forward to my stay. Unfortunately I decided to go and check it out on Tripadvisor aswell, and after reading some of the reviews I was starting to become reluctant about... more

We booked 7 twin rooms at this hotel in January 2008 and also paid our deposits to stay at the hotel on Saturday 26 July. This hotel was chosen because of its close proximity to the centre of York. The booking was confirmed a month prior to our arrival and an email received asking how we intended to pay the... more

We stayed at this hotel as were at a wedding in the area and it's where the bridal party were staying. We would not normally spend this much on a hotel so I was looking forward to a grand weekend. Sadly, despite appearances, grand it was not. Check in was efficient. We opted for a standard room assuming that at... more