Jorvik House

Great staff, lovely rooms. I really enjoyed the walk into town in daylight. Lovely quiet area. 10 mins walk from station. I felt very safe in the property as a solo female traveller

The room was very comfortable. This hotel is in an ideal location for exploring the inner city of York. During the day a pleasant walk through the Museum Gardens takes you through to the centre. Otherwise walking along by the river or along Marygate on to Bootham is the other options to the city centre. Either way 15 minutes or so. The Hotel is 15-20 minutes walk from the railway station, no problem for myself. A breakfast could be ordered. Whether I missed it or not on the web pages I did not realise that breakfast would be delivered to the room. I prefer having my breakfast in a dining room.

Our room was downstairs, it was a fairly quiet area. And the view from the window was lovely. As we were facing the gardens. Which is another positive, because we could walk through the gardens unless it was past 6pm. But then we would walk along the river Ouse, which is only like 3 minutes down the road. The room we stayed in was beautiful. We had everything we needed. And if we ever needed anything, the staff were very helpful and would do what it takes to help. You could have housekeeping each morning of you wanted , we chose not to. We could have also had breakfast each or any morning but we chose not to, because there were so many places we wanted to go in the city centre for food. And shopping of course. Reception printed off some recommendations of where to go for food, or drinks. It gave a list of restaurants, cafés and bars. Which was very nice of them. On the last day we had to leave our room by 11am. So we did. But our train wasn’t until 2pm. And the lady at reception offered to keep our bags until we needed to collect them, the train station was only at least a 10 minute walk. Depending on how fast you walk. On that note. Before our stay at Jorvik house, they gave me a call and told me about a shortcut we can walk through from the station to the hotel. Which again, was very helpful.

Lovely old house with a great location right next to the Museum Gardens. Bed was very comfy. Mini bar was a nice extra though we didn't use it. I was expecting the decor to be more viking themed given the site pictures, which I liked the thought of, but our room was decorated with Moomin pictures which didn't have the same vibe. Staff were lovely and the house was nice and quiet throughout our stay. There's no kitchen on-site but there were plenty of cafes on the other side of the gardens and staff offered to order breakfast in for us if needed.

The staff at the hotel went above and beyond, they were so kind and welcoming. When discussing plans for York, the gentleman had even provided us with a map and gave his recommendations on where to visit which was very helpful! The room was beautiful and well decorated and the location to the city centre was wonderful