On arrival extremely happy . Very friendly , helpful staff. Wonderful in every way. Every facility including wonderful bath robes. Great attention to detail. Excellent and very varied food.A charming front bedroom. BUT

It was impossible to sleep. I presume there was some form Of cooling generator for the beer cellar directly under the window working at full blast until 12 midnight. It then seemed to have a slightly lower output but still heard. There were earplugs in the room but they didn’t make a difference. Such a shame. A perfect place to stay but impossible to return if unable to sleep.

Friendly staff. Large room and bathroom. Parking. Evening meal was excellent as was the breakfast omelette.

Really breakfast was a minor issue and would not prevent us returning as everything else was very good but I think the breakfast could be improved. Bacon overcooked and had become solid. Continental breakfast poor. Lacked much choice of fruit, no cheeses ( not even cheese triangles), or meat, no choice of breads or pastries. I am intolerant to eggs so am dependent on the Continental breakfast range and found this poor in the choices offered. My husband found the pillows uncomfortable.

A lovely inn in the Yorkshire countryside. The facilities were very good, the room clean and comfortable if a bit on the small side. All the little extras like dressing gowns, water, eye masks etc. were most welcome.

Unfortunately there was no hot water as the boiler had just broken down but the staff were very apologetic and we moved room on the second night to a room with hot water. This was just one of those things that happens and the boiler was being fixed the next week. (The verbally promised refund for one night has not arrived yet.)

This was our second stay and again it didn’t disappoint. All the staff we encountered were welcoming and friendly. We had an evening meal which was sensational and breakfast was exceptional. They are more than generous with the heating, once inside the main building and once outside, both rooms we’ve stayed in have been toasty warm. Although we didn’t use them a good selection of toiletries are provided. Tea and coffee facilities were a little treat with added extra of hot chocolate and some lovely biscuits. Its location in relation to castle Howard where we were visiting after our stay is simply perfect. We intend to make this an annual trip!

There’s nothing to dislike!

Very welcoming, well appointed room, friendly staff. Excellent Dinner, very generous portions.

The only criticism is that it was early January with snow on the ground and minus 4 overnight. Bedding consisted of a rather thin duvet only. There was no bedspread or blanket available. When I asked they looked surprised but did allow me to take another duvet from adjoining empty room which was helpful. Just an observation really as I find this a lot nowadays but some of us like to sleep with no heating, window open and good warm bedding. In winter this should be provided.

Beautiful country pub, in a lovely little village

Someone had left two dogs on their own, they cried and howled until 3.15am, when the owners finally came home. The noise was so bad that I couldn’t sleep, neither could some of the other guests. I was asked my a lady who was staying in the courtyard if I would press the buzzer at the top of the stairs, which is there to enable guests to contact a member of staff if there is a problem. However this didn’t seem to be connected to anywhere. I did speak to staff the following morning about the dogs, they said that unfortunately that if guests chose to leave dogs in the property there wasn’t anything they could do. They were very apologetic and offered me a box of chocolates.

The warm welcome, friendliness and attentiveness of all staff throughout the stay. The food served at breakfast and dinner was high quality, very well presented with lots of choice. There was a problem with the hot water system in part of the Inn, we were moved to a better room in another part of the hotel with different hot water supply. We also received free drinks. The location was excellent in lovely rural surroundings, very quiet at night.

The property is lovely in a quiet location but only 6 miles from Helmsley. The rooms are well appointed and spacious and the food we had on one evening was very good. Great base for exploring either the Dales or the East Yorks Coast.

I only put a 9 for cleaning because although the room was clean my wife thanked me for writing ‘I love you’ (which I do) on the bathroom mirror (I didn’t) that showed when I had finished showering! Clearly not cleaned 100%. Our room was at the front (Room 6) and we weren’t able to keep the window open for long because of the sound of an air conditioning unit or generator outside. Our friends at the back (Room 4) had a quieter night. Breakfast was good 2 mornings out of 3 with runny eggs and well cooked food. The Tuesday in between, not so good but passable. It’s a drive to Helmsley where there’s much more going on and perhaps we should have stayed there but this place was very good nonetheless.

Spacious and comfortable bedroom, decent size TV, good breakfast, with more options than just English and continental, good food at the restaurant (and good variety, so no real need to eat outside), friendly patrons, great staff, very little traffic, building with character, even if car park is full, free parking is available even on the main street, pretty decoration throughout, even in places you wouldn't expect, friendly and welcoming owners.

Soft mattress, not enough control of shower temperature (always too hot), towel rack closer than desirable to bathtub exit ( but no other space problem in the bathroom, not even around the toilet), bathtub sits a bit high for below average height people, makes entry and exit difficult, bedside lamp overpowered, room lighting underpowered

Such a lucky find. A lovely little place in a beautiful village. Friendly, helpful staff (and locals!), a comfortable room, delicious chocolates too. The breakfast was one of the best hotel examples of a 'full English" that I can remember. Especially the black pudding and the bacon.

We had planned on having dinner at the hotel. I checked on Booking.com, which told me that the restaurant would be open throughout our stay. Unfortunately that wasn't quite accurate and no food is served on a Sunday evening which put us in a bit of a quandary. The staff recommended two alternative places to try in nearby Helmsley and one of them - The Black Swan - was absolutely superb.