HotelChatter

Tags: Train Hotels / York Hotel Reviews / → All Tags

The Royal York of York: A Hotel Fit for a Queen

Where: Station Road, York, United Kingdom, YO24 1AA

From Hotel Maven Annabel Ross....

Enjoying a traditional railway tour of Ye Olde England? What better place to stop than The Royal York Hotel, a luxury Victorian building just a stone's throw away from the neighbouring train station and National Rail Museum. At the time of its opening in 1877, The Station Hotel, as it was then called, was the biggest hotel in Europe. After a visit from Queen Victoria the name was changed to the Royal Station Hotel, and finally, the Royal York.

With 170 bedrooms, each including a high-speed internet connection and a working area, a health and fitness centre incorporating a gym, sauna, steam room, whirlpool spa and swimming pool and a renowned restaurant and bar, all the bells and whistles are included in your stay at the Royal York.

There's always room for improvement, however. If the sounds made by trains annoy you, you'd be best off asking for a room on the "city wall" side of the hotel to avoid being woken by station announcements. As the hotel has recently undergone a £7m (US $14m) refurbishment, you might want to ask for one of the newly renovated rooms as well, and preferably on one of the top floors as the function room downstairs can get quite noisy.

With rooms ranging from £149 - £169 (US $300 - $340) per couple per night (including breakfast), it's not a cheap place to stay but the grounds are absolutely magnificent, the food divine and the location superb. You could do a lot worse than the Royal York, that's for sure.

[Photo: PaulJCripps]

Related Stories:
· Five Best: Railway hotels [Belfast Telegraph]
· Hotels Near Eurail Stops [HotelChatter]