lots of reasons not to go here.... takes ages to enter, fights in the black sheep beer tent,…read moreexpensive food, over aged staff and security staff who are clueless and pointless.

I've stayed here a couple of times but I never remember the name of it, as it used to be something…read moreelse, so today I was in Harrogate and went past specifically to find out the name. Anyhoo, it's a really wonderful hotel. It's modern, and I think interior designer peeps would say it is full of 'clean lines' or something. My room had a 'feature wall' behind my bed with massive horizontal burgundy and gold stripes - very fancy and plush and nice it was. The staff were great, particularly as they had to cope with 50 rowdy teachers plus other conference attendees during the day (in the lovely atticy room at the top of the hotel overlooking that needle thingy in the square outside), then during the meal at night, then again for brekkie in the morning. The food was delicious, again very modern (the lunch looked like a work of art, with that stuff drizzled around the plate and things balanced everywhere. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for somewhere to stay, or even have a wedding or event. Great hotel.