This is a cute hotel in a historic building. This is the right place for an authentic local…read moreexperience with hotel-level accommodations. It's not luxury and doesn't pretend to be but it has many of the amenities and perks that you're familiar with like coffee/tea in the room and housekeeping. There is a bar and restaurant right downstairs which is really nice and convenient. The food was actually the best I had in town. The location is ideal for the Herriot museum and Thirsk attractions. I booked through my tour company and when we arrived here, there was an issue with my reservation (it could not be found). We don't know why or how it happened but they arranged 3 nights stay anyway (I had booked 6 nights). Other than that, the service was friendly and my stay was comfortable so I would happily return.

I travel extensively in business...so I spend much time in quite a number of hotels, some big and…read morefancy, while others only to lay my head on a pillow and then I'm off. This establishment is housed in a 200-year old building...expect that the floors slope, stairs are steep and narrow, so watch your step. I spent two nights here. My room was small but adequate...perhaps 120 sq-ft. Furniture shows it age but functional. The bed and blankets were perfect...I have slept well. Heating is through a steam register...very efficient until the hotel turns off the boilers in the evening...my room was an ice box...!!! The bathroom is roomy and comfortable. The fixtures could use some routine maintenance or replacement. The shower failed to work, forcing me to shower...eh, bath/wash in the tub. Now I realize that many people love tubs, and I have enjoyed soaking in a few on occasion myself...but lets face it, they are not efficient for washing. There is a real nice pub downstairs...I enjoyed a pint of the local finest, black sheep. After dinner, enjoy a whiskey night cap. My meals were in the downstairs restaurant...a warm and inviting area, plenty of table seating. Breakfast either is continental (pastry, cereal, etc) or a hot cooked meal (ham/bacon/sausage, fried/scrambled eggs, toast,etc). My morning meals were excellent. At dinner time I suggest a table reservation, and when my meal was close to being ready, the server came and got me in the pub...excellent...!!! Dinner was prepared and plated well...tasty, very enjoyable. I recommend the roasted pork belly...very delightful. This is a very nice hotel, and I would stay here again. My only suggestions for improvement would be consider the need for warmth in the winter and don't turn off the boilers at night...it was early February, this is WINTER and it is COLD...and c'mon, fix the shower. There is WiFi...efficient (strong signal and quick speed) when you are downstairs in the pub, but a very poor signal in the room...whats up with that?

stunningly helpful and amazing swimming pool,…read more from the very first greeting to the access to the spa and the stunning meal one of the little gems that is hidden away we stayed in room 2 and could access the pool from there... John Jones http://www.johnjones.me.uk

We walked from the center of Masham to the Swinton Estate (about 1.5 miles) to have tea…read more Here we had a tasting menu of savory and sweet food and different options of tea. We were able to walk around the grounds afterwards. Food was great!

We stayed here two nights for a destination wedding. Everything was absolutely top-notch for the…read moreservice, food, spa and accommodations. The town of Masham is a quick 20-minute walk with plenty of pubs and a couple of breweries, there are miles of walking/running trails, you can watch the herds of deer from your windows, and the rolling hills dotted with sheep and horses is oh so peaceful. We put Swinton Park on our "let's go back there someday" list - a very peaceful and relaxing get away.

Plush purple velvet chairs, great view of the square, large selection of wines. Log burner very…read morewarm. Board games available if you are bored. Recommended.

Nice Hotel, lovely big old building, friendly staff, and half decent rooms. Never ate in here, but…read moreI believe the food is rather pleasant. The bar is ok, with late residents serving .. The guy that works as the security during late serving is very friendly and attentive, during normal hours the bar and restaurant are manned by happy and welcoming staff. This will come as a welcome relief to many staying here, as it is a great place to escape the local pillocks of Richmond, who don't seem to enter this place due to the presence of decent conversation and nice interior decor ..

You step back in time when you enter this manor house. You can visualize the lord walking about!…read moreAn addition contained the restaurant. The decor is lacking, but they make it up with the food and wine choices! Lovely menu with nice variety well presented by a friendly staff. Quiet remote location is worth the drive!

Last month, my wonderful friend and I packed our bags, and made a short drive from her home in…read moreYorkshire, to be ladies of the manor for a night. This package was a Christmas present for her, birthday present for me, and turned out to be a really great deal! Aldwark Manor was built in the 1860's (if I recall rightly from the brochure!) and has been tastefully extended to include a restaurant, spa and bar. It also has a very pretty golf course out the back too, so a perfect spot for the golfers among you! The package itself was a wonderful deal, lunch, dinner, bed, breakfast, use of the spa and a 25 minute spa treatment for a modest £99! The deal is only available through the week, but what a lovely way to see you through to the weekend. Our room was modern, contemporary and had a view of the golf course. It had all the things you would expect of a hotel room, with the exception of a fridge to chill our bottle of champagne (a special treat!). A quick call to reception solved our problem, and a bucket of ice was duly delivered. For dinner we had an allowance of £26 to spend and that was more than enough for a tasty salmon main and crumble for pudding! The hotel was quite quiet that night, and although it meant the restaurant was lacking in atmosphere a bit and there was no-one in the bar (the staff came to have a quick blether with us!), it also meant we had free use of the pool table...which I lost quite spectacularly...pool and champagne never mix well! The only thing I felt they could really have improved was the general operations of the spa! Now, I've been in a couple of 5 star hotels this year, so maybe I'm being picky, but there are a few changes I would make: 1. It would be useful to be shown around the spa so we wouldn't have to keep returning to the desk to ask where things were. 2. You were only allowed one dressing gown. I had to go for my spa treatment with a soggy bottom. Maybe it wouldn't be so troublesome to get another one? 3. There were a few maintenance issues around the showers etc. and I also had to tell the desk that there was no loo roll in the toilets...for a hotel as nice as this one, they should checking this regularly! 4. There was no water cooler around the sauna/steam room area. After a couple of visits we were quite thirsty, with no way of addressing it other than to head out to the spa bar and buy some water 5. Our spa lunch was presented to us without them asking what we actually wanted. We therefore got meat sandwiches (I'm a vegetarian who eats fish!), tuna sandwiches (my friend doesn't eat fish!) and no consideration at all to any food allergies (which neither of us have...but not the point!). After a quick sandwich swap, we were happy and lunch was light and tasty...but I still think they should be checking with guests before they serve! If they could get these issues sorted out, I think they'd be well on their way to being the kind of spa I think this Manor house deserves! After a filling breakfast, we packed our bags again and checked out of Aldwark Manor. As we trundled through the Yorkshire countryside, we pondered when we'd have the opportunity to be ladies of the manor again. Hopefully it won't be too long!

I hadn't been in Whitby for many years but had the opportunity to return for a three day visit this…read moreMay. It was wonderful, and due in no small measure to our stay in the Sandbeck Hotel. I booked our accommodation online. Its location (ten minutes walk from the train station) is perfect, right on the Crescent Terrace on the West Cliff. Our room was the Classic Bay, spacious, light and comfortable with a great view of the North Sea. The owners, the Gallaghers, were gracious hosts, friendly and very accommodating of our requests and our needs (we left very early on our last morning, prior to breakfast, but they provided a very satisfying boxed meal. Breakfasts are a special treat, with a variety of choices, tasty food properly cooked and politely served by the attentive waitstaff. I should also mention that the price is quite competitive, also. For a three-night stay, they offer a discount of 5%, so ours was 95 pounds per night ($147). All in all, a real treat!!

Another of the weatherspoons chain, this being a hotel I'm not staying just popped for a quick bite…read more& pint for under a tenner. Typical layout for a spoons. Food predictable & beer always good.