Holmwood House Guest Accommodation

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : location
  : no bar

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The staff were very friendly. The beds were comfortable and the bathroom was large, bath and shower. The room had space to move around but the dressing table was in a very dark corner.Just a couple of small things, curtains missing hooks so we had to fasten them together at night; a few slight stains in the carpet; missing handle on the wardrobe.
  : There are a lot of very steep stairs, we were on the very top floor and dining room in the basement. It was fine for us but could rule out the hotel for those with mobility issues.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The decor was very tastful with beautiful William Morris wallpapers throughout and paintwork to compliment. The solid wooden pieces of furniture were lovely The breakfasts were tasty and of very good standard. Simple, honest, tasty produce cooked and presented very well by very friendly staff. I had beautiful soft boiled eggs with happy faces drawn on by the chef one morning nice touch! Offers of fresh coffee and toast to be topped up were greatly appreciated. And filling our water bottles ahead of our day visiting beautiful York was also very much appreciated. Our room was in the main house at the rear. It was relatively quiet - but as the building is situated on a main road, you're never not going to hear any traffic even at the rear. But what little traffic we did hear certainly didn't distract us from a very comfortable sleep on our cosy bed Loved the roll topped bath in our ensuite The staff from the minute we arrived offered us an extremely warm Northern welcome, and this continued throughout our stay. Thank you to the staff we met, and to those behind the scenes, we didn't meet for an enjoyable stay Getting to and from York City Centre was very easy. Although we walked everywhere, there's a bus stop one minute to the right of the guest house with regular buses throughout the day/night. Holmwood House is a 10/15 minute walk to York railway station. And 25/30 minute walk into the City Centre with several places to grab a coffee and curious little shops to explore along the way. Less than 5 minutes away heading left out of the gate towards the City Centre and railway station is a lovely pub - The Crystal Palace, no food, no mobile phones but a coal fire, comfy seats and 3 a pint!
  : The hot water in our ensuite was hit and miss. Sometimes, it was lovely and hot, sometimes freezing cold even after 4 or 5 minutes of running the tap It would have been helpful to have a shelf or two in the ensuite for storing toiletries. Although very clean, one or two of the towels had definitely seen better days as they were frayed and slightly torn It's not an issue if you have plenty of mobile data as I do with my mobile phone provider, but having no Wi-Fi is unusual

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Big,spacious room with jacuzzi bath.Very clean, towels changed every day and tea/coffee replenished. Location ok 20min walk to centre or bus stop outside.
  : Very lumpy pillows !