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Old Grey Mare

Clifton Green, York YO30 6LH, England
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Old Grey Mare
Ranked #178 of 201 York B&B and Inns
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south yorkshire
Contributor
14 reviews 14 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

If you want a warm welcome from friendly staff & a clean place to use as a base& lay your head, then whatever you do DO NOT book here Fixtures & fittings are disgusting & our toilet didn't work properly. A sign says decorating in progress, taxi driver told us that has been up over two years & no decorating... More

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Scawby
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Don't book here if you want smart rooms with coordinating decor & bedding. Do book if you want a crash pad for a couple of nights in a good location. Both our rooms were clean & tidy. A safe & easy 10-15 minute walk will see you at the Minster doors or a £5 taxi ride. We arrived earlier than... More

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Belper, England, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

I stayed this "hotel" for one night with my boyfriend and three friends. Never again! We entered the bar area to pick up our keys and found out our friends had already checked in an hour or so before. They had first been shown to a bedroom on the top floor of the main building. They realised there weren't enough... More

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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013 via mobile

Let's just say that this place was not somewhere for the faint hearted!! Stayed as part of a group for a night out in York. Received a nice welcome from the land lady but the hotel itself was dirty, dusty and generally quite shocking. Would have not stayed with children but survived as adults. Beds appeared clean enough to sleep... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013 via mobile

York is lovely and b & b is close to town. Toilet doenst flush properly, might just be our room. The hotel is above a pub so you won't sleep. My ear plugs didn't cut it and my partner who can sleep through anything couldn't sleep either. Being a week night you would think the pub would close by 11pm... More

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Shipley, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013

Hen night at the old Grey Mare 10/3/13 we were greeted by the bar man who was friendly the pub was dirty the staircase carpet was filthy and threadbare, the smell of stale curry was horrible , the beds were clean but bedding old , wall paper peeling , toenails found on dressing table, dust cobwebs everywhere , sweets and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013 via mobile

Stayed here for a hen night and I have to say after reading some of the previous reviews I was dreading staying here. On arrival we were greeted by a member of staff who got our room keys and showed us to our room. I along with two others stayed in room 4. The room was big enough for the... More

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Leicester, United Kingdom
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013

this was a disgusting b b not very clean . yes the people where pleasant hardly any water out of atps decorating will never ge done scandalous price £90 pounds for the room never stay again the carpets where filthysamekeys for all the doors bath towels shocking single glazed windows the noise ws terrible with the traffic never again shocking... More

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Preston, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2013

On entering the B+B we found the locals intimidating . On corridors laundry bags, hoover iron and ironing board, very offputting and that was before we saw the room. Not very clean everything very dated and worn. Difficulty flushing the toilet. Strong smell of indian c ooking in room. Because of this we spent very little time in the room... More

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Preston, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2013

What can you say it's a dump very miss leading toilet didn't flush and as for the on going decorating a big laugh . Couldn't wait to get out into the fresh air don't stay here . The bath towel was disgusting no chair to sit on , the bed covers were so worn the pattern had faded,carpets were worn,... More

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Also Known As:
Old Grey Mare Hotel York
Old Grey Mare Hotel
Address: Clifton Green, York YO30 6LH, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > Yorkshire > North Yorkshire > York
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Free Parking Restaurant
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Ranked #178 of 201 B&Bs / Inns in York
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