The owners were very friendly and welcoming. The location was ideal, with a comfatable 10min walk into town. The breakfast was fantastic and full of choice! The room was fairly small but extremely adequate and very clean. Recommend stopping here! more

Had a super 2 night stay. On arrival we recieved a warm and friendly welcome and were given details of how to get into town and a guide of what is on in the city. Room was very clean with lots of nice touches to make you feel at home. Breakfast was lovely and kept us going all day! With... more

arrived at the bowen guest house on friday lunch met by lisa who is extremely helpful and courteous,we stayed in the two en suite rooms on the top floor.the rooms were excellent well furnished and spotlessly clean.breakfast is at 8.30 am and was really delicious. I would recommend this guest house as we have stayed in quite a few in... more

we booked well in advance as it was york races weekend,allocated the attic room which was cramped and not at all victorian as stated..poor bathroom and shower pressure,towels not changed,had to ask for more which lisa gave gladly..served mildew toast one morning,happily replaced but a bit off putting..very nice people but alot to learn about running a b&b more

I stayed at the Bowen for one night, having booked two double rooms for single occupancy (allocated the two attic rooms). The plus points for me was the proximity to the centre of York itself,being about a ten minute walk or thereabouts to the Minster. Parking wasn't a problem as you can park the car at the side of the... more

Lisa and Ricky were fabulous. We stayed in an ensuite spacious, clean room (#3). Lisa did a load of wash for us. We sampled our first black pudding (tastes similar to scrapple). They have a sunny dining area and a nice porch area outside. It's an easy walk to York town center. We walked the wall, visited York Minister, the... more

After a long drive Lisa's friendly helped us relax. We had two rooms; a double ensuite for us and the twin room for the girls. Very clean rooms with the usual facilities and a supply of toiletries. A really good breakfast was served in the pleasant bright conservatory ; more than enough for the biggest appetite and with plenty of... more

We have just returned from a weekend Christmas Shopping in York and stayed in the excellent Bowen Guest House. Lisa and her husband are superb hosts, their rooms are all tastefully decorated and the breakfast can not be praised enough. There is plenty of choice of cereal, fruit juices, yogurt and also the full english, of which there is also... more

We stayed at the Bowen Guest House for three nights (7-9 October 2006) and had a great time. The guest house is in a really superb location - just about a five minute walk to York Minster. There is a small guest car park which is free. The guest house is on a side street off the main road and... more