Last minute Saturday night booking was possible as Yorkshire seemed full that weekend. Hotel is in picturesque location, but inside, all seemed rather tired and in need of redecoration. Souless corridors with odd battered and meaningless pieces of furniture, leading to rooms. Room was comfortable, large and clean but dark - unpruned vegetation growing in front of window. Staff attentive... more

We chose this hotel after reading reviews on Tripadvisor , the location was great , just a few minutes walk from the centre of Ripon .The room was clean and very comfortable overlooking the lovely gardens . I found the staff to be very friendly , the breakfast was finewith very attentive and speedy service from the staff. The hotel... more

Fabulous gardens and great food, the food has improved considerably since I was last here. It is a an old fashioned family hotel environment set in an old fashioned town amidst stunning country side. more

We booked a double room for two nights. The hotel was full, with most rooms taken by guests for a wedding on the Saturday. Despite the fact reception should have seen we were staying longer and thus probably not part of the wedding, they put us in a room directly above the reception. My wife was seven months pregnant, we... more

Booked via the Best Western website and got an excellent deal for a twin room. Hotel is well situated, and well signposted once you're in the town. Easy walk into town centre with it's excellent pubs and restaurants (good Chinese on town square). Sainsburys also on town square - useful for picnic items. Very helpful staff (We needed to add... more

I had a very pleasant bedroom overlooking the large garden and the staff were so helpful when checking in. I had a drink on the terrace which has a marvelleous outlook over the gardens and then had my meal which was excellent. They were doing a special offer of a rib eye steak with all the trimmings and a pint... more

We stayed 20-22nd February 2009 for a weekend break. On arriving at the hotel, we were disappointed to see the shabby facade of the hotel. The pictures showing what appears to be a grand entrance is in fact at the rear of the hotel, and is the entrance out of the ballroom/function room. This hotel is in need of serious... more

We booked a double room for 2 nights for a wedding. Once we conquered the Ripon one way system we arrived. Check in was confused. Despite have phoned to confirm my room 2 days before hand they still hadn't managed to prepare our card properly. The reception is very tired and desparetly needs a new carpet. The current carpet is... more

We have stayed at this hotel before and enjoyed the experience overall but the tariff is higher than many 4* establishments we have stayed at and indeed was more than we paid to stay at the 5* Oulton Hall Hotel at Leeds in April!! The quality of the food is good and the room we had was quiet, of a... more