I, too, wish I had read the reviews on this site after reading what promised to be a lovely hotel from its website. Rooms are old and tired, noise is horrendous from smokers lodly talking outside the back of the hotel at all hours and from the nightclub round the corner that seems to throw its customers out between 0330... more

So the Unicorn hotel is in the middle of Ripon town, the exterior and the ground floor look lovely! Fact... The rooms are spacious and the staff very friendly! Ok they are not the most modern of rooms - but if you want something like the Hilton or Ritz.. then dont pay £70-£80 for 2 people for a night here...... more

We booked our sales meeting at the Unicorn Hotel, Ripon, for 10 delegates. Our booking was easy and we were offered very reasonable rates for accommodation and meeting room facilities. After meeting in the hotel lounge our team enjoyed drinks from the wel -stockeld bar. We then enjoyed touring the pubs within the charming, historic market square. On our return,... more

Wonderful hotel with excellent friendly staff & good food. We stayed in one of the economy rooms which was good value for money. more

Disgusting.please dont stay here.it smells,dirty,rude staff especially at breakfast and a rip off more

I wish I'd read some of the reviews on Trip Advisor before booking into The Unicorn in Ripon. It is conveniently situated in the main square and the reception / dining area is modern and stylish, but as you venture upstairs it becomes clear that the rest of the hotel hasn't received a makeover. Our room (number 32) was falling... more

Great location in Ripon market square - don't mss the town crier at 9pm each night. Great staff and excellent breakfast. more

I stayed in this hotel on business with 4 colleagues and was wary before I arrived having read reviews on this site. The bars, reception area and dining room look very nice and have indeed been renovated. The rooms are however are shocking. One of our party had a refurbished room which was very nice-unfortunately the rest of us had... more

my husband and i travelled up tp Ripon for a friends wedding. Having 2 little children, this was a rare chance for just the two of us to get away. Looking at the unicorns website i thought great, this looks lovely! Yes the outside was lovely and situated in the square was handy. But boy oh boy... the room was... more