Stayed for 2 nights in August 2007. Fantastic hotel - absolutely beautiful location. The staff are very friendly indeed, nothing is too much trouble. The rooms are elegant & large and in a very nice condition. The food is lovely & the dining room is very tastefully done out. I simply cannot recommend this hotel highly enough. The beautiful village of Pateley Bridge is only 3 minutes away, with Harrogate, Ripon or York within easy travelling distance.

We have just returned from 5 nights in this lovely old inn, located in beautiful countryside opposite the river Nidd, a perfect setting. We stayed in a comfortable room in the annexe - just across the courtyard from the main building - which had a good bed, a spacious bathroom with Molton Brown products and wonderful views across the fields.
The service is excellent here under the competent and attentive guidance of Billy (Billal?), the manager, who caters for your every need and runs a tight ship. Staff are well trained, courteous and capable and if anything does go wrong it is corrected immediately. Dinners are served either in the formal restaurant or in the bar and the cooking is excellent. Portions are huge and there's a wide choice of fish as well as game and meat on the menu so we were able to find something different to enjoy every evening. Breakfasts are served from 9 to 9.30 which is far too late for us since we want to be out enjoying the countryside as soon as we can, but they were happy to serve us at 8.30. Interestingly they have not adopted the buffet arrangement at breakfast, which many hotels now do. Instead everything is selected from a menu and brought to your table, which is a much pleasanter way to start the day.
The hotel owner is knowledgeable about the area and very friendly. We have no car, and he kindly offered to drive us to the start of walks if we needed a lift. Overall we had a wonderful holiday and would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Yorkshire scenery and hearty dinners!

We stayed at the Sportsman's Arms the last week of May, '06. It was a lovely small hotel in a picture perfect English Dales setting. Bluebells, rhododendrums, and all types of wild flowers were along the walking paths, which were right outside the door. It's a great place for walkers, and a nice base to visit Fountains Abbey and the North Yorkshire Dales National Park. The restaurant was good, but we loved the pub, which is famous for its "real ale." It was always full, with the most friendly people. If you are looking for a place off the beaten path - you have to be into the outdoors to vist here - but that also has pretty rooms, comfortable beds, friendly people, good food, and a nice wine list, this is the place for you.

Fantastic food.
The rooms were exellent and good value.

The staff were all friendly and Ray Carter the owner made us feel so much at home we didi not want to leave.