My partner and I arrived at the Herriots Hotel on Sunday the 30th of December to spend the New Year at their mercy, to relax and spend it in their capable hands. I have stopped at many hotels in the last few years and have never been greeted with such warmth and hospitality that David and Viv Oliver greeted us with and I can only assume that they pick their staff with the same qualities as all the staff were some of the best, most helpful and friendliest I have encountered.
The New Year Party we had booked for was themed where everyone was invited to dress up and take part, again, including the Managers and all their staff, our faces and sides ached all night with all theirs and the guests antics, the good clean fun was most enjoyable and it certainly made the New Year party one to remember and credit to all the staff who really did work their socks off!!
We dined in their restaurant two nights and the three mornings and could not fault the choice, quality or quantity of their menu or meals, again we had chance to meet Steve the Chef and their kitchen staff during the New Years eve buffet who were all exceptionally well presented, smart, clean and tidy and who we could take great comfort and trust in their preparation of our food and meals.
Our room was situated in the old part of the Hotel and bearing in mind its age and character the room was well decorated, clean and very good, it was also on the third floor which meant climbing stairs but for us this was not an issue. The Hotel is situated just five minutes from the town centre and close to many amenities, shops, etc which to us two was ideal.
I must add that this is our own personal experience over three days and nights and the New Year at Herriots in Skipton but our three days there were most enjoyable but just not long enough,we will be returning again as soon as possible.

I stayed overnight at this Hotel a few weeks ago and won't be returning.
I don't understand why the Hotel gets such good reviews as I found it to be way below the standards I am used to and I have stayed in two Hotels in the area.
I rang to book a room for 1 night and was quoted a price but then was told I needed to stay 2 nights to get that price.As I only wanted to stay 1 night the price was then increased.
When I arrived there was a wedding function taking place and when I returned later a buffet was being served for the function but using a communal area which I had to walk through to get to my room and the music could be heard clearly in my room.
I e mailed the Hotel after I returned home but they didn't even respond so I think that says it all.

I have to admit I am very surprised by many of the reviews for this hotel. We booked it for just an overnight stay for two people as we were travelling through the area. The welcome was warm and friendly when we arrived. We had one bag between us and it was heavy so we used the hotel “lift”. This it turns out is a wheelchair access lift which both terrified us and sent us into fits of hysterics. It’s basically a metal platform inside a shaft and you keep your finger on the button all the time to get you up to the desired floor.

There were dirty cups and rubbish in the window sill outside our room and these remained for the duration of our stay.

The room was pleasant at first sight but when we took a closer look it turned out to be a bit shabby. It seems like it was relatively recently done up but the standard of workmanship was poor and it’s showing now. So photos look great but in reality…

We had dinner in the restaurant as other reviewers had raved on about how good the food was. To be honest it was fine but nothing out of the ordinary and we were to have better later on in small country Inns. We had a window seat and the window was open beside me. There was a cold breeze blowing in and so I asked the waitress if was possible to close it. She replied that she wasn’t physically able to do it and left it at that. No mention of getting a manager or someone to sort it out or moving us to an empty table. So I froze through dinner.

The bar area is fairly modern and a bit sterile, again we found a much nicer “local” pub up the road.

The location is a bit out of the town but I would recommend talking the canal path into town and Skipton Castle is a must see.

All in all a reasonable hotel but not worth the praise that’s being heaped on it here.

I would just like to thank the team at Herriots for another amazing stay. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting the Skipton area.
The food is amongest the best that I have eatten with some of the most friendly staff i have ever had the pleasure of meeting.