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Reviews of Vale of York restaurant and rooms

Vale of York Carlton Road Carlton Miniott, Thirsk, YO7 4LX, United Kingdom

#7 of 9 hotels in Thirsk

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 41 hotel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    2.5

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  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    8.0
    Friendly welcome and cracking breakfast .
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not the owner’s fault but the bus service into town is abysmal so we needed taxis. Only down side was the stained toilet , doesn’t look like it’s seen bleach or a brush for ages and needs a new seat , it really needs to be sorted.

    Nice pub with a decent menu. Breakfasts were great made to order and the staff very helpful. Plenty of parking available onsite. Rooms are in an annex across the yard. Rooms are not the biggest but they are functional. Staff were kind enough to prepare a ground floor room to avoid having to negotiate any stairs. Bathroom very small but good shower.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The price. £120 for one night, in very basic accommodation. We have previously stayed here for a lot less, with breakfast included. The rooms are in a block in the car park. Good parking at the property,

    Location to Thirsk Racecourse

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    7.0
    Great food, location and friendly. Small changes would make a greater experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The rooms felt like they needed a little more attention to cleaning and furniture layout. Some of the furniture (drawers) needed repairing. To make it more comfortable, it would have been nice to have bedside lamps and maybe a few more sockets to aid the increasing technological requirements. Seemed overstaffed in the pub and not enough in the housekeeping roles. Would recommend a review of staff role distribution

    Staff were very friendly and very obliging with any requests we made. The food provided on our first night and the Sunday carvery was excellent. Proximity to the railway station was perfect for a day trip to York. Our room was very warm, spacious with plenty of storage.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2024

    9.0
    Welcoming cosy and relaxing
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location excellent helpful staff cosy rooms amazing food

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Right next to the Station which is great. Room was clean and it had everything i needed for a nights stay.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    7.0
    Basic but well located and clean
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Wifi, what wifi? Breakfast was not an option either.

    Very handy location: 10mins' walk from Thirsk station. Very comfy bed in an otherwise basic room, but it was clean. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 October 2023

    8.0
    Clean and Comfortable Overnight Stay in Quiet Area with Free Car Parking On Site
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    N/A.

    Free car parking on site. Easy to use shower. Accommodation shares site with pub that serves food. Convenience store next door. Thirsk town centre within 5 minute drive.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2023

    8.0
    Lovely pub and accommodation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The menu was disappointing, we would have preferred a more traditional pub food menu . For example, fish and chips, homemade dishes including steak and ale pie, cheese and onion pie, shepherd's pie; also more vegetarian friendly dishes, salads, jacket potatoes etc.

    The room was spotlessly clean, very comfortable beds, staff friendly.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2023

    8.0
    The friendly and helpful staff and comfortable beds made the stay pleasant.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rooms were small and felt cramped. It would have helped to have a table in the middle of the twin room to put things on. Also, it would help to have hooks in the toilet and shower to put clothes on while you shower. The floor needed a good vaccum.

    The staff was really wonderful and helpful. The beds were very comfortable and the shower really excellent.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    4.0
    Very disappointed with the whole experience. Not good value for money.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No breakfast was available, the room was very basic, the shower was not adjustable (five jets of water) and the room was expensive for the services provided.

    The location near the station was good for me.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    5.0
    Rooms let them down. Should be cleaned thoroughly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    En suite was dirty. Didn’t shower it was so bad. Scum all round the sink. Bed sheet on single bed, thankfully not used, had a big yellow stain by the pillows-didn’t investigate this further.

    Room was spacious. Staff lovely, though disorganised & weren’t expecting us. Didn’t know we hadn’t paid. Food in pub was lovely.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small bedroom, nowhere to hang clothes

    God location, nice pub

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    4.0
    would not choose to stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    we were given an upgrade due to a problem with the booked room that was great however room was not clean had to get staff to clean bathroom room generally grubby at breakfast there dog was loose in the resterant area and was jumping up at set tables layed out for food

    bed was comfy staff were ok had a problem sorted in minutes

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2024

    10
    Wonderful welcome and great value. We'd stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing. If we travel again to Thirsk we will stay here.

    The room was excellent, having one large double and two single beds for 3 adults. The food in the restaurant was excellent value, plentiful and delicious. The staff were generous, friendly, kind and helpful. It was also conveniently walking distance to the train station and a convenience store nearby.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2024

    10
    EXCELLENT
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maybe a little table to pop a cup of tea on in-between bed,and a hook on bathroom door for a towel.

    Staff couldn't do enough for you ,all lovely.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2023

    3.0
    Ok but wouldn’t stay again. Not worth £110 a night (but probably Xmas prices)
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was not clean. I know some of other reviewers have said this and the pub have responded by criticising rather than apologising. There were dead spiders and cobwebs in the room, above our beds and in the bathroom. The drawer in the unit was broken, no lamp next to the bed so you had to get up to turn it off then make your way back to bed in the dark. And before the in asked why I didn’t say anything at the time, I didnt because we checked in late, it was Xmas night, no staff around later on to speak to. We were only there one night so we cooed.

    The room was a good size and it was separate from the pub which made it quiet. However it was Xmas night so the pub was shut so I didn’t have to worry about noise anyways

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 December 2023

    10
    Hidden gem
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, everything was great.

    Staff were really friendly, food was very good, belly buster breakfast a real highlight, beds were very comfortable.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    4.0
    Would not recommend to anyone for an overnight stay but the food is very good.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room was dirty with broken electrical sockets, dirty linen, rusty shower head and the heating never came on.

    The staff were very friendly and the breakfast was very good.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2023

    10
    Great stay at a good price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place to stay in a great location. Hotel was very clean & well looked after. Staff were excellent & food was fantastic.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 November 2023

    4.0
    Very basic. Not even a chair in the room.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very poor room . Have stayed in better student digs. No breakfast. No where to hang towels in bathroom. Dirty. Over priced. Basic room is an understatement. Should have been a family room but got double. Will never be wasting money at this establishment again.

    Nothing

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    10
    Will be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a wonderful time, food was amazing and the staff were really welcoming. The room was incredibly comfortable, great beds and the showers water pressure was stupendous.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 October 2023

    10
    Amazing, can’t wait to go back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pub and restaurant were stunning, the staff were friendly and the rooms were immaculate! Looking forward to our next stay

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2023

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff and room

    Very freindly

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2023

    3.0
    As a seasoned traveler, I would give this hotel a definite miss.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I moved to a bigger room because the single room was too small. The shower and bathroom was so incredibly small that any large person would have great difficulty in fitting in. Considering the price charged I would not recommend this hotel to anyone, as it did not give value for money.

    A convenient location suitable for my travel route. Nothing else was particularly good.

    Stayed in September 2023

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