There is no shortage of B&B's in York, but not wanting to do a lot of research for a weekend away, we opted for the highest rated one listed by Hostels.com. The B&B was perfectly pleasant, but there were a few odd points, which I guess are inevitable given you're staying in someone's house-turned-hotel.
When we arrived, the woman who answered the door was nice enough, but was difficult to get help from outside of the front hall. She handed us a key that was labeled with a different number than the room she told us we were in, but we went with what she said, figuring it was a quirk the key was wrong. B&B's are nothing if not quirky.
We of course couldn't get the key to work, but when we took it back down to the woman (had to wait a bit to get her to come back out), she suggested we try it a different way, once again telling us to go to the same room she'd said before. Who knows how, but we got it open even though it was the wrong key. We dirtied up the room almost immediately (as you do when you're not in your own home), then headed out into town.
When we got back, there was a not so pleasant note telling us we had opened the wrong door and our things had been moved to the right room. Our cheeks were burning at that, especially when we thought of what we'd done to the poor guests' towels. Ah well. Our belongings were very thoughtfully placed, however, so we really appreciated that.
We didn't spend much time in the room or indulge in breakfast other than on one morning, which was standard full English. That morning only stands out because of who was in the room with us while eating: weird emo kid twitching and talking to himself, obnoxious balding (even the women) Mid-Western family, and a few others that just added to the "flavor" of the room.
The location is a bit off the center of town and wasn't easy to navigate to by foot, especially since no one in town (even cabbies) had seem to have heard of the street. I make it all sound bad, but really Barrington is perfectly fine. It's more than affordable and boasts adorable rooms with non-shared baths. When we go back to York, we'll more than likely stay here again. read more