The Grange Hotel is a big gorgoues, upmarket hotel. I go there for a meal rather than to stay. Food…read moreis fantastic quality and service is great. I'm going in a few weeks for afternoon tea and really looking forward to it as never had their afternoon tea before. Highly recommended but is a little pricey.

This is the best hotel I have ever stayed in…read more The whole place is decorated in a mix of victorian garb with some modern preppy twists and is full of quirky and classic character. The walls have beautiful wallpaper and there are tons of cute touches like three sheets of gold-pressed The Grange stationary. Breakfast is served in the beautiful basement/cellar restaurant and is delicious and artfully made. I enjoyed my stay so very much.

The hotel location is amazing right near the city center. My wife and I stayed there for the second…read moretime during Christmas and new years while visiting family. The rooms are spacious, the safe is so helpful. Checking in was a breeze. There were a few people in front of us and the manager called for back up and two extra staff showed up. All in all we only waited for maybe three minutes. Totally professional. We got breakfast included. It's a buffet from 7-10. Normally I don't think this kind of food but this buffet is amazing. They ah e the best eggs and full English. The staff was totally open to get you sometime extra if you asked. Again super professional. The bar is beautiful and very convenient to meet people, which worked because we had a lot of family to meet. The rooms were clean, great views and roomy. The cleaning staff was flexible and would work to clean around when we were gone. It really made us feel at home. I can't suggest this hotel more. We have stayed there twice while visiting family and we will be

This hotel is within walking distance to main area of this town. Being located adjacent to the…read moreconference center it has its own traffic during certain days with a bit of a lull on the others. I was here for a week long stay so opted with the breakfast included package. Breakfast can get real busy and is an average affair. I enjoyed the espresso based drinks and spring water bottles. The other stuff is mainly eggs and other breakfast items selection. The plates and hot plates can get really hot so watch out. The amenities are what one expects from such a place with an exception of a laundry facility (one can have clothes laundered though). The room itself was quiet and larger than I expected. My interaction was limited with top marks for housekeeping and middling for front desk. The elevator can be challenge as one was out of order so the other two being very busy during a holiday weekend. I wouldn't mind staying here at a similar rate if in the area.

This was my third visit having first discovered the hotel as part of a wine school day run by…read moreYorkshire wine school. Since then, it's become a favourite getaway, mostly for the atmosphere and range of wine, beers and spirits and friendly enthusiastic staff who are happy to help and recommend wines etc. They run a great deal on a Sunday or bank holiday night where you can pay £25 for the room when you spend £75 in the bistro. Ok so you are easily going to spend that £75 ( this time we spent about £130 with a £45 bottle of wine, 3 courses and desert wine). The rooms are individual and some include walk in showers and free standing bath. All have an Nespresso machine. Ocassionally there are maintainance issues and some of the fixtures can be a little tired, however all the other benefits make up for it for me!

Cute hotel located in Harrogate, Yorkshire. It is steps away from lots of shops and little…read morerestaurants that give you a true cozy British suburbia feel. The hotel has a rustic cottage feel with attic units and a spacious lobby with its effortless patina. The upgraded attic units have a shower room as big as a regular hotel bathroom that makes the bathroom itself feel like a full-size bedroom. The hotel also has its own spa that offers a variety of services. It really offers that inherently cool and very "British" suburbia experience. One of the key indicators of the hotel's character was that instead of the room card with a magnetic strip, they use metal room keys with a large leather key tag that has the name of the room engraved on it. Yes, rooms have names in this hotel like characters in a British masterpiece theater production.

We stayed at the Ascot House Hotel in mid-February, and it proved a good location from which to…read moreexplore the delights of Harrogate, just under a mile to walk into the periphery of the town centre. Ascot House is an impressive looking hotel, set on a corner plot adjacent to a green area, adorned with early flowering spring bulbs and trees coming into bud because of the mild winter. The car park for the hotel was a little small for the number of rooms it had, but the access road to the side handled the overspill. The car spaces are also a little svelte, something to be aware if your car is on the large side. Inside the hotel has high ceilings and an impressive air of spaciousness throughout. The staircase to the rooms is punctuated by an impressive stained glass window, that the light streams through in the early morning. Rooms wise, there are lots and it can be a fraction disorientating at first to find you actual room. The room itself was well proportioned, warm and spacious, with a large bathroom, complete with a bath, more unusual these days. A decent sized TV, that kept us entertained with random winter sports, like snowboard half pipe, in the dead time between going out for the day, and eating out in the evening. The mattress was a little soft, but that's a minor quibble. Breakfast was efficiently run, a good variety of cereals, fruit, juices and a good range of hot food, which always speedily arrived, the scrambled egg and 'Full Yorkshire' being particularly fine. The dining room doubles as a restaurant for residents and non-residents in the evening too. A few points stopped it getting that all important fifth star, the Hotel was well maintained and was undergoing somewhat of makeover whilst we were there. They had a team decorators painting the foyer while we were there, setting up just after breakfast and still working when we returned mid-afternoon. The decorators were always impeccably polite but clambering over dust sheets and dodging wet paint to enter the hotel, was a novelty initially but became a little bit of a trial.

I stayed one night with breakfast here and could not fault it. The room was spotless, the bathroom…read morefunctioned well, , there were all the usual things such as tea and coffee in the room, toiletries, etc. The staff were all pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was very good, served promptly, in a dining room with some views of the front garden, that also serves dinners although I did not have dinner here. I booked this place because it was one of the few places with availability on a busy night, but I would reccommend it as a first choice especially as it was very reasonably priced and therefore excellent value for money.

So, because my wallet doesn't run to hotel stays of any kind ATM I am only reviewing the roof top…read morespa attendance at which I received as a very welcome gift. This is not the cheapest spa in town by any measure but, to my mind, it supports the old adage that you get what you pay for. Robe, towel and flip-flops are provided and the package I received included a glass of prosecco (normally retailing here at £12) and 3 hours use of the facilities. I have to say, this is by far the best spa I have been to and it certainly calls into question the right of many hotels to call a tiny sauna and steam room next to a cold pool a 'spa'. I was like a kid in a particularly splendid sweet shop as I tried to try everything. I managed to spend time in a cavernous steam room luxuriating in lemon infused steam; in a lovely warm infinity pool including plenty of jets and a truly marvellous and stimulating neck massage shower; in a hot enough to relax sauna cabin; in a large hot enough to feel like it's doing you good sauna; a nice sized open air jacuzzi ; a deceptively warm herbal steam room; hot and (very) cold foot spas and a very pleasant juniper log sauna. Oh and don't forget the experience shower where I was treat to the sounds of the tropics whilst being pelted with hot and cold water - wow! Sadly I didn't have chance to try the sunlight oxygen rooms but they seemed very popular. I came away feeling refreshed and rejuvenated and wondering if a few more visits might get me back to my 20's. The only tiny fly in the ointment was a problem with the wristbands used to open doors and lockers but this was quickly sorted by the very pleasant and helpful staff. This package cost just over £60.

Myself and my husband got married here 7 years ago and return every year for an anniversary meal…read more Everything about this hotel screams class, from the valet parking, to the beautiful rooms with huge beds, to the very walkable gardens. The restaurant is the best food I have ever eaten. Always something new, and always the most amazing service. The bar food is just as good, if more hearty. Yes, it's expensive, but it's worth every penny. Even after one night you'll come home feeling like you've been away for a week.

You step back in time when you enter this manor house. You can visualize the lord walking about!…read moreAn addition contained the restaurant. The decor is lacking, but they make it up with the food and wine choices! Lovely menu with nice variety well presented by a friendly staff. Quiet remote location is worth the drive!

Last month, my wonderful friend and I packed our bags, and made a short drive from her home in…read moreYorkshire, to be ladies of the manor for a night. This package was a Christmas present for her, birthday present for me, and turned out to be a really great deal! Aldwark Manor was built in the 1860's (if I recall rightly from the brochure!) and has been tastefully extended to include a restaurant, spa and bar. It also has a very pretty golf course out the back too, so a perfect spot for the golfers among you! The package itself was a wonderful deal, lunch, dinner, bed, breakfast, use of the spa and a 25 minute spa treatment for a modest £99! The deal is only available through the week, but what a lovely way to see you through to the weekend. Our room was modern, contemporary and had a view of the golf course. It had all the things you would expect of a hotel room, with the exception of a fridge to chill our bottle of champagne (a special treat!). A quick call to reception solved our problem, and a bucket of ice was duly delivered. For dinner we had an allowance of £26 to spend and that was more than enough for a tasty salmon main and crumble for pudding! The hotel was quite quiet that night, and although it meant the restaurant was lacking in atmosphere a bit and there was no-one in the bar (the staff came to have a quick blether with us!), it also meant we had free use of the pool table...which I lost quite spectacularly...pool and champagne never mix well! The only thing I felt they could really have improved was the general operations of the spa! Now, I've been in a couple of 5 star hotels this year, so maybe I'm being picky, but there are a few changes I would make: 1. It would be useful to be shown around the spa so we wouldn't have to keep returning to the desk to ask where things were. 2. You were only allowed one dressing gown. I had to go for my spa treatment with a soggy bottom. Maybe it wouldn't be so troublesome to get another one? 3. There were a few maintenance issues around the showers etc. and I also had to tell the desk that there was no loo roll in the toilets...for a hotel as nice as this one, they should checking this regularly! 4. There was no water cooler around the sauna/steam room area. After a couple of visits we were quite thirsty, with no way of addressing it other than to head out to the spa bar and buy some water 5. Our spa lunch was presented to us without them asking what we actually wanted. We therefore got meat sandwiches (I'm a vegetarian who eats fish!), tuna sandwiches (my friend doesn't eat fish!) and no consideration at all to any food allergies (which neither of us have...but not the point!). After a quick sandwich swap, we were happy and lunch was light and tasty...but I still think they should be checking with guests before they serve! If they could get these issues sorted out, I think they'd be well on their way to being the kind of spa I think this Manor house deserves! After a filling breakfast, we packed our bags again and checked out of Aldwark Manor. As we trundled through the Yorkshire countryside, we pondered when we'd have the opportunity to be ladies of the manor again. Hopefully it won't be too long!

My room was located in a new part of the hotel which was a long way to pull suitcases, particularly…read morefor my elderly parents. The room was a regular 'corporate' style and had all the regular items you expect to find. There was a cuddly teddy bear on the bed which you can adopt if you ask at Reception. The bathroom was a little tired and needs some updating. There was plenty of hot water, towels and Molton Brown toiletries. The room was refreshed twice a day, which was fab. Breakfast was in the restaurant and there was plenty of cereal, fruit juice and cooked items available which was cooked to order. Delish! The bar prices are expensive. The meal we had in the restaurant was lovely, service was excellent. The prices were expensive. £45 for 3 a la carte courses and £25 from the other menu. You could pick and choose off both. All the staff we came into contact with were great: friendly and nothing was too much trouble.

Turned up here in our jeans and walking boots (not muddy ones though) so when we walked in we were…read morelooked up and down by the supercilious waiter who asked if we were dinning when I confirmed we would he said he would see if they had a table available. They did but not till 9.00 pm as we weren't in a rush we decided we would eat here. We opted for the taster menu and all I can say is it was well worth the wait, the food was cooked and presented to a high standard the wine selection with the food was also excellent. I couldn't help but recommend this place for an evening's meal, it's not on the cheap side but for a special occasion worth the visit if you are looking for good food in nice surroundings.

Stayed here for three nights as part of a wedding party in June 2015. It was a gorgeous location,…read moreincredibly tranquil and perfect for an England countryside wedding. Staff was incredibly friendly and hospitable, grounds were very well maintained, and we had undisturbed sleep. Rooms: the bathrooms were updated with great water pressure and towel warmers. The bedroom was very spacious, had a cottage-like feel and was clean. My only complaint is the wifi was down for guests, though I did manage to get access to the reception's wifi, which was accessible only near reception. The grounds are beautiful, so it was nice to walk around in the mornings Meals: Breakfasts were included, which were delicious and very filling though I really only ordered one thing (smoked salmon with scrambled eggs) every morning. Wedding: While the wedding itself was not held here, the afternoon snacks, dinner and dancing portion were. What a magnificent place to hold everything - the room was beautifully set up and I loved that I could return to my room whenever I wanted. All I know is the bridge picked out a package and they seemingly arranged for most of the items. The dinner was so good; everyone was raving about it. Location: It was a short drive from the Northallerton station, so members of the wedding party would pick up arriving guests and we all left together in a big caravan. Very convenient and not in a big city, so it was a relaxed feel. Cannot recommend this place enough.

This hotel is in a beautiful location. You approach to it along a country road and then as you turn…read moreinto the drive you can see the Hotel ahead and it looks stunning, the grounds are really well maintained as you approach and on an evening its lit at the front which makes it look really welcoming. As its only a couple of miles out of town it makes a great venue for events, it can cater for large numbers such as for a wedding or for smaller groups or corporate events in a more intimate setting. The grounds make a really good backdrop for photographs. The bedrooms are sumptous and tastefully decorated and all of the main rooms have that old fashioned tasteful quality air. The food is good and not over priced or if you don't want a meal, you could just sit and have a quiet drink in the bar. The staff are always really welcoming and friendly.