I recently visited this guest house with a friend as a result of the reviews previously listed. I was not disapointed. Ian the guy who runs the place greeted us at the door and could not have done more to make us feel welcome. He gave us great local advice about how to enjoy our visit to York. We had... more

Have just returned from a 3 day stay in York and had an enjoyable stay at the Hillcrest Guest House. The room was clean and comfortable and the hosts were friendly, helpful and made us very welcome. The breakfast was excellent too! Would defintely recommend it. more

Myself and my husband had a lovely long weekend in York and would definately stay here again. The room was bright clean and spacious and i would reccommend this b&b to anyone. My only minor gripe was that the only mirror to use to put on my make up was the bathroom one but so what? It didn't spoil my... more

Overall I loved the place however I will start with my one critique to get it out of the way. It was VERY WARM in the rooms. We stayed in August, and the weather in York was warm and mild with cool evenings. However, the rooms in the Hillcrest (we had two as we were a family of 6) were... more

We booked this guesthouse the day before we travelled to York when there was very little accommodation available (due to the York races, we found out later). However it must have been fate as it was the best guesthouse I have ever stayed in. I travelled with a friend and her two children and we had one of the attic... more

Single Bussines Traveler Managed to find a room here at the last minute, didn't expect much but it was a vast improvement on some of the single rooms I've stayed in before, very comfy bed. Everything in room was new including ensuite with added bonus of free WiFi. Although unable to take breakfast due to an early start a packed... more

I stayed here for 3 days form 5th-7th August, with a friend for a short break during our summer holiday. We received an exceptionally warm welcome from the friendly staff who continued to be chatty, helpful and very hospitable throughout our stay. The room was clean and had fresh white sheets-which I like! The full-English was very tasty and all... more

we found the manager to be very friendly and helpful indeed,are room was lovely decorated and clean and fresh, well situated for city centre,beautiful park 3minute walk at the end of the road situated behind the quest house, realy great park playing facilitites for the kids, nice gardens with a small lake with ducks and geese,lovley for a picnic in... more

We had a lovely stay at Hillcrest in July 2009. I was travelling with my husband, 22 month old son and my parents. We recevied a very warm welcome from our hostess Lena, and our room far exceeded our expectations. We had been in the UK close to 4 weeks and had learnt to expect fairly small rooms with limited... more