I called the hotel early evening on Friday 7th October 2011 and reserved a room with the lady at the "Reservation Desk" for Saturday 8th October. As the conversation progressed it became apparent that she was actually awy from the hotel doing her shopping. More about reception later! She took my booking for a doubleroom and then asked for my... More

The Ruskin is an elegant, spacious, characterful building in a quiet road only a few minutes from the town centre. The breakfast is outstanding: organic, local, and plenty of options, including kippers or boiled eggs and soldiers. If you can time your visit away from conference dates, you can get rooms at very good rates, not much more than a... More

We really liked this hotel. It had a really good feeling from the start. We were met with a friendly welcome and very clear, consise instructions. Immediately, we were offered a larger room, which we accepted. With our booking came use of the local gym and swimming pool (though it was small, this too offered friendly service). The very central... More

hotel was clean and pleasant abit dated with room decor, didn't meet the owners of hotel at all through out the stay, would have been more customer friendly if they at least showed there faces even to ask them about the area. Polish staff member serving breakfast didn't want to be there and was not at al friendly. breakfast room... More

The hotel is very well situated for Harrogate centre and outwardly is very well presented. Internally however, the decor has become slightly worn and dated with much of the furniture having seen better days. The wall paper in the family room was peeling off the walls and the floors creaked excessively. Apart from this, the beds were comfortable and the... More

We stayed at this hotel for one night prior to our sons passing in parade at Harrogate AFC. We got a great price on a last minute deal through one of those hotel website . We had one of the large rooms on the top floor. Room was clean and had everything you would want. No SKY tv but that... More

stayed for 1 night the room was large but in need of redecoration with large damp patches on the walls. breakfast was good but the 1 person serving needed a bit of prompting for coffee toast etc. good location for town center More

We stayed five nights in Room 5 at the top of the house.The room was very spacious as was the en suite bathroom.But the decor was old fashioned and jaded although to be fair it was kept clean.The breakfast was the usual fare, OK but nothing special.The generous room size, the location and parking are the best things going for... More

I took my mum to this holtel for 2 nights as a birthday treat. At £115 for a luxury room i expected a great deal more. The hotel is now very shabby; curtains are hanging off the pelmets, light bulbs need replacing and dust lies on the upholstery. This hotel is in desparate need of a make over. The location... More