first of all id just like to say thank you very much for a wonderful stay!.

the bnb is about 5 minutes stroll to the city centre which is a lovely walk along the river. if you go by car there is plenty of parking and if not there is a huge car park behind the bnb. rooms were spotless we stayed in the superior room in the back and even though it didnt have a river view/ nice view the room was beautiful and quite large.in the room they had nice touches like sweets biscuits and a good vairety of tea/coffee and lovely toiletries. the bathroom has a shower and a bath and is a good size.

we didnt get to meet the usual owners but we met their friends who look after the bnb while they were away and they were fantastic they did a excellent job , very friendly anything you needed was no trouble at all. breakfast was delicious , i dont usually have breakfast when im away and i couldnt refuse it was that nice!. the only thing is you do have to book your slot as there isnt alot of tables but you get a river view :).

we will definitly stay again thank you very much sharon and gill :)

We chose to stay here for 3 nights at the end of January as the place we used to stay at regularly had dropped down the Trip Advisor ratings dramatically. We were not disappointed! The owners were enjoying their own holiday abroad and the place was being looked after by some relatives who greeted us like family when we arrived. We were shown to our room (Superior Double - Chosen because of the extra space offered) to find it excellently presented and decorated. The bathroom too had obviously just been given a 'refresher' and was also very spacious.

As expected, we were asked to provide a time at which we would like to have breakfast. It has been mentioned before that some people don't like this, but we had no problem with it whatsoever. The breakfast was great and the produce used is of a higher standard than we've had at a lot of other guest houses across the country.

I'd like to address some of the points made by previous reviewers which do distract from what is a lovely place.

The railway runs next to the guest house, but it is at high level and there are only 2 trains each way every hour so it is hardly noticeable.
The car park at the rear only gets busy at weekends and with the curtains and windows closed you wouldn't know it was there!
The 'factory' across the river is the Royal Mail sorting office. Once again, close your eyes and it may as well not be there.
Breakfast timing! When we stayed, another couple came down later than expected. Was there a problem? No. They were simply told that it may take a little longer to serve their cooked breakfast. Is that unreasonable? I don't think so.

All in all a fantastic stay at a great little guest house in an excellent location for a reasonable price.

What more could we ask for?

Couldn't ask for a better place to stay for my 40th Birthday. We booked one of four poster rooms which had the wow factor. On arrival we were met by Alec who is very friendly and made us very welcome. Our room was beautiful, clean, spacious and had excellent views of the river and the York Wheel. The bed mattress was to die for, didn't want to get out. Yes, the railway line runs past the guest house but you hardly notice it. The guest house has free parking which is a bonus for York. Not too far to walk into the centre for shops and attractions. We will definitely stay again and would recommend it to anyone.

We stayed in this place in sept 2011, for one night. We asked if we could leave our luggage
for a few hours before catching the train to go on to London. when we came back to claim our luggage I asked if I could use a bathroom....very rudely, I was told that we had checked out and no way was I allowed to use a bathroom...there are toilets at the train station!!
we had travelled in England and scotland for an entire month, and this experience soured York for us. (the breakfast was also one of the poorest we had)