Obviously trying to be upmarket - but unfortunatly failing. Service was ok, but long wait between main course and being asked if we wanted pudding. Food adequate, but not as good as they think (you just don't serve white sliced bread and butter with fish & chips in this sort of place, and late at that). Cheese board parsimonious. Furnishings ok and toilets spotless, but floor coverings desperatly in need of replacement.

stayed with friends for pickering war weekend, pity it's a little too far outside pickering for walking to & from. Saying that if you want to use it as a base for touring the area I would recomend staying here. The staff friendly & helpful, rooms very clean. A nice bar area with a real warm welcoming fire & a restaurant serving good food with good portions. The breakfast menu had a good choice, cooked to order & very tasty. Have seen on previous reviews concerns about noise from the road & guests inside but we experienced none of this, maybe the beer helped with our sleep!! Apart from it being a little expensive for it's location we had a great time here.

Possibly not what we were expecting....
Booked in for one night. Staff jolly, and welcoming. Hotel a little isolated - about two mile to Pickering, we decided not to walk there since road was rather busy and dark. Taxi about five pounds.
Room adequate. Towel elephant very good.
Adjacent road rather noisy, throughout day and into night. Hotel corridors also noisy.
Next time think we'd pay the extra and stay in Best Western in Pickering, considering breakfast would be included and it's close to the town (i.e. no taxi fare) it only works out a couple of quid dearer. To sum up, it felt more like a motel than an hotel.

This hotel is very clean and the staff are helpful and friendly. The breakfast is also very good with a varied choice but dinner is second class and a lot of microwaving appears to be evident. Our salmon was so overcooked it was "fused" to the plate and had to be sent back and our garlic bread was literally black. This is not what one expects from 4 star accomodation especially when the dining room is far from full - maybe we now know why!
Anyone wishing to stay here should be aware the road noise is considerable.