The Bootham Tavern - York

2.0 star property

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Superior Double Room
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Standard Double Room | Bathroom
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Superior Double Room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
29 Bootham, York, England, YO30 7BW
  • York Theatre Royal
    2 min walk
  • York Minster
    3 min walk
  • York St. John University
    4 min walk
  • Harrogate (HRT-RAF Linton-on-Ouse)
    25 min drive

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About this property

The Bootham Tavern - York

Bed & breakfast in York, a short walk to York Minster
This bed & breakfast features free WiFi in public areas.
The Bootham Tavern - York offers 6 accommodations. This York bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
During your stay at The Bootham Tavern - York , you're just a quick walk from York Minster. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas.
  • Free WiFi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Just a 3-minute walk from York Minster and 7 minutes by foot from Shambles
WiFi is free in public spaces.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this York bed & breakfast.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Local maps

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

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The Bootham Tavern - York Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 42 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jack

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
No breakfast because the woman was working by herself. Check in couldn’t happen til Dillon arrived because I don’t know why.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We originally had a deluxe double however on check in realised it didn't have a shower, was a bit misleading on the hotel pages as it says 'bath or shower' so could have been a bit clearer. However we spoke to the staff and they swapped our room so it turned out fine :) The hotel is in a lovely location, very short walk to the centre so nice and peaceful
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant location, near major attractions and transport options. The hotel room was lovely but a bit of a climb up the stairs! Friendly staff and great facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room and breakfast. Very close to the centre. Water pressure was a bit variable in the shower, but overall a very pleasant stay. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and close to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The housekeeping was none existent, spider webs in the room very narrow stairs to rooms with a maze of doors. Very noisey hearing people leaving as well as noise form the pub and band.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble. The English breakfasts were well-cooked, served with a smile and piping hot. It felt like stepping back in time and very traditionally 'British'. I'm so glad I stayed in an everyday and friendly pub rather than an upmarket and modern hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Overnighter
Handy overnight stay Great location as live music on Room comfy and large, only snag was no shower so washed hair in sink
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I called in around 10.30am on the day of my stay to see if I could leave my bags but the room was ready and I was allowed an early check-in. This was great as it left the whole day to head out. Nice, warm welcome from friendly staff. My room was at the top and back of the pub, so it was quiet. The room had everything you'd need and was a good size and decorated in a lovely wall covering showing St Mary's Abbey (also the name of the room) My second visit here in two months and it's safe to say that I'll be back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kristian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and room
Great location and room. My only complaint is that no breakfast served until 9 am
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Heather, Burnaby

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
This property is very reasonably priced and is an excellent location. The staff is helpful and friendly.On the downside there are steep stairs up to the rooms and no lift. Window wouldnt stay open , it was very stuffy so we had to fashion our own prop stick to get air. No ceiling fan as advertised.Bathroom was clean but walls in the bedroom area were filthy. Friday night was a floor shaking 70"s tribute band until 11:30-12:00 which was fine but Saturday night was a poor ,loud band until midnight (like terrible karioke. ) Not sure I'd recommend this place without mentioning those things. Was surprised to see others giving a 10.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Skye

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous spot. Lovely staff. Just be aware it is loud with traffic until later, didn’t affect us but just a heads up. Super convenient and close to all York is about. Bonus if you have a car, there is a parking lot directly behind the tavern.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mr and Mrs Nelson
The Bootham Tavern was a very good location for the city. The Staff were lovely and polite. The Breakfast was a bargain. Only downside was the radiator in the bathroom was constantly on with no thermostat to turn it off and the summer temp was 20 plus degrees outside so difficult to sleep as it was boiling in the room. Other than that we enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jacquelyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The pub had nosey live music both Friday and Saturday night so I booked out Saturday morning but Expedia would only refund me one nights accomodation instead of 2. The main road also had noisey traffic all night without double glazed windows over the front.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really close to Bootham Bar and everything that is inside the walls. Very warm welcome from friendly and helpful staff and even though my room was over the main road, noise didn't bother me. The room "York Theatre" was very well appointed with everything you'd need. Good size with a large en-suite and a lovely comfy bed. I'd definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

I

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice accommodation
Booked last minute due to limited availability and was pleasantly surprised. Easy access public Carpark around the corner, friendly staff and really nice clean room
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Vicki

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Carla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Average
The room was clean. The reason I rated it average is because of the service. It was basically non-existent. We had to find someone at the bar to check us in. This person offered no welcome or friendly advice with parking or assistance in getting our luggage up the flights of stairs. No lifts. Check out was the same experience. No hospitality, not asked how our stay was or thank you for choosing them.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonably priced pub accommodation.
Good location close to the Minster. Room was on the main road side of the building, but we'll sound proofed. Some noise from the bar, but this is expected in a pub. Problem with loss of hot water pressure on the final morning was irritating, but these things happen. Clean and comfortable. We did not have breakfast so cannot comment on the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024