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Principal YorkvsBoro Hotel
Both The Principal York and Boro Hotel are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Principal York ranks significantly higher than Boro Hotel. The Principal York ranks #4 in York with praise from 4 sources such as Star Service, DK Eyewitness and The Telegraph.
Principal York
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
The Telegraph
Oyster
The Guardian
Independent
Station Road, Station Parade, York YO24 1AA
From $135/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
DK Eyewitness "This magnificent Victorian retreat is set in vast, landscaped gardens. Offers en suite, luxury rooms, with all modern amenities; has two, specially designed rooms for the disabled as well."
Star Service "Once a business-oriented hotel, The Principal York is becoming well known with locals for its dining experience, live music and cocktail bar." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"A grand Victorian station hotel with a stylish yet refreshingly calm makeover." Full review
OysterUpscale
"This four-pearl, 159-room Victorian hotel is located in the heart of York, right next to the main railway station." Full review
The Guardian "A paeon to the Victorian railway age just 200m from York’s ancient city walls, this is a hotel with sweeping staircases and lofty ceilings – but isn’t locked to its past"
10 of Yorkshire’s finest hotels
August 22, 2021
Independent "Previously known as the Royal York Hotel, this five-storey Grade II listed building of yellow Scarborough brick used to be one of the UK’s great Victorian railway hotels"
Boro Hotel
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Frommer's
Wallpaper
Lonely Planet
38-28 27th Street, 39th Avenue & 38th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
From $79/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Condé Nast Traveler "Located in Long Island City, the closest Queens neighborhood to Manhattan, this elegant yet affordable property offers a stylish silver-toned lobby." Full review
Fodor's "Catching the sunset behind the Manhattan cityscape—from the rooftop lounge or the privacy of your room—is a real highlight." Full review
Jetsetter "Industrial-chic hotel in an unlikely outer borough that offers speedy access to Manhattan—minus the hefty Big Apple price tag." Full review
Frommer's "Most of the city’s new, built-from-the-ground-up hotels borrow an ugly tactic from the airlines: they try to cram as many people into as little space as possible." Full review
Wallpaper "In the three years since it first opened, the Boro Hotel in Queens’ Long Island City neighbourhood has watched its surroundings transform. Now a hotbed of restaurants, it’s only apt that..." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The Boro offers minimalist city luxe for far less than you'd pay in Manhattan – with the benefit of glittering skyline views from the floor-to-ceiling windows." Full review
