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Principal YorkvsSafestay York - Micklegate
Both The Principal York and Safestay York are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Principal York is preferred by most professionals compared to Safestay York. The Principal York comes in at 85 with endorsements from 4 sources like The Telegraph, Star Service and Oyster.
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"
Safestay York - Micklegate
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet The Telegraph
88 - 90 Mickelgate, York YO1 6JX
From $14/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Smoking Rooms
- Multilingual
Rough Guide "In a handsome 1752 building in the centre of the city, with many impressive features."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A large and well-equipped boutique hostel that is popular with school groups and stag and hen parties – don't come here looking for peace and quiet!" Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"For the cost, this bright, buzzing, brilliant, neon-splashed reinvention of the hostel — housed in a historic Georgian building close to the city walls — is a hard-to-beat budget option." Full review
