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Principal YorkvsYHA York
Both hotels are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, The Principal York ranks significantly better than YHA York. The Principal York comes in at #4 in York with accolades from 4 reviews including The Telegraph, DK Eyewitness 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"
YHA York
Lonely Planet
42 Water End, Clifton, York YO30 6LP
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
Lonely Planet "This handsome Victorian house makes a spacious and child-friendly youth hostel, with most of the rooms being four-bed dorms." Full review
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It's about a mile northwest of the city centre; there's a riverside footpath from Lendal Bridge (poorly lit so avoid after dark).
