With a stay at Holmwood House Hotel in York (Holgate), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of York Racecourse and York Minster. .This bed & breakfast is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from York Barbican and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Shambles.
Make yourself at home in one of the 21 guestrooms.
Breakfast is available for a fee.
Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
Limited on-site self parking
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
Family friendly
High chair
Guest services
Multilingual staff
No housekeeping service
Accessibility
No lift
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Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Self parking fee: GBP 10 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
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 cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
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Holmwood House Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Room was excellent and very clean. Staff were friendly and helpful. Great breakfast. Excellent location for bus , less than 10 minutes by bus to York Minster and The Shambles.
Josephine
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
10/10 Excellent
Adrian
5 Dec 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great sized room. Nice bathroom. Shower worked well. Nice and friendly and helpful hosts. Great value and short walk into City.
Awesome.
Nice little B&B within walking distance to the city centre.
This was a convenient location with onsite parking available.
The room was spacious and comfortable for the most part although our bed was very creaky so maybe the mattress or base needs replacing.
Shower was excellent and the breakfast was good, recommended!
Comfortable clean room, breakfast was very good and served by friendly staff
Caroline
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Carolyn
Travelled with family
29 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Walking distance to train station and city... good location.
Property itself is a little tired, curtains fell down when we tried to pull them across in our room.
5 flights of stairs to the room, and 6 down to breakfast, no lift.
Staff friendly and attentive in the breakfast room and a decent but basic breakfast.
Carolyn
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Gill
Travelled with group
28 Nov 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The room was awful!! The girl on reception was lovely and made some repairs while we were out on Saturday but I did not expect toilet seat that didnt fit and a WC that moved when you sat on it and black mould in the bathroom! The curtains didnt have enough rings, bedside lights didnt work and the electrics were mainly on an extension lead that I very much doubt had been Pat tested! Should have all been fixed before the room was let!
Gill
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
8/10 Good
Fiona
27 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff were super helpful all times..The breakfast was superb.
Place was clean and cosy!
As I was a little later than planned the front desk made sure I was still available and double checked to make sure I was still here!
Great customer service - wouldn’t hesitate to recommend people staying at the location
The staff members were wonderful hosts… helpful, polite, and professional. The breakfast was delicious and served in a delightful space. The Holmwood House is a great value.
Alison
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
2/10 Terrible
Stuart
8 Sept 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was fine but the bed had springs sticking out everywhere completely worn out worst bed ive ever had in a hotel
close enoigh to York station, easily walkable to centre of town. few pubs in walking distance. room was perfect, decent sized shower. will use whenever i'm back in York.
We stayed 2 nights on a short break to York on a budget.
It was about a 15 min walk into the center of York which was perfect for us and a 10 min walk to Delrio's Italian restaurant which we would highly recommend
The property was clean and the staff were pleasant.
It is worth noting that there is an an extra £10.00 a day charge for parking which is highlighted when booking and is a fraction of the cost of the public carpark charges
Booked for a 2 night stay in a luxury room with en suite and 4 poster bed however that’s not what we got
When we arrived we where given a standard double which was the cheaper rate room after a chat at reception it appears hotels.com sold me a room that wasn’t available so nothing more anyone could do
I was offered a refund for the difference but Iv been home for a week and still nothing so now Iv taken the mater up with the booking site
Hotel was very dated and not the cleanest of places but location wise it was 5 minutes to the train station 10 minutes to town and the breakfast was decent
We stayed on a very warm weekend and there was no air con or a fan available making it impossible to sleep
Would I stay here again simple answer is no