Elizabeth M
May 28, 2024
Hedley House is in a fantastic location. It's in a peaceful street with parking at the back of the building. The lady who greeted us at reception was very nice, friendly and helpful. Our room was fantastic, very spacious and the bathroom was equally spacious and very smart. The beds were so comfortable and the bedding crisply clean. I slept extremely well which is unusual for me in a strange bed. Breakfast is pre-ordered. There was a really good selection of hot options. Continental choice was fresh fruit salad and yoghurts. There were 2 boxes of gluten free cereals on offer and different milk choices (soya etc.) The public areas downstairs are beautiful. The garden with covered seating is beautiful and peaceful. My daughter used the really well equipped gym. We didn't avail of the yoga classes or spa therapies but were really pleased to see they were on offer. There were just a couple of issues I would like to draw the owners' attention to. I would have given my review 5 stars however in our room I was disappointed with housekeeping. I'd asked for our room to be made up on one morning of our 3 night stay. This was done apart from towels I'd left in the bath not being taken away or replaced, the bathroom bin not being emptied and tea bags not being replaced. However the nice lady at reception (mentioned above) dealt with the towels/tea bag issues within 5 minutes. The only things that really let our room down were the curtains in the bedroom, blinds in the bathroom and an empty plastic bottle outside the window which remained there for the duration of our stay. I have attached photographs. The curtains were badly ripped on one side, had huge marks of some kind on the other side and desperately need replaced. The bathroom blinds had threads hanging down in a couple of places. In an otherwise lovely room these things were a big disappointment and not what I would expected from what is sold as a superior room. On our next visit to York I will not hesitate in booking Hedley House. Overall I was really happy with our stay, it's a brilliant hotel.