Guest Reviews of Novotel York Centre


Fishergate, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 4FD
3 Star 3 Star York Hotel
 
Guest Comments

These comments are from previous guests who stayed at Novotel York Centre and subsequently completed a customer satsifaction questionnaire. Any opinions expressed are those of the guests and not of the owner of this website or booking network.

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  • 100% Older Couple

    stayed on January 12, 2010

    "Very comfortable"

    Good facilities. Convenient location with parking.

  • 90% Older Couple

    from Filey UK, stayed on December 22, 2009

    "excelant"

    good location

  • 70% Work Associates

    stayed on December 12, 2009

    "ok "

    breakfast good value

    rooms cold

  • 100% Older Couple

    from Wakefield UK, stayed on December 2, 2009

    "Very pleasantly surprised. Thank you"

    Great value for money- compares favorably with the nearby Hilton.

    No bad points- buut the bar tender did not know how to make a rum and black he added water to the cordial. Suggestion would be to use neat black currant squash of a good standard i.e high fruit content. Little things like this do count shows you are willing not to cut corners- i.e using weak cordial.

  • 70% Work Associates

    stayed on November 29, 2009

    "Pleasant. Good meal with excellent service. Ideal for centre of city. "

    Very helpful French male receptionist we spoke to early evening.

    Very strange English female at booking in. She forgot to book us a table in the restaurant. She also offered us a twin room. When we eventually got to our room ,it was a double with a sofa bed. We wanted to use swimming pool but it was completely overlooked by restaurant and reception area. Toilet was separate to bathroom. Room seen better days.

  • 90% Family with older children

    stayed on November 25, 2009

    "Would stay again at a Novotel hotel, especially if they are all staffed and equipped like the York hotel. "

    Staff were great. Helpful, approachable, good sense of humour. Even though English was their second language they 'got' our jokes. It was fantastic that there were games in the lobby. We could have a drink to unwind after the epic journey and our nine year old son was in eyesight, happily playing on a computer game, making friends.

    None really. Would have been great if it had been slightly cheaper.

  • 80% Older Couple

    stayed on September 10, 2009

    "most enjoyable"

    staff very helpful especially the young lady behind the bar who recommended a nearby restaurant and followed it up by asking us had we enjoyed it the day after most impressive attention

  • 80% Group of adult friends

    from Maidstone UK, stayed on August 15, 2009

    "A good stay, although it would have been nice if the bathroom smelt a bit better"

    Good location near the centre of York. Good facilties for the price, with a nice breakfast. Staff were polite and helpful

    Bathroom was a bit smelly.

  • 70% Individual Visitor

    stayed on August 9, 2009

    "Like all Accor hotels but this was teh first time I have had to pay for parking"

    It was a pleasant hotel and clean

    prices of drinks and a fee for parking

  • 80% Older Couple

    from Stevenage UK, stayed on August 19, 2009

    reception staff very helpful friendly and efficient.

  • 80% Older Couple

    stayed on August 16, 2009

    "Very good hotel will come again when visiting York"

    Enjoyed our stay

    No bad points

  • 30% Older Couple

    from Brighton UK, stayed on July 2, 2009

    "The quality of this hotel, whilst clean and adequate for a one night stopover, is massively over-played on the website. Not bad enough to submit a formal complaint, but highly disappointing overall."

    availability of secure parking, view from the bar, carpet in reception

    disinterested reception staff, no radio, no tissues or cotton wool, door lock erratic, truly hopeless breakfast no fresh fruit, no soy milk, no interesting bread/rolls/croissants only toast, stain on bedcover of single bed looked like blood 2/3 of the way down the bed...

  • 90% Older Couple

    stayed on June 30, 2009

    "Staff very helpful, hotel very clean, Breakfast was excellent, overall very nice stay."

    see general reveiw

    why should we have to pay to park a car when staying at the hotel? Also our room was at the front of the hotel , so we had traffic noise & we must have been right above the outside smoking area where we could hear & smell the smokers & their conversations. it was very hot so we did have the window open to max

  • 90% Family with older children

    from Leicester UK, stayed on July 22, 2009

    "A great long weekend and we will visit the hotel again in the future. "

    Great access for the city. Hotel was very clean and friendly staff. Dog friendly hotel was a big plus point for us.

    I can not think of any.

  • 80% Young couple

    from Cleethorpes UK, stayed on July 22, 2009

    "overall, very nice hotel, with good facilities and polite, friendly staff"

    mini bar was not restocked after the first night, toilet rolls in bathroom were not replaced, even though only part of one roll was left, card for breakfast request for in room service was not replaced after the first night

  • 90% Family with older children

    stayed on June 2, 2009

    Well located, good facilities especially swimming pool

    A la carte menu over-priced and fixed menu uninspiring same each night - carvery; noisy fan / extractor / airconditioning unit outside the hotel which went on all night.

  • 90% Individual on Business

    from Teddington UK, stayed on June 12, 2009

    "Good"

    Staff knew a good place to go jogging. Everything clean and tidy

    LAck of recycling facilities and energy efficiceny measures in room - e.g. TV left on standby.

  • 90% Young couple

    from Guildford UK, stayed on June 9, 2009

    "Was very pleased with the stay although did not have time to try facilities or restaurant"

    Staff very helpful, friendly and informative. Very glad not to be turned down for only requiring one night over the weekend. Central location, parking and late departure, 1pm, Sunday very good

    Bed was not comfortable

  • 100% Family with older children

    from Stockport UK, stayed on April 21, 2009

    "Same as above, also a lovely location with a walk by the river into York"

    Lovely hotel, we were made to feel like valued guests

  • 100% Older Couple

    from Newcastle upon tyne UK, stayed on March 24, 2009

    "We have stayed in this hotel before and enjoyed our stay just as much this time."

    Very handy location and the hotel had a relaxed atmosphere, the new refurbushments were very clean and unfussy.

    The menu took a bit of working out and could be made easier we were not the only people who struggled with the menu.Its a shame that the original bar area was taken out as it had a cosy feel to it last time we were there.

  • 90% Older Couple

    from Duns UK, stayed on March 5, 2009

    "Very enjoyable."

    Excellent unhurried breakfast

    Young, overtired children allowed to be in foyer or running around past midnight.

  • 70% Work Associates

    stayed on February 18, 2009

    "would use novotel again,however we would make other arrangements for breakfast and an evening drink."

    Public areas were well equipped and our room was clean and well maintained. staff were helpful and friendly.

    chlorine level in pool seemed high causing irritation to eyes and skin. bar prices were excessive,as were the charges for breakfast.

  • 90% Older Couple

    stayed on February 17, 2009

    "Excellent Weekend"

    Well Done

  • 70% Older Couple

    from Halifax UK, stayed on February 12, 2009

    Staff were very helpful and whwn heating was not working in the room did offer a different one.

    The room heating was not working which at this time of the year did make the room ver cold. When reported the staff did offer to change the room but we had unpacked and were getting changed to go out. Luckily the manager did provide separate heater which worked well and eventually the heating was fixed.

  • 60% Group of adult friends

    stayed on January 23, 2009

    helpful receptionist pointung out sights of york

    tv not working; plug in bathrooom sink not working; toilet flush poor

  • 30% Individual on Business

    stayed on January 19, 2009

    "Extreemly disappointing"

    A member of staff drove me to another hotel as the resident pool was not working.

    The noise from building work and the pool was out of order

  • 90% Older Couple

    stayed on December 5, 2008

    "Visitor than the breakfast price, the hotel was lovely."

    Room and overall cleanliness of hotel very good.

    Breakfast was a ridiculous price. We had breakfast elsewhere and I bet a lot of other people would too. £12.50 for breakfast. My mother in law only wanted some cereal and wouldnt pay that price. Your hotel will lose money on breakfasts.

  • 90% Visitor

    stayed on November 30, 2008

    "Good for the price."

    Breakfast and overall staff performance

    Rooms could do with a slight update.

  • 90% Older Couple

    stayed on November 30, 2008

    "An enjoyable stay"

    Staff very helpful. Everything clean and tidy.

  • 40% Family with older children

    stayed on October 29, 2008

    "bad taste"

    Cetral location

    Staff attitude was appalling.

  • 70% Older Couple

    stayed on August 27, 2008

    Located close to river within walking distance of main attractions with car park and friendly helpful staff

    Reception,lounge and bar area were open plan and noisy with tv and families playing on wii. Also one lift out of order and average three course carvery

  • 80% Group of adult friends

    stayed on October 16, 2008

    Convenient location

    Breakfast not included, and the price is overcharged

  • 80% Young couple

    stayed on October 15, 2008

    Having to pay a parking charge when you have your own hotel car park is not something I expected and even though not expensive would make me consider not staying at this hotel again when there is an option of free parking elsewhere.

  • 70% Older Couple

    from Caerphilly UK, stayed on October 13, 2008

    Well placed fr sight seeing

    Rooms need up dating.

  • 70% Visitor

    from Ellesmere port UK, stayed on October 12, 2008

    "ok"

    Modern well appointed hotel

    Some staff not very helpful, their knowledge of english possibly a reason.

  • 100% Family with older children

    stayed on August 10, 2008

    "Excellent value for money, and very wellcoming for families."

    very friendly and helpfull staff. Food and facilitys were excellent.

    Room a bit hot.

  • 80% Older Couple

    stayed on September 28, 2008

    "Ideally situated for York . "

    Everything worked .

    Bed was awful Breakfast not up to Novotel standards abroad Bed was awful.

  • 90% Family with Kids

    stayed on September 21, 2008

    "Enjoyed it,, quiet & in a good location"

    Good staff, customer orientated. Room clean & tidy. good parking facilities

  • 60% Older Couple

    from Keighley UK, stayed on September 17, 2008

    " The hotel is located within easy walking distance of the city centre. Though we did see a travel lodge which was slightly closer to the centre which we will concider next time, and to be honest our room was like a travel lodge room!! Very very expensive we paid £109 for 1 night though I belive it should have been £169!!! there was no mini bar in the room the TV had only 5 channels that were free to view or you could pay £9.99 to watch the rest of the channels, listen to music and surf the net.... I would have expected this to be free after the amount they ask for. All in all we used it as a place to sleep for the night and it was adequate for that but at the price they charge discounted or not it wasn't value for money. I have stayed in various Hotels guest houses and B&B's all over the UK and Eire and I would not reccomend this hotel, unless you have money to burn and dont apprecitae the finer things in life!!!"

    Very clean and tidy, staff were pleasent and helpfull

    No shower in the room only a bath with a shower over it and the side's of the bath were extremly high!!! the bath was raised of the floor for some reason with no step into or out of itNo mini bar which I would have expected in this price range.

  • 70% Older Couple

    stayed on June 10, 2008

    "GENERAL STAY WAS GOOD BUT HAD PAYMENTS TAKEN TWICE OUT OF MY BANK AND REALISED WHEN I GOT BACK . "

  • 70% Work Associates

    from Morley UK, stayed on June 17, 2008

    "I booked to stay at the hotel only to receive an e-mail informing me that my room booking had been cancelled due to a problem with my credit card. I would have appreciated someone phoning me as I could have booked with another card. I was informed when I phoned the hotel that my room had been released and sold to somebody else. This does not reflect well on your hotel and given that I could be a good customer, could cost you a fair bit of money in the long run."

  • 80% Young couple

    from Llanfair.p.g. UK, stayed on June 16, 2008

    "Served it's purpose, no complaints."

    Free parking. Only a short alk from city centre.Nice swimming pool

    Room decor a little drab and dated.Expensive breakfast option.

 
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