I am looking for somewhere for two friends to stay in or near (within
20miles traveling distance) the City of York, UKm on the evening
Friday 23rd of August until and departing on Sunday the 25th of August
(2 nights).

My request that it be no more then £40 a night, but less is better.
Bed and breakfasts must have more then one room in the building (not
the one room B&B type, you often feel you are imposing), and ensuite
facilities and a double bed.

My choice at the moment would be:
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/booking/hotel.php?hotel_id=196

However at £59.95 a night, this is a little steep.

Holiday Inn is not much better, at £49.95 a night.

I live in York, but they hotels dont advertise in local press (epople
from the city are hardly going to use the hotels, are they?). I guess
I ought to go to the tourist information but I am just to busy, and
would like to see what is online.

Booking online not essential.

Cheers

Hi, addie-ga !

Like tehuti-ga I've found the Smooth Hound site very useful - I used
it myself when booking a world trip a couple of years ago.

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk

The only snag seemed to be that hotels with no availability didn't
bother to answer emails, but that may have sorted itself out by now.

http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk 

is also a link to their site.

Also useful is:

http://www.avaweb.co.uk/northyorkshire


A very similar site to Smooth Hound can be found at Ai Tourism. Their
York page is at:

http://cgi.www.a1tourism.com/uk/york.html


An excellent site dedicated to sourcing B&Bs in Yorkshire is:

http://www.yorkshirebandb.co.uk


Since you are very busy I've trawled through the sites to find hotels
in and around York and summarised a selection of those which do not
seem to charge more than your budget during the high season. I've
noted when their pricing pages were last updated, so you can judge
whether they are likely to have had a price increase, and noted some
other details about them for you.

I've tried to pick a range, from guesthouses through to a Motel.


1. 
Birchfield Guest House
2 Nunthorpe Avenue, Scarcroft, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 1PF
Phone: +44 (0)1904 636395 

email brian@2birchfield.fsnet.co.uk

Price schedule updated 6 Dec 2001

3 bedrooms 
 
English Tourism Council 3 diamonds
 
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £30.00 to £36.00 per room
 
TV in all rooms
Children welcome over 10 years old
Parking available 

There's a rather dull photo at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/birchfield.html



2.
Ivy House Farm
York Road, Kexby, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 5LQ
Phone: +44 (0)1904 489368 

email:kevin-jayne-daniel@supanet.com

Price schedule updated 5 March 2002 so should be current.

AA & RAC 3 diamonds

4 bedrooms  
 
Single Bed and Breakfast from £20.00 to £25.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £32.00 to £38.00 per room

"Ivy House Farm, is a dairy and mixed farm of 132 acres having been in
the family for 100 years. Ideally situated 5 miles from the historic
City of York with easy access to the Yorkshire Wolds, North Yorkshire
Moors, Bronte Country, Yorkshire Dales, The East Coast also towns such
as Knaresborough, Harrogate, Leeds and Beverley."

Pictures at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/ivyhouse.html


3.
The Woolpack
6 Fawcett Street, York, 
North Yorkshire, YO10 4AH 

Tel: +44 (0)1904 653188

email:thewoolpackhotel@bushinternet.com 

Page update 24 July 1002 - so very up to date.

Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast £40.00
  
"If you're looking for budget bed and breakfast accommodation whilst
visiting historic York, then the Woolpack Hotel is for you.

Situated close to the 'York Bar Walls' in the heart of the city, it is
located in an ideal position for you to explore all York has to
offer."

Photos and form at:

http://www.avaweb.co.uk/northyorkshire/woolpack/home.html

More information at the Hotel's own website:

http://www.thewoolpackhotel.com
 

This one may be too far away for your friends, but sounds interesting:
 
4.
The Ship Inn
30 York Road, Shiptonthorpe, York, North Yorkshire, YO4 3PG
Phone: +44 (0)1430 872006 

email  shipinn@telinco.co.uk

Price schedule updated 3 Dec 2001
 
5 bedrooms 
 
Single Bed and Breakfast from £24.00 to £26.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £36.00 to £38.00 per room
 
En-suite facilities in all rooms
TV in all rooms
Tea and coffee making facilities
Licensed bar
Licensed restaurant
Parking available
Credit cards accepted
Games room
 
"The Ship Inn was built in the early 1800s and was a Coaching House on
the York to Hull highway, being half-way between these two cities and
within easy reach of Scarborough, Bridlington and the North Yorks
Moors."

Photos at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/theshipinn.html

and more details and photos plus an enquiry form at:

http://www.avaweb.co.uk/northyorkshire/shipinn/home.html

and

http://www.yorkshirebandb.co.uk/east-riding/the-ship-inn/the-ship-inn.html

The Inn also boasts a very extensive menu.



5.
Victoria Villa
72 Heslington Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5AU
Phone: +44 (0)1904 631647, Fax: +44 (0)1904 651170

email  vicvilla@fsmail.net

Price schedule updated 11 Feb 2002 so should be current.
 
4 bedrooms 
 
English Tourism Council 2 diamonds

Single Bed and Breakfast from £20.00 to £25.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £30.00 to £38.00 per room
 
TV in all rooms

Resident Proprietors: Shirley and Gary Jackson 

"The Victoria Villa is situated only 10 mins walk form York's historic
city centre and 10 mins walk from York University. The guest house is
family run offering, excellent, clean and friendly accommodation and a
full hearty breakfast."

Photos at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/vicvilla.html

 
6.
Yorkway Motel
Hull Road, Pocklington, near York, East Yorkshire, YO42 2NX
Phone: +44 (0)1759 303071, Fax: +44 (0)1759 305215

email info@yorkway-motel.co.uk

Price schedule last updated 5 April 2001
 
15 bedrooms 
 
AA 2 Star
  
Single Room £36.00
Double Room from £36.00 to £40.00 per room
 

En-suite facilities in all rooms
TV in all rooms
TV lounge
Licensed bar
Licensed restaurant
Special diets catered for
Parking available
Disabled access
Credit cards accepted
Games room

"The motel is entirely ground floor (no steps) and there is ample free
parking outside your room.

The Yorkway is family run and has been for 24 years. We believe in
providing an atmosphere with traditional values, friendly, personal
service, comfortable surroundings and most of all, value for money! "

Photos at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/yorkway.html


7.
Lower Barn Bed and Breakfast
near Castle Howard, Bulmer, York, North Yorkshire, YO60 7ES
Phone: +44 (0)1653 618575, Fax: +44 (0)1653 618575

email isabelhall@lowerbarn@fsnet.co.uk

Price schedule updated Dec 2001

2 bedrooms 
 
English Tourism Council 4 diamond
 
Single Bed and Breakfast from £18.00 to £20.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £36.00 per room
 
TV in all rooms
TV lounge
Parking available

"Set amongst a patchwork of cornfields, Lower Barn affords panoramic
views across the estate, with a warm welcome awaiting guests to this
comfortable home-from-home. Sink into a cosy armchair, under a beamed
ceiling and warm your toes in front of a log fire, or watch the sun
setting over the estate as swallows swoop and dive relentlessly around
the walled country garden. Awake refreshed to the smell of a
traditional English breakfast cooking, complemented with home made
marmalades and jams."

Photos at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/lowerbarn.html



8.
Brookland House
Hull Road, Dunnington, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 5LW
Phone: +44 (0)1904 489548 
3 bedrooms 

Price updated 13 May 2002 so should be current

No email

Note no smoking.

Single Bed and Breakfast from £19.00 to £20.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £19.00 to £20.00 per person
 
TV in all rooms
Parking available
A non-smoking establishment 

"Excellent Park and Ride nearby every 10 mins into York City Centre"

Drawing at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/brooklandhouse.html



9.
Royal Dragon
16 Barbican Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5AA
Phone: +44 (0)1904 659976, Fax: +44 (0)1904 339370

email royaldragon1997@yahoo.co.uk

Price schedule updated 22 April 2002 so should be current.

11 bedrooms 
 
Single Bed and Breakfast from £20.00 to £24.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £35.00 to £41.00 per room
 
Licensed bar
Licensed restaurant
Parking available
Credit cards accepted

No photos.


10.
Arras Farmhouse
Arras, Market Weighton, near York, North Yorkshire, YO4 3RN
Phone: +44 (0)1430 872404, Fax: +44 (0)1430 872404

No email.

Price schedule updated 5 Dec 2001

3 bedrooms 
 
English Tourism Council 3 diamonds

Single Bed and Breakfast from £20.00 to £22.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £35.00 to £40.00 per room
 
En-suite facilities available
TV lounge
Parking available

no photos
 
 
11.
Robeanne House
Driffield Lane, Shiptonthorpe, York, North Yorkshire, YO43 3PW
Phone: +44 (0)1430 873312, Fax: +44 (0)1430 873312
No email

Price schedule updated 9 Oct 2001

4 bedrooms 
 
Single Bed and Breakfast from £20.00 to £25.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £37.00 to £40.00 per room
 
En-suite facilities available
TV in all rooms
Parking available
Credit cards accepted

No photos


12.
Monlight Cottage
8 Greencroft Court, Dunnington, near York, North Yorkshire, YO1 5NN
Phone: +44 (0)1904 489369, Fax: +44 (0)1904 489369

email p.mcnab@talk21.com

Prices updated 6 June 2002 so there should be no problem with their
currency.
  
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £32.00 to £36.00 per room
 
En-suite facilities in all rooms
TV in all rooms
Parking available


13.
Keysbeck Farmhouse
Farndale, Kirkbymoorside, York, North Yorkshire, YO6 6UZ
Phone: +44 (0)1751 433221 

No email 

Price schedule updated 16 Oct 2001, but they are so cheap they should
still be in budget even if they have put the prices up aince.

2 bedrooms 
Single Bed and Breakfast £14.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast £28.00 per room
 

Parking available
Evening meals available 
 
No photos


14.
Rush Farm Bed and Breakfast
York Road
Deighton
York
YO19 6HQ
0044 (0)1904 728459

No email

No page update date given.

From £15 (minimum) to £18.50 (maximum) per person per night 

Owned by David and Pam Newsholme, it has a loungeroom, and a dog
called Lucy.

"A warm welcome and a choice of hearty breakfasts await you in this
well appointed Farm House near the ancient City of York."

Photos at:

http://www.yorkshirebandb.co.uk/north-yorkshire/rush-farm/rush-farm.html



 
And finally this one is slightly more expensive but is right in York.


Queen Annes Guest House
24 Queen Annes Road, Bootham, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7AA
Phone: +44 (0)1904 629389, Fax: +44 (0)1904 619529

email info@queenannes@fsnet.co.uk

Note: no smoking

Prices revised 23 May 2002 so should be current.
 
7 bedrooms 
 
English Tourism Council 2 diamond

Single Bed and Breakfast from £18.00 to £22.00
Double /Twin Bed and Breakfast from £38.00 to £44.00 per room
 
En-suite facilities available
TV in all rooms
Parking available
A non-smoking establishment
Credit cards accepted

"Around five minutes walk from York Minster, Queen Anne's Guest House
is situated just outside the famous city walls.

Here you will find comfortable accommodation and a warm, friendly
atmosphere."

Photos at:

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/queenann.html



None of the hotels in this budget range have instant online
availability checks, they all require you to email or phone them
direct. I would suggest phoning, because of the temptation not to
reply to an email, when there is no availability.

I hope this gives you enough selection, and that you are able to find
somewhere pleasant and convenient for your friends.

Superb answer, well structured and in depth - I wish I had offered
more for this question but I didn't expect this calibre of answer, you
have truly excelled yourself and I will investigate the places
mentioned.

I have heard of the one in Shiptonthorpe, but it hadn't crossed my
mind in this instance.

Kindest Regards
Addie

I frequently stay in York.  The going rate in modest hotels seems to
be £40 single, £60 double.  If you look on smoothhound.co.uk, putting
in York, you will see some listed for less.  However, this is the FROM
part of from-to prices, so I doubt you would get them in August. 
Knaresborough and Harrogate are equally pricy.  What about trying
Leeds?  It's a little more than 26 miles, but connections should be
good.

Anyway, best of luck to you and other researchers in your search

If you really want to go budget, there is the youth hostel, or the
youth hotel, or a couple of other options:

http://www.stilwell.co.uk/show_town.asp?xtype=hostels&lid=4347601

Hello,

I use http://www.A1Touristguide.com to find my travel accommodation,
which is one of the largest accommodation directories in the world.

Their UK North Yorkshire pages are at:
Guest houses (B&B):
http://www.a1touristguide.com/tourasp/region.asp?county=North%20Yorkshire
Hotels:
http://www.a1touristguide.com/tourasp/regionh.asp?county=North%20Yorkshire
Self Catering:
http://www.a1touristguide.com/tourasp/regionsc.asp?county=North%20Yorkshire

My favourite place to stay in York is Heathers guest house at:
http://www.heathers-guest-house.co.uk/

I hope this helps

Tog

Thanks for your comment, however, you're two years four months too late!