Jorvik House

4.5 star property
Luxury guesthouse with a 24-hour front desk and a bar

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Jorvik House, in Bootham's center, offers tranquility in its garden sanctuary and a character-filled bar. Enjoy a continental breakfast to start your day, express check-out to save time, and attentive service from praised staff.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Luxury Double

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(17 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Refrigerator
TV
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Designer toiletries
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Luxury Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
TV
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Loft, 1 Bedroom, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
TV
Premium bedding
Egyptian cotton linens
Separate bedroom
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
TV
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Deep soaking bathtub
Separate bathtub and shower
Designer toiletries
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
YO30 7BH, England, York, 50-52 Marygate

What's nearby

  • Yorkshire Museum Gardens - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • York Minster - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • York St. John University - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Shambles - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • York Christmas Market - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • York Station - 8 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bootham Tavern - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪House Of The Trembling Madness - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Brew & Brownie - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Eagle & Child - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Jorvik House

Luxury guesthouse near York Minster
Close to York Christmas Market and Shambles, Jorvik House provides a garden, a bar, and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage, concierge services, and smoke-free premises
  • A reception hall
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at Jorvik House have comforts such as premium bedding, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Refrigerators and irons/ironing boards
  • 32-inch TVs with digital channels
  • Coffee/tea makers, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 4.95 to 16.25 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Built in 1750
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 35.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 4.95 to 16.25 per person
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 35.00 (subject to availability)

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

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

Property is also known as

Hotel Jorvik
Jorvik Hotel
Jorvik Hotel York
Jorvik House York
Jorvik House Guesthouse York
Jorvik House Guesthouse
Jorvik House York
Jorvik House Guesthouse
Jorvik House Guesthouse York

Frequently asked questions

Is Jorvik House pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Jorvik House?

This guest house doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Jorvik House?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Jorvik House?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for GBP 35.00 (subject to availability).

Where is Jorvik House located?

Located in Bootham, this luxury guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of St. Olave's Church, York Minster, and York Christmas Market. St Mary's Lodge and Yorkshire Museum Gardens are just steps away. York Station is 8 minutes by foot and York (QQY-York Train Station) is 9 minutes.

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Jorvik House Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 259 out of 371 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 371 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 371 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 371 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 371 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in quiet part of York, but with easy access to the city. Comfortable, clean and well-decorated room. Will stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location and we had a very pleasant stay.

6/10 Okay

sean

Disliked: Room comfort
Average
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Whilst the bathroom looked very luxurious, overnight the drain started to smell dreadfully. Only stopped by keeping the door shut. The problem could be outside because the drain(s) at entrance to the lane to private car parking also smelled bad. Staff were empathetic but could only offer a twin room on the top floor. At 85 my husband did not want to walk that far. We had to ask for more milk, coffee pods (only 1 given for 2 nights) and no biscuits even though these were available when I asked for reinforcements. The bathroom extractor fan was not working or on, and the lower shower leeks.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location wise and easy walk into the main town good size room, well decorated with well stocked mini bar 😊 Would recommend, only downside was we were in the room downstairs (basement) so view out of windows was not good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant stay - always come back here when we’re visiting York. Great location that’s walkable to the centre but nice and quiet, lovely rooms, a real gem
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect weekend away

Stayed at the Jorvik House twice now and cannot fault a single thing! Great location, gorgeous room, lovely staff and the liat goes on!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended

Well sited for the centre of York. Clean room and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely

Really nice room great comfy bed lovely shower great location all staff was lovely and very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Jirvik House could not have been more perfect for our trip needs. Close to the historic district and right next door to the beautiful city park, we were basically able to fall out of bed every morning and within 5 minutes we were at a lovely cafe for breakfast or hiking to our first cathedral/castle/Viking stomping grounds.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is well-presented and decorated. The staff is friendly and accommodating. The shower is amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean. Staff are all locals so they can give recommendations for anything you need.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location. Beautiful unique hotel.

We arrived much earlier than the check in time due to our trains, and the room was available so we were able to check in before midday, but even if we couldn’t, they were happy to look after the luggage. The room was spacious, comfortable, with fantastic views over the museum gardens gates with a short pleasant stroll the the minister (gardens gate shut at 6pm so it’s an extra 1-2minutes to go around). The bed was a decent size, comfortable, warm duvet, 2 pillows each side. It was a fantastic stay and would highly recommend staying here, and we will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Shawn P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Everything was great except the cleaning supplies they use. Very strong smell was left in the room that had a strong perfume scent. Very rough on someone with bad allergies. The bathroom could have used some paint work, but I really could not complain overall and it was a great stay. I would certainly recommend to others.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wouldn’t recommend

Unfortunately not a great stay, room was basic, carpet was all loose (really bad trip hazard). Glass door between room and bathroom gave no privacy, window in bathroom had no blind and therefore early light woke us up. Housekeeping banging on our door at 10.30 to clean room when checkout was 11am! Not even a bottle of complimentary water
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an excellent little hotel. Spotlessly clean, friendly staff and in an excellent location not far from train station and York Minster. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was delightfully and tastefully modern, clean, spacious and comfortable. The location is brilliant for walking into the city core, but far enough away to be totally quiet. We loved it for our compressed day in York.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jia-en

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very quiet, which made sleeping easy. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is located very close to restaurants, pubs, and a beautiful park right across the street. It’s walkable into the city center with many beautiful sites and attractions.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alfonso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location and convenience
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place, just don't take a car

We had a very enjoyable stay, very friendly and helpful staff and a great location close to the city centre. The only issue we had was with parking. Though the hotel has no on-site parking it can rent a limited number of places nearby. We booked one of these only to find someone else had taken our spot and we had to use the closest car park instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great atmospheres! Staff always very helpful, kind and smiling. The position is very comfortable: every interesting corner of York is few minutes walk from there. I felt like home. Extremely happy of the choice.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely place to stay in a lovely town
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an issue with our room regarding a noise in the wall that started at 5am and continued we were moved next door which was quieter, wish we had known about the construction going on right outside the windows and start at 8am on weekends. Great location, and walkable into the centre, very convenient long stay public carpark just around the corner.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025