Hotel du Vin & Bistro York

About Hotel du Vin & Bistro York

Hotel du Vin York occupies a Grade II listed early nineteenth-century mansion on The Mount, the Georgian road running south-west out of the city just beyond Micklegate Bar. The group has kept the proportions of the original house, with tall sash windows, a stone staircase and high-ceilinged reception rooms, and added the dark wood, leather and wine-cellar styling that runs through all of its properties.

The 44 bedrooms and suites are individually designed and vary a good deal in size. Standard rooms are comfortable rather than large; the loft suites and the rooms in the main house are considerably more generous, with roll-top baths, monsoon showers and, in a few cases, small terraces. Egyptian cotton bedding, a well-stocked minibar and flat-screen televisions are standard, and several rooms take dogs.

The bistro is the heart of the place, serving classic French cooking with a British accent, and the wine list is unusually long for a hotel of this size, with knowledgeable staff to steer you through it. There is a bar with an open fire, a courtyard garden for warmer evenings, and a private dining room in the cellar. The hotel is also a popular wedding venue, which can make weekends busy.

It suits couples and small groups who want somewhere with character and a serious restaurant but not the formality of a country house. The walk into the city centre takes about ten to fifteen minutes through Micklegate, and the railway station is closer still. There is on-site parking, though spaces are limited and worth booking. Facilities stop at the restaurant and bar; there is no pool or spa.