The Churchill Hotel

About The Churchill Hotel

The Churchill Hotel is a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion built around 1827 at 65 Bootham, a short walk outside Bootham Bar on the north-west side of the city. It was converted into a fourteen-bedroom hotel in 1985 and extended in 2006 to its present 32 rooms. The house keeps its original staircase, cornicing and tall windows, and the walls carry a collection of material connected with Winston Churchill, after whom the house is named.

Bedrooms are split between the original mansion and the newer garden wing. Rooms in the old house have the higher ceilings and the period detail; those in the extension are more uniform in size and layout, and generally quieter. All are en suite with a television, tea and coffee tray and free wi-fi, and the larger rooms have seating areas and views over the front lawn.

Dewsnaps Brasserie handles breakfast and dinner, with a menu of British dishes using Yorkshire produce, and The Wellington Bar has a decent range of craft beer, gin and whisky. The garden at the back is large by York standards and has a wood-fired pizza oven that runs in warmer months, which makes it a pleasant place to eat outside. There is free parking on site, unusual for a hotel this close to the centre.

The position works well for sightseeing: Bootham Bar, the Minster, the Museum Gardens and York Theatre Royal are all within a ten-minute walk, and Clifton and the river are close in the other direction. It suits couples, small family groups and business guests who want a well-run mid-range hotel with parking and food on site, without the price of the city's five-star options.