The Royal Oak Ripon

Stayed here for one night in March 2024. Have stayed here previously 11 years ago, so thought I'd give it a go again. It was good then and it's even better now. Great room and lovely ale. Great service as well. The location is excellent, loads of places to eat and drink in very close proximity and of course the cathedral. Breakfast was really good. The area that you park your car in could be improved a bit though. Excellent value for money though at £115 BnB on a Friday night.

Excellent, the building is old and quirky but the young staff are friendly, pleasant and good at the job of looking after thier guests. Meals are exvellent and a good range of real ales. We have just left this morning 05/02/24 and have already booked again for later this year. Joshua Brown

Stayed for one night the room nicely decorated, bed was soooo comfy. The breakfast was probably the best cooked breakfast I have had. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Staff very friendly the bar is also very nice. Used their carpark had no issues.

We stayed here with friends. From the moment we arrived the staff were friendly and helpful. Our rooms were on the top floors and as there isn't a lift the girl on the bar took the heaviest case up for us. She offered to take the rest too. The cleaner had just returned from her holiday and our rooms were cleaned and everything was replenished. If we needed anything the staff were happy to help. Breakfast is of high quality and there is a good choice. We ate in the restaurant, again, a good standard. One of our party has food allergies, these were catered for with the meals being adapted.

The breakfast was very good with plenty of choice from a menu. All the staff we came across were very friendly and pleasant. They also did evening meals which were above average with a good selection. They did a happy hour at the bar which finished at 6.30. However, it was unclear what the prices were and how much you were saving? The room was ok but a bit below standard as the last makeover (probably in the 90's) and had not been touched since. The was flaky paint and the carpets had not been vacuumed. The bathroom was clean. There was plenty of free tea and coffee in the room. We did not ask to use the carpark but used the back of Sainsburys a short distance away which worked out cheaper as we were out and about for most of the day and you only paid till 6 pm. The bedrooms could do with a coat of paint and the manager needs to improve the cleaning.

Room was a superior which was very dusty and unclean. Windows very dirty toilet not fully cleaned .Mattress was absolutely covered in stains not very good all-round. Breakfast was good ,very disappointed and have complained

Stayed the Royal Oak for two nights.We had a room four flights of stairs up.The bedroom was a small double but fell over bed as you went into the bedroom,Notice in bathroom to say please do not use the bath as waiting for a new one to be fitted.Tried to use the shower but when i tried to turn it on the controls were so difficult to turn on. When i did get the shower to work with help from my husband it trickled water out and started to make an awful noise so we decided not to bother.Not good when you want to shower but cant.Staff were lovely and friendly and the restaurant was lovely good food good wine.Ate there many times and food and service.Shame our stay was marred with a few issues.

What a lovely little gem. Quirky converted building which you can tell due to the different shapes and sizes of rooms, travelled with other couple and we did get the better of the 2 rooms. Both rooms were clean, quirky and had all utilities needed for a overnight stay. Our room was room 1 up a few flights of stairs but worth it, large room, bathroom was lush, bed was gorgeous and very comfortable, at front of building with view of hills over the buildings in front. Staff were very friendly and polite. Lovely young lady checked us in and escorted us to our rooms, she was also on duty next morning, all bright and bubbly serving us our fabulous cooked brekkie, all special request granted, young lady also checked us out. Will definitely be returning

I reached Ripon just for a night visiting a friend and booked the Royal Oak for my overnight stay. It was a memorable experience. Received a very warm welcome on arrival. It was my first ever experience of checking in at at bar. You enter this hotel through its bar / restaurant. I knew the hotel has no elevator and was trying to figure our carrying my 20+kg bag 2 floors up. A young gentlemen from the restaurant volunteered and carried by bag up with a happy smile. Received same favor when checking out, this time from a gentlemen from the kitchen. It was very visible the whole team was assisting guests from their hearts. Room was spacious, well prepared, clean and comfortable. Good selection of tea / coffee was available at the room. Sleep quality was very good. Bathroom is of the right size. Hot water was available, a must have comfort in a cooler day. I had a short lunch and breakfast during my stay. Food was delicious, very well prepared and presented. I plan to return to Ripon as the time spent was not at all sufficient and The Royal Oak will surely be my choice of accommodation.