The Farthings Guest House

The Hotel itself is a very old building. My room was on the second floor with very sharp staircase and at 77yrs of age was hard work getting case up and down. The other minus for me was the fact that there was no lounge to sit and relax in. The landlady was very welcoming and chatty, everywhere was very clean and tidy and the breakfast excellent. The shared bathroom was not for me even though I knew about it before hand. One bathroom between four bedrooms I found stressful. Overall I enjoyed me stay there, but doubt if I will visit again due to shared bathroom idea.

Must get parking permit before arrival. Very small over furnished rooms. Great breakfast and excellent location.

The property was a little way out of the centre, but fabulous. The only slight downside was the size of our room - a little on the small side. Everything else was wonderful though - the hosts were lovely, breakfast was excellent, with a great choice and plenty of it, with local produce, and the whole place was clean and homely.

Short break in York

The hospitality at Farthings is excellent. Not the first time we’ve stayed here, and certainly won’t be the last!

Nice property and wonderful, personable woman who runs the establishment. She even washed my shirt for free (despite offering money). Quiet at night too. My only nitpick would be to have a window mounted air conditioner installed in the future. Other than that, ... five stars.

We really enjoyed our stay at The Farthings Guest House. Very nice people, great breakfast and the location in York is ideal - close to the attractions. All within easy walking distance. Our room was lovely and full of character with even a washbasin in the bedroom. However the shower and toilet were very small. A slightly larger person would struggle in the shower. Overall our stay was great.

Helen was a very pleasent friendly host, nice distance from centre of York, will deffently stay again when visiting York

The accommodation was comfortable, if a little hot. The breakfast was very good. They were very accommodating allowing me to leave my luggage there until I was ready to leave. I was not keen on the "self check in" which, although easy, was very impersonal. I would also have appreciated being notified that it was a shared bathroom.

Lovely guest house with lovely host & staff, very clean, great en-suite room, great breakfasts, 15 minutes from York center so very close to all the attractions, will definetly book again for another break