Best Hotels in Harrogate

How we score

Every place has a score out of 10 that starts from public reviews and is adjusted for recognition stated on the venue's own site, such as AA rosettes. Nobody can pay to move up, and featured listings are labelled. The directory lists every real place to stay in town, not only the top rated. Each listing is written from the hotel's own website, so room details and policies are as the hotel states them.

Where to start

Rudding Park in Pannal is a family-owned hotel and resort with 90 bedrooms and suites, a spa, three restaurants and two golf courses. Fountains Guest House on Kings Road has 10 en-suite rooms, cooked breakfast and free on-site parking. Bay Tree Harrogate is a nine-room B&B on Franklin Road with breakfast included and free parking, and Alexandra Court on Alexandra Road is a family-run Victorian guest house with two serviced apartments. Arden House of Harrogate has 14 en-suite rooms, a private car park and a residents' honesty bar.

By type

For a spa stay, Rudding Park has its own spa and the tasting-menu restaurant FIFTY TWO, and DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa is on Ripon Road. Cedar Court on Park Parade overlooks the Stray, with a head spa and afternoon tea.

Smaller hotels include The West Park Hotel, with 25 rooms and suites overlooking the Stray and an AA Rosette restaurant, and the Studley Hotel on Swan Road, a Grade II listed building with the Pan-Asian Orchid Restaurant. Hotel du Vin on Prospect Place has 48 rooms, a bistro and an outdoor bar. Larger hotels include Crowne Plaza Harrogate, with an underground car park, and the White Hart Hotel & Apartments on Cold Bath Road, with almost 100 rooms and an AA Rosette restaurant. Premier Inn and Travelodge both have branches a short walk from the centre.

Among guest houses, Shelbourne House on Kings Road says it holds an AA Gold Star award, The Welford on Franklin Road is adults-only with a cooked English breakfast included, and The Camberley adds a Lodge and three self-catering cottages to its main house. The Grafton on Franklin Mount has 13 en-suite rooms, free parking and a lounge bar.

By area

Most places to stay are around Kings Road, Franklin Road and Studley Road, close to the Convention Centre and a short walk from the town centre. Scotia House sits opposite the Convention Centre, and Acomb Lodge is two minutes from it. In the town centre, The West Park Hotel and Hotel du Vin are close to the shops. Low Harrogate has the DoubleTree and The Dales on Valley Drive, and Pannal has Rudding Park.

Before you go

Rooms near the Convention Centre go quickly when a large event is on, so book early. Parking varies from free private car parks to permits and paid spaces, and not every guest house serves breakfast, so check the listing and the hotel's own site before you book.