The Bootham Tavern - York in York, England

The Bootham Tavern - York is located 1.1 km from York Minster and 400 metres from Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, placing guests within walking distance of the city's main historical sites. The property is also 1.4 km from Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, 1.4 km from Cliffords Tower, and 1.9 km from York Barbican. Paid parking is available at nearby car parks, including a carpark behind the hotel with standard York rates.

The hotel offers live bands playing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, with sports also shown on-site. Karaoke, live music performances, live sport events, and a nightclub/DJ are available for evening entertainment. The bar stays open late, and guests should expect noise from the pub below, especially on weekends with live music continuing until around midnight.

Breakfast is served between 9:00 and 10:00, offering a cooked full English breakfast with options like black pudding, sausages, and bacon butties, plus cereals, juice, tea, coffee, toast, and marmalade. The cooked breakfast is freshly prepared to order and costs £6.50 per person (though some guests reported paying £22 for two). The bar also serves a selection of draught beers, including 3 hand-pulled cask-conditioned real ales, and a variety of gins.

Each room at The Bootham Tavern is equipped with a desk, flat-screen TV, private bathroom, wardrobe, and electric kettle. Rooms are named rather than numbered - for example, 'The Grand Old Duke of York' and 'York Castle' - and some have views of York Minster from the bathroom window. Note that rooms do not have air conditioning, and some bathrooms have a bathtub without a shower; guests should request a shower room in advance.

The Bootham Tavern is a pet-friendly hotel with a large outdoor beer garden that accommodates pets, and dogs are allowed in the pub with water provided. The property offers daily housekeeping, 24-hour security with CCTV in common areas and outside, and private check-in/check-out. Guests have separate access after the pub closes, and staff can hold luggage before check-in or after checkout upon request (though storage may not be available for extended periods).

Location: 1.1 km from York Minster, 400 m from Bettys

Entertainment: Live bands Fri-Sun, karaoke, sports screenings

Dining: Full English breakfast freshly cooked to order

Rooms: Named rooms with flat-screen TV, private bathroom

Pet-Friendly: Outdoor beer garden welcomes dogs

Guest Services: Luggage hold before check-in, separate after-hours access