The Gillygate

2.0 star property

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Standard Double Room, Non Smoking, Ensuite
Superior Double Room | Living area
Bar (on property)
Family Quadruple Room, Ensuite, City View
Point of interest

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping

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48 Gillygate, York, England, YO31 7EQ
  • Place, York St. John University
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Yorkshire Museum Gardens
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, York Minster
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, Non Smoking, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • 10 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Quadruple Room, Ensuite, City View

  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

York

With a stay at The Gillygate , you'll be centrally located in York, just a 5-minute walk from York Minster and 8 minutes by foot from Shambles. .This hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from University of York and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from York St. John University.

What's nearby

  • York St. John University - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • York Theatre Royal - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Yorkshire Museum Gardens - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • York Minster - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Shambles - 7 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • York Station - 12 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bootham Tavern - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Eagle & Child - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bean & Gone Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Hole in the Wall - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Guy Fawkes Inn - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Gillygate

Hotel with free breakfast, 5-minute walk to York Minster
The Gillygate offers 6 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. This York hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This hotel offers designated smoking areas.
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The Gillygate Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Lovely friendly place to stay at in York
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nancy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Carol

Central location. Free parking on site. Security conscious. Good breakfast. 9.00am -9.30 for breakfast was a short amount of time. Would have preferred 8.30-9.30.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend

The staff were superb, really lovely ladies. Our room was spacious and the bathroom well equipped. Breakfast was great and they are really close to the main tourist area. Excellent value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Melanie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good place!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

yukiko

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025