About three minutes' walk from York station inside the city walls, The Grand occupies the 1906 North Eastern Railway headquarters. Rail travellers and spa-goers get the SubRosa Spa with an indoor heated pool, plus free Wi-Fi, with the Minster and The Shambles on foot. Rooms start from US$250.
The Grand, York is a five-star hotel on Station Rise, just inside York's medieval city walls and about three minutes on foot from York railway station. It occupies the 1906 headquarters of the North Eastern Railway Company, and it suits rail travellers, spa-goers and visitors who want the Minster and The Shambles within walking distance.
The building went up between 1900 and 1906, when the North Eastern Railway was one of Britain's wealthiest companies. Horace Field shaped its exterior and interiors on William Bell's structure, and it has been Grade II* listed since 1983. It opened as a hotel in 2010 with 107 rooms. Splendid Hospitality Group bought it in 2014 and enlarged it in 2017 and 2018, bringing the total to 207.
Architect William Bell designed the building for the North Eastern Railway Company, and many guest rooms were once railway offices. Some doors still carry their original office numbers. Belgian marble, oak-panelled boardrooms, wrought-iron balustrades and decorative plaster ceilings survive throughout, and the Chairman's Suite and Grand Boardroom are now used for meetings and weddings.
The War Memorial Gardens are outside the front entrance. York Minster, the Museum Gardens, the Yorkshire Museum, The Shambles, Clifford's Tower, the National Railway Museum and the Coney Street shops are all reachable on foot.
The hotel has 207 rooms, 13 of them suites. Classic and Executive rooms make up most of them. Grand Family Rooms take up to four and have space for extra beds, and Heritage and Grand Heritage Suites lead up to a Penthouse with a roll-top bath looking over the York skyline. All rooms have Egyptian cotton linen, Molton Brown toiletries, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, a safe and tea and coffee facilities, with room service around the clock. Interconnecting rooms can be requested.
The Rise restaurant serves breakfast and dinner; breakfast choices include buffet, continental and full English. The 1906 Bar specialises in whisky and cocktails. The SubRosa Spa is built into the former railway vaults, with an indoor heated pool, a hydrotherapy pool, saunas, a steam room and a relaxation room, and there is a separate fitness centre.
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Valet parking for a nightly fee; on-site spaces are first come, first served and cannot be reserved. The National Car Park on Tanner Row is about a minute's walk away.
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Cancellation terms depend on the rate. Several packages can be cancelled free of charge until 4:00 PM the day before arrival; advance purchase rates are non-refundable.
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Children of all ages are welcome.
Extra charges may apply for children using existing beds. Extra bed and cot availability depends on the room type; Grand Family Rooms have space for extra beds on request.
Interconnecting rooms are available on request, subject to availability.
Cot and extra bed prices aren't included in the total price and are paid separately during your stay. All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.
The minimum age for check-in is 18.
Dogs are not allowed.
Valet parking for a nightly fee, first come, first served. The National Car Park on Tanner Row is about a minute away.
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Yes, the SubRosa Spa. Guests staying in a Grand Heritage Suite or the Penthouse get spa access included, and the steam room there is a herbal one.
About 500 m, so there is no need for a taxi from the train.
Reception is staffed 24 hours, so a late train into York is no problem once the 3:00 PM start has passed. On departure day, rooms need to be free by 11:00 AM.
No, The Grand does not accept dogs.
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General
On Station Rise, York YO1 6GD, inside the city walls and about a three-minute walk from York railway station.
Stay & facilities
Check-in starts at 3:00 PM and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Guests checking in must be at least 18.
Yes, two: an indoor heated pool and a hydrotherapy pool, both inside the spa.
The headquarters of the North Eastern Railway Company, opened in 1906 and designed by William Bell. Many guest rooms were once railway offices.
The Rise restaurant serves breakfast and dinner, and the 1906 Bar serves whisky and cocktails. Room service runs 24 hours.
In 2010. The building itself dates from 1906, when it was finished as the North Eastern Railway headquarters.
Yes, The Grand, York has free Wi-Fi. Listed: Internet – Wifi and Free WiFi.
Getting there
Yes, by valet for a nightly fee. If the hotel's own spaces are taken, ask the concierge for a discounted ticket for the public car park on Tanner Row.
Families & accessibility
No. The hotel does not take dogs, so owners will need to arrange care for them before the trip.
Booking
Yes, for a nightly charge. Ask for one when you book.
207 rooms, including 13 suites.
Cancellations & changes
It depends on the rate. Several packages can be cancelled free until 4:00 PM the day before arrival; advance purchase rates are non-refundable.
Prices & payment
Rooms at The Grand, York start from $250.00 (USD) per night (Classic Room). 5 room types are listed, from $250.00 to $450.00 a night. The price for your dates is shown when you check availability.
The Grand, York accepts VISA, MasterCard, AMEX and UnionPay.
What's included
Yes, The Grand, York serves breakfast. Breakfast: Buffet, Continental and Full English.
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