The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection

What an amazing place to stay, the warmest of welcomes awaits you, such friendly staff, the manager Louise is one of the nicest most helpful people I’ve met, the waiting staff Francesca and Gemma were the best. The food is first rate, cooked to perfection and beautifully presented, excellent value for money. The rooms are befitting an old farm building with everything you need, the bed was firm but comfy. Ideally situated just outside of Harrogate and York perfect setting for trips out. Will definitely be coming back.

Had a two night break here recently, location is great for us, 3 mins to rudding park, 5 mins to Harrogate, 5 mins to a retail park. The pub itself has a nice setting , good beer garden, is nice internally too. Food was great, ate here both nights and enjoyed it. Room was as nice, had everything you need. Pillows were flat that’s my only negative. Would stop here again.

We have been before here and the staff where brilliant we came again for our anniversary the room was fantastic clean and tidy food was brilliant top notch staff where amazing when the two girls where running around like mad made our stay just what we wanted hats off to them and we will b back again most definitely

Sadly our visit wasn't great! We visited last year for drinks/meal pre Yorkshire Show, loved it and booked a room as soon as the GYS 2024 dates were released. It was expensive but because we thought it would be lovely so went ahead and booked. On arrival we had a couple of staff ask if we were being seen to, and when we said yes they each said ok I'll get someone. So it took a while before we shown to our room. The room itself was small but ok, the bed was comfy, pillows not great - but the bathroom totally let it all down. The bathroom was dirty, there were four BIG spiders in it (I kid you not - one in each corner of the bathroom), the toilet seat was broken, the mirror was hung so high you could barely see into it and there was a smashed part of the wall near the mirror where the plasterwork was all broken and the paintwork damaged. Ordinarily we'd overlook this, but for £194 a night we'd expected more. Dinner was not a great affair. They had all the external doors open so it was freezing (blinkin freak July weather!), much of the menu was unavailable, and there was an air of hurriedness about the place. The staff were too busy to make any pleasantries and it was generally all a bit soul-less. Woken up at 5am by the dray wagon's 'danger vehicle reversing' alarm and then the bumping and clanging of the delivery - argh! We checked out the next morning to go to the show without anyone acknowledging us or saying goodbye. All in all it was not a great experience! All in all

Not a great experience. Room was right over the kitchen fans which were ridiculously loud and didn’t switch off till 10pm and started again at about 7 am. The tele didn’t work atall so couldn’t even watch this to drown out the noise. Mattress was awful, very uncomfortable. We spoke to manager who said we would receive a refund within 3 days still waiting, I have had to chase this up and still waiting for someone to come back to me

I have always used these reviews when deciding on my choice of hotel and often take them with a pinch of salt as people’s expectations can vary so much. They do prove useful and hence I feel it only fair I add to the library. We have just returned from 3 nights at the Kestrel Hotel near Knaresborough. When we decided to go to Yorkshire for a break, I spent a lot of time finding the right accommodation and feel in the end we made an excellent choice. Check-in was quick and easy. The rooms are basic but surprisingly large but who really needs more, we certainly didn’t. It was spotlessly clean and the Bed extremely comfortable. The only point to note on a downside is that the Wi-Fi didn’t seem to stretch to our room but that wasn’t a problem. We faced the main road but never heard a noise thanks to the triple glazing. Heating worked well in fact too well so we turned it off. Great choice for breakfast and it tasted lovely and the portions made sure you were set for the day. We had evening meal in the hotel for 2 nights and can confirm there is again a great choice and it all tasted delicious. In summary couldn’t have asked for more and would certainly recommend and will certainly stay again if we visit the area. One cannot beat 10 out of 10. Thank you to all the staff especially Francesca who welcomed us on our arrival and served us in the restaurant...