The Sawley Arms

A group of 4 friends met for a meal. The customer service was brilliant. They were so attentive, accommodating and friendly. We had a lovely, relaxed evening with fires burning and super food. Two of us had the steak which came with a bottle of wine. The steak was perfectly cooked and we asked to take the wine away with us. Due to merry chatting, we forgot it. The lovely staff saved it for us to pick up later. We shall definitely be back.

This is a relaxed small hotel - a bit like a guest house / hotel with good dining and bar for locals. Sawley is very convenient for Fountains Abbey but isolated - a car is essential. The Spanish chef was very good, as was the room andvthe staff attentive

The rooms were exceptional, wonderful staff and a gem of a country pub, highly recommended

I booked four rooms for our family of 10, two doubles and one twin on the ground floor and a family room with a double bed plus bunk beds for children, which was on the first floor. Quite pricey, I thought when I booked, especially as breakfast was not included, but it was for a Friday and Saturday night in midsummer and the rooms turned out to be really lovely, as was the location, a pretty village, very quiet, close to Fountains Abbey. Also family rooms are hard to come by so well done to The Sawley Arms for providing such well-thought-out accommodation for little ones. There was room in the pub garden for the children to run and there was a playground nearby. The welcome, especially for those family members arriving very late, was kindness itself. My husband and I took the twin room, modern, spacious and absolutely immaculate. Lovely modern bathroom with a big walk-in shower (no tub). All the expected amenities provided including kettle, tea/ coffee/biscuits/ mineral water, hair dryer and bathrobes. We did hear the footsteps of the family in the room above but since that was our family that was OK. Breakfast was excellent with lots of choice (reduced price for children), as was the evening meal four of us had on the Friday. The bar and restaurant were both pretty busy. The only reason I give four stars not five is that, although service was excellent and very friendly, hot food was slow to appear both at dinner and at breakfast, both at our tables and at others. It's possible they were short-handed in the kitchen and at dinner we and other diners received fulsome apologies and the 10% discretionary service charge was removed from the bill. This was very likely a short-term situation and I don't hesitate to recommend The Sawley Arms both for the restaurant, location and the high standard of accommodation. Plenty of parking and outdoor seating.

The room was great with nice bunk beds and Screens. However, we could not sit in the lower level bunk beds because of the upper bed and there was no place to sit. Otherwise, it is a great place to stay.

Fantastic location to stay over