The Fairfax Arms

Staff very friendly and accommodating. Lovely room and comfortable sleep. Nice little touches like the welcome chocolates. Love the decor throughout. Evening meal and breakfast were both fabulous. Service was excellent.

Stopped for an overnight whilst visiting Castle Howard and York. Would stay again but not in the room we had (#12) as the access isn’t the best - I’m 6’ 3” and the entrance door is only about 5’ 2”. In fairness there’s no way of making it taller without extensive rework of the roof and there isn’t a headroom concern once inside the room that was lovely. The food, both in the evening and at breakfast, was excellent. Very nice complimentary chocolates in the room too.

I would recommend the Fairfax the bathroom had all toiletries lovely comfortable beds bottle of water also a Fairfax box with chocolates so really enjoyed the meals also very nice staff. Lovely dinner and beautiful dining room xx 👍M McSkeane & family

Staff as always brilliant, so attentive! Returant, bar and room clean and comfortable. We absolutely love a trip here! Highly recommend. Food fantastic too!

This establishment is situated in a pretty N Yorks village and as we were approaching we were blown away by the facade of the building lit up at night. We received a very warm welcome by Laura who was very attentive and helpful. We had a standard double as this was the only one available but we were very impressed by the decor and comfort of the bed and pillows. We overlooked the front of the property and when we drew back the curtains next morning we had a lovely view of the stream. Dinner was excellent and we were given a table in a cosy little room just off the bar area. I am a pescatarian and I was very pleased with amount of choice available to me. Our starters were beautifully presented, my husband had the devilled pigeon breast and I had the burrata with pear. Our mains were excellent too and eventually we opted for venison haunch and lentil moussaka accompanied by sides of chunky chips and sweet potato fries. Service was unhurried and all the staff were very friendly, again Laura stood out. I have never stayed in such a quiet pub overnight. You could have heard a pin drop which is quite unusual as it is in the centre of the village. Breakfast again was very very good. The usual fruit yoghurts etc plus some absolutely enormous croissants and Danish pastries etc. We both opted for cooked breakfasts and again we couldn’t fault the food. All in all it is one of the best stays we have ever had in a pub with rooms and amazing value for money. This really is a beautiful country pub with great staff and excellent food. We are so glad we have discovered it and can’t wait to go back. The staff are so friendly and make the stay a memorable one.

We stayed here for one night in the summer. This was literally the only hotel for miles around so there was not much choice we wanted to see the night sky - which was a success. Parking is on the street. Rooms are very nice and comfortable. Breakfast is quite fancy and delicious.

Hi mate, can I thank yourself, sarah, and all your team for an amazing few days at fairfax. We all loved it, Clare had the best birthday and we will definitely be back. You have a fantastic place you have smashes it. You really go beyond to make people welcome. The bar staff are fantastic and very funny. After moving on to Edinburgh for new year it Looked like you had a great new year. Can I send our best wishes to you all. All your staff was amazing. Everyone was so polite and helpful. We loved it. Thanks again. Xx

Cosy, attractive pub but we could hear the music in our room from the bar below. It was none stop from our arrival at 3.30 until 11.20pm. The room was average and the bathroom needed upgrading. The shower over the bath proved difficult to use and the scalding hot water and tap a hazard. Nice little box of chocolates provided. The breakfast and evening meal were very good and the serving staff pleasant. Restaurant was lovely.

Very friendly staff, and set in a beautiful location. Perhaps we had high expectations, but for the price we were a little disappointed. Room 11 (a suite with a whirlpool bath) wasn’t immaculate, and it came with a few *******. It was difficult to lock the door and there was no Sky TV as advertised - although there was no Sky remote, perhaps that was the reason. We had to ask for ironing facilities (and the plug to the iron was literally falling apart). And the shower didn’t work. To be fair, we didn’t mention the shower until we checked out the following morning due to timings. It felt like the pump had failed - I’m sure they could have fixed it had we noticed before we started getting ready to go out for the evening. It was our choice not to report it when we were getting ready because, well, we were getting ready :-) Breakfast was OK, but again not quite what we had hoped for. The saving grace, as others have mentioned, is that the bed was very comfortable and that the staff are lovely.