Safestay York Micklegate

Amazing stay!|We could not be more thrilled with Safestay York Micklegate, and it will be our first choice if we are ever fortunate enough to return.|Our group includes two adults and three kids, so we booked a private room. Our room included an en suite, which was fabulous. Everything was impeccably clean. Even in our private room, the beds included curtains, which was really nice for our July stay. We utilized the luggage dropoff service the morning we checked in, for a small fee. We pre-booked breakfast and it was perfect. |The location is amazing - an easy walk from the train station, within the city walls, and down the street from groceries. The building has so much beauty and character! We felt that we were walking into a fine house, with that lovely lobby and grand staircase! The rooms have plaques sharing how they were used back in the day, which was a very fun history experience for my kids. |Every staff member was completely kind, professional, organized, and friendly. |We loved every minute, and we hope to return. I would recommend this to anyone.

Totally worth it if, you a solo traveler and I been there for 2 night in en-suite room With 6 beds and that was an amazing. Cleaning service nice clean toilet every day. Good staff help you with everything if, you’re a new in York. Most important is affordable.

Well, first of all, I felt tricked. I've stayed in many hostels, and I know that not all rooms are exactly the same, but when the rooms are very different from the room in the advertising photo, there should also be photos of the other rooms. When I made the reservation, the photo showed a large, bright room and a nice, good-sized bathroom. In reality, I stayed in a small, dark room with a tiny bathroom. There was no shower box, just a fabric curtain (which already smelled strongly from having been wet and dried so many times). Walls stained by time and rusty metal parts. I asked at reception for a mat or something to dry the bathroom (which was completely wet when someone took a shower) and no one did anything, so I had to continue drying the bathroom floor with paper. The advertisement mentioned a hairdryer in the bathroom, but in reality, one must request to borrow one from the reception desk. The bunk beds are not stable; any movement by the person on top seems like it will knock the whole structure down. The mattress and pillows also left a lot to be desired. There are no power sockets near the beds, so you have to search around the room and often disturb other people if the socket is near other bunk beds. This is a problem with the Safestay chain; I have stayed at another hostel and the situation with the sockets and beds was the same. Is the daily rate cheap? Yes, but that doesn't mean the hostel can only offer bad service.

I been there for two nights in en-suite room 6 beds that was a amazing experience for me good staff who can help you and guide you if, you’re the new in York and one of the main important thing is totally affordable if, you are a solo traveler also well placed kitchen area where you can eat and cleaning service also good and not too far from the railway station of York just 10 minutes walk. I had a good experience totally worth it.😁😁

Nice hostel. Nima, the staff, is really kind and attentive. You can leave your luggage here for just 3£/day. Great location, close to the station. The room is clean. The only downside is there is no electrical outlet for the top bunk. Roommates can be quite noisy in the early morning, but that how the dormitory is.

This hostel was one of the best hostels I've ever stayed at ! It's very well located, the staff is friendly. It's in a lovely historic building. What I liked best was the room. Each bed has curtains which allows you to have your own little cocoon of privacy. There's a bathroom for each dorm which allows you to get ready quickly. I would definitely come back, it's one of the best hostels I've stayed in England.

I know it`s a historical house and charming but we had to climb to the third floor with heavy backpacks as no lifts are fitted. The bed only had a flat sheet not a fitted sheet which was too small and was always coming untucked. No bath mat was supplied so you had to a step down of about 20 centimetres on to a timber floor. This was a health and safety issue as we had wet feet and there was not enough room to properly wipe dry in the shower cubical. I asked at reception if I could have a floor mat which I was told is not supplied. One was handed over as I pointed out it was a H & S issue as we are not spring chickens.

If you’re a traveller between the ages of 18-30, don’t bother with this place. Unlike almost all hostels in the world, this hostel unfortunately doesn’t have age limits. I had the great pleasure of staying with ladies who were in their 70’s who loved to be awake at 5am (and had no regard for others in the room) and then the hostel had a junior high/ high school group stay with them, which made it uncomfortable to enjoy the hostel as there were young children running around. The best though, is they charge to store your bags, again I’ve travelled the world been to a lot of hostels, not one has ever charged to store your bags before check-in/ after check out if you’re there early or have a train to catch later then your check out time. Overall the place was tidy and the beds were nice, but maybe look for other accommodation if you fit into the criteria mentioned above. It’s a shame they don’t have age limits and just mash random ages of people into the rooms.