Safestay York Micklegate

Great place, good food, perfect location!! But, a living room/area would have been nice to hang out in. The lounge/bar is okay. But, since it's also Reception it's crowded and loud. And VERY cold since it's next to the front door. We ended up hanging out either in cold bar, dining hall, or the hall ways, or your bed. Not exactly comfy... And maybe a public microwave?

Booked a two night break with my daughter in a private triple room and it was amazing. Lovely room in the roof with original beams which was very clean and comfortable - tea and coffee provided. The hostel is just round the corner from the train station and a short walk from York centre. The building itself was absolutely stunning!

What a find! , Great Place ! / Great Location! / Great Staff! / Fantastic Doble room with en Suite / We really enjoyed out 2 Nights there to see the York Xmas Fair! / Kettles and tea in the room. Excellent clean comfy bed / A clean En Suite Cubicle ....Only Downside ! Utterly Non Working Internet ( Wi Fi ) .....got logged on but nothing ever connected . it was dead as anything . Still a Fab Please though ! ( Stayed 24to 26 November 2025 , Thanks Staff you were lovely!

Location is good. Property is well maintained but on the basement area floor need a bit of attention. Breakfast items should be mentioned in listing. I was expecting some vegeterian options too along side of regular continental breakfast. Washrooms were very clean even being shared. Local transport was just 4-5 min walk. We enjoyed our stay and will recommend to friends.

Perfect location to be near the train and a lovely walk to sight seeing! Loved every person we interacted with during our stay! Clean rooms, service for storage for luggage for your checkout! Thank you for the great services and hosting us! I would recommend more towels to be provided, bath mat, and good soaps. Maybe a better chair as ours was a bit overused. I wouldn’t charge competitive rates to hotels because of these.

My husband stayed with friends this weekend. I don’t understand the negatives as he was full of praise for the venue. The rooms were clean, the staff friendly and the location perfect. Biggest measure … would he stay again…. Yes he said, without hesitation

Never stayed in a hostel before, I was recommended to try it,so booked the York one for a mother/daughter Xmas market weekend. On arrival we were greeted with a smile and 2 nice ladies, booking in was so easy, but pleased remember who ever booked it take photo ID, so many who was before us didn't and caused a delay, if you have mobility problems you'll need to tell them as there is a lot of stairs, we booked a 6 woman only room, the beds are good but bring an extra pillow with you for comfort, the room is spacious and has a little shower room as an ensuite, the room is lovely and warm, we had a mix of ladies in our room from America to Scandinavia, all really nice, surprisingly nighttime was quiet, you can hear voices and the odd door banging but that's due to the people not the hostels fault. I was surprised at who actually used the hostel from an older age group to the very young, even what looked like a football team, it's ideal if you have younger children too. In all stay was very good and said we will definitely use them again.

It's a great hostel. I did have the misfortune of sharing a room with someone who went into the bathroom at around 6:30 am, and kept the shower running for the entire 40 plus minutes he was inside. When he came out, he said he had got up early to use the bathroom! I pointed out that if everyone took as long as he did, it would take over 3 hours before the last person in our room could use the bathroom!! I did ask him to be more considerate next time, but I don't think he knew what that word means!!! The staff were helpful and friendly. I had no issues. One Australian girl was complaining of being bitten by bed bugs when I was in reception on my second day and staff were polite, but I should have told the girl she was dreaming. I think she had an unrelated travel rash and just convinced herself it was bedbugs. The beds and sheets were very clean. I particularly liked the curtains around the beds. They are very good for personal privacy in shared rooms.