The Stray (West Park Stray)
The Stray (West Park Stray), Harrogate, HG2 0NE, United Kingdom- Park
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Luxurious Accommodation
Indulge in the contemporary luxury of our elegant and recently refurbished en suite rooms, each uniquely designed for your comfort and style.
Gourmet Dining Experience
Savor the delightful flavors of homemade dishes crafted from fresh, locally sourced ingredients at our onsite restaurant, complemented by a wide selection of wines, cask ales, and cocktails at the bar.
Prime Location
Discover the charm of Harrogate from our hotel's doorstep, with picturesque views of The Stray and easy access to the town center, designer shops, and the Harrogate International Centre.
Experience luxury, gastronomy, and convenience at the West Park Hotel. Book now to elevate your stay!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Children
Not allowed
Pets
Not allowed
1 King Bed
409-sq-foot individually decorated room, balcony with park and city views
Layout - Separate living room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 50-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Espresso maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Free local calls, twin sofa bed, and desk; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
King bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
38 m2
City View, Park View
In-room amenities
1 King Bed
215 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 39-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Espresso maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
King bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
20 m2
In-room amenities
2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed
Located on the top floor with park views
Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Espresso maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries
Practical - Desk, safe, and phone; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
2 King bed (151-180 cm wide), Sofa bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
Park View
In-room amenities
1 King Bed
430-sq-foot individually decorated room, balcony with park and city views
Layout - Bedroom and living room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Espresso maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and 24-hour room service
Sleep - Egyptian cotton linens and bed sheets
Bathroom - 2 bathrooms, shower/tub combination, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Free local calls, twin sofa bed, and safe; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
King bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
40 m2
City View, Park View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
20 sqm
Courtyard View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
25 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Sofa bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
38 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Sofa bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
40 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 5 guests
5 adults
Beds
Sofa bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
60 sqm
Garden View
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Spacious bathroom, comfy bed and central location.
Very enjoyable evening meal
N/A
Convenient restaurant.Good meals and pleasant staff
All OK
Good central location. Nice atmosphere. Very good breakfast large comfortable room.
Car parking. The multi-storey closes at 21.30 and if your car is stuck inside you need to pay £50 to get it released. It's also old but a ticket Pay&Display..
Lovey location and as I stay here quite a lot I was lucky and upgraded this time to a superior room it would be lovely in summer as it had a balcony over looking the outside seating area
Excellent. Beautifully presented breakfast and lovely to have tea and coffee served at the table rather than horrible machines, and to have plated dishes. The staff were wonderful, particularly the first class reception lady who is an absolute credit to the hotel: hugely welcoming and helpful throughout our visit
The toast machine did not produce a very good product.
Room was beautifully appointed. Slippers and bathrobe included, as was a coffee machine. Large bed was super comfortable.
No view from bedroom.
Execellent decor,receptionist on night extreamly helpful.
Room had a flood in bathroom. Receptionist was so heldful relocating rooms. Unfortuately no on else was concerned to follow through with any communiction other than the intial response of the night receptionist. Not even at check out. Being a prevoud hotel owner found this dissapointing
Well equipped room and even fresh milk for tea! Lovely bathroom with soft large towels.
Nothing!
Breakfast and room
All good
Excellent value
Fantastic location, excellent room and lovely staff . Second stay here and would definitely stay again.
Location and room
Evening meal nothing special
More choice on evening menu
Location but no parking.
Room not right. Wet and stained towels. Item left in the sink. Toilet flusher came off the wall. No kettle
Noise from generator.
Local to the centre, good location
Bed was a bit harder than I’d like but not an issue at all
Modern and central
Clean
Stairs
Location
The lack of dedicated parking facility to the hotel itself
Fabulous room, lovely view, very good value. Bathroom and bedroom very clean. Bed very comfortable. Very easy walk into town.
Nothing!
Every thing great location beautiful view in room of park and great staff
Nothing
The location is amazing! The room was lovely And the food was to die for! Delicious The staff where kind and helpful Just overall beautiful 🩷
Nothing
Room was nice enough, great size, dining and lounge areas were good as was the private terrace. We did not have breakfast so cannot rate this. The location was excellent.
The room was a bit tired and a few things (lights, bathroom door locks) did not work. The air conditioning was pathetic and less than useful.
Always love visiting here a great hotel
Modern, great design and fit out. Air con in room brilliant.
Lovely central hotel, very clean with convenient amenities.
Room was a little dark
Reserved a table for lunch, we received a warm welcome and shown to our table. It was less than a minute when Chris introduced himself to us and said he would be looking after us. Service provided by Chris was excellent. The food and wine were top quality and along with the attentive but not intrusive service, made this dining experience enjoyable.
Good location
Things not working, noise outside room, cigar smoke all through hotel so couldn’t open window. Attitude of hotel
I liked the location and the bar/restaurant is lovely
For £350+ for a single night, we expected the room to be flawless — but it fell far short. The room was noticeably run down: cupboard doors hanging off their hinges, drawers that wouldn’t close properly, non-functioning air conditioning with exposed wires, and no bathroom amenities provided. When we raised this with a member of staff, she seemed unable to offer any meaningful help or advice. It was only after we sought out the manager ourselves that things improved — he was apologetic and offered a discount on the booking along with a complimentary drink. While we appreciated the gesture, it didn’t fully make up for the fact that the room simply didn’t reflect what we’d paid for.
Staff were excellent,location excellent main meals excellent and hotel had a good vibrancy about it
Breakfast the first morning was excellent not so good the following mornings, bacon and black pudding looked as if it was cooked hours earlier and kept warm
Very comfy bed. High quality towels. Good amount of storge.
We had some issues with hot water which were quickly fixed. Main issue is the bath is extremely high so taking a shower was pretty dangerous especially trying to step out when wet. These rooms should have some kind of accessibility warning as if we were older we wouldnt have been able to shower. The room was made up, but no new tea bags or milk provided so had to call down for it.
The position in Harrogate
Not up to it’s normal excellent standard We were in the apartment Bathroom window - painted shut ! Bathroom lock not working Blind in one bedroom- would not go back up We specifically asked for the room to be cleaned- this did not happen We had to go and ask for this at 19.00 hours The restaurant was busy as it always is However - there did not appear to be enough waitresses We waited at least 45 minutes between each course People around us were complaining too
Excellent service from Sam W who was very professional and a helpful member of staff. Friendly, attentive and always happy to help. She made our visit really enjoyable and is a real credit to the bar and restaurant. Thanks Sam, we will be back soon.
Oh dear . If you can’t staff your property stop taking bookings . Long wait for drinks with only one barman. 50 minutes after sitting and chasing we finally placed an order ., next review will be when we eventually get some food . Teed off as I earlier paid a deposit for Christmas Day ( weirdly without knowing the price or the menu ) Rethink required !
Close to town and friendly check in
Sadly the shower screen over the bath had not got a seal strip which meant water leaked over the shower we made sure the we put towels down - sadly this is not the first time when we have stayed maintenance issues have occurred which is such a shame as it lets the hotel down !
Situation, staff
Nil
Hotel location and nice dining facilities.
Location
Bedrooms need decorating. Showing signs of wear
We have stayed at this hotel a couple of times before but the rooms are really in need of a refurbishment. I felt I had been ripped off to be honest at £503 for 2 nights. The bedroom was run down and grubby and the staff were obviously unhappy. The first night we also had a very disturbed sleep due to a wedding party taking place below our room and the guests shouting in the corridors at 1 and 2 am. I didn’t want to walk on the carpet in the room as it looked so dirty and the bathroom floor was also unclean. Glass in picture frames was smashed, walls covered in marks and lights on walls wonky. The breakfast was acceptable but the staff member in charge was being unkind to a young member of staff and that made me uncomfortable. We won’t return.
Within walking distance of the town centre
traffic flow outside the hotel front door is very fast and continuoius.
The location was good
Room was very run down and noisy in the night from other guests
Love West Park Staff very helpful Love the appy hour in the App
Nothing
Beautiful decor, very comfortable and excellent facilities..iron, coffee machine etc Staff were excellent…but a special mention to Sam lovely manner and exceptional service…..and Chris very knowledgeable and he makes an excellent Negroni
The only real problem was the bath….far too high to get in and out of….my husband sustained a very nasty bruise to the back of his leg when stepping out of the bath. Likewise the mirror..were the clear vision part of mirror was much too high to see into….although excellent TempleSpa products provided
Great location, the hotel was beautifully decorated and the breakfast & evening meal were delicious. The staff were friendly and efficient. We really enjoyed our stay.
The hotel is in a good location, away from the centre of Harrogate but an easy 5-10 minute walk to all the shops, bars and restaurants. We had a nice big room, nicely furnished and with a nice, big bathroom. There was a small balcony with a table and chair. All the staff were friendly and helpful. The are good cooked options for breakfast and a reasonable buffet. There is not a car park at the hotel but there is a big public car park at the back of the hotel which is easily accessed from the hotel. There is plenty of street parking nearby but it's chargeable and is only for up to 4 hours. Most of the car parks and parking places use an app called AppyParking and this is vey useful as you only get charged when you leave and only for the time you've been parked.
What a hidden gem of a hotel this is! Absolutely loved our stay here, the rooms are clean and luxurious and all the staff are great! All super friendly and the rooms have air conditioning! Another huge perk! Breakfast is great too, lovely service from the wonderful Augustina every morning. Thank you to Augustina and the breakfast chef, Carlos for a lovely shakshuka! We will be back for sure and wouldn't even hesitate to look at any other hotels in the area, no one can compete with the high levels of this hotel! Highly recommend to all, you wont be disappointed!
Location Room Night light in bathroom AirCon
Great, individual boutique hotel and restaurant situated by the stray in Harrogate. The staff team are always welcoming, relaxed, professional and attentive. We chose the 3 course set menu for lunch. Overall a good choice and great value for money. Just a couple of minor tweaks would make it perfect … The salad needs some dressing and the profiteroles need something to complete the dish which was a disappointing, pre-packed, rather than homemade desert.
Location very good .Hotel very clean,staff excellent.Good breakfast.Agood nights sleep, bed comfortable, facilities good.
Found the suggestied parking tight.
Welcoming, clean tidy, good atmosphere.
Nothing
Stayed last week 2 nights - been recommended by a friend who always stays in a suite front facing - we stayed in a ‘Deluxe’ room 212 pretty average / small / disappointing with a dated bathroom - luckily we are fairly fit and could climb into a high bath to access the shower - wouldn’t stay again
Everything was superb, the room, staff, atmosphere, and breakfast were excellent
Nothing
Location and staff
Air con wasn’t working and we were in the middle of the hottest weather on record
We have stayed many times in a deluxe double room and have always had a good stay. However after our recent stay we will not consider West Park for any future Harrogate stays, which is unfortunate as we often visit Harrogate. This time the room did not meet our expectations. Every single wall in the room was covered in black marks, the room, overall the room did not match the cleanliness of previous stays, overlooked the multi storey carpark and the corridor leading to our room smelt strongly of vomit, We informed the reception and she confirmed that a guest had been sick the previous day. Obviously the carpet had not been cleaned to a standard to remove the smell. The smell remained on the day of our departure. We will not risk the expense of staying at your hotel again, weekends away are a treat, this time we were left disappointed and will choose to stay elsewhere.
Cleanliness
The way the faculties and the staff flowed to deliver a unique delightful experience
Nothing
Great location, 10 min stroll to nearest bars and shops. Hotel is beautiful, room small but comfortable, comfy big bed, kettle, coffee machine, iron, hairdryer, air con, complementary tea,milk,biscuits,shampoo conditioner and gel. Fab shower. Excellent breakfast choice.
Nothing
Location
Lack of choice on the continental breakfast bar
Cleanliness, staff , bedding & bedroom & bathrooms very good , with good range and quality toiletries
All good
The hotel is lovely and room was great apart from it boiling outside and like a sauna inside the room with the underfloor heating on, and air on not working. Thank you to the lady on reception tried to sort it out with fans. Think you need to turn off the underfloor heating also will save you some money!! Fix the air-conditioning too The room was lovely and comfortable otherwise.
The dining at the hotel was very disappointing and unacceptable. Not the only ones to be complaining, excuses of being very busy. Don't know how you would manage if the restaurant was full then, really poor service and not good when you are charged for something you waited ages for and never arrived.
Location, attentive, high quality
Everything. The huge bed, the bathroom, the location, view over the Stray.
Nothing
Welcoming staff, lovely bedroom and bathroom, nicely decorated and in very good condition
My partner and I have just returned from a 2 night stay here and are already planning our next visit! From the minute we arrived we received a warm welcome. Special mention to Purvi on Reception, every time we came through Reception you took the time to chat and open doors for us. We stayed in the Rye Suite which was very comfortable and well equipped with a lovely view over The Stray. There was a party on the Saturday night but we didn't hear anything thanks to the amazing soundproofing. The room was spotlessly clean with a lovely bathroom. It needs a little tlc here and there (missing switch, wobbly cupboard doors) but nothing that affected our stay. The hotel is perfectly located for the town centre and has a car park right behind it (£9 for 24 hours.) To be honest though, it's the staff that really make this place shine, so friendly and helpful and everyone takes the time to chat. I honestly can't wait to return.
Great location
Small room over looking outside bar area, which wasn’t an issue as it was closed on the night we stayed, but could have been an issue if it was open
My partner and I have just returned from a 2 night stay here and are already planning our next visit! From the minute we arrived we received a warm welcome. Special mention to Purvi on Reception, every time we came through Reception you took the time to chat and open doors for us. We stayed in the Rye Suite which was very comfortable and well equipped with a lovely view over The Stray. There was a party on the Saturday night but we didn't hear anything thanks to the amazing soundproofing. The room was spotlessly clean with a lovely bathroom. It needs a little tlc here and there (missing switch, wobbly cupboard doors) but nothing that affected our stay. The hotel is perfectly located for the town centre and has a car park right behind it (£9 for 24 hours.) To be honest though, it's the staff that really make this place shine, so friendly and helpful and everyone takes the time to chat. I honestly can't wait to return.
Love this hotel. We always stay here when visiting Harrogate. Lovely staff, Rooms are immaculate, coffee machine in room, underfloor heating in bathroom. Bath and a shower and air conditioning in rooms. Super king size bed. Wouldnt stay anywhere else. Excellent value for money.
Nothing
the wedding party at this small hotel finished at 12 but kept milling around the hotel shouting and banging on doors til 4am staff made no effort to keep anyone quiet. outdoor smoking area was full of people til 4am and this was right outside my window on 2nd floor. i didn't get any sleep til 4am. hotel should keep wedding and other guests separate to avoid this. nobody answered my calls to reception during the night.
STUNNING hotel, amazing room, amazing stay. Loved it here! Highly recommend
We visited The West Park Hotel for dinner and drinks, and had an incredible experience. While the food was excellent value, the service from Chris and his team was absolute class—attentive, professional, and welcoming throughout our visit. A special mention must go to Chris for his Manhattan cocktails, which were absolutely delicious and a real highlight of the evening The entire experience offered brilliant value for money, made even better by the points we accrue on every visit. We will certainly be back, if only to have Chris mix us another round of drinks. Highly recommended for the outstanding hospitality
Everything is high quality; furnishings, service and location
NA
Nice location
No parking
I attended the jazz evening with my family on the Friday of the bank holiday and it was exceptional. The singer Georgia Hair was phenomenal and we will definitely be attending again when Georgia is on! Our food was also great and the whole atmosphere in the courtyard was lovely! Xx
Brill Hotel would definitely stay there again
The beds and the breakfast and the food at bbq
Amazing room , amazing location , fabulous staff
There was nothing not to like , the only slight issue was the air was poor the weather was red hot and it left the room hotter than outside but it didn't affect the stay just a tad too hot at night 😁
Everything was good except that there was an intermittent buzzing noise in the room at night which kept us awake. Maybe faulty air con next door or on the roof outside. Reception staff were very lovely and gave us free breakfast to compensate, but could not get it fixed.
Aircon buzzing noise at night.
Brilliant hotel in a really good location
The bed was so hard and the room was really noisy with bin collections outside and other guests banging doors all night
Location and the food was good
My room was large but didn’t feel very special. Bed linen felt sub par
There's so much to like about this place: a great location on the edge of town with verdant views; superb breakfast choice (oh, that black pudding!); chic rooms and great housekeeping; and, as you'd hope, friendly, confident and competent staff. A bit 'well done' (and 'thank you') from me. Keep up the good work, folks.
Friendly staff.
Quality of breakfast poorer than in the past.
Just returned from another great stay at the West Park. All the staff made us welcome and we had some excellent food and wine during our stay. The well presented room we had was clean and quiet and we enjoyed some peaceful nights. We look forward to returning again as there is so much to see in and around Harrogate and the Hotel is the perfect base. Thanks to everyone who made our stay enjoyable. We will be back.
Great location for easy walk into town. As ever, a warm welcome from reception. My room was lovely, clean, comfortable and a lovely big bath. The new menu is superb, something for everyone. Great value for money. I had the Lamb duo which was excellent. I was served by Becky, great customer service, friendly and polite. It is so lovely to come back to the West Park but always sad to leave. Well done team West Park.
The stay was perfect from start to finish. The room, the food, the drinks and the service were faultless. We will be back.
Nice clean comfortable room with everything you could possibly wish for! Not the greatest view out of our window but this made it no less enjoyable and as we didn't request a special room I wasn't expecting it to be anymore than inner view anyway, but everything else was perfect! This is our second stay here and what makes our visits extra special is Purvi on reception, she is excellent at making you feel like a very valued guest with her warm greeting when you arrive and her attentive professional nature, she is so welcoming and helpful! It's a lovely hotel spotlessly clean and all the team are lovely! We would definitely come back again when we next stay in Harrogate !
View from bedroom window
The hotel is really central and the reception staff very helpful. The room was not big, but was big enough and well equipped, and very stylish. Lovely fluffy white towels and nice furnishings. Bed linen spotlessly clean.
1. The bathroom door kept opening - forgot to mention this (we are on the 3rd floor).2. Had a view of the multi-storey car-park, so not attractive outlook at the back of the hotel. 3. There is no parking for the hotel (although there is a multi-storey carpark behind and an open air car park opposite that) - the lady on reception kindly explained where to find street parking. Despite these minor points I would recommend the hotel highly.
The hotel is Modern and it's all well maintained...Lisa really nice..its our 4th stay.. love it...😍
Lovely hotel spotless and lovely friendly staff
Welcome was ok, and room allocated quickly. The room was a reasonable size. Bedding and towels were good quality. Fresh milk provided was a bonus!
We booked breakfast. There was a choice of continental or individual hot dishes. We choose the continental - it was very disappointing for £15 each - a very limited choice and poor reflection of the cost.
Great
N/a
Really well thought out room had everything we needed Really best nights sleep in a hotel we have had and I visit loads. Location parking and food all brilliant.
Nothing it was the best hotel we have visited thankcyou We will be back very soon
The room view, shape and quality all very good
The facilities and location were top notch, we really enjoyed our stay.
A little expensive and car parking was extra.
Staff and Cleanliness
Shower over the tapered bath was restrictive
Lovely hotel. Very nice bar and restaurant area. Great location, cheap parking close by
Breakfast could have been better, coffee was awful
The position was amazing , looking out onto the Stray
Nothing
Lovely location. Great having two car parks virtually next door. Reception were very welcoming and helpful. Complimentary upgrade was received with surprise - such a treat staying on the penthouse suite. Tow bathrooms, study/dressing room, huge bedroom, lounge and patio. Lovely big white fluffy towels. Huge showers. Nice toiletries. Breakfast manager was brilliant - such a sense of humour! All areas spotless. Our favourite hotel in Harrogate.
Location
Deep fried bacon at breakfast
Modern
Nothing
Clean and tidy
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Cleanliness
9.44/10Rooms were reported as clean and exceptionally clean by multiple reviews.
Service
9.91/10Staff received consistent praise for being fantastic and friendly.
Location
9.45/10Location is perfect for accessing local attractions, as mentioned in several reviews.
Room Quality
8.4/10Some rooms reported as tired but generally comfortable.
Amenities
8.93/10Amenities noted as adequate but needing some improvement based on mixed reviews.
Value for Money
9.39/10Several reviews mentioned value for money, with some suggestions for improvement in breakfast.
Food and Beverage
8.44/10Food quality was good but breakfast service was noted as slow in one instance.
Overall Experience
9.61/10Overall experience highlighted as very enjoyable and positive from most reviews.