5 stars for the 4 star Royal York hotel

Advantages: Great location, every need taken care of
Disadvantages: Price!

...I recently had a chance to stay at this rather lovely 4 star hotel in York. My husband is involved with a medical company and for their AGM this year they stayed at The Royal York with a meal at the nearby (if you call 40 minuets on a coach) Castle Howard. All very posh and normally way above my means of expense (for the general person attending this function think doctor, surgeon, well paid researcher), however as hubby does work for them they paid for most of the trip (we had to pay £26 in total, what a great deal!). Arrival -------- The hotel is situated next to York train station and has a large car park so it?s convenient to drive too. The hotel is about 5 minuets walk away from the centre of York where there are loads of shops from the normal high street chains to antique and art shops. You are met at reception by...

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Review of The Royal York, York

Royal York Hotel, York

Advantages: Beautiful surroundings, leisure faclities
Disadvantages: slightly expensive

...My partner and I stayed in this hotel for two nights very recently. We had originally booked into the York Ibis but I decided to book this hotel as a surprise for him and cancel the Ibis - and I'm glad I did. I researched quite a few hotels in York but this one seemed to have the grandeur, facilities and central location I was looking for - and it had a spa! Originally named the Royal Station Hotel, the hotel was opened in the 1878 and was owned by the Northeastern Railway Company, the purpose of the hotel being to disguise the train station which is behind it. Although named the Royal Hotel, no member of royalty has actually stayed here. The hotel is built on an old Roman cemetery and there have been excavations, uncovering roman remains. ~~~First Impressions~~~ Upon driving into the car park of this beautiful Victorian...

sharkel 28.02.2007 (03.03.2007) · Read review
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Review of The Royal York, York

A royal treatment indeed.

Advantages: Easy access to the Path and the CN Tower
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest joint in town!

...and trust me, you will not need to eat lunch if you breakfast here. In the evening the bar area one this floor has hors d'ouvres between 18:00 and 19:00 I think. There is also an honour bar, beers spirits and wines - you simply note what you have and it is added to your bill. I am not absolutely sure but I think coffee might be available throughout the day in this area and I think it is free of charge. But any alcoholic drinks are on the honour system - not free of charge - they have quite large wine glasses though! This area also has a couple of computer terminals in case you forgot to take your lap top and of course papers though the local paper is delivered to your room in the morning anyway! PRESIDENT'S CLUB: Like many hotels chains the Royal York being part of the Fairmont group is a part of the President's club...

Odysseus4 11.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto

The Royal Wee

Advantages: Easy toclean
Disadvantages: My son removes wee defender

...My son?s Royal Throne I bought my son a royal potty from Argos after visiting a friend when he was one year old and Although I considered him to be to young to consider potty training I did want him to have a potty around so that it was a familiar item. What is the Royal Potty? It is a potty that appears to be more comfortable than a normal potty as it is shaped liked a throne with arms and a back. It also has a splash protector at the front designed for little boys more than girls. It also has an additional function that is a fanfare sound when the child passes urine that is activated by the sensor. It is made with plastic that is easy to wipe. It also came with a sticker reward chart My experience First experience When I first bought the potty we were living in temporary accommodation so I...

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Review of Fisher Price Royal Potty

York Minster

Advantages: Size And Amazing Architecture
Disadvantages: Foundations where a bit scary for me

...I love york and whenever possible go for a weekend. Whilst there I always visit York Minster and usually stay in an Inn a few feet away directly facing the Minster. The first thing that strikes you is the size of it and the fabulous architecture (it's over 500 feet wide and has a central tower almost 200 feet high). Visitors come from all over the world to admire York Minster Cathedral. Whilst you are looking around the Minster bear in mind it took over 250 years to complete and the only devices they had then were simple levers, pulleys and hoists. Lots of Masons and Carpenters spent their entire working lives just helping to construct York Minster. In the year 306A.D. Constantine was proclaimed Emperor in a ceremony which took place on the sight of the future Minister, there is a statue of him looking very Imperial outside...

debmercury 12.04.2008 (26.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of York Minster, York

York's magnificent Minster

Advantages: Lots of history
Disadvantages: Admission charges

...Churches come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, but they don't come much bigger than York Minster. York Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, which is the second most prominent seat within the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is therefore not too surprising to find that the Archbishop of York's official seat is very grand, in fact York Minster is the second largest Gothic Cathedral in Europe, and only the magnificent Kölner Dom, known as Cologne Cathedral to us Brits is bigger. Anyone that has been to the historic city of York can not have failed to see its Minster, it dominates and the town and as the land around here is so flat it can be seen from many miles around. Dating from 1220 York Minster has the official title of The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York. It...

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Review of York Minster

  Yay for York

Advantages: Brilliant societies, great teaching
Disadvantages: 60's concrete block buildings

...I'm in my second year studying at York and I'm loving it. It wasn't my first choice, but I'm very happy being there. I'm enjoying the course (well, some of the lectures aren't brilliant) and the social life if great. ~ General Information ~ The university was founded in 1963 and had only 200 students. Now, there are about 10000. Chancellor- Greg Dyke Vice-Chancellor- Brian Cantor Website- www.york.ac.uk Email address for applicants- admissions@york.ac.uk for undergraduate study. clearing@york.ac.uk for those applying for undergraduate study using clearing graduate@york.ac.uk as the address suggests, for those applying for graduate study. ~ The Campus ~ York is situated on its own campus, just a little more than half an hour's walk from the centre of town and with a very good bus service. One of the things I like...

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Review of York University

Clifford's Tower, York

Advantages: Lots of history
Disadvantages: Admission charges

...of York having sought protection in the Royal Castle on this site from a mob incited by Richard Malebisse and others chose to die at each other's hands rather than renounce their faith. ISAIAH XLII 12" Following this massacre and the destruction of the timber keep a new stone keep was erected, which is the one that we see today. Nowadays, this new tower stands as a stark reminder of the racial and religious intolerance suffered at the hands of the Jews. It became known as Clifford's Tower after Roger de Clifford who was hanged at the tower in 1322 for opposing King Edward 11. Clifford's Tower is open daily throughout the year. Between March and October it is open from 10am until 6pm, during October it is open between 10am and 5pm and between November and march it is open from 10am until 4pm....

micksheff 04.04.2008 · Read review
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York Minster-the heart and soul of York

Advantages: magnificent architecture reflecting over a thousand years of history and religion.
Disadvantages: none that I can see.

...As the King George VI said ?The history of York is the history of England. I don?t know how right he was, but I would like to say the history of York Minster is the history of York indeed. General information York Minster is Northern Europe's largest remaining medieval church, also one of the world's great masterpieces in design and construction. Back in AD 627 York's first Minster was built to christen the Anglo Saxon King, Edwin of Northumbria. It was originally a small wooden church, and then later rebuilt to be a bigger stone one. However it was badly damaged by fire in the year 1069 during the Norman period. Around the year 1080 Normans started building a cathedral, which was completed 20 years later. It was built on the very site of the Saxon church. Incidentally near this place Constantine the Great was proclaimed...

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Review of York Minster, York

Scandalous royal goings-on

Advantages: Interesting tale of the royal family in the 18th century
Disadvantages: None - as long as you are interested in the subject

...? let alone responsibility. Edward, Duke of York, was a pleasure-loving, extravagant young man whose illness and death at the age of 28 were almost certainly the result of too much good living. The longer-lived William, Duke of Gloucester and Henry, Duke of Cumberland, both had a roving eye and made secret marriages below their station, thus driving the King and his ministers to bring about the Royal Marriage Act of 1772 (still in force to this day), designed to prevent any more unsuitable royal matches. Yet the most scandalous one of all was Caroline Matilda, whose unhappy saga dominates much of the book. To be fair to her, she was treated very badly. Barely out of the schoolroom before she was married off in her teens to the schizophrenic if not insane King Christian VII of Denmark, she then found out that her husband cared little...

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Review of A Royal Affair - S.K. Tillyard