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Reviews of The Chequers Inn

3.5 out of 5
The Chequers Inn
Fountains Abbey Road, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 114 out of 195 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 195 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 195 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 195 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 195 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpful staff. Superb carvery and top notch breakfast. Clean and warm rooms with a nice bath.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food at the Chequers was excellent. We had a great meal in the bar in the evening and breakfast was top class. The room was very comfortable but we found the tv small and difficult to view from the bed near the window. There was plenty of parking and we were able to park right outside our room which was on the ground floor. There was a nice sheltered little are to sit outside the room. It was very convenient for Harrogate and Fountains Abbey which is just up the road and well worth a visit. Check in was quick and easy though we weren’t given any information about breakfast and WiFi etc and there was nothing in the room so had to go back and find out more after we had checked in - worth asking when you check in. We would recommend though - especially for the food!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean rooms great food
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The views were gorgeous the wildlife, the rooms were stunning, staff attentable, breakfast was lovely. Only issue was the inconsiderate people staying next door in number 9 blaring music as soon as they arrived with lots of people shouting, then when they got back around 3 am music blaring again and many people shouting and singing over each other this woke us up, therefore we could not sleep.

10/10 Excellent

Leeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just a brief one night but really enjoyed our supper in the Inn. Our room was lovely, very clean and we had a good nights sleep. Breakfast was really good too
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Harry on 28 Feb 2024
Thank you for your kind feedback

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, excellent food and comfortable room. It was the coldest day of the year but our room was toasty warm. Food, especially the steak & ale pie was delicious and really good value for money. We'll definitely be back
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely well equipped cosy room and the staff were helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Rachel on 20 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely service in the bar last night, nice meal Clean rooms. Have stayed few times before, always good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Rachel on 20 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Megan on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Megan on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Perfect for a comfortable, friendly overnight stay. Food was delicious and the service From check in to the table service was excellent. We would choose to stay again when in the area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Rachel on 16 Oct 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Megan on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Meryl

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Rachel on 16 Oct 2023
Thank yu

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Megan on 3 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place.
Very nice place in a lovely part of the world. Good food, good drink, good service. Will book again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
Outstanding accommodation, outstanding location - well away from ambient city noise, outstanding food, outstanding staff. And a mighty outstanding pint of Wainwright's too. Been coming here fairly regularly for a few years now for our weekend breaks. Can't speak highly enough about all af the above. Well done to all of the staff that have made our stay here so wonderful, every time. Bless your kind hearts all of you. You clearly care about your work and your professionalism shines through. I think that covers it, see you in October.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you sooooo much for your kind words. very much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Gerrit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Lovely hotel with personal touch; very clean in room and public spaces. Excellent food as well. Great base for visiting Yorkshire, with Fountains Abbey very close.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would recommend…
Great service, friendly staff, excellent food. We had our breakfast and evening meals at the Inn, always a well organised, friendly team of staff on duty. Breakfast and evening meals delicious. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 26 Jul 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wedding visit to Grantley Hall
Really nice stay , staff and food lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Sept 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Derrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room, good meals, plenty of parking, nice people. Room next door to plant room with disturbing sound transmitting through wall.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 26 Jul 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel on 26 Jul 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable Stay At The Chequers Inn
Great hotel in a beautiful location! Lovely Welcoming Staff and a good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property was dated and needs a upgrade asap. The mattress was very worn
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel on 26 Jul 2023
Thank you for your feed back, we will look into the matter.

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An amazing place to stay
We stayed for 2 nights. The room was very comfortable. We ate twice here and the food was delicious. The staff were amazing, very hospitable, nothing was too much trouble. If we visit this area again, we would have no hesitation in returning. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
Thank you for your kind words

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
room was a bit small but everything else was good
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Janette

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

8/10 Good

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Great value for money. Lovely location. Nice food.
Little porch of our own
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great little hotel, superb service at a reasonable price. Can’t ask for much more would definitely return
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were amazing. Made us feel welcome & a great personalised service from Megan ( what a non stop worker) Definitely will return. Just a thought - would a grab rail on the shower wall be useful?
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you, we will look into this, Megan is am amazing at her job.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Situated in a lovely place
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 14 Jun 2023
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Absolutely lovely people so welcoming the room was clean and perfect for us to visit Yorkshire the food was delicious and a great price
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Rachel on 24 Apr 2023
Thank you for your lovely feed back

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hidden gem away from the hustle and bustle of town
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Rachel on 24 Apr 2023
Thank you for your lovely feed back

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Rachel on 24 Apr 2023
Thank you for your lovely feed back

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A definite place to visit.
We visited the Chequers Inn some years ago and loved everything about our stay.we always said we would go back again. We have just returned from a 2 night stay, The Chequers Inn looked almost the same but it now has a outside beer garden. The accommodation has been refurbished to a high standard spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The food was as great as we remembered it, in a very comfortable restaurant with very friendly staff. We will definitely be going again in the near future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Rachel on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback

10/10 Excellent

Nikki

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Rachel on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No complaints but be aware checkout time is 10:30 not 11:00 like Expedia says - if you are going only for the fountains abbey parkrun then its not really suitable if you plan to return, shower and leave same morning - but its a nice hotel and Id recomend it, my room had a private outside area which I reckon would be great in summer time :)
Response from Rachel on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Rachel on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean, bed was comfortable, it was nice and peaceful & we slept well Fish and chips were very nice and breakfast very good, will return if in the area again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Rachel on 21 Mar 2023
Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lots to love - nice room, great breakfast, free parking, kettle with lots of tea bags etc. But the mattress was sagging - I was actually sleeping on an incline - which on the first two nights was okay actually but on the third was just really uncomfortable and the heater in the bathroom was broken - so the en suite was very cold to use.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Rachel on 21 Mar 2023
Thank you for your feed back, we will look into the matters you have brought to our attention.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Rachel on 21 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Rachel on 21 Mar 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Rachel on 21 Mar 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Glenn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022