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The Watergate Inn

3.0 star property

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Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
$73
$61 nightly
$73 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 4 - Jan 5, 2026

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24 Walmgate, York, England, YO1 9TJ
  • Place, Jorvik Viking Centre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Shambles
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, York Christmas Market
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford)
    ‪54 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Small Double Room )

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Quadruple Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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Suite, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

York

With a stay at The Watergate Inn in York (City Centre), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Shambles and 10 minutes by foot from York Minster. .This inn is 1 mi (1.6 km) from University of York and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland.
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What's nearby

  • Jorvik Viking Centre - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • York City Walls - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Shambles - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • York Christmas Market - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • York Minster - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • York Station - 16 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Brew York Craft Brewery & Tap Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Coppergate Kitchen - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Red Lion - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Piccadilly Tap - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rise - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Watergate Inn

Inn with a bar, 4-minute walk to Shambles
The Watergate Inn offers 13 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an access code
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Reviews

The Watergate Inn Reviews

7.4

Good

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 84 out of 296 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 103 out of 296 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 296 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 296 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 296 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic

Nice place / pub staff fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Zoe

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We stayed a lot of places on our trip around the UK and Ireland, and even though this hotel wasn't the nicest, it was one of our favorites! Our room was small and bathroom had seen better days, but we loved staying here! It is above a pub/restaurant, so food and drinks were convenient. Staff was lovely and fish and chips were amazing! Lots of shops and restaurants around and an easy walk over to the Shambles! Thank you for the awesome stay, Watergate Inn! :D
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Natalia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good experience

Spacious bedroom for our family of four and dog. Parking. Friendly staff. All good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Lovely hotel in the centre of York! Staff were amazing 👏
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Shower area looked to have some mold growing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

1 night in York

Good family room but right on street side so lots of street noise. Other rooms off street would be fine. Good food onsite and surrounded by tasty restaurants. Heart of old city. Approx 1 mile walk to train station.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

LIAM

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness

Average fusty room.

The room was average, you get what you pay for. Everything just smelt fusty. Then at 1:30 the fella next door felt like he needed to let me know he was coming back slamming his door 4 times.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Central location, easily walkable. The rooms are a bit dated but clean. It’s dog friendly and the breakfast is very good value. The staff always have a smile and are very welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Lili

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overnight stay

It was average but the price reflects this. It was just an ok place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
New floor coverings & shower. Broken handles & bed had a thin mattress. Quite basic for the cost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

kate

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very run down. But great location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

carrie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This hotel was a little dated, i emailed them before to see if we could park there noone got back to me, therefore we ended paying £23 for parking
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jolie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to be centrally located
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Lovely staff and food

We stayed for 1 night as a halfway stop en route, the staff were extremely helpful and polite. Unfortunately the facilities in the room were lacking, the bed was very low and the tiny shower door didnt open fully i had requested a low floor room because i have mobility issues at the moment, but was placed up a flight of stairs. They need to make it absolutely clear on their website that they are not suitable for anyone with mobility problems. The food was really good as was the beer.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kim

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
It was tired but very convenient as 10 minute walk from York walls and Shambles
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Linda

Traveled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025