Safestay York Micklegate
About this property
Set in a Georgian town house, Safestay York Micklegate offers spacious rooms with original features, free WiFi and views across historical York. York Railway Station is 300 metres away.
The hostel features wonderful exposed beams, grand fireplaces and hand-carved ceilings.
Safestay York Micklegate has private bedrooms and bright and airy dormitories, all with personal reading lights and orthopaedic mattresses. Private rooms also have air conditioning and a personal safe.
Continental breakfasts are served daily in the dining room, which features elegant chandeliers and banquet tables. There is also a lively bar at the reception, serving bottled beers and ciders.
The property overlooks Micklegate and the city’s medieval walls. York Minster is a 10-minute walk away, and the picturesque Shambles shopping area is just half a mile away.
Please note: photos are a representation of our rooms. Rooms of the same type may differ in layout, décor and furnishings, so the room you receive may vary from those shown.
Languages spoken
Availability
We Price Match
You can claim a refund for the difference if you find your reservation cheaper on another website.
Just remember to reach out after booking with us. If you file your We Price Match claim via email, you'll need to provide us with a screenshot of and a link to the other offer. You can also file a We Price Match claim over the phone by calling our Customer Service. In any case, the other offer must be online and available when we check.
We Price Match checklist
- The other offer must be for the same property and accommodation type.
- The other offer must be for the same check-in and check-out dates.
- The other offer must have the same cancellation policy and conditions.
- The other offer must be for the same number of occupants.
- The other offer must have the same add-on/meal plan.
- The better deal must be in the local currency of the property.
When can't you make a claim?
- If the other offer is on a website that doesn't reveal the property or accommodation type you'll be staying in until after booking.
- If the other offer is available on an opaque, suspicious, and/or likely-to-be-fraudulent website.
- If the other offer is part of a loyalty or rewards program, where the price is reduced by the property or website for actions like repeat business, logging in, using a coupon code, referring others, or any other action that reduces the original price.
- If your current reservation is a "Partner offer" (these are labeled as such on our platform and are provided by partner companies) or if you're comparing the other offer to a "Partner Offer" on our platform.
- If you cancel your booking.
- If you book a single-unit property, which by nature can't be available elsewhere.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Found your booking cheaper elsewhere?
- Look for "Found this room cheaper elsewhere?" on your confirmation page.
- Validate that the cheaper offer meets all the requirements (review checklist).
- Save the link to the cheaper offer (example: www.hotel.com/93203920).
- Take a screenshot (or multiple) making sure all the relevant data is captured (review checklist).
- Contact Customer Service.
- After claim validation, we will amend the reservation price (if possible) or provide further instruction for you to claim an after-stay refund of the price difference.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
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Interested in this property?
Submit a booking request and well follow up with availability for your dates.
House rules
This Hostel operates a 10-day maximum stay policy within a 90-day period.
A Passport or driver’s licence is required for check-in. Student cards are not accepted.
The guest making the booking must be over 18. Under-18s can stay in a private room with a parent or guardian, but cannot be accommodated in shared dormitories.
Bookings of 10 or more people are subject to different policies, and additional supplements may apply.
Beds in the same dormitory room cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that there is no guest kitchen facility for cooking.
No outside alcohol is allowed at all.
The fine print
• Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Legal information
FAQs about Safestay York Micklegate
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Guest reviews
Very good
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Facilities of Safestay York Micklegate
Food & Drink
- Wine/champagne
- Kid-friendly buffet
- Special diet menus (on request)
- Snack bar
- Bar
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Physical distancing in dining areas
Internet
- Internet services
Safety & Security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
- Key card access
- Key access
- Safety deposit box
General
- Designated smoking area
- Air conditioning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Outdoors
- Terrace
Media & Technology
- Daily housekeeping
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Luggage storage
- Fax/photocopying
- Ironing service
- Dry cleaning
- Laundry
- 24-hour front desk
Health & Safety
- Face masks for guests available
- Thermometers for guests provided by property
- First aid kit available
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
Transportation
- Board games/puzzles
Other
- Screens or physical barriers placed between staff and guests in appropriate areas
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Guest accommodation sealed after cleaning
- Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus
