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Ruskin Hotel

1 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SS, England
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Ruskin Hotel
Ranked #86 of 94 Harrogate B&B and Inns
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013 via mobile

We booked this'hotel' on a very busy weekend in Harrogate so we had limited choice, however took a punt based on the description of a country house hotel in the centre of town and a locally sourced breakfast included. . We arrived to an empty hotel where builders answered the door and a sign on the reception desk stating that... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2013

What can i say.......We arrived as previous reviews commented nobody was there. keys left on a table with name on. We we got in our room we got a knock on our door...another family arrived on the same day and we were given the wrong rooms!! The family where asked to sort it out with us!!! and we switched rooms... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2013

On arrival at this hotel, my room key was left on a desk in reception,next to a sign stating that staff had just popped out for a moment but a telephone number was available to ring for help if needed.On entering my room,it was dirty and bedding and towels strewn on the floor from the previous occupants, the room had... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2013

We stayed at the Ruskin for one night and that was enough. We found the hotel to be very tired and run down much in need of refurbishment. No lift and lots of stairs. No bar and apart from the lady owner we never saw any other staff. The high point of our stay was meeting the resident dog. What... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2013

Stayed here for two nights at end of december in a four poster room (room 2), room itself was tired and in need of redecoration (stained carpets, carpet in bathroom, walls stained around the loo, shower screen seals coming away, wall paper peeling etc), bed itself was clean and comfy. Digi box on top of tele was running through a... More

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Whalley, England, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2012

We have previously stayed here in Room 6 as there are 3 ladies and we need a room for 3 and have found in the past it was very good. However this time it has changed to be very bad !! We ended up in Room 7 which is off the car park and below ground. Very dingy, not clean,... More

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New Brighton
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2012

My husband and I stayed in the Ruskin 'hotel' last night. It was absolutely disgusting. It claims to be a 4* and is not even as good as a 2* We drove a long way to reach the hotel and there was no one there on our arrival and we couldn't get in for over half an hour. We finally... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2012

Don't even think about it. My wife and I planned a special couple of days in Harrogate. Not so. Great town but the hotel is a shabby, dirty and unstaffed B&B. Met with an unanswered intercom, then no reply to the switched off phone, we were let in after 20 minutes by a tenant in pyjamas. There was no staff... More

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Horsham, Sussex UK
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2012

We stayed in the Ruskin Hotel mid October. On first impressions it is more like a private house or bed and breakfast than a hotel - there are just a few rooms. There is a small amount of parking in the grounds - if this is full then you will need to park in the road. Other reviewers mentioned that... More

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Doncaster
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2012

We recently stayed at the hotel, we were greeted by an intercom system on arrival and told to take the key for room 3, It was unusual not to be greeted in person however it wasn't a problem as such. The room itself was small, it was quite dated and needed redecorating. The television made a loud buzzing noise above... More

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Also Known As:
Ruskin Hotel Harrogate, Yorkshire
Address: 1 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SS, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > Yorkshire > North Yorkshire > Harrogate
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Free Parking
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Ranked #86 of 94 B&Bs / Inns in Harrogate
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