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Reviews of Barley Mow Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Barley Mow Hotel
22 Cornmarket, Pontefract, England

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 34 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good would return
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Gareth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Trip to races midweek
Great location for race course. Plenty of pubs and shops close by . Very near train station. Very friendly host
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired and unloved.
Good location for town centre, and friendly reception but small, cramped room with dated and tired decor, the ensuite was well past its best before date and the single bed was very uncomfortable. I would not stay again unless desperate.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Baris

Business traveller
ood sleep
It was good as i was quite tired
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Rob

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cheap and cheerful only downside was my room was above the local taxi rank and with sash windows was a bit rowdy at 2 am kick out time. Staff are friendly and location is good for local nightlife if that’s your thing.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't even stay the night took one look and went to another hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Room comfort
It would have been nice to be warned that the taxi rank is outside and at 2.30am I would be woken up by screaming and shouting that lasted for about 40 minutes! Don't stop here unless you're going to go clubbing!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Barebones
Room was clean but cold, very dated with a tiny TV , the sink's drain bubbled presumably when the other rooms used their sink ,it's next to a taxi rank so there were people outside shouting and laughing until 3am during the week. shared bathroom's show was antique.there was no wifi in the rooms i would say in suitable for business stops ... probably alright for someone to sleep after beeing out on the town but the staff seemed friendly enough
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was given a room no bigger than a cupboard, it was grim, looked like a 1970’s time warp. Shower was horrible with plastic shower curtain, limescale caked on the shower tray and grotty towels that looked liked they must have been at least 20 years old. Room lock was dodgy, very dangerous if there was a fire whilst you were in the room. There is a takeaway opposite and the smells seep into the room. On the plus side the staff can’t do enough for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overnight stopover
The outside of the hotel is going through a upgrade,I hope they then start on the rooms,the room I had although clean was very dated and in need of a revamp,other than that I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service
Value for money stay
Clean and tidy, simple hotel. Good friendly staff, room a little dated but ok. Very good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Mark, North Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money
I had a 3 night stay and found that this was excellent value for the money paid - The host Alex was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was excellent. The location is very convenient for the centre of the town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Scott, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good place to stay right in the centre
Owners are great people, very friendly and helpful. Needed a place to stay overnight whilst on business trip and hotel couldn't have been more convenient being right in the centre. Room was absolutely fine for my needs and spotless. Had a great nights sleep (best I've slept in a year). Recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Ipswich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
This was the first time to pontefract, it was for a friend's funeral quite a few of us stayed the hotelier Alex was very accomadating and friendly would highly recommend it close to everything too
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Gary

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs a total refit
very run down rooms. needs a lot of attention and ££
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money
The staff were lovely, they need to sort out front door keys for late night entry. I am sure they will get around to modernising the upstairs as well as they have done downstairs. Great shower. Bar needs real ale
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Richard, Cumbria

Liked: Room comfort
Ask about the disco before booking
The Barley Mow was OK - nothing outstanding but then it was cheap. Welcome was OK, Breakfast was good, kettle worked but there was a shortage of things to make with it (and few extra available when asked), TV worked on some channels, Bathroom was tiny and you could not use the toilet without banging your legs against the wall. I didn't get any of the rooms pictured on the website (perhaps they are modernising in stages). Biggest problem tho' was the disco which is run on Friday and Saturday nights from 10pm to 2am which isn't noted on the website.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

glyn

Good location for races
Good location. Take it as a budget hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

4/10 Poor

stanley

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty grim, may be ok for workmen.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2017

6/10 Okay

Tania

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A bit hit & Miss
Nice friendly hosts, Good Location, Great Breakfast, parking, Comfy Bed. Overpriced for what you get, TV not working, Needs a lot of TLC, Needs re decorated,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a great staff very acomidating. Standard room with a wonderful breakfast. Very close to motorway centrally located to major surrounding cities and attractions. There is some noise at night but has to be expected since the high street is bussy from the resteraunts and pubs

8/10 Good

cyclenut, Spalding

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Basic facilities, excellent breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Orpington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Barley Mow, a great stay
Lovely comfortable room, very clean with a fantastic cooked breakfast. Hosts were friendly and went above and beyond to ensure our stay went smoothly

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Staff & service
a stop-over from Scotland to London
A friendly welcome, albeit to an hotel which clearly has seen better days ans really needs a bit of a facelift.... good hearty breakfast, and very good value.

6/10 Okay

luigi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
buon hotel, ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo
buon hotel