The Fountain Hotel

Friendly staff, excellent food, perfect location, very little noise heard from other residents moving about.

Great Location

Nothing

Top location, buzzing pub, good breakfast

This hotel is very centrally located in the village of Hawes, so if Hawes is your destination it is perfect. However the rooms are very small, we had no hanging space in the room, a fan was provided as we were in the midst of a heatwave which was very welcome, otherwise the room would have been far too hot. The toiletries provided seemed fairly low budget. The breakfast was good and tasty, quality ingredients in the full English. The staff didn’t ooze the Yorkshire warmth and hospitality that I grew up with, no smalltalk over breakfast, just delivered to our table. Reception was relatively efficient. This hotel was reasonably OK for a night’s stopover, as we did, but I wouldn’t like to stay there for longer.

The rooms looked in need of an update or refurbishment. I was expecting a little more luxury for the price paid. I didn’t like the bedding, the pillowcases were not cotton and made my head feel hot and sweaty overnight.