The Fleece at Ruleholme

I stayed for one midweek night in November 2024. The hotel looks as though it was recently built or refitted and is done to a high standard. My room was spacious and clean as was the bathroom. There was complimentary water in the room and tea/coffee making kit. Service was friendly and mostly efficient. However there were 3 problems that slightly spoiled my stay: The pillows were very uncomfortable - I woke at 3 am with a sore neck and ended up using the decorative cushions instead. The room heating/air con was very noisy. I switched it off even though it was -7degrees outside! The breakfast pastries were so overcooked that they were inedible. The chef should never have let them leave the kitchen.

We have passed this Wonderful hotel on numerous occasions when returning home to the North east, however this time we decided to plan our journey in advance so we could stop over, on arrival we were checked in by a delightful lady at reception with an Australian accent (I think she may have been called Sam) who was very helpful and informative, on receiving our key it was off to our room (16 Wensleydale) to start our stay, the room was absolutely amazing, it was warm and cosy and decorated to a very high standard, the attention to detail was very evident, everything you could possibly need for a stay had been catered for, the bathroom was spacious and very well presented with complimentary Rituals bath/shower goodies for your stay (or if you choose you can take them home), the towels were big and fluffy, just what you need for these Autumn days/evenings, our stay package also allowed us to have breakfast & evening meals which were both outstanding, the Feather-blade of Beef & the Grilled Hake were the standouts, though I have to say that all of the food was delicious, The breakfast was also outstanding and the atmosphere was so relaxing, The staff were so delightful and always willing to help, next time we are over the North West we will definitely be stopping at this hotel for Bed/Breakfast/Evening meal as it is great value and the Hotel is Outstanding. Thank you to all the staff for your dedication on this wonderful stay.

Nell and Nigel Ballagh have asked me to write this review for them. They thank all the staff for making their recent stay so special. They really had a superb holiday . The breakfast was wonderful and staff both at breakfast and dinner both so attentive and could not do enough for them .