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Neil Davey

The Grand, York review: exceptional location, food and staff

This hotel is, very probably, the best place to stay to explore the historic city

Originally built in 1906 for the North Eastern Railway (NER) company, The Grand in York is aptly named. At that point, NER was one of the richest businesses in Britain and the architecture of this headquarters, built to be “a palace of business” and using the best materials available at the time, from Belgian marble to Huddlestone stone, certainly reflects that. 

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