We have just had another excellent stay at Rookhurst Hotel. As always the food and accommodation were superb. After a long days hike through these wonderful dales, it is a treat to come back to such good food and a very comfy and luxurious 4 poster bed! This hotel stands in a beautiful setting with the Pennine Way footpath running... more

Lovely old house full of character and a beautiful garden which we made full use of to relax in. Large very clean room. Excellent bedlinen and the bed (4 poster) was one of the most comfortable I have ever slept in. Perfectly situated for walking - owners even let us walk their dog one afternoon so they do make you... more

We stayed for 2 nights this April and found it a lovely place to stay . The owners were very welcoming (family run) and the rooms were lovely (4 poster beds, etc. ,quality bedlinen and lovely thick down duvets). It is a perfect base to expore the dales from. It is a small hotel and doesn't have spa facilities, pools... more

We actually went incognito as the property was on sale as a going B&B concern. We were disappointed to find that during the holiday season there was just one other couple staying. The owner was full of himself and immediately thought my wife and I should be subjected to a full history of the house- at one point I thought... more

We stayed at Rookhurst for two nights last summer. We did not have dinner. The male owner is very full of himself, never stops talking (about himself, his home, his wife). Not very welcoming. We asked if we could have breakfast a little earlier on our last day, and were met with such a resounding NO I thought he was... more

We are regular visitors to the Dales and always stop at B&Bs and small Hotels and are usually very happy. This time we were celebrating our wedding anniversary and were looking for somewhere a little special and found this place on trip advisor, looked at their website and thought it fitted the bill. Typically the website over-sells it. We arrived... more