The Dante Arms

Stayed here for 2 nights to attend a wedding at The Forbidden Corner. Very comfortable stay. Emma and her team were very welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. Had the full English breakfast which was very tasty. Beautiful part of the world. Loved watching the racehorses trotting through the town on their way to the gallops for their daily exercise.

The first thing that Dante Arms (Emma) asked me when I arrived was a query about my arriving earlier than announced. Other than that interaction, the staff was polite and helpful. The accommodations at Dante were exceptionally good for such a small hotel in a small town. Yes, the Dante is very old with beamed ceilings but that is the charm of a small country hotel. The room rates are especially good. The only shower of my eight English hotels that had a bathmat was the one at Dante Arms in Middleham. Congratulations, Dante. Also Dante had a shower which could easily regulate the temperature unlike most of my previous hotels. The room rate was good: I was in room five with a rack rate of only £75 (ca $100). My room also had a hot water bottle covered with cloth, a nice comfort for wintertime nights. Lastly, Dante Arms offered Half of a full breakfast, which is good because I usually could not complete a whole full English breakfast. Dante's bar was good for beer and hamburgers. One unexpected benefit of the Dante was its proximity to the stalls for race horses which clopped each morning in front of the hotel.