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The York Marriott Hotel is based around a building from 1876 and located in its own grounds next to York Racecourse, 1.5 miles from the centre of York. The 151 guestrooms, over five floors, have traditional English furnishings and decor. All offer dedicated workspaces with desks, satellite television with pay movies, direct- dial phones with voicemail, dial-up Internet access, air conditioning, coffee/tea makers, minibars and trouser presses. Bathrooms have hair dryers and designer toiletries. Hypo-allergenic bedding and cribs are available on request.
The hotel's Ridings Restaurant is set in a light, wood- floored room with high ceilings. It overlooks the gardens and racecourse, and serves international cuisine, while Cooks Bar serves a brasserie menu in a contemporary setting and features live piano music on Friday and Saturday evenings. Guests can enjoy the putting green, tennis court, adult and child indoor heated pools and fitness equipment, relax in the sauna, steam room, jetted tub and solarium, and have beauty treatments. The 24-hour front desk offers safe-deposit boxes and currency exchange, while business guests can use secretarial services, and 11 meeting rooms with audio-visual equipment. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas, and there is free parking available. The hotel is well placed for exploring historic York and the surrounding sights; the National Railway Museum is 1.5 miles away, and the medieval Gothic splendour of York Minster cathedral is two miles away. Leeds Bradford Airport is 30 miles from the hotel.
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