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Monkbar Hotel’s Hat Trick Of Awards At York Tourism “Oscars”
April 22, 2008
Culinary “Twinning” Brings Fun To Healthy Food
April 11, 2008
York Hotelier Slams Proposed Patio Heater Ban
A York hotelier has slammed proposals to ban the sale and use of outdoor patio heaters – used by countless hotels and pubs to warm users of outside patios and gardens.
January 31, 2008
Yorkshire Pudding Treats Kenyan Style
January 31, 2008
Children’s Hospice To Benefit From Best Western Monkbar Hotel’s Wedding Fair
Martin House Children’s Hospice is to be the beneficiary of a wedding fair being held next month (November) at York’s Best Western Monkbar Hotel.
October 30, 2007
York Hotel Bucks National Downward Wedding Trend
October 19, 2007
It’s Terry & June At York Food & Drink Festival
September 25, 2007
Monkbar Hotel’s Head Chef Steps Into Jamie Oliver’s Shoes
September 21, 2007
It’s North EAST Meets Best WESTern As Renowned Chef Terry Laybourne Checks Into The Monkbar Hotel
It’s not so much East meets West, but more a case of North East meets Best Western as a renowned chef checks into a York hotel this weekend.
September 21, 2007
Monkbar Hotel Gives Guests A Dog’s Eye View Of York
July 25, 2007
Monkbar’s “Magnificent Seven” To Run Race For Life In Memory Of Former Colleague
July, 2007
York Hotel Staff Go Quackers For Hospice Duck Race
June 25, 2007
Strawberries Get Star Billing At York’s Best Western Monkbar Hotel
May 31, 2007
York Hotel Manager Gets Helping Hand To Run “Pasta” London Marathon Finishing Post!
April 12, 2007
“L’eau” revoir to French bottled waters
A York hotel is saying “l’eau” revoir to French bottled waters as it aims to make its beverage menu more environmentally friendly.
April 05, 2007
York Hotel Honours its most "Prolific" Lunchtime Diner
For the last five years, 97 year-old Elsa Bond has dined twice a week in the Best Western Monkbar Hotel...
March 07, 2007
What A Treat For Comic Relief At York’s Monkbar Hotel!
Chefs at the Best Western Monkbar Hotel are cooking up a treat for Comic Relief in the form of a daily batch of red nose biscuits.
March 07, 2007
Dogs Especially Welcome At York’s "Monkbark" Hotel!
Guests of a four-legged variety are getting a special welcome at a York city centre hotel.
February 28, 2007
Hotel Staff Handed Personal Alarms In York Crime Fight
STAFF at one of York city centre’s leading hotels have been issued with personal attack alarms to safeguard against becoming a victim of crime.
November 24, 2006
Music proves the Food Of Love for York Chef
A YORK chef is planning to be 'top of the pots' when he swaps the kitchen for the stage to carve out a new role as a singer.
November 14, 2006
Positive news for York Hoteliers as ban proves breath of fresh air
A York hotel has successfully launched its own smoking ban in public places - almost a full year before the new legislation comes into force across England.
October 26, 2006
Handel Pulled On Traditional Wedding Music At York Hotel
The “Handel” is being well and truly pulled on traditional wedding music as chart toppers, and TV and film themes are being requested by guests holding their ceremonies at a York hotel.
Masterchef Martin serves up a taste of Africa
...as York's pudding party gets international flavour.
Bonnie lends a paw
Helping to promote the benefits of dog ownership as part of a national initiative.
From Australia to York, Nikki joins award-winning team at Monkbar Hotel
Nikki Eadington joins the team at the award-winning Best Western Monkbar Hotel in the key role of sales manager.
York Hotel on top of the World as football fever takes hold
WORLD Cup fever has kicked off early at a leading York hotel – as its international team of staff get ready to cheer on no fewer than EIGHT different countries.
Hotel staff go yellow in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice
Staff at the Best Western Monkbar Hotel in York will be supporting St Leonard’s Hospice, a charity that cares for people living with life-threatening illnesses, by wearing yellow on 22nd June.
Best Western Monkbar Hotel triumphs at York Hospitality Oscars
Awarded the title of Employer of the Year for the second year running.
Best Western Monkbar Hotel stubs out smoking for the day!
National No Smoking Day – Wednesday 9 March 2005
Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere!
The Best Western Monkbar Hotel secures the first free hotel broadband and wireless service in York.
Festive Fancies Feature At The British Red Cross Pudding Party
The Best Western Monkbar Hotel is stirring up a fantastic mix of festive fun and fancies as it prepares to host the British Red Cross Festive Pudding Party on Wednesday 24 November 2004 at 6.30pm to boost the charity coffers.
Turning Water into Wine
Water is the new wine at top hotels and restaurants in New York, London and Paris, and now the Best Western Monkbar Hotel is introducing a Water Sommelier, the H2O equivalent of a wine waiter, whose job it is to advise customers on the best water to accompany their meal.
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Best Western Monkbar Hotel Appoints New Head Housekeeper
Susan Larcombe brings more than a decade’s experience with her to the position of head housekeeper at the Best Western Monkbar Hotel, a role that will see her leading a team of 25 responsible for servicing the 99 guest-bedrooms and all the public function rooms.
February 8th, 2007
Don comes To York Ho-Ho-Hotel’s Rescue
When the Monkbar Hotel was looking for a Santa to hand out Christmas Day gifts, Don thought his delivery expertise would come in useful – and volunteered to step into the empty red suit, black boots and grey whiskers.
Linda Pool sparkles
The Monkbar Hotel is gleaming with pride as housekeeper Linda Pool sparkled in the recent Best Western Great Britain Celebrate Success Awards to clean up the National Housekeeper of the Year Award 2004.
Rock around the clock with Heather Stuart
Watch out for Heather Stuart jiving through the hotel as she is a rock ‘n’ roll champ coming third in the national ISDA Championships (International School of Dance Association) with her partner, Daniella Colqhoun.
Claire clinches Oscar
Claire Cummings, winner of ‘York Receptionist of the Year’ has worked at the hotel for more than four years looking after guests during their stay.