We had a two night weekend break at the hotel. For anyone travelling by car it is easy to find being just off the ring-road. It is also about a mile from the Monks Cross Park and Ride into the city centre so it is equally good as a base for the city.
The hotel is set well back from the road and did not seem to suffer from traffic noise. The rooms are "lodge" style - very similar to Premier Inn or Travelodge in facilities and size. The room and hotel in general appeared clean and well kept.
There is an included breakfast - serve yourself continental type (cereals, fruit, breads, yogurt) - not exciting, but perfectly adequate.
There's a Toby Carvery at the neighbouring pub that I can't comment on, having eaten elsewhere.

My husband & I stayed 5 nights at Express Holiday Inn on Malton Road, York. We had a great stay. Complimentary breakfast was really lovely with nice choices, staff were excellent - hotel clean, room was lovely. The staff were so helpful with directions etc. The carvery next door is lovely too with great atmosphere and a great place to eat after a long day touring.
The hotel is on the imediate outskirts of York, but we found it great to travel to all the surrounding areas. There is a Parknride just down the road and Monk Cross shopping is very close for those essentials or dining out

My wife and I along wih our younger daughter stayed here while visiting our older daughter who is a student at the university. We found this hotel clean warm, comfortable and very good value. There is an on-site restaurant which serves "carvery style" food - not great but edible.

We stayed here for a night while moving house. The room was clean and comfortable. Our only problem was when the phone rang at 7:00 to tell us our car had been broken into that evening. Despite some more valuable things being carelessly left in there, they only took the bracket and power supply for our sat-nav. The police told us this is a common problem in York at the moment and gangs are stealing anything sa-nav related. I would still recommend this hotel, but given its exposed car park and easy getaway, I suggest you leave nothing of value visible in the car!