Dog Friendly North Yorkshire Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Suzanne - Verified booking

  The barn is a lovely building and there is lots of room for a family of 6.

  Location good for walks. Thanks for allowing the extra dog .The local cafe was a gem.Lots of TV channels /games.There is a lack of good lighting in the kitchen and lounge. Oven trays need burnt lumps of food removed and front cleaning. We ate out. Shower has a very weak flow, but we could see why, this should be included in the details. Information pack advised us when to use bottle water. Kitchen floor had suffered from a leak so we moved bin and stool over it to stop the dogs catching their paws. No problem doing this as totally understood hard to get sorted between bookings. Lack of cups and mugs particularly as there is a dish washer. Cleaning is very poor in many places. I was shocked at the state of the mattress in the main bedroom when I removed the mattress protector as instructed with linen at the end of the stay. I had thought and trusted it would be clean. It was soiled with numerous stains and had seen better days, photo available on request. I would never expect anyone to sleep on such an item, it is disrespectful to your guests who work hard to save for holidays. I felt very sad and let down by the owners. Bedroom door would not shut. It would be fair to say outdoor space was decorative rather than of use. I would urgently suggest less it spent on the welcome pack which was lovely and more on maintenance. We have all had two years of challenging times and being together of course was wonderful, But sadly I would not book again unless the points above were sorted out.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay and the location was perfect with great walks from the barn.

  Plenty of amazing sights and places to visit all within an hour drive. We found the barn lovely and comfortable to stay in with a well equipped kitchen and lovely lounge to relax in with a blazing fire in the evening. Without the fire the lighting in the lounge is quite dark with only 2 wall lights and 1 standing lamp. My sons loved the Wii and the vast amount of games they could play. However from reading the visitor book we noticed that comments from last year had not be addressed by the owners. The hot water was still scalding and the shower in the shared bathroom was erratic to use, all mentioned in reviews. We also didn't realise, from the writeup, that the day bed was in a room you had to go through to access the 2 double bedded room. This made it awkward for the person sleeping in the room as you had to always walk through their room to also use the toilet in the night. The double bedroom has no wardrobe or chest of drawers to put clothes in, we had to either keep our clothes in our cases or put them in the many wardrobes in the other bedrooms. I can't ever remember staying anywhere without clothes storage in a bedroom. This is a shame as if these had been addressed would have been an amazing place in a fantastic location.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  The location was great and the cottage very quirky but not suitable for dogs at all.

  There is no garden and no grassed area so wherever the dog needs to relieve its self outside the cottage can only be next to someone else's property or down the steps to the cobbled shopping areas. The lounge is on the second floor and the steps are too steep and difficult for dogs. Most owners have the dogs with them in the lounge, they dont leave them on their own on another floor. The furnishings were very old, tired and uncomfortable. The easily accessible drawers to put clothes in the bedroom were full of towels and bedding for the cottage and the other small drawers difficult to get to.The shower was pretty much useless, over the bath with no shower rail. The parking permit is pretty useless as its for a parking area much further away from the central car park in town, which in itself is quite some distance across town to carry luggage, with a dog and our grandchild. No complementary condiments to give the lovely welcome most cottage do. No black bag for the bin, no spare toilet roll. The cottage feels like the owners cant be bothered putting in that special effort to make a nice welcome for guests but still are charging a high price.We will never stay there again and wont recommend to our friends.

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• Kath - Verified booking

  Fantastic to be finally out of lockdown & allowed to go to the seaside!

  !! However parking was a nightmare - unloading the car on a tiny street with loads of pedestrians & other vehicles trying to get past. Having to park miles away, so on a trip out to the beach having to carry all our stuff miles. It made it stressful & exhausting. I think it needs to be really clearly spelt out that parking in Whitby is difficult to find & the house location means I you’ll have to park a long way away, if your v lucky you might get a spot in the limited pay & display £9 a day. Remember everything you bring has to be carried ... we brought way too much stuff! The house was quirky & v characterful which was lovely, but top stair landing was precarious & also The banister rail was loose, so had to be really on the ball! It’s not really a family holiday house, but the location is fantastic and the house a real experience, loved the old bath! You’ll need healthy knees as there are a LOT of very steep uneven steps,! I’d say it’s great for a short break just to explore Whitby as you’re right in the old town. But come on the train & with a small overnight bag!

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• Kathryn - Verified booking

  The hot tub made the house and was fabulous!

  Excellent value for money. Site staff very friendly. Be aware if you are attracted to this property as it is a bungalow there are steps - particularly a step down into the kitchen. It was really cold when we arrived but warmed up quickly. Heating is very efficient. Shame there was no welcome box - not even a pint of milk, luckily (after our last experience.. where there wasn't even a tea bag in the property) we were prepared! Kitchen equipment is very basic and could do with more utensils - such as scissors, fruit bowl, more mugs. Beds all comfy and the dressing gowns are a nice touch and lovely quality towels. The ensuite bedroom / bathroom is very compact with a very narrow entrance. More furniture in bedrooms, such as a chair for clothing would be good plus a few homely touches. Some of the facilities need a bit of TLC, my son was certain the bathroom light switch would fall off, twin bedroom radiator doesn't work - sign on it and there is no head on the electric shower. Hooks on doors would be useful too and less harsh lighing.

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