Dog Friendly Staithes Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Allen - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage - the owner said they’d had many holidays there and that was what made a difference I think.

  It felt cosy like a real “home” as soon as you walked in. The decor was not the cheap “make do and mend” that you often find - it was really nicely and tastefully done. The cottage was very well equipped and the owners had anticipated most of the needs of visitors. The welcome pack was very welcome. Thank you. The cottage was lovely and clean, very warm and comfortable. It has traditional features (including a few spooky creaks and groans. We swear we heard a young child say “Daddy” just outside the bedroom door one night….. we hid under the duvet) A couple of “even better if’s”: (1) the dishwasher didn’t work properly and after three washes we had to wash the pots by hand as they were not clean at all (2) maybe leave some washing up liquid and a couple of dishwasher tabs for the next visitors (we left dish cloths). (3) The property is very difficult to find. I couldn’t find it on Google Earth so texted for clarification a few days before we went. I did not get a reply. We couldn’t find it where the post code led us, so we scoured the streets - the locals in the pub hadn’t heard of it either. The contact numbers provided were all the same number and not answered (no signal in the village so had to drive a couple of miles out of the village till I could get a signal). At one point, we even considered having to return home or find a Premier Inn for the night. I don’t know if this will help future visitors but I took the “what three words” reference: ///stylist.recorders.signature Somehow, we did spot the cottage on what was our last attempt. Negatives aside, all in all a lovely visit to a lovely cottage in a beautiful village. Our third stay in Staithes and the best cottage so far. We will be back.

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• Marcus - Verified booking

  Just a mini break from the kids.

  A small basement appartment in walking distance of 2 beautiful fishing villages sounded perfect. On arrival we were greeted by a picnic basket containing fresh baked Soda bread and fruit scones with home made jam and fresh picked flowers from the garden in every room. What a warm and thoughtful welcome. The apartment is small and neat and extremely cosy. I wanted to bring the big brass bed home with me. The most comfortable sleep Ive had in ages. The kitchen is well equipped for all your needs and everything is beautifully maintained. Lunch and breakfast in the garden at the rear of the building where there is a picnic table. Lovely neighbours who are happy to share their knowledge of the area. Neither my husband or I drive so been on the main bus route for this part of the North Yorkshire coast was a god send. Trips to Staithes Harbour, Runswick Bay and Whitby were all achieved via the regular half hourly X4 bus. The village is lovely with lots of history, very friendly locals and a small shop and coffee shop in walking distance. Woodland walks with a babbling stream make this destination very picturesque if you appreciate the simple things in life. If you want a cosy romantic weekend break for two I can't recommend The apartment at Mulgrave House enough. There are other self contained appartments for let in the main house above so if you have an extended family but like your privacy, then Mulgrave House would be perfect as a multi booking. I highly recommend it.

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• John Bernard - Verified booking

  The cottage, in itself, was everything we expected.

  Very comfortable and ideally situated. We had a few problems with parking - which would have been handy if explained beforehand. Your information seemed to indicate that we could park opposite the sweet shop - which we did, there being no other place to park. As Staithes was extremely busy, we failed to notice that this extension of the 40 mins parking zone was actually a loading only bay. The signage on the road was very faint and the sign further down on the wall minute. Consequently we managed to get landed with a parking fine. We were advised by the parking attendant that a parking disc should be available in our cottage to enable us to park as a 'virtual' resident in the public carpark up the hill. This was not so and we subsequently ended up in the visitor car park which was £10 per day - £70 on top of the holiday cost which we had previously also paid £30 to re-book for July, June not being available to us due to lockdown. It would have been helpful if parking information had been available to us prior to arriving in Staithes. We regularily book cottages through Sykes but feel a bit let down with this one and would welcome your comments.

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• Mrs Cherry Hudson - Verified booking

  Acorn Cottage was lovely, the owners were amazing. It was clean and tidy and comfortable and in a great location. The reason I would not recommend your site is purely down to the fact that I used your filters to have an enclosed garden. When I arrived there was no garden at all. As I was travelling with a pup this was very disappointing as the main reason I booked this was because I needed a safe space for the pup. We were situated opposite a working farm so I was constantly worrying in case pup ran out and indeed shot by the farmer as is his right to do so. I re-read the advert of this property on your site and it also mentions plans to have a patio area with furniture at Acorn Cottage, which it did not. The property faces directly onto the driveway so there would be no space at all for any such patio area. Overall, I have no complaints with the property expect if I had known it did not have an enclosed garden I would never have booked it. The owners were fantastic and I would recommend the property to anyone, but not through your website unfortunately.

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• Michelle - Verified booking

  This was a lovely central based property in the heart of the village .

  Highly recommend pre booking parking as advertised. We did and this worked out very well as the council car park gets very busy at peak times . We did find the cottage a little difficult to find even with the instructions. Even the locals hadn’t heard of the passage the cottage is located in and there was no signpost? but after eventually finding it , we were very pleased with our choice of accommodation. The cottage is very quirky , clean and well equipped and everything we needed for a great stay . We would happily recommend this property to family and friends. Lots to do locally too . We found fossils , went sea fishing, cycled the cinder trail from Whitby to robin hoods bay , walked to runswick bay , and visited Saltburn on sea and sands end . We love this part of Yorkshire and never fails to deliver .

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