Dog Friendly Cottages In Runswick Bay

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Bethan - Verified booking

  A fabulous lodge in a beautiful spot.

  After a very long journey from South Wales, arriving at the beautifully clean, well-equipped Lodge was a relief and the wonderful hot tub helped us to relax immediately and the get the holiday started!! The welcome package was a lovely surprise too and much appreciated. The high quality smart TV and hot tub were lovely little luxuries whilst all the necessities were met with clean rooms, clean bedding and towels, iron and board, plenty of storage and a well- equipped kitchen. We stayed for a week and the owners were extremely responsive. They could be seen on site and any questions were answered very quickly via phone and/or text - very helpful and friendly. Runswick Bay is a beautiful spot. The beautiful beach was only a short walk away but for those with any accessibility should be aware that the hill to the beach is extremely steep. But there is a car park at the bottom of the hill if you need it. The beach and village is well worth a visit and the climb! The lodge is very well placed for trips to Staithes, Sandsend, Whitby and further afield. The local buses travelled to these places regularly and the bus stops are right outside the site. If you enjoy walking, the coastal path is pretty much on your doorstep and well worth a trek for beautiful views. We day tripped to York by train which I would highly recommend, rather than driving! We drove to Yarm Station, about 30 mins away, and had an easy train ride into the centre of York. We had a wonderful week and I would highly recommend Honeysuckle Lodge at Paddock Lodges.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  Positives: A fabulous lodge on a very peaceful site, in a beautiful location.

  Situated between 2 lovely walks along the Cleveland Way (3.8 miles to Staithes & 9 miles to Whitby). The welcome pack was a lovely surprise. But it would have been useful to have known about it in advance. Negatives: • Broken shower bracket in en-suite (previously reported by other guests). • No live ITV channels (previously reported by other guests). • On 6/5/22 we checked with Sykes Cottages to see if Bramblewick lodge had a washing machine. We were told us that none of the lodges had one. It did !! • No ironing board or iron (which is odd given that it has a washing machine). • The lock on the main door to the lodge was temperamental in that, on occasions, it wouldn’t lock/unlock. • The patio doors would not close properly and are clearly out of alignment. We had to pull the door to the left in order to close it correctly (previously reported by other guests). • More general information about the surrounding area would have been useful: Eg. (1) Local walking guides (fortunately we took our own and have left them for future guests); (2) public transport – we discovered that the bus stops were opposite the Runswick Bay Hotel and that the X4 bus runs every half hour to/from Whitby & Middlesborough. • The lack of a site office was a little disconcerting. What would happen in an emergency?

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• Natalie - Verified booking

  Just arrived home from last minute family get away staying in the Mayflower lodge.

  We literally booked the day we arrived and the whole process was great with no issues at all. We are a family of four and a dog, lodge was great for our needs, the only minor points I would note, two teenagers so small twin room but I guess that's typical of such lodges so didn't detract from my rating or enjoyment either, I also found the double bed springy but I think this must have been me as can't see this mentioned previously i marked comfort down only slightly, also the hot tub was great and lovely and hot on our arrival but it was small and there is no way all four of us would get in and be comfortable on a colder evening but we still enjoyed it and took it I turns, lol! Unlike previous comment no issues with the sliding shower screen, was able to take a shower no problem and it was a good hot and powerful shower. I would definitely recommend, location was great, enjoyed the lodge, wrap around decking, private hot tub area and importantly for us a gate so secure for the dog. Short walk to the lovely local bay and local pub on site, we had a meal one evening in the pub and spent a few hours in Whitby which was a short drive away one day. Lots of places to walk dog too around the lodge. Thank you for our stay!

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• Amanda - Verified booking

  This was our 3rd stay at The Pines and sadly we were very disappointed with this lodge.

  We were charged a 5 star price for a 2 star lodge. Issues to mention as follows. Windows not cleaned. Hoovers unable to be used due to not being emptied for a long period which caused them to stink when we did try to use. Lack of cleaning products. Mop totally unable to be used, small brush and dustpan not fit for purpose, only two bin bags for a week. No iron or ironing board which we had to waste a full day on Sunday 13th to purchase. Owners were contacted by Yorkshire coastal cottages and were told that they do not supply, which is odd considering there is a washer dryer. No clothes maiden supplied also. There was a slug in shower in ensuite on arrival and shower head will not stay in position which is is difficult to use with one hand whilst holding shower head with the other hand. No umbrella for outside on decking, which along with the furniture needed cleaning also. This lodge is in my opinion just a buy to let investment which is reflected in the lack of attention to detail regarding everything from utensils to cleanliness. We booked this lodge expecting the same standard as previous stays in other lodges on the Pines and I feel we have been grossly overcharged.

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• Kashif - Verified booking

  Overall we were very pleased with the property, it was lovely.

  Suggestions to improve would be: 1. The listing doesn't mention if there are any towels provided. The email says check the listing, but nothing on there! Although we were pleased to find towels were there. 2. It was difficult to find the property - the postcode took us near the beach, which was at least half a mile away! The correct postcode should be: TS13 5HR 3. The email states: As you approach the main entrance to the pines, there should be a gate on your left-hand side, you go past, carry on up the track to the second gate.... It should read the gate should be on your RIGHT HAND SIDE 4. Once we finally past the gate it was difficult to find the correct lodge in the dark as again the instructions were wrong. The email states "On entering the site through the gates follow the road right round, the lodge is the last one in the corner on the left"... The correct instructions should be "On entering the site through the gates, take the first left, then follow this road to the end, the lodge is the last one on the corner on the left" Please amend these details. Then the property would have got 5* review

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