Dog Friendly Cottages Whitby

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Daniel - Verified booking

  A gem of a property, right in the middle of Whitby, on the quieter side of the river.

  This property has been designed to a hight and tasteful standard. Spacious bedrooms, very comfortable firm beds (much more to my level of comfort) , a warm and welcome living area and a fantastic rainfall shower. The internet was superb, you could even retreat to 5 Ivy Yard and work there comfortable. Like all rentals you find some quirks, the only gripe we had was some of the light bulbs in one of the ceiling lights didn’t work, there weren’t any spare bin bags and an empty roll of foil left in the drawer. The property was very clean and tidy upon entering. I would say to the owner or cleaners, please double check cutlery and plates that guests have cleaned, there were some questionable ‘cleaned’ items but know this isn’t reflected on the owner or cleaners. There is no parking on the property, but on 3/4 of the road there is free parking on Church Street but it’s a free for all and very popular. We had no issues but at peak times it would be difficult. Further up, getting closer to Whitby there is 40 mins free parking restrictions or a small pay and display car park.

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• Laura - Verified booking

  This is a beautiful and highly characterful property.

  We loved the comfortable beds, log burner, location and general decor. It had all the cooking and laundry equipment you need, and we really appreciated the thoughtful additions like books and record player. We'd be happy to stay again! Some points to note: We only found one window that would open, which was a shame as we really wanted some fresh air in the bathroom and main bedroom. People with mobility issues may find the bathrooms in this property challenging. The main bathroom has a tall-sided bath, which you must climb in and out of and use a hand-held shower head. The top floor en-suite has a very small shower cubicle, but that's up two flights of stairs. Parking can be a challenge (that's all of Whitby - not specific to this property!). You may have to pause on double-yellows to quickly unload your car, then park quite far away.

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• John - Verified booking

  The cottage was as described and provided a very nice base for a holiday in whitby .

  There was no customer handbook so you had to work things out for yourself ie WiFi and heating . The main problem in Whitby is finding a parking space and the cost of it . Council sites charge £9 per day . The property is listed on several letting sites , some of which specifically mention the provision of parking scratch cards which enable free parking on specified zones and are frequently used by owners as they are a great way to enhance their letting prospects and only cost them £2 for any 4 days of parking . I was expecting a couple of scratch cards to be in the property , but they were not provided . I contacted Sykes who asked the owner for feedback which was not forthcoming . So please be quite sure that when you are booking this property that no parking assistance is provided .

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• Tracey - Verified booking

  Firstly I would like to start with the good points, the cottage is lovely, comfortable all mod cons and fairly clean on the surface, though feel it could do with a deeper clean, there was lots of cobwebs.

  Description states there is a dishwasher, bit there isn't one, but that wasn't a problem for us. Also from reading previous reviews, where let's say minor problems been mentioned but still have not been rectified. My final point is the heating and hot water, so basically we had a 3 night stay, but ended up leaving on Sunday teatime due to it not working, so the only day it worked was Friday evening, it states there is a problem in the customer manual that is left. We could not have a shower and it was quite cool later at night. I did actually ring Sykes cottages to put a complaint in, was told it was owner managed cottage and would get in touch with them and ask them to make contact with us, we'll guess what we never heard anything from anyone. This is VERY bad management by all parties

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• Hannah - Verified booking

  We stayed for 3 nights and the location was ideal 10-15 mins walk into Whitby.

  The cottage itself was clean and had everything we needed for our short stay . It had TV in both bedrooms which were great for the kids and beds were comfy. It also had a separate dressing room on the 1st floor which a nice surprise as it us some extra space with being a family of 5. Parking was an issue as you are very lucky to find a space on the main road. Things to be mindful of are that the bedrooms are over two floors and the stairs in the property are very steep. The main bedroom is in the attic and it was extremely hot with noisy seagulls throughout the night. We enjoyed our stay overall and we would stay again. The only negative was that the bin lid in the kitchen did not close which I’d read in another review therefore expected this to have been fixed.

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