Dog Friendly Cottages Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  Family of 4, 2 adults and 2 children (4 and 5 year old).

  Visiting for 7 nights. Pros - Fantastic location for seeing Whitby (cafes and pubs within a 2 min walk, harbour a slow 10 min walk down the hill). -Comfy Beds -Beautiful kitchen -Living room size / comfort ok for small family of 4 - responsive property management to any slight issues / questions we have. - just set off the main streets so fairly quiet location and felt pretty safe however you do still get some street noise in peak hours. - nice welcome hamper - coffee machine - huge family sized cooker - modern bath tub / shower Cons - as stated in description property is over 4 floors which takes some getting used to, (1 room per floor), steps are really steep, so would not recommend to anyone with kids under 6 ish and anyone with mobility issues. Zip link bed is actually a double bed so zip link was never an option which was disappointing, which lead to us sharing beds (2 doubles) instead of having twin beds for the kids. - some windows / decor / fixtures are starting to show signs of wear. Windows and door handles really stiff, Would benefit from a maintenance person to attend just to sort lots of little like this issues but, however we appreciate the age of the property. - parking, although we are provided with a pass, it’s a bit of a lottery in terms of how close you can park, there are options a 2 min walk away which is viewable from the rear of the property if you are in luck. However you can find yourself walking 5 /10 minutes away to the car if your luck isn’t in and are less organised. (Parking Guides are provided). If you happy to park £9 per day there is parking to the rear of the property in a public car park 2 mins walk away if you are stuck for options. - Im 6ft 2 and found it hard to gain access to the top Bedroom and kitchen due to the low beams,I had to duck / crouch on entrance / exit after learning this lesson the hard way. You do get used to this though. - lacked some basic provisions such as bin bags, toilet roll, soap etc Over all, if you understand the age of the property, and are able to work round the steps issue, it’s a nice place to stay, it’s got some nice charm about the property with some lovely modern touches and the location absolutely makes it worth it.

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• Steve - Verified booking

  We found Roecliffe cottage to be very clean and centrally situated for all the places we wished to visit such as Knaresborough, Ripon and York.

  Although the cottage is situated next to quite a busy road inside you could hear very little road noise. Boroughbridge village, a few minutes away, is very pleasant and has several bakers, coffee shops and butchers etc. It was however disappointing that the owners didn’t provide an information book promoting both Boroughbridge and wider Yorkshire! We arrived tired and hungry and shopped at a small Spar not realising there is a very large Morrisons just a few minutes away. Also, several neighbours (who were all very pleasant) appear to have different views on the dedicated parking for the cottage. We did park on the main road in the end but it felt safer to park in spaces behind the cottage and obviously more convenient to take cases and shopping in etc. We never did find the answer to the parking question! It would also have been useful to know about recycling. We did however find an excellent small tourist information office in Boroughbridge a few days before we left. They were very helpful regarding local walks and places of interest. In the cottage the kitchen was well equipped, but it would have been nice to have a toaster rather than having to use the electric grill. Positives though were the washing machine and separate dryer. If we had one major complaint about the cottage it would be the poor-quality mattress in the main bedroom. This has been mentioned in previous reviews, the mattress is clearly not fit for purpose in a cottage of this standard and price!!! All in all then a pleasant place to stay and once the mattress is sorted Roecliffe cottage will become a lovely holiday home.

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• Samantha - Verified booking

  The property is on a quiet, quaint road and we had no issues with noise.

  Despite the mention of the possibility of stairs being an issue, we didn’t find this a problem as long as we took care - the steps are quite shallow and some of the ceilings on the stairwells are low - but we found them ok. The kitchen had all utensils we needed for a real self catering break and there were books and games provided too. Beds were clean and comfortable. We had one issue, with the cleanliness, which was an issue at the start of our break as we did have to clean. There was quite a lot of dust throughout, the carpets needed vacuuming, the bottom of the toilets needed extra attention, crumbs were on the work surfaces in the kitchen and our dog found a bone of some description on the kitchen floor, also the front door was really quite grubby inside. This has been fed back to Sykes already and so hopefully this will not be an issue for future bookings. We were advised that the cottage are not obliged to provide cleaning products, which seemed odd if they’d like you to keep the place clean, and so we did have to purchase our own antibacterial cleaner. Dishwasher tablets were plentiful however. Be aware that milk and coffee aren’t necessarily provided on short breaks, but there are a few little shops nearby to purchase these. We love Whitby, and hopefully our feedback is taken as constructive rather than negative - the hubby also mentioned that an oven glove would be helpful!

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• Pamela - Verified booking

  The cottage had both pluses and minuses.

  From the kerbside it looks very pretty with a well stocked garden and small patio. The lounge is pleasant and the kitchen is well stocked. Some instructions for the microwave would have been useful as we could work out how to use it, being unlike any other that we’d come across. Except for the oven and freezer, everywhere was spotlessly clean apart from a few stains on the living room carpet and main bedroom. Upstairs was lovely - a great bathroom and nicely decorated bedrooms. Bedding and towels appeared to be brand new. The main problem we had was with the mattress on the king sized bed. It was very uncomfortable due to the springs which could be felt on the surface and ‘pinged’ every time one of us moved! My husband’s back suffered each morning as a result. The only other complaint was that the description implied that the courtyard to the rear of the property would be a pleasant place to sit. However it was merely a dull empty yard with a shed and wheelie bins. There also appeared to be a numbered parking space to the rear which was not mentioned. Having said that, we had no problems parking on the road. The cottage is very well located , about a 5 min walk from Boroughbridge’s pretty centre. There are also three pubs close by. We enjoyed our break and the area but would not choose that particular house again.

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• Angela - Verified booking

  Overall, the house was nicely furnished.

  Unfortunately, the inaccurate information about location ('right turning 50 yards after Yorkshire Cottages office' rather than 'immediately after') meant we ended up going round the one-way system again trying to find it. There was no scratch-off parking card in the property, which meant we had to drive back into town to find somewhere that sold them. We drove to the Co op (as it was the only place we knew with free parking). They didn't sell them, but a staff member gave us a parking disc. Fortunately, we found a traffic warden near the property who showed us where we could park overnight. By this time, we'd wasted over an hour of our holiday, and tempers were frayed. Not the start we wanted for a break that was meant to be a treat! Perhaps you should consider posting the scratch cards to customers in advance of their holiday to avoid this happening again. Inside the property, there is a strong smell of damp in the kitchen and black mould on the stair wall. I have a rare lung disease (aspergillosis) which is caused (and exacerbated) by black mould, so I was unable to use the kitchen. Again - very disappointing. Finally, the mirrors in the bedrooms need hanging on the walls. I had to sit on the floor to be able to use the mirror to do my hair and make up. Not ideal!

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