Christmas Villas In Whitby

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Catherine - Verified booking

  We stayed at Calliope House for my husband’s 50th birthday during half term and had a lovely few days with friends of ours and their son, and our daughter.

  It’s a beautiful town house in a great location, within easy walking distance to everything Whitby has to offer. The bedrooms on the first floor, and the sitting room on the ground floor, were very comfortable and beautifully furnished. We chose the property in part because of the large kitchen: we’re all into good food, and cooking and knew we’d be eating in for the three nights we were there. Unfortunately our third and final night was marred through lack of appropriate pots for the induction hob. This wouldn’t have been so much of a problem if I hadn’t spent a fortune on lobster and crab from the local fishmongers for a special 50th birthday supper. There was a pan big enough to accommodate cooking pasta for six people, but unfortunately it, and the other smaller pan, didn’t work on the induction hob so I was unable to cook the pasta and meal I’d prepared. We’d been able to use the induction hob successfully with the frying pans provided but I’m shocked the kitchen was stocked with appliances that couldn’t be used on the hob. As this was our final night and we only realised the issue in the final throes of trying to prepare a birthday feast, it was pointless trying to contact the owners. It’s a real shame as it ruined the meal. Think lobster and crab linguine without the linguine. Our only other feedback would be to provide door stoppers. We came with our small and well behaved dog, who likes company at all times. Unfortunately the sitting room and snug doors appear to be old, heavy fire doors, which would always close fully. This meant we couldn’t leave the doors ajar, so inevitably the dog would bark if I was on my own and left the room for a few minutes. It’s also a shame that the house is missing a guest book. It would have been lovely to read others’ recommendations of where to visit, recommendations for local activities, fish and chips etc. All this said, we would probably re-book but next time I’d bring my own saucepan and door stopper!

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• Mr Marsden - Verified booking

  This is a great house in a lovely part of Whitby. The tall terraced house has lots of room spread over four floors. We particularly liked the lounge with its views over Whitby and the kitchen which is well laid out for a group of friends to cook together and chat. We also used the front terrace a lot and enjoyed the steam train going by a few times a day. The house is close enough to town to pop in to get provisions and is no more than 15 minutes walk to one of the best beaches in the U.K. Railway chippy did excellent fish and chips. The Cod Roe is an excellent local fishmonger just a few minutes walk away. The local cycling is excellent. Hilly but roads in good condition. The cinder track to Scarborough is great and is quite flat and ideal for a mountain or gravel bike. Would also recommend the Bull Inn in Ugthorpe and any of the Esk Valley villages of Egton, Grosmont, Goathland, Lealholm, Sleights, Ruswarp (good garden centre and cafe) etc. Coastal villages of Staithes, Sandsend and Robins Hood Bay are great but loads of others to visit.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  What a beautiful property in a fabulous location.

  We had a fantastic time. There were two families and there was plenty of space for everyone. The kitchen/diner is very spacious and the two reception rooms are great for giving the kids and adults space away from each other. There is a really useful boot room off one of the reception rooms which is great for bikes, shoes etc. The bedrooms are very comfortable and relaxing. The children loved being self-contained on the top floor. But the real star of the show for us was the garden terrace which is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo and is such a lovely spot to sit in for a lazy breakfast and for sharing a drink and a meal in the evening. We were really lucky with the weather so spent both nights sitting there by the fig tree and scented jasmine - bliss! We would definitely stay here again and have already recommended it to friends and family.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Loved our break at Raw Pastures.

  We had everything we needed to have a great week. Location was perfect only 15mins walk into the town, and around the same to the Abby. The kitchen was very well equipped and there was even complimentary tea, coffee, sugar and milk. All bedrooms have comfortable beds and lovely Egyptian cotton bedding. Spotlessly clean. We were extremely lucky with the weather and so we could sit out on the raised patio and soak up the sun with our G&Ts Huge loft games room (we didn’t use) but it was there if you needed it. Every room was lovely and it was hard to choose which we wanted to stay in. Will definitely go back in fact looking to booking again next year. There was 6 of us there should of been 8 but 2 could not come, but plenty of room for everyone. Looking forward to another visit.

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• John - Verified booking

  We have just arrived home after a wonderful week away at the Calliope House in Whitby with all the family and well behaved dog.

  the house sits very close to the harbour and all amenities and a short walk to the lovely beach and old town. This is a large house with four large bedrooms , plenty of bathrooms and separate toilets, the kitchen and large dinning area was great for all the family to enjoy a meal. Calliope house faces south and was always warm with plenty of hot water and easily managed through a nest heating control. the lounge and snug had large tv's and felt very comfy. A bonus was, we were able to park right outside the property , but does come with parking permits for free parking in other zoned areas, if i get the opportunity to stay again in Whitby, it will most definitely be in Calliope house, Well done it is a credit to the owners to be able to stay in this impeccable home.

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