Group Accommodation Bed And Breakfasts In York

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Emma - Verified booking

  We’ve stayed at Sykes cottages many times, this corkage was not of the standard of others so I’m unsure how Sykes work out their ratings.

  We chose this cottage as my mum can’t manage stairs so had the downstairs bedroom. This only has a bath which she couldn’t use. It would have made more sense to have a shower with this room to suit a disabled person. It was a good location for exploring by car, but too remote to go anywhere on foot. Main B road at end of the long drive had no footpaths, Stamford Bridge about 1.5 miles away. Property was adequate for our needs. Not as well equipped as others we have stayed in. As it sleeps 6 I’d expect to find at least 6 of everything in the kitchen, but I think there have been some loses over the years that haven’t been replaced. Tea towels, dishwasher tabs & toilet rolls etc were all available. Hand towels in the bathrooms would be appreciated as once we’d packed to leave we had nothing to dry hands on. Our phone’s data allowances saw us through for internet access which is often needed on holiday to book tickets etc. we were glad there was good signal after reading no WiFi at the property. Beds are not very comfy (hard) and pillows as flat as pancakes! No spares in the wardrobes. No trouser hangers either amongst the collection of free plastic shop hangers!. That made the place feel cheap! Upstairs bedrooms are compact & don’t have much, if any windows to the outside, so can feel stuffy. No fans provided, glad we weren’t staying in very hot weather. Generally clean, some dusty spots where you can’t see!

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• Eileen - Verified booking

  How about NO HOT WATER AT ALL for a three night stay!

  We found that there was no hot water early on our first morning (Friday) and informed the owner of the property at a civilised hour - 9.30. As we were on our way out for the day, we ensured that the owner had access to the cottage and he assured us that he would look into the problem. On our return at approximately 16.30, we found that there was still no hot water. We immediately contacted the owner and he was adamant that there was hot water. We asked him to attend the property and he was forced to admit that indeed there was no hot water. He then informed us that he could not get a heating engineer to look into the problem until Monday. There were six of us in the property for the weekend and to have no hot water was beyond a joke. The owner offered to let us use the shower in his house but under no circumstance was this practical. We finished up either using kettles of hot water or using a stone cold shower -- it was only mid December! We are interested to establish as to what compensation we will receive as you ( Note 1) were unable to provide the most basic of facilities i.e. hot water Note 1 The contract was with Sykes, not the owner of the property. Stewart & Eileen King

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• Celia - Verified booking

  We arrived to a very warm welcome from Geoff.

  The property was so warm and cozy. Spacious throughout, spotless, each bedroom with its own on suite. Furnishings were lovely, well stocked kitchen with crockery, glassware and cutlery .We had read in previous reviews that the property was not decorated for Christmas so brought along our own tree, lots of games, video's and jigsaws , No wi fi but that was stated clearly on the information. so no worries there. All the family loved it, so much to do in the surrounding area. . Would recommend for a family get together The property sleeps 6 . My husband and I, my sister from the states and an Aunt . Daughter and her husband, who swopped halfway through with our other daughter and her husband. A perfect Christmas break. Many Thanks

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• Matthew - Verified booking

  A well-appointed and comfortable property, which was clean and well looked after.

  Situated near both a small town, and not too far from a city, it was easy to get to a range of facilities. We were disappointed that the house wasn't remotely decorated for Christmas, even though we asked in advance. It also lacked the usual basics such as a carton of milk, that owners traditionally leave for arriving guests. Admittedly, these are fairly minor quibbles, but do show an owner who is willing to go the extra mile for their guests; a complete lack of WiFi was annoying too. The house was very warm, and the furnishings comfortable; a small grassed area behind the property was useful for entertaining the kids. Overall, this is a good property, and we had an enjoyable stay.

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• David - Verified booking

  Our original holiday fell through (they had water cut off) and so we booked this the night before our stay (thanks so much for saving our holiday).

  The house looks like is has been recently refurbed, new kitchen, carpets etc and was lovely, warm and comfy. Great to see it properly equipped as well - we have been to some places where there is a kitchen, but no sharp knives, or baking trays etc so yo can't actually cook, not here all good to go. The location was a little out of the village, so it would be tricky without your own transport. But with a car it was really easy to get into York and we had a great time exploring (and it's a v short drive to a retail park which was handy for getting food). All in all we had a great stay, highly recommended. (And thanks for the milk/goodies etc on arrival, a lovely touch...)

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