Group Accommodation Villas In North Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alison - Verified booking

  We had a few problems finding this property - the postcode given on the property details is different from the one it says to use for satnav directions and of course, we managed to use the wrong one!

  Cue driving hither and yon in a torrential downpour until we eventually read the instructions properly and manage to find the right turn off. The turn off is signposted "Whitby Sixth Form" and you need to go right up to the school grounds before turning off into Airy Hill Caravan Park and cottages. You then need to drive up what looks like another cottage's drive way before realising you are actually in the right place. The parking spaces are all labelled clearly, which is helpful but I think it would be quite tight if you had more than 2 cars to park if the 2 spaces for another cottage are being used (luckily not the case for us). The property itself is spacious, clean and well equipped, part of a complex of several other holiday properties. Plenty of room for our party of 4 adults and two small children. Minor quibbles are that there is no opening window for the two dormer bedrooms and this made them quite stuffy, although keeping the doors open during the day did make a difference. The bath(there is only one) is also quite slippery with no handles to hold, even with the non-slip mats in the bottom, so care needs to be taken there. The downstairs bedroom was only used for the shower but was very spacious and set up well for anyone who has mobility problems. The wooden cot was much appreciated by our youngest grandchild, with a mattress supplied, and the wooden highchair was very sturdy. We had a minor issue with the dishwasher (tablets supplied) and the owner offered to visit to look at it (we solved the problem so a visit was not necessary) - it was nice to have a quick reply and help offered. As mentioned by other users, not a great number of toilet rolls supplied but I had brought plenty with me. The handwash supplied for the sinks is rather thin but again, I had brought my own. The enclosed garden was great for the children to play in and only a short drive to the beach or town centre. All in all, a great holiday property.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  We arrived as guests and left as friends.

  We spent 11 nights at Beaconsfield Cottage over the Christmas and New Year period and were honoured to be the first ever Christmas guests and also first guests of 2023. With three bedrooms, all en suite, the Cottage was the perfect choice. Well presented and immaculate. As Christmas is about time spent indoors rather than out (the weather this year certainly didn't encourage trips out) the space and comfort in the cottage allowed us both family time together and privacy when we wanted it. With bedrooms in the two wings as we nicknamed them, the living area and kitchen are the hub of the house. The kitchen is a joy to work in, with plenty of pans, crockery and cutlery. If you like cooking you'll love the split level double oven. Arriving at dusk we entered to find the living room illuminated by lights from a lovely Christmas Tree and garlands across the fireplace. Taleen had called the day prior to introduce herself and popped over as I was unpacking the car to say hello, welcome us and ask if there was anything we needed, which was a really nice personal touch. When I mentioned we'd be eating in most of the time (actually it ended up being all of the time) she brought me an extra roasting dish over. We kept in touch by phone and chats over the whole stay and also actually since our departure. Thanks again for making us feel so welcome and all the best for the future. Hopefully we'll be able to return for Christmas 2023.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  The property is lovely and spacious and overall we enjoyed our holiday.

  The cottage is situated in a nice quiet area. My husband and and I loved the downstairs bedroom with ensuite. There is a shortcut into Whitby, but be aware there is a steep slope to go up. A very large field is accessible with beautiful views of the Abbey. The garden is not secure for dogs as there is a gap in the trees. The back garden was dirty and the furniture was covered in cobwebs and insects and there are no cushions for the seats. My family was a party of 10 and it states there is a barbecue, however, you can cook for 2 people, so we didn't bother due to it being too small and the condition of the garden. The bottom oven does not get hot and worst of all one if the double beds has a hard mattress and creaks as soon as you move. I paid for the cottage as my family could not afford to go away and my son and his wife had no bed and slept on the L shaped settee after the first night. There was no welcome pack or instructions on how to use appliances. Fortunately we have visited Whitby a few times and knew where to visit, but it would have been nice to have information or comments from other guests about other places to visit.

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• Mark - Verified booking

  Definitely a 10 out if 10 holiday cottage.

  We went as a family of 6, and could not have asked for more. The cottage was beautiful, very clean, fresh and inviting. A great lay out inside, us oldies had our own wing, we called it the south wing. Large bedrooms all with ensuites, which was perfect, lovely comfy beds and bed linen and white fluffy towels. Such attention to detail throughout the cottage, and a dream kitchen with high quality crockery etc everything you needed was there. Our lovely host came to see us, and offered her beach hut for us to use, which we did for our long beach day out, very handy indeed, she also helped us out with places to take the children to, she mentioned play dale farm park, which we took our grandchildren to and we had such a fun day out, so thankyou. A little welcome pack of wine and goodies were there waiting for us when we arrived, just perfect. Very well situated for beaches, walks, pubs etc we explored everywhere, could not have asked for more. Would definitely recommend this beautiful cottage if staying in Yorkshire, and want to be close to the beach. Thankyou again to our lovely host 10 out of 10.

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• Sue - Verified booking

  We love this house and this is the 3rd time we have stayed here.

  It is spacious with plenty of parking and not too far out of town. We like the new downstairs room which is handy if you don't like the stairs. A couple of things would be nice - bigger towels - lots more cost hangers suitable for adult clothing not children's ones. One of the settees is not very comfortable - the conservatory needs some maintenance and a coat of paint!. The old outside furniture needs painting or removing and the back door will not lock from the outside so we had to lock it from the inside and go out the front door - this does need addressing asap. A tumble dryer would also be useful so you can wash and dry the towels as half way through the week they did smell a bit damp. We still love the house and will come back but a bit of TLC would be good. All in all we had a great week and were blessed with good weather and Whitby is still one of our favourite places. A visit to FallingFoss tea room is a must and a scone and cup of tea at Hammonds tea room also worth a visit.

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