Harrogate Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Andrew - Verified booking

  First off, we had a lovely week at Foxy cottage despite the mixed weather.

  Because of the excellent Sykes website and the photographs therein, the cottage lived up to the expectations. It is a beautiful, comfortable cottage in a pretty village. The cottage was reasonably well equipped with utensils, pans and cleaning materials etc, however we left some feedback on a couple of possible improvements. I found the beds comfortable and the rooms reasonably spacious with enough storage space for a week or so. The ‘Boot Room’ was useful but there was limited space for boots and shoes because it is in effect a storage cupboard for high chairs, irons, mops and hoover etc. On arrival the cottage was clean (initial impression) with a lovely welcome pack and cute hearts on the toilet roll for example. Every individual has differing standards of cleanliness and, as I said, initially the cottage appeared clean but throughout the week we discovered areas that could have been improved, cooker, oven and extractor hood, dusty skirting boards etc. This is a 5* cottage and for the most part I would agree, although 4.5* would be more accurate. Parking is not possible at the cottage. We were fortunate that the nearby parking at the end of the lane was available and we did not require the use of the large village car park. This is mentioned in the cottage details. That said, looking on the positives, we really did have a wonderful holiday in the cottage. I would definitely recommend it for a couple or small family. The location close to tourist attractions and 3 towns with facilities is another bonus.

  Read more less >

• Daniel - Verified booking

  What a lovely cottage located in the quiet, but beautiful village of Ripley.

  The cottage listing was very accurate and came with all the stuff we needed for the week (towels, dishwasher tabs, hand gel, washing up liquid, sugar, coffee etc.) - unfortunately no tea bags, but we brought our own so all OK. The beds were very comfy, and the lounge and dining room were nice spaces to relax in during the evening. Views over the field with horses, sheep etc. was lovely. We brought Amazon Firesticks for the TV’s which worked well and the Wi-Fi was fine. Car parking was at the end of the lane and we had no issues with this throughout our stay. Ripley itself was lovely and the kids loved the play area in the village. The Ripley Store is great for the essentials (bread, milk etc.) and they sell amazing pies, sausage rolls and pastries. The Ripley Ice Cream was a real highlight. Near Ripley there is a large Morrisons near Ripon for the larger shop at the beginning of your week. Within 10 miles of Ripley there is so much to see and do, our favourites were Brimham Rocks, Fountains Abbey, Ripon Cathedral, Pateley Bridge and Knaresborough. We also spent a day visiting York and this was great, visit the Minster and do the guided tour. Finally, the bus service is ideal if you do not wish to drive everywhere and runs regularly through Ripley to Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon. We had a great stay and very much recommend.

  Read more less >

• Christine - Verified booking

  Overall, we have very much enjoyed our stay.

  It's a beautiful cottage, good interior design elements, well equipped and in a fabulous location. With a little attention, if could easily score excellent rather than very good. As a constructive criticism, the following should be actioned. The small planted area around the entrace door is overgrown with weeds, and the front door needs repainting. (one never gets a second chance to make a good first impression.)The whole cottage needs a serious 'deep' clean, as there is months worth of dust in areas such as base of electric fires, over ornaments and inside drawers. Seat cushions are needed for the dining chairs because they are too low for the dining table. The sheets could be better quality. Second handrail very much needed. ( as mentioned numerous times in visitors book- stairs steep with narrow treads) All the interior window frames are thick with black mould. If these things were dealt with, this cottage could easily be one of the best.

  Read more less >

• Iona - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage in a very scenic area. The cottage was very clean and spacious and had all cooking appliances in the cottage. The cottage also had lots of board games and jigsaws in the cupboard which made us feel at home as we were able to wind down after going on walks and play one the board games which was in the cupboard of the cottage. The cottage was in a beautiful location and the neighbours were really talkative and had a lot of pride when talking about Middlesmoor. The cottage does have wifi, before we arrived we had a lot of worries when it said no wifi on the listing of the cottage however when we arrived we saw on the wall that WiFi was available. The only issue we had when staying at the cottage was the back garden light was flicking so we were unable to turn it on at night so it didn’t disturb the neighbours but apart from that everything else was perfect. We would definitely come again and stay in the cottage.

  Read more less >

• John - Verified booking

  Breakfast was not provided but not expected. The location was very good in a very pleasant village and a garden with superb views over the countryside. Nicely located for access to a local inn with good food. The ensuite walk in shower was unsafe, in that there was no shower mat and no grab handles. As the floor of the shower is perfectly smooth it was slippery when in use. Particularly so for older people. No shelving or racks to place soap and shampoo on, therefore it was necessary to put these on the floor and bend to access them. This also applied to the bathroom used by the adjacent bedroom. Furnishing, particularly the chairs in the dining room. The tub chairs required refurbishment and the dining chairs all required repair to the seats. It was frustrating to receive so much contact from the hosts via email and text. Hoping we were enjoying our stay and veiled threats about what must and must not be done.

  Read more less >