Last Minute Cottages in Thirsk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  What a lovely locacation cliff cottage is in, so peaceful.

  Nice cottage and fairly comfortable with lots of space and we thoroughly enjoyed playing pool in the evenings. Showers good and WiFi fine, cottage clean and plenty of crockery. Few things that would improve it from our point of view... -Dishwasher control was broken so didn't know what setting it was on and couldn't change it. -A previous review mentioned the cooker not being clean, the top was fine but we found sticky, dirty and brown shelves and a dirty tray with sausage fat still inside on arrival. We cleaned the tray but not the shelves, only used it a couple of times. -A hair dryer would have been welcome, not expensive, unless it was missed. -A handrail at the top on the left of the stairs would have helped Dad get upstairs, there's nothing to hold onto for an older person. -A few new mattresses would be good, although ok to sleep on, springs could be felt when sitting on them. -Could do with a new tin opener. -We felt that hot water temperature needs to be increased slightly, lots of warm showers. -Pictures on website showed logs in basket but none supplied, again not expensive but would be a nice touch, we left the rest of ours for next guests. Not withstanding the above, we had a lovely time and with a few tweeks it would have been even better. Thank you.

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• Anne - Verified booking

  Thank you for a lovely week long stay in your beautiful little Jasmine Cottage.

  It is everything one would expect and enjoy in such an old place. The entrance lobby opens up onto the dining room with old and shabby chic furnishings. The kitchen has plenty of work surface and enough room for 2 people to move around easily. The lounge is surprisingly large with deep comfortable sofas. From the lounge there is access to a small patio and garden with a modest set of table and chairs. The 3 bedrooms are quite spacious. The bathroom has a bath with shower over it rather than a walk in shower. Lisa our host was friendly and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. During our stay in the warm summer of 2018 the cottage stayed nice and warm throughout the night. It has been a pleasure to be able to use your cottage as a base to explore the Dales and the Moors, the market towns and picturesque villages, the nearby castles and Manor houses, to revisit childhood memories and to create new ones. We had quite forgotten just how much we love the area. Personally, we found the main bedroom mattress to be too hard for us, and the lack of WiFi n the cottage was a nuisance, but the local pub, a 5 minute stroll away, did prove to have not only a lively local village atmosphere with good value drinks and a sociable crowd but also a good WiFi reception.

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• Lynne - Verified booking

  We had a lovely weekend at Jasmine Cottage.

  The weather was glorious and Lisa the property owner was very welcoming and allowed us to arrive a few hours early as there had been no one in the day before.The cottage was very comfortable, especially the beds. It is in a lovely area and there are lots of places to visit within a short distance. We spent a very enjoyable day walking at Sutton Bank with easy going paths which were good even with a baby and pushchair. We also spent a lovely day at Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley. We were however disappointed to find that the very pretty lawned garden shown on the website is sadly now all paving and gravel with very little greenery. The garden was one of the things that attracted me to the cottage as we love to sit outside and it would have been perfect for my 11 month old grandson to explore. It was not really safe to put him down to crawl on gravel or paving. Also the large walk in shower was perfect for the adults in the party but not for a baby and the website does state that there is a bath with shower over. I really think that details and photographs should be kept up to date so that customers are not disappointed or misled.

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• Natasha - Verified booking

  Emma was a brilliant host, we received a very warm welcome and were provided with complimentary items, such as croissants, bread,milk and juice which was very thoughtful.

  The house is stunning, the kitchen/ dining area was a fantastic space to socialise with the rest of the guests. The whole house is equipped for all needs (two dishwashers!) and plenty more. The house also includes a downstairs room with disabled access with a large walk in shower/wet room. All rooms are furnished beautifully and the bedding/pillows are such lovely quality. The whole house is immaculate with beautiful finishing, especially the barn gate hanging from the ceiling which was an amazing feature in the kitchen. As we were celebrating a 60th birthday, we found the location was great for a country getaway as well as a short taxi journey to Northallerton where we booked brunch at The Potting Shed. Overall the weekend was perfect and beyond our expectations, it is the nicest holiday home we’ve visited, definitely recommend this beautiful home!

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• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  Jasmine Cottage was the perfect place for a very special holiday, we loved it.

  It is impossible to tell how quiet it's going to be when looking for a holiday cottage but this is a truly quiet and peaceful spot (as someone mentioned on a previous review). When we weren't out and about (it's very well situated for getting to lots of lovely places), we made the most of sitting out in the lovely garden. The weather during the week was gorgeous, with the patio area and pebbles we were able to move the table and chairs around the garden to suit the sun/shade which was great! Lisa is lovely and was very helpful filling us in on the local area. She rang and booked a table for us at The Angel - Topcliffe, we ended up eating there three times, plus a takeaway - very friendly staff and delicious menu! We will definitely be going there for another holiday, we love the cottage and it is in a very beautiful part of Yorkshire.

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