Holiday Cottages In Knaresborough

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Steve - Verified booking

  We found Roecliffe cottage to be very clean and centrally situated for all the places we wished to visit such as Knaresborough, Ripon and York.

  Although the cottage is situated next to quite a busy road inside you could hear very little road noise. Boroughbridge village, a few minutes away, is very pleasant and has several bakers, coffee shops and butchers etc. It was however disappointing that the owners didn’t provide an information book promoting both Boroughbridge and wider Yorkshire! We arrived tired and hungry and shopped at a small Spar not realising there is a very large Morrisons just a few minutes away. Also, several neighbours (who were all very pleasant) appear to have different views on the dedicated parking for the cottage. We did park on the main road in the end but it felt safer to park in spaces behind the cottage and obviously more convenient to take cases and shopping in etc. We never did find the answer to the parking question! It would also have been useful to know about recycling. We did however find an excellent small tourist information office in Boroughbridge a few days before we left. They were very helpful regarding local walks and places of interest. In the cottage the kitchen was well equipped, but it would have been nice to have a toaster rather than having to use the electric grill. Positives though were the washing machine and separate dryer. If we had one major complaint about the cottage it would be the poor-quality mattress in the main bedroom. This has been mentioned in previous reviews, the mattress is clearly not fit for purpose in a cottage of this standard and price!!! All in all then a pleasant place to stay and once the mattress is sorted Roecliffe cottage will become a lovely holiday home.

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• Pamela - Verified booking

  The cottage had both pluses and minuses.

  From the kerbside it looks very pretty with a well stocked garden and small patio. The lounge is pleasant and the kitchen is well stocked. Some instructions for the microwave would have been useful as we could work out how to use it, being unlike any other that we’d come across. Except for the oven and freezer, everywhere was spotlessly clean apart from a few stains on the living room carpet and main bedroom. Upstairs was lovely - a great bathroom and nicely decorated bedrooms. Bedding and towels appeared to be brand new. The main problem we had was with the mattress on the king sized bed. It was very uncomfortable due to the springs which could be felt on the surface and ‘pinged’ every time one of us moved! My husband’s back suffered each morning as a result. The only other complaint was that the description implied that the courtyard to the rear of the property would be a pleasant place to sit. However it was merely a dull empty yard with a shed and wheelie bins. There also appeared to be a numbered parking space to the rear which was not mentioned. Having said that, we had no problems parking on the road. The cottage is very well located , about a 5 min walk from Boroughbridge’s pretty centre. There are also three pubs close by. We enjoyed our break and the area but would not choose that particular house again.

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• Gail - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage , very spacious and clean.

  Great beds and beautiful bedding very comfortable. Great bathroom cand shower, lovely bath sheets. Plenty of clothes storage in bedrooms. Well equipped kitchen and outside space with garden furniture a lovely sun trap which we used most evenings...Cottage is situated close to bus stop. Parking is ample at cottage. Host was very helpful on arrival. Hampsthwaite is a lovely village with great pub and cafe/ bistro all within walking distance from cottage. Beautiful church and walk by the river . I would recommend this property as only 20 minutes on bus to Harrogate. A beautiful area and well worth a visit. We had a great week here and would stay again in this lovely accommodation.

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• Elaine - Verified booking

  Unable to have heating on timed, so cold in morning and when back evening.

  Mattress in loft room uncomfortable, springs felt, also quilt thin for time of year, a throw on bed would work, No frying pan only wok which had nonstick coming off. Front garden states you can enjoy your coffee in the morning, no garden furniture so that is misleading, messy with lots of unattractive pots, all of the front was dirty, could be better with a hand rail for safety. Very strong perfume container in lounge, makes you think it is covering up smells, I can’t breath in these as gives headache, if you have asthma it would be a problem. Brilliant location near town and quiet.

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• Yvonne - Verified booking

  What a stunning little place the is.

  If you are looking for comfort, a cosy vibe, peace and quiet then duckstone is ideal. Beds are comfy, it was warm lovely facilities loads of logs for the log burner ( some places are so stingy on this front but not here!) Location is great with loads to do in the area weighing fairly easy driving distance. Nigel is very helpful and made sure we were warm and had what we needed. I would stay again. Thanks so much.

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