Last-Minute Staycations in York

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Keith - Verified booking

  Location Likes.

  Amazing location away from main roads which was extremely quiet. Just 50 minutes drive to Scarborough snd very close to York. Lovely kitchen to a very high standard with well equipped utensils (lacking a pizza cutter was the only missing item) Bed is very comfortable and bigger than a super king size. Bathroom has a large walk-in shower with swirlflush toilet. The views are stunning looking out over a beautiful countryside with the enclosed garden being a god send for our Beagle who like to 'explore' so keeping him safe. The following are dislikes. Sofas are very small and uncomfortable spoiling the comfort when relaxing. Needs a corner sofa where you can relax properly. There is a driveway to the owners storage yard which is a few feet away from the window, wrecking privacy when vans drive past or delivery vehicles looking in (careful if sitting in your pants lol as you'll be seen). Hot tub in garden is over looked by owners property which really didn't make us feel comfortable using it. Kitchen has a great extraction for the hob with a metal outlet pipe going outside, sadly the outlet to this has a nonreturn flap which keeps flapping down on reverse wind causing a loud tapping like someone's tapping the windows which can disturb the dog or you if your a light sleeper like me. This was really annoying. The fridge freezer has a faulty solenoid which keeps making a loud click when the thermostat cycles on and off which again causes sleep issues. The fencing and or gate is loose in its housing and thus when there's a slight wind, there is a rattle back and forwards causing the iron mongery to rattle. There was a lovely welcoming hamper which was amazing, the wife got me to by a caffetier because the coffee was that nice. Overall, the property is new and has teething problems. No expense has been spared making this an amazing property. If the things above were to be fixed, I'd definitely return but as it stands I wouldn't return. We didn't meet the hosts, which is what I prefer being a person who like to go on holiday and just enjoy time away quietly. Some hosts can be quite intrusive, but these weren't. Thank you.

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• Sue - Verified booking

  Really nice little cottage in a beautiful location.

  I would agree with a former reviewer about the size of the towels and also mention the pillows, which were rather lumpy and could be better quality! Having stayed in a considerable number of holiday cottages over the years and with people's expectations of higher standards, it is often the little things that make a difference. A bottle of wine is a nice touch but honestly feel that a small welcome pack would be better as not everybody drinks alcohol but a few basics and some milk would be lovely. Prices are increasing for holidaymakers and adding little touches is often much appreciated. The owner, Alan, was very pleasant and helpful and I would certainly return - just may bring my own pillows! I must also mention the wonderful pub in the village, The Blacksmith's Arms, where my cousins and I had a superb meal.

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• Pamela - Verified booking

  Beautiful cottage in a quiet lovely place with sheep coming to visit .

  Friendly people and good local pubs for food .Quiet ,no traffic to speak of even in places like Helmsley where there are plenty of car parks .The owners were lovely and offered use of washing facilities but we chose not to spend our holiday washing ! Lots of interesting places to visit and we joined English Heritage as there were several places worth visiting like Whitby and Riveaulx abbeys.. Beckside is quite small but very comfortable and well equipped.We chose to eat out as we were on holiday .As it is small the only thing we found was that it was quite dark in the kitchen and bathroom but we would certainly go again .Also being picky ,although the towels dried well they were only quite small .Bath sheets would be preferable but that is only our choice not a criticism of the cottage .The owners were lovely.

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• John - Verified booking

  We stayed last week at Rose Cottage and from start to finish, thoroughly enjoyed it.

  Our arrival was swift when we met Mrs Benton we felt very welcome and nothing changed through till checkout. The Cottage is as you imagine, Old and quirky but that's what we booked so hit the nail on the head. The Cottage was well equipped with everything we needed (a pair of kitchen tongs was the only missing item) It was clean and comfortable. We met Ted, the farm dog, what a beautiful boy - he came to welcome us each morning with a stick, stone or a leaf - fabulous. On check out Mrs Benton took time to show us the rest of the properties to rent which were beautiful. We look to book again and recommend it to anyone.

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• Ian - Verified booking

  Very good use of photography made the property look much larger than it actually was.

  Couch seemed to be from a retirement home, you could only sit up straight and had no give - so not comfortable at all. Kettle leaking, Oven door not closing correctly. Property was cold when we arrived, and even after turning the heating up and leaving on all night - the property was still cold in the morning. Even though we booked for 3 nights, we only stayed 1 night as due to it being so cold, we never got any sleep. We made our excuses over the phone to the owner as nobody was at the farmhouse, even after trying twice. Would NOT recommend this cottage to anyone. Very disappointing and will not be returning.

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