Last-Minute Staycations in York

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Samuel - Verified booking

  We arrived at a very busy time for the owners - mid way through lambing season.

  However, owners did their best to make us feel welcome and settled in. Main issue with the holiday was the low beams in the upper floor - which in my opinion are dangerous. The owners have placed numerous signs to warn about the low beams - but due to how low (possibly only 5’10” at highest point at irregular points) make it inevitable that if you are over this height you WILL hurt your head. After hitting my head several times a day, almost every day, (once very badly near kitchen area resulting in me falling to ground injured) I decided that it would be better if I remained on lower sleeping area as much as possible. This somewhat restricted the enjoyment of the holiday. Clearly there was nothing owners could do about the beams during my stay, but I feel that that these should been have been flagged prominently in the advert. This would have definitely made me rethink booking this particular property for something more fitting to someone of my height or at least keeping me better informed. One other minor point relates to directions. A sentence at the end stating that farm is on right hand side (and the farm name) would be helpful as satnav and directions are currently to neighbour up the road on left hand side.

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• susan - Verified booking

  We stayed at the old hayloft for a week which was a perfect location for a break with our family including our grandchildren who stayed just for the weekend.

  This cottage is one of the best we have ever stayed in it is spacious warm and confortable and has everything in it you could ever need. It's location is lovely and ideal for the moors and the coast it is also on a farm our grandchildren loved this, the owner was very welcoming and gave us ideas of where to go in the area. In the evening there is plenty to do it is well stocked with games etc and has a pool table with air hockey and table tennis which came in handy in the evening. It is also very comfortable just to sit on the lovely comfy settees to watch television or read. This cottage was spotlessly clean on arrival it was a pleasure to stay there. With having the enclosed garden at the rear it was ideal with having a dog. Just to say we had lovely weather and one of the best holidays in this lovely cottage we will certainly go back for another week and would recommend to anyone who wants a perfect family holiday.

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• Karl - Verified booking

  Where do we start?

  Health and Safety was nowhere to be seen. Firstly, my mother slipped in the bath in the en-suite, as there was no non-slip surface to the bath and no rails to hold on to to help stop the fall. There was mention of the exposed beams but not how low they were, my brother who is only 5ft managed to whack his head 3 times throughout the duration, one time luckily, he was wearing a flat cap as we found a 10cm long piece of woof protruding from his cap. If this had gone into his head, you would be looking at a law suit. The list is endless of the things that were missing, the DVD player was not working, the Pool table that apparently counts as a games room (including a dirt cardboard box which had all the games in) was broken. Please get in touch with me as soon as you can to discuss this furthe

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  A beautifully done conversion with loads of rustic charm, including the low flying beams which come with plenty of warning notices and a specific mention during the introductory tour.

  The property is comprehensively appointed, with dishwasher, washing machine, large flat screen tv and even a pool table - felt quite disappointed that neither of us play. Set within a small courtyard on a working farm, quite some distance from any other habitation, it was on the whole very peaceful, with only farm machinery and what we assume was the local RAF in evidence. Oh, forgot to mention the ‘encouragement’ of one or more recalcitrant animals, which we found very amusing. Our host and family were very welcoming and friendly. If we return to the area, we would certainly see if this property is available to stay again.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  Accommodation was well-presented, clean and comfortable.

  Owners were friendly and helpful. We loved the pool table which actually converted into table tennis and air hockey too! The downstairs bedrooms were nice and cool in the hot weather. The upstairs open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room did get extremely hot in the afternoons and evenings - 2 or 3 electric fans would be a good addition. Having a private courtyard was great for the dog but it was accessed from upstairs down steep steps - not as simple as leaving your back door open at home! A good base to visit places like Whitby, Castle Howard and Helmsley, as long as you're OK driving down very narrow lanes!

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