Villas In Whitby

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Katy - Verified booking

  A very high standard of holiday apartments, with excellent parking and extremely accommodating helpful owner Peter whom is working hard to make this a great holiday base.

  The welcome pack and greeting was a great start to our 10 nights. The owner was really helpful regarding parking as our car was too tall for the parking with the roof top box. Everything was a high standard and thought out with care. A good supply of towels, including tea towels and kitchen hand towel, toilet rolls and kitchen rolls, hand wash, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid all helpful on saving space in the car. A washer dryer that actually works well and good sized cooking facilities. The view of the trains were excellent - the first train is after 8am and then finish well before little ones need their bed - would be great treat for a real steam enthusiast. The location was really good with children walking most places and had a break from driving. First time staying in Whitby and would definitely look for these apartments first if we returned to Whitby. We really appreciated the bath in this apartment (the only one in the engine shed). On an extra positive note for families, the owner provided the best cot and additional mattress for it that we have her had in years of travelling with little ones. There is a co-op around the corner which opens late - very handy. The accommodation lives up to the pictures in this case. The only problem will be whether they are available in the future and we want to book again. A lovely holiday enjoyed by all of us.

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• Donna - Verified booking

  We booked at very short notice (evening before arrival!

  ) And would just like to say thanks to all concerned for accommodating us. For how nice the property was we were surprised that this was still available during peak summer holiday season! The accommodation was clean and comfortable and had almost everything provided in the kitchen to self cater. (I would suggest though that a tin opener and a pair of scissors is provided) Being centrally located was great as it meant we were only a few minutes walk from anywhere we wanted to be. At night time whoever is in the top front room may get woken up from deliveries being made to the shops below and people walking through the street. Our kids who had the downstairs back bedroom didnt hear much at all so any light sleeper in the party would be best in there. There's quite a few steps to get up to the accomodation and within the property so this needs to be considered before booking. With the accomodation being based on the street there's a great selection of food available within a short distance, a bakery opposite, heron foods, grocery and takeaways and plenty of fish and chips shops just round the corner! You will need to park in a public car park which is less than 5 mins walk and charges £9.20. If you get the ring go app you can renew without having to go back to the car. All in all we had a great time and would certainly consider re-booking again in the future.

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  This was our first time staying at Blink Bonney Cottage.

  It was lovely the views are absolutely beautiful. Especially from the bedroom watching the lovely pink sky's and odd nights went to bed early just to listen to the birds singing. The beds were very comfy and everything was there we could need. We enjoyed the Guess Who game it was funny. Sitting outside in the sun in the back was lovely then we sat also on the front. We also took the 11.21 train midweek from Glaisdale Station 3 times to whitby and return, if you time it right when you arrive in Whitby you can catch the X94 bus, onto Robin Hoods bay and return to catch the 15.59 train back to Glaisdale. The northern line is called the pretty line, it was beautiful. Our daughter loved it. We also enjoyed visiting Lealholm the next village, another pretty place and did the stepping stones. We filled up with fuel too there, very handy prior to our journey home, and visited the village store which has everything and also the most gorgeous garden centre and local pub. We had a wonderful stay thank you. Sadly our holiday ended on the last night with sad news of my Dad passing away and I think I was meant to be there when I found out, I went and sat by the stream on our last morning and a blackbird visited, it hopped right up to me and stayed for quite some time, maybe it was my dad visiting me one last time, that's what I'd like to think.

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• Angela - Verified booking

  Overall, the house was nicely furnished.

  Unfortunately, the inaccurate information about location ('right turning 50 yards after Yorkshire Cottages office' rather than 'immediately after') meant we ended up going round the one-way system again trying to find it. There was no scratch-off parking card in the property, which meant we had to drive back into town to find somewhere that sold them. We drove to the Co op (as it was the only place we knew with free parking). They didn't sell them, but a staff member gave us a parking disc. Fortunately, we found a traffic warden near the property who showed us where we could park overnight. By this time, we'd wasted over an hour of our holiday, and tempers were frayed. Not the start we wanted for a break that was meant to be a treat! Perhaps you should consider posting the scratch cards to customers in advance of their holiday to avoid this happening again. Inside the property, there is a strong smell of damp in the kitchen and black mould on the stair wall. I have a rare lung disease (aspergillosis) which is caused (and exacerbated) by black mould, so I was unable to use the kitchen. Again - very disappointing. Finally, the mirrors in the bedrooms need hanging on the walls. I had to sit on the floor to be able to use the mirror to do my hair and make up. Not ideal!

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• Diane - Verified booking

  Had a wonderful week away from it all this November in Blinkbonny.

  The cottage is wonderfully situated in the lovely village of Glaisdale, just up the road from the local pub and the train station. The cottage has everything you could need and is very cosy. The owners Jonathan and Rachel leave a welcome pack, of milk, local cake, Rachel's home made marmalade and a Whitby Gazette and are very helpful. There are also provisions in the cottage to use if you want to use them such as tea bags, coffee and all the essential cooking equipment etc. The stairs are quite steep but that wasn't a problem for us and to be expected in character properties. It was so quiet and peaceful and the views were stunning. There are many walks in the area with the added bonus that a lot of the local villages have a train station if you didn't fancy walking home. Whitby is at the end of the line too, so twice we caught the train there and back. I would highly recommend stopping in Blinkbonny.

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