Christmas Villas In Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Caroline - Verified booking

  We visited as a family which consisted of my husband, mother in law, sixteen year old son and myself.

  We were delighted by the property and thought it was excellent, very quiet and peaceful. Although it was on a main road you didn’t hear the traffic very much at all. It was very clean and well equipped - just what we needed for self catering. The Mezzanine double bedroom is reached via a spiral staircase from the twin room. My teenage son used it and thought it was great fun but I could not venture up the stairway very easily due to having arthritis in both my knees. Blackout curtains were a great touch in the Kingsize room. The only downside for us was that my 78 year old Mother in Law could have done with a hand rail in the bath as it was hard for her to get in and out. Although the Utility room was not in the main property it was easy to access. It was useful to have a separate washing machine and tumble dryer. A good tip is to keep the light on until you are over the step as it is completely dark at this time of year and the first time I used it I had a bag full of washing and wasn’t ready for the pitch black outside as I stepped out and I nearly missed the step. Scarborough was a 55 minute drive, Designer Outlet was 14 minutes away and York City was (depending on traffic) 15-20 minutes drive. Park at the Long Stay Station Car Park, at £6.75 for all day it is THE cheapest place to park if you are going to be in York for any length of time and it only takes about 7 minutes to walk into the City Centre. Another top tip is to get your fuel from the Esso garage as it is the cheapest in the area and this is literally two minutes drive from the property. I would highly recommend The Barn, it was good value and we will be returning again as my eldest son has just started at York University.

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• Lorraine - Verified booking

  Our 2nd visit to Causeway Cottage, beautiful home from home.

  Location is amazing with the dedicated pathway to Filey beach, which is a fabulous walk in both directions. The en-suite was updated in Spring, added bonus. Having two comfortable settee’s meant the two of us could put our feet up at the end of the day. The log burner made for cosy evenings whilst the storms did their thing. Comfy beds, plenty of hanging space for the array of clothes needed for our British weather. Being allowed to take our two dogs is great, the large hallway is a handy space for drying them off after their walks to the beach & romps in the sea. An amazing welcome pack, can highly recommend the cafe & farm shop the goodies come from! I used the Shark hoover during our stay, I did try to empty it but couldn’t figure out how to open it.. perhaps the cleaners could make sure it’s not too full for the next guests. Thanks Gwyn & Sally for a great week, can’t wait for a return visit.

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• Elliott - Verified booking

  Loved the accommodation as it had everything we needed for our family and the cottage was nicely furnished.

  The location of the cottage was brilliant with easy access to the beach, and the drive to neighbouring towns/villages wasn’t far out of reach. In general the cleanliness of the cottage was alright, but few things could be improved. We had to give the high chair a good clean as it had dark brown smears left on the tray; possibly chocolate spread? - but not entirely sure. We had to clean the glassware on arrival as a lot of the glasses had residue or smudges on them; and so we had no confidence they’d been washed up/cleaned ready for use. Aside from that the rest of the cottage was nice, clean, and the sofas and beds were very comfy to relax on. Parking for 2/3 cars was also a bonus! Overall we would like to stay in this cottage again. Thank you.

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• Willy - Verified booking

  On arrival at the property we discovered the property hadn’t been serviced which was alarming at 3:30pm but a phone call to the owner resolved this by 18:30 which was ok as pub next door!

  The emergency clean was to a very high standard and after that was a comfortable stay! The only negative from us personally we live in the middle of nowhere and this property was on the main road which was extremely busy during our stay and obviously very noisy for us! There is a shared access to access the garden so the dog couldn’t be let out directly into the garden but no drama! I wouldn’t return to Ducky’s on a personal note but if you’re used to town and city noise I’m sure this wouldn’t bother you! Fantastic place Pickering for pubs etc and Dalby Forest and the Hole of Horcum fabulous dog walks! This isn’t a negative review but my own personal view!

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• Yvonne - Verified booking

  We are regular Sykes customers over many years, so on arrival at the property we were surprised to see the exterior of this holiday cottage in a poor state of repair, i.

  E. door and window woodwork long overdue repair and painting, decking starting to rot. Also, one of the living area large windows has a large crack top to bottom. This gives a really bad first impression of the holiday home. Inside the cottage is nicely furnished and very clean. The bedrooms are spacious with good storage and the bathrooms are spacious and clean with good facilities but both toilet seats need replacing. The cottage has an open view over the garden and fields beyond. So please sort out the building maintenance issues. It is both disappointing for your guests and will prevent you from receiving repeat bookings.

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