Dog Friendly Villas In Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Steven - Verified booking

  The Cottage is in a very good location and makes it so easy for all shops, restaurants etc.

  Due to its central location and it can be noisy, although we were there at Easter bank holiday weekend. This may have influenced it but noise went on till 4am. The main issue I had with the Cottage, is that it is very small. We went as a family of two adults, two kids and a dog. The house was not big enough to accommodate us all. This was particularly evident downstairs, which is just one room. There wasn’t enough seating space for us all to sit on the settee. There is a breakfast bar in this room but the stools provided, are not very comfortable. There isn’t really enough space to cook, particularly if people are sat at the breakfast bar. When cooking I literally had to sit at one of the seats. The whole accommodation is extremely dark. Whilst accepting that it is a Cottage, the windows do not open in three out of four of the rooms. This makes the Cottage quite stuffy and oppressive. This is not helped by the fact you don’t have control of the heating. This comes on at set times whether you need it to or not. The bedroom on the first floor is a decent size and accommodates two children. It also has storage space and a TV with DVD. There is no DVD player downstairs, nor can you stream your phone to the TV. This meant if we wanted to watch a film as a family, we had to go to the kids bedroom. The bathroom has nice facilities with the exception of the hot tap. It is a Triton hot tap that produces very little hot water. The bedroom on the second floor is contained in the roof. It does not have any room to stand up in, other than the foot of the bed. It’s basically a bed in a room. We both found it quite difficult to get in and out of bed. The Cottage does provide safe secure parking, which is needed in Whitby. However, as described in the advert this is 5 mins away up a steep hill. Overall if there was just two of you, you could make it work. It didn’t work for us as a family. Having stayed in multiple Cottages in Whitby, this was the most disappointing. Due to the issues we left a day early.

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• Eve - Verified booking

  This is the worse property that I have booked through you.

  First impression was the patio door which looked dirty but this is actually inside the glass. All carpets are badly stained and dirty. The dining table wobbles and the dining chairs are dirty in the ridges at the back. Lounge furniture is stained. I had to dust the window sill and bottom of the window in the living room as was filthy with dust, dirt and dog hair. I had to set up the TV as it only had BBC channels, I also had to fill the dishwasher with rinse aid and salt. The fridge freezes the products in the actual fridge area. The extractor fan is unsuitable for use as when put on it makes a loud racket. The kitchen is very badly equipped with crockery and cooking utensils, could not use the microwave as nothing to use to heat things up in. No tea towel, dishcloth, dusters, dustpan etc. One of the under cupboard bulbs isn't working. There was black dog hair on the landing carpet when we entered the house and was getting onto our clothes and towels. The standard of cleaning in general is very poor. Bath panel is cracked, the rubber seal is filthy. The mattress on the king-size bed is very badly stained. The whole house needs a deep clean, redecorated and new carpets, fridge, extractor hood, bath panel, king-size bed and mattress. No dog bed or blankets as advertised. The Wi-Fi is very weak and slow. The TV remote does not work properly. We will not be using this property again.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  This is constructive feedback only for the property owner: It doesn't work to have a thermostat above a storage heater!

  We had to turn the thermostat up to about 25 degrees to make the central heating come on It would be a good idea to have an extractor fan in the bathroom as it's getting damp in there It would have been useful to know that there is no signal to be able to phone or text Please leave guidance about the bins, as to when you put them out! I have just had a farcical dance with them this morning, not realising that your green and black bins are both collected weekly, and Sue didn't make it very clear, so I am afraid I didn't get the recycling out and only just made the black bin emptying Feedback that can be published: We had a comfy week in possibly the most peaceful place we have ever stayed. We loved the open fire and got used to there being no TV quickly, enjoying the quiet. There were plentiful puzzles, games and books to amuse. It was very handy to have the CB Inn a 5 minute stroll down the road and they were welcoming to dogs in the bar area. We enjoyed just a drink and also a roast dinner. Reeth is a nice little town with dog friendly pubs. Richmond or Barnard Castle seem to be the nearest places to fill up with petrol, so beware of getting too low on fuel!

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• Kate - Verified booking

  We have very mixed feelings about Aros.

  We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in a magnificent, peaceful location surrounded by sheep, rabbits, lapwings, birds galore and wonderful flora. Walks abound in the area, straight from the door plus a very welcoming inn, The C B 5 minutes walk away serving superb food. We appreciate the cottage was built some years ago and requires a lot of maintenance but it could do with some tlc eg new bathroom with extractor fan as it is damp, decorating throughout as wallpaper is peeling. I am always suspicious of cottages that contain air fresheners…….why does it need one? Possibly to conceal the damp smell or visiting dogs? We knew before booking that dogs were allowed but their presence was obvious by the fur on floors and kitchen cupboard doors. I tried to clean this up but unfortunately the Vax cleaner was useless. Sadly we did not find the sofa comfortable and the armchairs were too low. The kitchen appears to be fairly new and is extremely well equipped. There is an impressive selection of maps, books, games and jigsaws to while away any spare time if needed and the WiFi was welcomed for accessing weather forecasts in the absence of a tv. We did not miss the tv at all.

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• Marie - Verified booking

  Love The Bay, Filey; great resort and beach.

  This cottage was nice, good location, nice homely touches and comfortable. Yes it does have a bit of wear and tear but that is to be expected and nothing that bad (although the mould around the bath does need attending to). It is unfortunately let down by three things though: one it was very dirty! The owner needs to get a new cleaner. We arrived at 2.30 at the same time as we saw the cleaner go in, the cleaner then left 15 mins later! Not enough time to do a proper clean and it showed! Bathroom was filthy; hair, dirt on bath and sink, I had to clean it. Thick dust everywhere on tvs, etc. Floors still had bits everywhere so wasn’t hoovered properly. I think only the kitchen surfaces had been cleaned (other areas in kitchen were dirty) and the beds made. Second, Wi-Fi is terrible, very intermittent, tried to reset the router several times made no difference, wouldn’t work on my phone at all, couldn’t stream Netflix or BBC iPlayer on tv (plus tv signal wasn’t great); lastly, it needs better outside seating as the bench is very uncomfortable. We had a lovely stay though, weather was great, walks on the beach were fab!

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