Group Accommodation Villas In York

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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• Rachel - Verified booking

  This was our second stay at this lovely and luxuriously appointed apartment and we were pleased to see that our review from our previous visit (May 2023) had been acted on - kettle and pillow issues now resolved.

  There remain however several irritations in this luxury and not inexpensive apartment. There were 5 guests staying in an apartment accommodating 6 people. Only 4 towels, 4 bowls and no bedding provided for the sofa bed (this happened last time so we were prepared with our own bedding). Not equipping the apartment with basic crockery, utensils and linen for the maximum number of guests it accommodates is however inexcusable. We have been in the holiday letting business ourselves for over 20 years and always over supply on cutlery, crockery and glasses to accommodate the inevitable breakages. We also missed the following kitchen basics - bread board, bread knife, grater & chopping board. The Internet was non existent - we couldn't get the TV or anything to work without hot spotting to our phones. I see this has been raised in other reviews but remains an issue and difficulty for anyone needing to work whilst away. We also had the same experience as other guests in relation to parking. On arrival we parked our two cars in tandem in space 6 to unload. We did not use the other apartment vacant spaces, we were not blocking anything but within half an hour we had a nasty and passive aggressive sticker on our windscreen. Not the owners fault but I think the listing could be more explicit about the parking challenges on site, near the apartment and in the town generally. Had we not tandem parked temporarily unloading with a child and elderly parent would have been impossible. A suggestion perhaps would be to provide a disc for town parking for the use of guests - we have had this in the past in other properties we have rented and it certainly alleviated the parking stress on arrival.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  We took the time to explore the detailed welcome pack provided by Jodie and Richard, which included a link to their cottages' dedicated website.

  This resource was packed with valuable information and proved to be incredibly helpful, allowing us to have a relaxing and memorable week as we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. While we had done some research beforehand, the welcome pack introduced us to more of the local region than we would have discovered on our own. The property is amazing, and although parking is on the street, it was close enough to easily transport our belongings into the cottage without any hassle. The cottage is finished to an extremely high standard, but it was the little touches that stood out the most. Cooking was a pleasure, with an easy-to-use stovetop and oven. While the kitchen has a small fridge, there is also a full-sized fridge with a freezer in the utility area, which was perfect for storing our champagne and wine. Locally, the pub next door was very cosy and offered affordable meal options. The friendly locals, who could clearly tell we weren’t from the area, were welcoming and made us feel completely at ease. We also visited Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay, both within an hour’s drive, as well as Castle Howard and Helmsley, which have some great shops to explore, even on weekdays. Anyone booking this property will not be disappointed

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• Emily - Verified booking

  The property was beautiful and in a lovely place, it had everything we needed and was presented really well.

  We only had 2 issues, the first being parking. On the listing it states there's one space for the property and the rest are first come first serve - they aren't. We had angry notes left on our cars from residents stating we needed to move them. So we took the visitors spot and also parked across the road (just something to keep in mind if you have 3 cars) Also we booked our stay for 6 people and only enough towels for 4 were left out, the help feature on the app didn't work (not the owners fault) and the contact numbers sheet had been put in a cupboard, so we only found it on the last day. It just meant we had to go and buy towels which isn't ideal when it says they're included. We saw some comments about pillows being uncomfortable but this wasn't the case, everything seemed brand new and the main beds were lovely and very comfortable but the pull out bed was very hard so keep that in mind if you're using that. The internet and WiFi is also fine, no issues on our part. All in all a lovely stay.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  The property is lovely, nicely furnished and in a good location for the many amenities of Boroughbridge, including pubs, shops and dog walks.

  However, there are a number of issues with it: - the worst one is the hit and miss nature of the WiFi. One could occasionally download emails and WhatApp messages and access Google and the signal was never strong enough to download newspapers, watch iPlayer or any other internet TV. It is the worst WiFi of any property we have ever stayed at. - the coffee machine would not work without descaling but the disc to enable this was missing. So we had no coffee for the entire 3 weeks. - there is no chopping board or breadknife, despite this being reported by previous guests. - the fitted sheet in the main bedroom did not fit the bed. It was too small to stay on overnight. We made two calls to Sykes early in our stay about both the WiFi and the coffee machine but nobody came back to us and both issues remained a problem throughout our stay.

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