Last Minute Cottages in North Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lynne - Verified booking

  We stayed here between Xmas & New Year.

  The Cottage is nice & quaint. It was cosy and was always nice & warm. Unfortunately we did have a few issues which was disappointing. We had travelled a long way , so thought that we would buy our food from the supermarket when we got here. Our journey was not good due to terrible fog and traffic which put another 2 hours onto our journey. We have stayed at lots of cottages previously and have always been left a nice welcome pack with tea , coffee , a pint of milk in the fridge and sometimes a few other bits & pieces which is always nice after a long journey so that you can just have a cuppa & a rest when you arrive. When we arrived here there was nothing!!! We had to unpack our luggage and then go back out to Northallerton around 7 miles away along Country lanes in the fog and the dark to buy some. Admittedly we needed to buy shopping anyway but it would have been really nice to have had a bit of a break first after our long journey and a nice cuppa. We also found later that there was also no salt & pepper , no tinfoil , no kitchen towel, no bin bags , really no basic amenities that we have always been left before at other properties. Items that would improve someone's stay that just cost a few pounds. We had been left 1 washing up sponge , 1 dishcloth and the tiniest amount of washing up liquid and 2 toilet Rolls!! We was also told that we would be left a bag of logs for the log burner. We was left 2 logs!! Luckily we had taken 3 bags of logs of our own. When we went to light it though , the lighter did not work so we had to go to a nearby garage on New Year's Day to buy a lighter. Also the outside lights did not work in the courtyard at the back, so when letting our dog out before bedtime at night it was pitch black. Also the clock in the kitchen did not work. The sofa & chair was not the same in the living room as in the pictures advertised and was not as nice. We also found in the file left by the owners that they had asked if you had any remaining food left when you was leaving and that you was going to throw out could you leave it as they might be able to feed their chickens with it. That's all very well and I have no problem with that if the food is to be thrown out anyway , but it would be nice if they had even left you a couple of eggs!! All in all the cottage was nice and we enjoyed the surrounding area. The pub next door was lovely and welcoming and we had a lovely meal there on New Year's Eve. The village is lovely too. I just found that a few more touches to actually welcome people to the cottage wouldn't go a miss. A few nice gestures go a long way and because of this I'm afraid we would not stay at this cottage again.

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• Annette - Verified booking

  We spent a weekend at "The Stang Hideaway" in August, for a relaxing 3-night stay with my partner and our little dog.

  The views were gorgeous, and the location was as peaceful as a library on a snowy day. But there were a few surprises that gave us a good laugh! First off, the wine cooler was ice-cold—unlike the fridge, which was warm enough to double as a sauna . If you’re planning to brew some coffee, don't forget to bring your own coffee pods; the same goes for dishwasher tablets as there was non available and the free washing up liquid was limited to a very small bottle (use sparingly). The "fully equipped" kitchen was a bit like a game of culinary hide-and-seek, with basic items playing hard to get. And if you’re using the breakfast bar or that “sumptuous” sofa, be prepared to get very close to your partner—like, "hope-you-really-love-each-other" close, perfect if your on a romantic break! Now, let’s talk Wi-Fi. Remember the days of dial-up internet? If you’re feeling nostalgic, you’re in luck—this Wi-Fi will take you right back to the 90s with its charmingly slow speeds which can cause the TV to frequently show the circle of death when it tries to catch up, perhaps it was intentional to create a romantic atmosphere. The outside decking is lovely, but it could use a gate to be truly dog-friendly. And don't be surprised if you step outside to find a crowd in the treehouse—it’s open to everyone on the park, so you might end up with an audience for your morning coffee or romantic sunset. All in all, it was clean and the tranquility was delightful, the stay didn’t quite match up to the price given there’s a lot of competition in the area. Here’s hoping for some improvements in the future, but hey, we still enjoyed the peace and quiet and lovely views!

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• Robert - Verified booking

  Oakridge cottage is a charming little place and is a perfect retreat for relaxing, unwinding and simply just to get away from the world, makes you feel your in another time and place.

  The cottage is full of charm and is simply just idyllic, the owners have refurbished the cottage to a lovely standard and thought of everything the space would allow them to. The only issue with the cottage was the banisters weren't very secure and when the stairs are as steep and winding as they were you do kind of need to use them, there wasnt any wood left for us to use on the log burner which states on the website and in the welcome book that there should of been so we had to purchase some from the local shop, i would just add that if possible the check in time could do with being made a little earlier than 4pm so that if the weather is terrible like it was for us you can get in and make yourself a little more comfortable as we feel we had lost the first day entirely by having to sit in the car all day until we could check in at 4pm, apart from those little issues the setting and the cottage was perfect and we will definitely be returning in the very near future

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• Ian - Verified booking

  Fabulous little cottage, the pictures don’t do it justice, it’s so much nicer in reality.

  The room is so cosy, with a huge tv(bonus), kitchen had everything we needed, shame it didn’t have a freezer, even just a freezer box in fridge, but we did manage okay, especially when it’s right next to a fabulous little butcher’s. The bedroom was spacious, bed comfy, pillows too hard for me, perhaps give an option?. Lovely bathroom, if there’s a way to shower that would be good, like one of them hoop curtains?, we made do so not a major issue, just a little issue for people with back problems getting out of baths. The car park space was a real bonus, only a few minutes down the street as the streets filled up pretty quickly, just unload at side of butchers then park down the road, we did get neighbours looking, however lots of people doing it down this street all day. Ruswarp is a perfect location, only 30 minutes walk to Whitby via train track trail, perfect for our little cockapoo. If it’s available for our next holiday we will be back.

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• Jemma - Verified booking

  The property is beautiful and very clean!

  !! The bathroom is gorgeous and the bathtub is a key feature. I loved having the bathroom door open to the outside overlooking the wheat field while soaking in the tub. Bed was very comfortable. Only a couple of things that need a little work. The owners would benefit from staying, cooking and cleaning there for a few days as there are some essentials missing such as dishcloths, dish rack to dry dishes, dish washer tablets and we may have needed more than one roll of loo roll. It didn’t hinder our stay too much, but it lost a bit of that luxury feel someone has worked hard to make. The other thing is, the photos are a little deceptive and don’t show you are attached to a caravan park at the back. It’s still secluded and very quite but attached to a caravan park that appears to hold people’s mobile caravans. We really enjoyed our stay and would recommend but would encourage the owners to look at little essentials.

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