Guests say
Senna Rocks is a spacious and well-appointed Victorian cottage in Scarborough, praised for its ample space, multiple living areas, and hot tub. Its proximity to the seafront and town centre makes it an ideal location for large groups. While some guests experienced issues with cleanliness and maintenance, the responsive owner and the property's charm and facilities have left many guests planning return visits.
Several reviews mention cleanliness issues, including unclean hot tubs, dirty kitchen appliances, and general untidiness upon arrival. Despite some positive comments, the recurring theme of cleanliness concerns has impacted guest experiences.
The property's location is consistently praised for being a short stroll from the seafront and town centre, offering easy access to local amenities and attractions, making it an ideal spot for guests.
Guests find the property comfortable, with ample space, en-suite facilities, and various areas to relax. The presence of a games room and hot tub adds to the comfort, although some minor issues with fixtures were noted.
The property boasts a range of facilities including a hot tub, games room, and well-stocked kitchen. However, some guests reported maintenance issues with appliances and fixtures that need addressing.
There is no mention of gifts or special touches that would indicate thoughtfulness from the property owners towards the guests, therefore a score cannot be provided.
About this property
Settled in the heart of the bustling seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire is this magnificent five-storey, Victorian holiday home, Senna Rocks. With contemporary artwork throughout and a babbling hot tub, perfect for unwinding in, while being within walking distance of local amenities, this superb home makes a fantastic base for a multi-generational family holiday at any time of year. Arriving at the property, a large hallway welcomes you, leading off to two sitting rooms where you can spend quality time together after a day of exploring; one room decorated in blue, fitting with the coastal surroundings and finished with a TV and selection of books for your entertainment, the other a vibrant green, furnished with turquoise sofas, ideal for breaking off into more intimate groups. Making your way downstairs, the lower-ground floor hosts a brilliant dining room with two tables with plenty of seating for the whole party, and just next door a well-equipped kitchen where the chef of the group can rustle up delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Kids can take themselves away from the adults to a games room with TV and PlayStation. The lower-ground floor also boosts a lovely sitting room where the lads or lasses can have a few drinks before they enter the courtyard where the Hot Tub is. Completing the lower-ground floor is a utility so you can refresh your beach towels after a day at the beach, and a handy cloakroom. Bedrooms in this property are split over the ground, first, second, and third floors and each has been decorated with the same stylish twist and their own en-suite facilities, providing plenty of space to freshen up. Each room also has a TV.
The ground-floor bedroom is home to a double, while the first floor hosts a double and two family rooms both with a double bed and a single; climbing the stairs to the second floor you will find another double, a single, and a final family room, and finishing off the sleeping arrangement is a third-floor twin and a third-floor single. Though each room has a walk-in shower, it will be hard to resist a soak in the freestanding bath after a day of walking along the coast, or you can head back down to the lower-ground floor and relax in the hot tub in the last of the day's light. The bustling town of Scarborough provides plenty of activities and excursions for the whole family or even a group of friends; peaceful walks are in abundance with The Mere Country Park, The Valley Park, and the Italian Gardens within easy reach of the house. Avid golfers can spend a morning at the Scarborough South Cliff Golf Club, while the water and animal lovers of your group can spend time playing games at Scarborough Beach or marvelling at the creatures in Scarborough Sea Life. Away from the town, venture inland and visit the family-favourite Flamingo Land Resort, while the keen fishers of the group take a trip to Selley Bridge Lake.
Plenty more countryside adventures can be found within a short drive, with the scenic Ellerburn Bank Nature Reserve to explore and the locally-known Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss to find on foot. Choose Senna Rocks on Esplanade Gardens to make memories by the Yorkshire coast with your loved ones.
Scarborough, a vibrant seaside town that has been popular since Victorian times, has retained many of its original fine buildings, parks, and gardens, as well as its historic castle that overlooks the town. North Bay and South Bay offer two beautiful stretches of golden sandy beaches that are popular with families and small children. There are several kid-friendly activities as well as many excellent visitor attractions for adults, such as the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Spa, and Scarborough Open Air Theatre for live music. Scarborough has golf courses, lovely coastal walks along the Cleveland Way, stunning cycle routes such as the old railway to Whitby, beautiful sailing, and championship quality surfing. Scarborough is the destination with something for everyone when you combine all of the usual seaside entertainment and bustling promenades located close to the beach. Scarborough is ideally located for touring the coastline and the moors, making it an ideal base for a fun-filled break.
Accommodation
Eight Bedrooms:
1 x ground-floor double bedroom with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC - (down three steps), 1 x first-floor double with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, 2 x first-floor family rooms with double and single with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, 1 x first-floor Bathroom with freestanding bath, basin and separate WC, 1 x second-floor double with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, 1 x second-floor single with walk-in shower and basin, 1 x second-floor family room with double and single with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC.
1x second-floor toilet.
1 x third-floor twin with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC.
Bathroom with freestanding bath, basin and separate WC.
Lower-ground-floor cloakroom.
Second-floor cloakroom.
Lower-ground-floor kitchen.
Lower-ground-floor utility.
Lower-ground-floor dining room.
3 x sitting rooms.
1 x games room
Central heating.
Range, oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, and dishwasher.
2 x TVs, WiFi and a selection of books.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Lower ground-floor courtyard with hot tub and furniture.
Note: two small well behaved dogs welcome, must not be left unattended, not allowed in bedrooms, remain on hardwood areas only.
There is on street parking and parking scratch cards are provided for up to four cars.
Sorry, no smoking.
Shop and pub 0.1 miles, beach 0.8 miles.
Note: Check-in from 4pm, check-out by 10am.
No stag / hen parties (or similar) allowed.
Reviews (18)
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Yvonne
We all loved the house and it was just perfect for our needs , it was comfortable, very clean and well maintained and we would highly recommend it to anyone. Just a few things of concern: I did try to find out from yourself and Sykes as to the number of bedrooms, because on the Sykes information about this property, it said in one part of it that there were 8 bedrooms and in another 9 bedrooms, but no one got back to me. The single bedroom in the attic had no handle on the inside of the bedroom door, which because it is rightly fire regulated is very heavy and made it difficult to open. In the twin room in the attic the light switch pull for the bathroom is very short and me being 4ft 11 couldn't reach it. However, we did all love it and if you will have us again and our circumstances are ok, wemay well be back again next year. Thank you
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Charlotte
There was wallpaper coming off the walls, whenever showers were used there was strong smell of sewage throughout the house! Showers were either boiling hot or freezing. The oven smoked so bad when used it caused fire alarms to go off, when we arrived a tv fell off the wall in one of the bedrooms, a fan was broken, sweeping brush snapped. The extractor fan doesn't work above oven, the garden needed a good tidy as rubbish stored down side, no key for bin to get rid of rubbish, slugs in kitchen, the wash line fell out the wall so couldn't use. Hottub was dirty. On the day of leaving the property our 18 month old got stuck in the room near the kitchen as door was stuck and door handle snapped, had to get them through the patio doors. We paid nearly 3000 pound for this property and was so disappointed!
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Lesley
The house is huge and perfectly accommodates a large family with plenty of space to spare. The communication with the owner was spot on, and usually replied within minutes of any queries. Any issues that did occur were resolved in a very timely matter. Even though it was on street parking, we had no issues in finding a parking space for the 4 cars that we had with us, the car parking scratch cards were an excellent extra.