Holiday Cottages 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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• Lesley - Verified booking

  The Cottage is lovely, we booked 3 nights for a christmas break.

  We were greeted by the elderly neighbours John & Maria. John the caretaker, was was doing a small fix job on a door inside, we did arrive early, only to make sure we were at the right cottage. We left him to do the job and walked to the Worsley Arms Hotel, it's a lovely place untouched by time, which had a lovely fire going, met Tony the barman who is super friendly. Our stay at Hovingham cottage was lovely. fresh butter, milk and biscuits welcome pack, I picked the cottage as i really liked the fact its very homely, heating was perfect its on a timer 3 times a day, which was more than adequate, in fact i turned a few radiators down in the bedrooms as i was too warm, and on our last night we lit the fire, it felt very cosy. There are 2 bathrooms very handy. We visited Castle Howard at Christmas booked tickets in advance, amazing! a full day spent there, which is 8 mins down the road, and then the day after went to James Herriot Museum in Thirsk and St Mary's Church its a pretty place ,Thirsk. York is not far but we decided not to go this time. Hovingham is also a pretty place, the houses are beautiful, we enjoyed our walk past the stream. At the cottage, the conservatory in the morning was nice to sit in, overlooking the garden, we fed the birds and a Robin enjoyed cooked bacon rind everyday! We found the beds very comfortable and slept very well. There are games too and we enjoyed playing them. The internet was great and the TV . The cottage does have farm traffic and is a busy road so bring earplugs, if you want to sleep past 6..30am which I did anyway. Perfect. We're early risers so did not bother us at all. We would stay again.

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  Cottage was beautiful from the outside with all the lovely flowers in front of the windows.

  Inside the kitchen was well equipped with everything you'd need, there was also a washing machine and tumble dryer in the downstairs shower room. There was a dining area as well as a lounge which had an open fire, (not that we used it, but could imagine it looking great in the colder months). TV was a very decent size and there was a dvd player with plenty of dvds to suit all tastes. Upstairs (have to state that stairs were a bit steep) there were two double bedrooms accessed by a step outside of the rooms and a twin bedroom which was had level access as well as a bathroom comprising of shower, toilet, sink and bath. All in all it was a pleasure to stay at the cottage, but I did find that the traffic noise outside was very off putting, especially if sat in the conservatory relaxing with the door open. Traffic was relentless and loud. There was a garden at the rear with washing line which was very handy, and wood seating & table. Cottage was in a lovely village setting & made for the perfect base to go exploring in parts of Yorkshire. Other than that I couldn't fault it.

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• Peter - Verified booking

  This is generally a comfortable, well-equipped property, in a pleasant village.

  The average rating reflects the fact that, on our arrival, the property was unheated. Our efforts to get the central heating working gave us heating in the bedrooms and bathrooms but not, unfortunately, the lounge or dining room. We set a wood fire and managed to get the temperature up to 16 degrees. We called Sykes for assistance (owner details not being provided). Despite getting a text saying we would have a reply within 20 minutes we didn't. We called Sykes the following morning and were told we'd be kept abreast of progress. We weren't, but at 7.30 that evening a plumber arrived. Fortunately we hadn't decamped elsewhere in search of warmth. He diagnosed insufficient pressure and, to his surprise, several valves being closed. Once remedied things became better. But we'd had an evening and a half out of four shivering. This is North Yorkshire, in mid October. Outside temperature was forecast at four degrees on the first night. It shouldn't have been difficult to anticipate the need for heat.

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• David - Verified booking

  Our original holiday fell through (they had water cut off) and so we booked this the night before our stay (thanks so much for saving our holiday).

  The house looks like is has been recently refurbed, new kitchen, carpets etc and was lovely, warm and comfy. Great to see it properly equipped as well - we have been to some places where there is a kitchen, but no sharp knives, or baking trays etc so yo can't actually cook, not here all good to go. The location was a little out of the village, so it would be tricky without your own transport. But with a car it was really easy to get into York and we had a great time exploring (and it's a v short drive to a retail park which was handy for getting food). All in all we had a great stay, highly recommended. (And thanks for the milk/goodies etc on arrival, a lovely touch...)

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