Host Stay Great Habton Cottage

Beautiful cottage, well kitted out for everything you could need. We loved it!

Great house to stay in. The kitchen layout with practical - as we cooked in house, the beds were comfy. Lovely décor.

As per other reviews, the booking requirement to pay security bond (which was unexpectedly high) as an extra step, via a third party service after we had already paid upfront and arrived in-country, was a debacle. Even though the booking says "The final price shown is the amount you will pay to the property." - make sure you read the Important Information section. There is also a non refund amount and it is not clear which amount this is. A month later we and do not have our refund. If you travel and use an esim, you will not be able to pay this bond as an overseas visitor. We had to arrange someone else to pay for us. While "Host n Stay" were sympathetic, the lack of flexibility in this process threatened us keeping our booking - even after multiple calls and emails with the online payment service. We never spoke to the owners. The anxiety this placed on us prior to us arriving, not sure that we had secured our stay was unacceptable. However, the property was lovely and met our needs really well.

The location is ideal if you're visiting Flamingo Land at only an 8 min drive away, the cottage is very well equipped and very cosy. Has everything you need as well as some nice extras such as the wood for the log burner, throws for the sofas and lots of kitchen equipment. We really enjoyed our stay.

The booking experience wasn't the best in my opinion, I hadn't realised that I would need to pay a £250 deposit or pay for a £25 insurance waiver. You get hounded by the company really so the lead up to the break is almost spoilt. The floor boards are very loud so if you have an early riser in your group then prepare for everyone to be awake. Also there was no phone signal, which was fine for us mostly as they have good wifi however we ordered food and the company cancelled our order because they couldn't get in touch with us. None of these things are deal breakers but worth to consider.

A lovely cottage with everything we required for our short stay. An excellent base for our visit to flamingoland and in a lovely quiet residential area. I would definitely consider visiting again.