Entire 2 Bedroom Cottage in Whitby

Location

It's not the cleanest

Nice and cosy welcoming property

Modern bathroom and kitchen

The location was very good. The age and quirkiness of the cottage was fun. Lots of hot water. The pub next door did not disturb us (but it was during the week). The beds were very comfy. There is an automatic light that turns on one end of the ally at night which is good.

The front door is hard to open sometimes. There was a bag of laundry in the living room (presumably it should have been taken away?!). Plaster is falling off the wall in the hallway, there were cobwebs and the steps to the upper bedroom are so steep. If you have any kind of mobility issue (arms or legs) you would not make it to the attic room. The windows in the attic room need cleaning as does the fan up there, which was caked in dust. The ally is full of industrial bins.

The location is good for access to town but is not the prettiest location.

Unfortunately from the moment we arrived we thought that the property looked in desperate need of some tlc and it turned out that we were right. The doormat and front area of the house is filthy-nothing a good sweep and wash down couldn’t fix tbh. The downstairs area could be really pretty and cosy BUT the arms of the sofa are so badly stained I didn’t want to touch them. Both sofas are mostly covered with throws and I did wonder when they might have been last washed as they didn’t smell very fresh. The paint is peeling from the plastered walls behind the front door and up the stairs and it has just been left there and not cleaned up! The flooring in the main bathroom has gaps and the trim along the edge of the step up area to the shower/toilet is loose and hazardous. This whole area needs some attention. The bedroom window needs something to prop it open (we visited when it was really hot so needed the ventilation). We read the reviews about the attic room being hard to access if you’re older but even we found it tricky-the stairs are perilous! Also, if you’re taller than about 5’5” there is very little space to stand up in there. I have to say that both of the beds, bathrooms and kitchen were clean but everywhere else really needs more attention. The backs of the doors and light fittings have layers of dust and the whole place just doesn’t smell very fresh. 😔

Everything it was gorgeous.

All 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed our stay, we loved the location. The property was well heated throughout which was perfect for this time of year. The board games were an added bonus and the beds were super comfy! The property was very clean.

If we had to pick something there was only two things we didn’t like about the property was the wobbly toilet seat connected to the first bedroom and the key to the cottage door was quite hard to open/lock and really took some getting used too.

Location

Shower leaks into kitchen below, bathroom step trim was hanging off, host never replied to messages beforehand

Great location

A lovely place to stay in the heart of Whitby. It was perfect for all our needs and we would happily stay here again in the future.