Dog Friendly Cottages Yorkshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Steve - Verified booking

  We found Roecliffe cottage to be very clean and centrally situated for all the places we wished to visit such as Knaresborough, Ripon and York.

  Although the cottage is situated next to quite a busy road inside you could hear very little road noise. Boroughbridge village, a few minutes away, is very pleasant and has several bakers, coffee shops and butchers etc. It was however disappointing that the owners didn’t provide an information book promoting both Boroughbridge and wider Yorkshire! We arrived tired and hungry and shopped at a small Spar not realising there is a very large Morrisons just a few minutes away. Also, several neighbours (who were all very pleasant) appear to have different views on the dedicated parking for the cottage. We did park on the main road in the end but it felt safer to park in spaces behind the cottage and obviously more convenient to take cases and shopping in etc. We never did find the answer to the parking question! It would also have been useful to know about recycling. We did however find an excellent small tourist information office in Boroughbridge a few days before we left. They were very helpful regarding local walks and places of interest. In the cottage the kitchen was well equipped, but it would have been nice to have a toaster rather than having to use the electric grill. Positives though were the washing machine and separate dryer. If we had one major complaint about the cottage it would be the poor-quality mattress in the main bedroom. This has been mentioned in previous reviews, the mattress is clearly not fit for purpose in a cottage of this standard and price!!! All in all then a pleasant place to stay and once the mattress is sorted Roecliffe cottage will become a lovely holiday home.

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• Pamela - Verified booking

  The cottage had both pluses and minuses.

  From the kerbside it looks very pretty with a well stocked garden and small patio. The lounge is pleasant and the kitchen is well stocked. Some instructions for the microwave would have been useful as we could work out how to use it, being unlike any other that we’d come across. Except for the oven and freezer, everywhere was spotlessly clean apart from a few stains on the living room carpet and main bedroom. Upstairs was lovely - a great bathroom and nicely decorated bedrooms. Bedding and towels appeared to be brand new. The main problem we had was with the mattress on the king sized bed. It was very uncomfortable due to the springs which could be felt on the surface and ‘pinged’ every time one of us moved! My husband’s back suffered each morning as a result. The only other complaint was that the description implied that the courtyard to the rear of the property would be a pleasant place to sit. However it was merely a dull empty yard with a shed and wheelie bins. There also appeared to be a numbered parking space to the rear which was not mentioned. Having said that, we had no problems parking on the road. The cottage is very well located , about a 5 min walk from Boroughbridge’s pretty centre. There are also three pubs close by. We enjoyed our break and the area but would not choose that particular house again.

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• Lisa - Verified booking

  We come to York every year to visit family locally and we looking for somewhere to return to regularly, unfortunately this was not it.

  The house was well located and a good size and price for what we needed. The welcome basket was a nice touch and we are thankful for that. The children enjoyed a few nice treats. However it was not clean. I had to buy some disinfectant to clean the toilet which was disgusting and also clean the basin and shower. The hob was filthy and I was glad we were not cooking at the property as we spent the evenings with family. There were only three bowls so we had to wash up one before the last person could have breakfast. The dishwasher looked like it was on its last legs so we were not keen to use it. Suggest buying a wipe clean table cloth as the grooves in the wooden table accommodate dirt and the placemats provided are stained. There are not enough seating for everyone to sit comfortably in the front room and watch the TV. The photo of the front garden is misleading as it’s just open and part of the car park area. The blurb to the cottage needs to mention the steep stairs and the fact that the first step is just outside the door to the main bedroom. I have dyspraxia and I was terrified I would come out of my bedroom and fall down the stairs. Disappointing from what we have experienced previously from Sykes and we will not be returning.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  We stayed in The Bay with our friends, another family of 4 who stayed at a house just around the corner from us.

  The entry of the apartment is clean throughout into the flat. We didn't read the instruction carefully prior to the arrival and spent some time finding the place - it's Perran Court but the entry to the flat is at the back from the place. The manager at the pub was really helpful and called the on-site security for us who was also friendly. The property info online said no wifi but in the flat, there was a mobile wifi with instructions enclosed in the apartment's folder but we were unable to access in the end. It would be great if this facility was available although not big issue. We used the kitchen couple times during the stay and it was great. Washing machine was available but we had trouble using it, again it wasn't an issue either as we had brought plenty of clothes to wear anyway. There was a Welcome box with complimentary stuff with some dishwasher tablets which was nice, although there isn't a dishwasher...lol. We and our friends thought it was hilarious. ;-) Overall, we enjoyed our stay and the site/apartment is great and easily accessible. On-site swimming pool is just around the corner and some activities available to book.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Since I stayed in the property in June,it has changed ownership.

  The present owners have added small touches that have improved it and it now has wi-fi.I was very disappointed this time unfortunately with the cleanliness.I arrived at 3pm,as stated on paperwork,put in passcode on keysafe and got the keys,on entering the property it was very obvious it hadn't been cleaned,dirty laundry on floors,smelt sweaty,and generally needed a good clean. I had dragged my heavy bags up the stairs,i had toleave them there.I called'Sparkles and Shine' as advised for any problems, I was perfectly pleasant and was told,she was in the laundry and cleaners where on site somewhere! I waited till 16.45 and rang again,she said I was on the list and they would get to me! They arrived at 16.55, said they were very busy and still had 4 properties to do after mine,at 17.20 they left. In these covid times is this sufficient time to thoroughly clean and change all bedding?It was all really disappointing,the sweaty duvet had been just been put back inside a clean cover,the kettle was red hot so I guess the time had included a tea break.I wasn't at all happy with it after that and so very tired after a long journey.

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