Anonymous

2 days ago

Great refurbished period property . Beautifully decorated.lively kitchen .

Just a warning that stairs to second room are steep as it’s a loft conversion.

Beata

1 week ago

Absolutely perfect! The modern decor created a stylish and comfortable atmosphere and the place itself was fantastic. The host was wonderful and provided a super helpful link with all the information I needed. Highly recommended!

One area for improvement would be the sofa, which was unfortunately quite dirty and covered in stains. It didn’t feel inviting to sit and relax, so refreshing or replacing it would really enhance the comfort of the accommodation

Sandra

2 weeks ago

Lovely property, modern all you could ask for.
Every facility required

Marie

4 weeks ago

Great stay at Penny Farthing Cottage, easy walk to anywhere in Whitby.

Juliet

1 month ago

A great newly renovated cottage in the middle of Whitby. Very clean & in an ideal location. Would definitely stay again & would highly recommend it.

Mark

1 month ago

Lovely place and very responsive host. Would stay again

Mike

2 months ago

It was a lovely cottage, very clean, with everything we needed. It was within walking distance of the main street in Whitby, and also in a very nice area 'behind the scenes' which appeared to have some lovely
bistro restaurants. I can highly recommend this cottage and would definitely stay there again.

David

2 months ago

Fantastic property. Loved it and dog friendly too!

Abi

2 months ago

Great location and host! Would definately stay again. Bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen spotless. Lovely touch with the outside shower for the dogs! 👌🏼 Only thing lacking was the basics like hand wash and toilet paper. None at all provided

Sarah

2 months ago

Lovely cottage a 5 minute walk from the the town.
The place was extremely clean and comfortable and had everything we needed for our stay.
We wouldnt hesitate to book this place again for our next stay in whitby.

Adele

2 months ago

Had a great few days at the Penny Farthing , fantastic central location to Whitby, loads eating places , local shops and within 5 mins walking distance to the beach , the house was immaculate and had everything you needed , will definitely stay here again and recommend to all my friends and family

Thomas

2 months ago

The house was well kept and had plenty of amenities.

No Scratch card permits.

Thomas

2 months ago

The house was well kept and had plenty of amenities.

No Scratch card permits.

Carol

2 months ago

Fabulous location, easy walk into Whitby and the house is spotlessly clean. Penny Farthing Cottage is just the right size for 4 adults and had all the amenities we needed.
Thank you ☺️

Fiona

2 months ago

Beautiful interior. Was easy to find and close to all the amenities we needed for our stay. Would definitely stay again and great to know there is a shower in the courtyard for the dogs if we were to bring them next time.
The kitchen had everything we needed and there were clear instructions for the bins too.
Beautiful place, would definitely recommend.

Sally

3 months ago

Great location in walking distance of beach and shops etc. Very clean and comfortable for 4 people.
Not much equipment for cooking and a few coffee pods, tea bags and long life milk.
Also note that the check in is not until 4pm and check out is 10am.
It’s through a company so several very long automated messages received before and during stay.

Hayley

3 months ago

Beautiful cottage, very clean and welcoming. Perfect night away for us.

Suzanne

3 months ago

Great place, near everything- shops, beach, restaurants etc. the house was beautiful and spotless! Only downside was to park and unload due to an extremely narrow road, But would definitely stay again. Thank you for a great stay.

Hollingworth

3 months ago

The place was really well appointed,comfy and clean. Handy for everywhere.

Nothing to doslike

Hollingworth

3 months ago

The place was really well appointed,comfy and clean. Handy for everywhere.

Nothing to doslike

Ryan

3 months ago

We had a great stay. A beautiful spacious property and in a great location close by to shops, restaurants and pubs. Check in was easy with a key lock box. The google streetview for the address shows the next street over but the actual street and house is much nicer than what appears on maps!

Tommy

3 months ago

Great location & Great for a family stay. near all the main attractions, would use again

Kristy

3 months ago

Stunning location and great place. Very clean and nicely decorated! Would recommend!

Emma

4 months ago

The space

Everything was amazing I would definitely come again

Emma

4 months ago

The space

Everything was amazing I would definitely come again

Louise

4 months ago

Our stay at Penny Farthing Cottage was brilliant!
Location was fab only a short walk to the beach, pubs and restaurants.
The cottage was sparkly clean absolutely spotless! The dog shower in the back yard was a nice touch for muddy paws!
The hosts looked after us and we only had to ask if we needed anything
We would definitely stay here again

Pamela

5 months ago

Clean, comfortable, nicely decorated and well equipped! Great location!

Sandra

6 months ago

Beautiful cottage, centrally located but up a quiet side street. Very tight for car unloading, parking on West Cliff free at this time of year. There were a few tea bags,coffee sachets and milk portions to welcome us. Basics such as hand soap and a small shower gel sachet provided.

Keeley

6 months ago

We stayed here for a week over Christmas and it was lovely. The cottage is within very short walking distance of Whitby town centre and minute's from the beach and it has everything you need for a comfortable stay. The beds and furniture were lovely and comfortable and the cottage was spotless. We would highly recommend and will return here.

Sarah

6 months ago

Absolutely beautiful cottage. Very easy to access the main town. Would happily stay again!

Wendy

7 months ago

We had a wonderful weekend , meeting family and eating , walking and the odd pub !

Jane

7 months ago

Lovely cottage, fantastic stay, we cannot wait to rebook x

Linzi

8 months ago

Great location

Only comment would be that the Guest Book in property needs updating on 2 points:-

1. Hearting instructions, there was a Hive Booklet, which we tried to follow with box in Hallway, which didn’t do anything!! Eventually referred to e-mail I received which directed us directly to heating switch, that WAS actually in the kitchen

2. Guest book also indicated a Parking Permit was provided, after also hunting around in kitchen for this as directed, again email differed by indicating parking permit wasn’t provided. Ended up having to contact Host&Stay for clarification

Debbie

9 months ago

Location & cleanliness of property

That we thought we were getting a parking permit as discussed pre stay and also states in the cottage manual when arrived. To be then informed that the property doesn't provide one

Jacqui

9 months ago

This is our second time using Host & Stay.
Both times, our accommodation has been of a high standard. The team are friendly and the communication is great.
We will be using Host and Stay again and would highly recommend.

Raymond

9 months ago

Beautiful cottage, very comfortable and clean.

Great location

Nothing - bed could’ve been softer but that’s a personal taste.

Matt

9 months ago

Excellent location. Very well finished house with most amenities covered.

Bernadette

10 months ago

Clean modern cottage but considering they charge s hefty cleaning and service charge bill it did not smell like a professinal clean had been done before our arrival Positives clean comfy beds but could put sheets on as well as quilts modern kitchen and bathrooms overall a lovely little place though close to town it is a hilly climb back in all directions and steep stairs to loft room.

Host and stay stating in emails for months there was a parking permit and telling me 2 days before there was not then after complaining a gesture of goodwill to cover parking was offered. Upon arrival expecting basics of tea coffee sugar milk to find literally 4 tea bags 4 coffee pods and 4 little pods of milk like you get on a tea tray in a hotel. No washing up liquid no cleaning or drying cloths no hand wash except 1 half used in main bathroom and there version of toiletries supplied was 1 shampoo and i bodywash to share between both bathrooms just little sachets. 1 handtowel for 4 people at least there was 4 bathtowels. There was near empty rolls of toilet paper left on with only 1 spare for everyone. No hairdryer no waste bins in rooms just little ones in bathrooms loft room small for adults really more suited as a childs room one guest would have been locked in ensuite as lock to door loose needed opening from the outside. Host and stay need to just spend a little to acheive a lot if you charge premium price then please provide basics for arrival its not like there is tesco express at the end of the road. Or be honest and say you provide nothing. It is the worst welcome pack i have ever seen and please sort out the toiletry issues. Please improve communication instead of automated emails all the time. Despite my poor review we enjoyed our stay but would be reluctant to book with host and stay services again i apologise in advance if all the complaints are not yr responsibility but it needs addressing by whoevers it is.

Robert

10 months ago

Everything

Nothing

Ian

10 months ago

A clean, comfortable house in a fantastic town.

Karen

11 months ago

House was beautiful and great location, very clean and had everything needed

Natalie

11 months ago

Everything

Nothing

Lynne

11 months ago

Cottage being in town.

Upstairs twin room not suitable very bad steep narrow twisted staircase slopping ceilings and cramped certainly not suitable for adults.
Should have been a parking permit in house was not there. Contacted host and stay no reply.

Shaun

11 months ago

Charming well proportioned, good location and very clean

Only would have liked a freezer

Alex

11 months ago

Gorgeous stay at Penny Farthing. Place was bigger than expected, every room was beautifully decorated and look newly refurbished. It was very clean and there were some thoughtful details included - milk sachets! Cushions for the outside chairs. Cleaning bits and new toilet rolls. Bathrooms were perfect. Really close to the centre so was great to explore Whitby and surrounding beaches.

Banister to the top room was loose and wobbly. The cobble street to the apartment was tricky and parking was at the west cliff (£10.40 for 24 hours) Not miles away but when you have a lot of bags to carry. Wish we had been told about the damage deposit options before booking, we paid the £30 non-refundable. No freezer but there was a fridge.

Gillian

11 months ago

House was excellent with all the rooms being decorated to a high standard, good choice.

Lack of parking

Robert

1 year ago

No parking permit, street extremely narrow front door, better to load/unload back door.

Lisa

1 year ago

Beautiful property in an ideal location.

My only gripe would be the damage depoisit. I think £250 is excessive and quite cheeky to then only refund £240 if there's been no damage.

We opted to pay the £25 non refundable damage depoisit however again if no damage has taken place, I can't understand why this deposit isn't fully refunded.

Other than this,

We loved our stay.

Simon

1 year ago

Spot on, lovely place!

Tonia

1 year ago

All very comfortable

I’ve e-mailed the host but had no answer, the parking permit was out of date and we got a parking ticket still waiting for an answer

Karen

1 year ago

Clean and tidy

No parking permit in property as stated would be

Catherine

1 year ago

We had a fabulous stay at this modem, clean cottage. Perfect location too. The information on all aspects of the stay was easy to find and really useful. Would love to stay again sometime. Thank you 😊.

Elizabeth

1 year ago

Location good very clean looked newly refurbished

Nothing
Very narrow road to drop things off and bit difficult to find

Kevin

1 year ago

A cracking house in Whitby and finished to a very high standard as described. Very central to Whitby and would thoroughly recommend.

David

1 year ago

Spot on, good size and liked the little back yard

I would be picking but if anything we would say the horizontal blinds were dusty and the en-suite sink was tiny but I really am picking and we did enjoy staying there

James

1 year ago

Exactly as described, immaculate cottage

Nothing it was great

Andy

1 year ago

The cottage is lovely, very clean, as advertised.
The ‘Host and Stay’ company they use was a really frustrating experience.
- Wrong keysafe code given.
- Excessive non-airbnb checks
- Extra damage waiver deposit payments required
- 6 lengthy messages during our 1-night stay
Excessive cleaning fee of £60. We pay half that at home for a larger house.