Host & Stay | Driftwood Apartment
Entire rental unit in Whitby, United Kingdom
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Bedrooms
Bedroom
1 king bed
Amenities
- Hair dryer
- Shampoo
- Hot water
- Essentials
- Hangers
- Bed linen
- TV
- Wifi
- Dedicated workspace
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
Carbon monoxide alarm
4.38 · 16 Reviews
3 weeks ago
The flat is dog friendly and in an excellent location. It's right in the heart of town, very close to the beach, West Cliff, Whitby Abbey, and everywhere you might want to visit. It's directly next door to an excellent pub, with a great selection of beers, including gluten free and vegan options, but we were never bothered by any noise.
Just up the road is The Cranberry Swamp where you can get an excellent breakfast and the whole menu can be made gluten free (I'm coeliac so this was much appreciated). If you head down the road there's another brilliant pub, The Esk Vaults, and also The Greedy Pig where my husband enjoyed a very tasty and reasonably priced pork roll with stuffing and apple sauce.
If you want fish and chips you're spoilt for options in Whitby but the property is close to Trenchers and although you'll probably have to queue my husband assures me it's worth the wait.
The flat is in a Disc Zone so parking is only allowed for an hour outside between 9am and 7pm but there are plenty of nearby on street parking options for free, and an hour is enough for loading and unloading the car. November to March there are hundreds of free parking spots on the West Cliff too.
The property isn't terribly well equipped. There's only one small saucepan and a large frying pan. No whisk. Some of the crockery was chipped. They only supply one towel per person so extras are definitely needed. There was damage to the walls, although this is aesthetic only. The property was filthy and hadn't been cleaned. I'm not being overly picky or critical here - the property was genuinely disgustingly dirty and I have 30+ pictures documenting this. The skirting boards were dusty, door frames dirty, it hadn't been hoovered and there was a thick build up of dog hair along the edge of the carpets. There were cobwebs throughout, the crockery was stained and some had dried food on it from previous guests. There was what appeared to be dried blood on the wall, and stains on the carpet. Then we get to the bathroom - dusty, limescale on the taps and in the toilet, a cup/toothbrush holder that was not only chipped but also full of brown water, and toothpaste stains down the sides of the wash basin cabinet. Then the pièce de résistance was the shower, which was absolutely thick with black mould. The tiles, grout, and shower heads were covered in it. This clearly hadn't been cleaned or addressed for some time. There is inadequate ventilation in the bathroom which is obviously the cause, but if the place was cleaned regularly it would never have gotten into this state. Half the shower nozzles didn't work due to being blocked with either mould or limescale. Fortunately for the next guests we bought mould remover and other cleaning supplies and tackled this ourselves. It was relatively mould free when we left.
We agreed to vacate the property the first day of our stay so they could re-clean, but nothing was touched. They promised us a £50 refund of the cleaning fee but failed to refund and stopped answering emails. Have had to open a dispute with my bank so have lowered their score. Avoid.
Location
Whitby, England, United Kingdom
House Rules
- Check-in after 16:00
- Checkout before 10:00
- Self check-in with lockbox
- 2 guests maximum
- Pets allowed
- No parties or events
- No smoking
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Additional rules
Host & Stay are committed to our owners that their homes are protected during bookings. For this reason, we require all of our guests to transfer a £250.00 Damage Deposit (subject to a £10.00 administration charge) or, to purchase an Accidental Damage Waiver for £25.00 which will cover you for up to £500.00 of accidental damage during your stay.
Safety & Property
- No carbon monoxide alarm
- Smoke alarm installed