Yorkshire Holiday Cottages

Lovely warm welcome. Beautiful property. Would return

Might have been nice to see housekeeper - we felt we lacked the 'local knowledge' touch.

Beautiful cottage exceptional quality and friendly owners. Perfect location to explore North Yorkshire

a lovely cottage, all new, lovely and clean, spacious, lovely kitchen

Beautiful cottage - would definitely book again.

The Apple Store is a lovely cottage and the standard was excellent. Lynn is an excellent host really helpful. We have been a few times and will be booking it again.

Beautiful cottage in a wonderful location.

Delightful spot, enthusiastic & committed owner who has established a cottage of quality. And a brilliant hamper. Thank you

It is a pleasure to visit this cottage, everything about it is first class. It reflects the owner who is pleasant and helpful. Overall a excellent experience.

Beautiful accommodation, exceptional attention to detail.

Our previous RR cottage had been appalling so we were quite apprehensive with this booking but my goodness, what a difference; Apple Store is an excellent property and I would recommend it to anyone. The standard of fittings, bedding, towels and supplies was superb. How pleasant to have plenty of dishwasher tablets too, not just enough to use one a day! The hosts are very welcoming and hospital and the hamper was delicious. We plan to return.

First class. Very welcoming, excellent standard of housekeeping and real attention paid to detail in this lovely cottage. From first contact with the owner to our departure we were made to feel very welcome which contributed to this being a very enjoyable stay.

This is the third time of staying at the apple store. A very lovely, cosy & well equipped cottage. The owner is extremely helpful and makes you very welcome. It is a cottage i will certainly be returning to

Beautifully clean and everything you could wish for provided. Very impressed. Lovely decor, orchard to walk in, spacious comfortable lounge. Nice village pub. Central position for the area. Could live in the cottage all the time!

Lovely property with everything you could wish for, in an excellent location for touring the beautiful countryside, towns and Castle Howard.

Lovely additional touches and immaculately clean cottage. Beautiful bedding and accessories. Fab owner on site too!

Excellent

best cottage we have ever stayed in. Very kind, helpful owner. Great facilities. amazing welcome hamper

Lovely cottage and very helpful owner. Hamper and decor and comfort excellent. I feel at this price wifi should be abailable as there was not even a mobile phone signal in the property and although a pay phone is still mentioned in the details it has been removed. It is lovely to get away from it all but in this 24/7 work day world not always practical.

Excellent accommodation, spotless, beautifully decorated, nice touches like flowers in rooms and chocolates in a glass dish. Only negative - no wifi!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit in spite of the weather.The cottage was warm,immaculate,welcoming and extremely comfortable.We loved the decor and the hampers contents were all of a very high standard.

Great cottage in lovely location. The owner was amazingly helpful and such a nice person

one of the best self catering properties we have stayed in

Very comfortable cottage. Certain small details (e.g. bigger TV, more powerful shower) might be worth investing in. Housekeeper Jo was very helpful and friendly.

Certainly not up to the standard expected of a Rural Retreats property and not worth nearly £500 for two nights there in December. The kitchen floor is filthy all over, but is especially bad near the cooker and sink: it looks like very old grease that has become black with dirt over time. It was freezing in the kitchen and the downstairs toilet, which didn't have a light bulb that worked. Two sections of the toaster didn't work. The bedrooms were very warm (there are storage heaters upstairs) and the beds comfortable. Both had good ensuites (one with a bath, the other with a shower).

Water pressure terrible- not great for our guests in the twin room especially. A pump really is needed! Sadly we won't be returning as always look for a dog friendly cottage.
The cottage was well equipped and very cosy with the woodburner.

Very comfortable and well equipped.

Heather Cottage is a well equipped holiday cottage and was clean and comfortable. However.......the hot water supply to the rear ensuite bath, the front ensuite shower and the kitchen sink was nothing less than disgraceful. It took 20 minutes to run 1" (yes....one inch) of hot water in the bath. Considering the price we paid for this cottage for the weekend I would not book this property again until assured that this problem has been fixed. This is unacceptable and from a previous comment in the visitor book, this problem has been highlighted before....and clearly not addressed. It is not unreasonable to expect a hot bath/shower in November.

I thought it was very average and the downstairs needed updating ! Not up to the usual standard for rural retreats although location was fab

It was very nice, lovely quiet village. Very well appointed, clean cottage

Housekeeper hard to get hold of when phoning for key details - had to try 3 times to get a response but this was probably because she was at work. The Welcome pack was excellent - request for stronger coffee was met - could not fault the cottage. Exceptionally well equipped. This was our second visit as we had enjoyed the first one so much

Property okay except lounge was not particularly comfortable. Properties should have wi-fi these days.

Good

Great cottage Cosy in s good location

The accommodation was damp,smelly and mouldy.The mould behind the bed would constitute a serious health risk to someone with respiritory problems and low infection resistance.Also generally grubby and tired.Carpet was a trip hazard and needs replacing. Not happy at all having spent twelve hundred pounds plus for the week. Definitely not worth the money and so not a pleasant holiday.

Beautiful well equipped comfortable cottage in a fabulous location. Housekeeping excellent, cottage was spotlessly clean

Very clean and comfy.

Best hamper imaginable

very clean with good communication with the housekeeper

A wonderful experience! Loved the attention to detail. Just excellent!

The property was very clean, tidy and well equipped. The welcome hamper was lovely and far better than we expected.

Loved the welcome basket it was also very clean and tidy

Our fifth break in Galatea was just as enjoyable as the previous four! The cottage is very comfortable, and feels like a home from home. Particularly appreciated was the extensive welcome pack that got us successfully into the week. Not forgetting the amazing views...well it is an ex lighthouse keepers cottage! We would certainly consider returning for visit number six.

We really liked the accommodation. It was expensive for three days but the location is superb. Full marks to the house-keeper - the place was very welcoming after a long drive. Heating was on. Lovely hamper. Thank you very much.
The cottage is great - views are magnificent and the fact that you are right on the coastal path is a huge bonus. The walk into Whitby is easy and picturesque. The kitchen is very well equipped. Lovely towels and bath products.
Couple of minor things - the CD player did not seem to work and the pay phone didn't work. There is no mobile phone signal. If you walk 500m along the coast path towards Whitby you start getting a signal.
Carpets could do with renewing. All in all. A a good break though

We would have preferred known in advance that there was no radio, phone reception or internet. We would suggest the addition of a radio for local news and weather. Otherwise we loved it.

Cleaning could have been better - dirty floors, dusty surfaces - which was disappointing. Expiry dates of bread & hot cross buns in welcome pack were the same as the date of arrival - impractical to consume same day given that arrival has to be after 4pm.

we had the most fantastic weekend walking the coast path in both directions and on to sandsend enjoying the many charms of whitby (including fortunes kippers for sunday breakfast, oysters, crisp white wine and amazing fish and chips at the magpie) and relaxing at the cottage a truly peaceful lovely spot !!

What a wonderful place. Well appointed and we will be back!

Ideal accommodation, views, and access to local area.

Very comfortable. Hamper appreciated. Warm & clean. Fantastic location.

A unique property in a beautiful spot. Winter may not have been the best time to visit, to fully appreciate it!

We really loved everything about the cottage but on the details it said the garden was enclosed which was important to us as we have two dogs. However, there was an open section so we couldn't leave our dogs to enjoy the garden on their own as had to watch that they didn't escape!

Had not been checked prior to us coming, drawers still had paper and tags in, carpet in the lounge very dirty and equipment in the kitchen not working, also chipped glasses and cup. Drain also did not work in the shower

Housekeeping - good, very clean, HOWEVER, need to review contents of drawers, matching tea set not complete which was a shame. Website said telephone available it wasn't - not usually a problem but we had building work going on at home so made life more difficult. Broadband hub there, but couldn't connect to it, so better to keep broadband code out of sight, made it look like we could link as it was left so handy, normally would just enjoy being unreachable but sometimes it isn't always possible to just 'disappear'. Other than that, fabulous location, very clean and has potential. Hamper appreciated and good contents.

A number of lights were not working - bathroom, main bedroom bedside, external. The sink waste in the bathroom was broken and there was mould around the base/grouting of the shower and sink. There was also mould/damp around the kitchen sink.
Otherwise a spectacular holiday venue.

Lovely and clean. Smelt nice.

Well equipped & comfortable cottage in a lovely location. Was ideal for visiting nearby relatives

Can't fault it , very clean and tidy love the welcome basket

Had difficulty contacting housekeeper re 2 minor faults, i.e. poorly draining shower tray and TV remote not functioning. Left messages on answer machine but did not get acknowledgement so don't know if received. Problems very minor and did not detract from a wonderful time.

Spotlessly clean but some items missing (eg washing up liquid) and some very low/inadequate supplies (detergent, toilet paper, dishwasher tabs).

Problems were dealt with very quickly.

Lovely cottage in a beautiful location. Well decorated- lovely and bright. Beds really comfy! Great hamper of goodies on arrival.
Wi-fi didn't work for 4/5 of us though.Short taxi ride into town for a night out.

Very clean.

Superb really! Ready earlier than expected to collect the key, exceptionally clean and a fantastic cottage. The house keeper was very helpful with directions, timings and any information that was required. Very nice location and cottage, and I won't be surprised if we booked it again in the future. I also need to mention the food hamper left for us on arrival - really above our expectations, with some excellent quality produce, fresh dairy products and a bottle of wine to enjoy in a stunning location and viewpoint. All of us loved our stay at Vanguard!

It was absolutely spotless. I couldn't fault it. Thank you

we have stayed at numerous RR cottages in the past and this property was very unsatisfactory.

Kitchen and bathroom floors sticky.We had to wash the floors on arrival. Can provide pictures if required. Would be good to have more than 2 cereal bowls for 4 people! Otherwise property was okay

Great location, excellent facilities, a 5***** break.

We had a wonderful week at Vanguard and a splendid welcoming hamper but would like to mention the following. As the post code did not take us to the property it would have been helpful to have the name of the farm that we have to drive through on the instructions. Inside the property the torch did not have any batteries in it, the first aid kit was lacking in plasters etc. and the payphone did not work. Wendy Storr, the housekeeper, was very helpful when we had to phone her to get instructions to find the property.

The cottage was cosy and warm and a lovely place to stay. Am looking forward to our next visit.

Good communication from the owner. Very helpful. Cottage in great condition with excellent facilities.

Yes there were a few cobwebs but the cottage was beautiful. Welcome basket most welcome. Phone call from housekeeper to check all ok. The cottage made a sad time for us much more bearable.

Gorgeous cottage in a beautiful location. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Lovely cottage, very clean, everything in excellent condition. The owner called on the evening of our arrival to check that we were happy with everything (which we were!)

It was in perfect condition

Beautiful cottage, well equipped, excellent location.

A lovely location and well presented cottage. In our feedback to RR we suggested turning the family bathroom into a walk-in shower (rather than a shower over the bath) to be more accessible to elderly or restricted mobility guests and to add grab rails for increased safety. This was NOT a negative for us but a suggestion for other guests who may have access problems.

The cottage was beautiful and in a great location.

The holiday cottage was beautiful and catered well for our break. The arrival pack was much appreciated.

The cottage had everything you could think of! Beautifully presented, lovely location. I can't wait to have another excuse to book it.

Lovely cottage, well furnished, good location, very clean and well maintained
Owner very helpful
Would highly recommend, and hope to stay there again

Lovely well equipped cottage. Would definitely use again
Excellent joining instructions
Only quibble was lack of toiletries in en-suite bathroom

Already explained. Maybe think about price compared to similar sized properties.

We left a couple of items behind & the housekeeper was very helpful.

The cottage was very clean, but there was a problem with the integrated hot and cold kitchen tap, which we were told was awaiting replacement. Only one of the TVs worked and we could find no replacement bulbs for the 6 failed lights on the landing and the ground floor. There was a warning about ensuring the shower door in the bathroom was properly closed, which clearly presented a problem as water did leak out and came through a light fitting in the kitchen on 2 occasions. Judging by the slight staining around this fitting it had happened before. There were no wardrobes in 2 of the bedrooms only coat hangers and chests of drawers. Finally, although we did not need it we were unable to locate a key for the first aid cupboard, identified in the house instructions book.

The lights failed 1st night and the mess the electrician made was not cleared up by the housekeeper only us.
Then we were asked to stay in to let him in obit holiday not value for money for 4 nights at 1247.00
Worst stay I've had

The house was lovely and spacious I would recommend it. We had a lovely stay. The area is nice and quiet but close to ripon and other sites. Although the kitchen and cupboard contents needs a good clean.

Lovely property in a beautiful village, great for exploring south of the Yorkshire Moors .

Excellent

Lovely property, clean and comfortable

Lonsdale House was just perfect for our pre Xmas stay. A beautiful house in a great location. A big thank you to Zena for decorating the house for us. The house was spotless and the hamper was impressive.

LOVELY PLACE!

Exceptional. This is a fabulous 'home', brilliantly appointed and spotlessly clean. The housekeeper could not have done a better job.

To the usual high standards

Absolutely beautiful house! Every small detail was thought of by the housekeeper and her efforts were very much appreciated. Want to live there!!

The owners seem to have thought of everything.

Although there was a high level of cleanliness, it was not absolutely spotless. We We did enjoy the property and would definitely return however a few minor points: There was no sun umbrella for the outdoor table and there was a lamp without a working lightbulb. There were also no instructions about what to do with the key when vacating the property and although there were four adults we had only been left with one key between us.

Very happy with all aspects of the accommodation including cleanliness and very good hamper. Would highly recommend this property.

one of the best ever

Could be better. No fresh fruit in welcome pack. Some are excellent in RR cottages, this wasn't. Why can't you be consistent. We pay a high enough price.

House great location and amenities . Housekeeping could be improved in some areas, eg cleaning of kitchen cupboards.

I thought that we were overcharged for our visit. Had this not been the right location, we would have booked elsewhere. The property and Mrs Humphrey were all we could have wished.

excellent says it all

Loved where we stayed and it was such a beautiful house with really good quality furnishings and fixtures and fittings. Weather wasn't brilliant but then Rural Retreats did not arrange that!

The cottage was superb - immaculate, spacious and beautifully appointed. It contained everything that was needed for a super break and it was perfectly situated for visiting all the local attractions. The village shop was extremely well stocked with quality goods and provided everything we needed in the way of food, wine and newspaper at affordable prices.

Outstanding property

Lovely property and location, ideal for family gathering. Addition of shower in family bathroom was appreciated - property info on line needs updating.

Facilities as described and impeccable

Need to review arrival directions, no yellow road covering. Larger signage at gate would help. Cottage amazing but needs stair carpet looking at as fraying and worn which could prove dangerous

Extremely underwhelmed with the cleanliness of the property. Couldnt help but feel we were being fobbed off with the 'turn the wifi off and on' to get it to work (needless to say this did not work.) Also, the stay was not helped with an unwanted rodent taking up home in the attic, most nights we were kept awake with the noise above us. A note was left about this, and we atleast expected some form of apology- perhaps an email or phone call from the property owners!! Poor.

The cleanliness of the house was very poor, mould and mildew in the shower and utility room, overflowing litter bins, poor electrics, inadequate shower facilities and dangerous carpets on the stairs.

Overall very good, but the (many) Windows need to be cleaned.

Very good, but not quite excellent, property. The ground floor bedroom and bathroom had a damp smell, probably due to poor ventilation. We enjoyed Whitby very much. The property is in a very good location and the view from the property is lovely.

The house was immaculate! Rooms were very comfortable and welcoming. Small problem with bathroom having carpet material on floor becoming wet from shower. This was difficult to avoid!

Fantastic location, didn't see the housekeepers which I much prefer but Holly made clear she was around if we needed anything. A fantastic holiday was had by all!

All you may want to consider is a warning re steep roads for access and egress. Not a problem for any of us but some may find their cars can't handle it.

The cottage was beautifully clean, with a large, very well stocked welcome hamper on arrival.

Great cottage, nice and clean, lovely welcome hamper thank you.
Puzzled why the large bathroom has such a tiny shower cubicle for 8 people to use. The upstairs ensuite had no shower either (only a bath)which was not clear in advance and disappointed our guests. Overall I would recommend it.

Cottage was clean and lovely to walk into. It is well furnished and the beds are very comfortable. Kitchen is well equipped and we found everything that we needed. We had a wonderful four days there, thank you.

Brilliant house, loads of room for all of us. Immaculate condition. Housekeeper does a wonderfull job, keeps it like a 5 star hotel, even better. Beds, pillows, sheets, towels wonderful. Welcome basket really welcome. Great location, great views. Family would return in future. Thanks.

Everything was as we had expected except that the large main lounge was very cold in the evenings even with the fires on. Also the radiator wasn't working in the downstairs bedroom making that whole area quite cold. The housekeeper had had problems with the heating and it did take 24 hours for the rest of the house to warm up properly.

What a beautiful place for a peaceful break with friends and family the views were breathtaking . The barn conversion and living room was stunning plenty of space for 10 people . I would really recommend this property and would like to use it again myself .

Farm house was fabulous and clean only let down was the wifi service very slow.

Was excellent except very poor wifi