「The location of the cottage is excellent, right next to the river Esk and on a very quiet holiday park (in April anyway). There is an amazing viaduct over the river where there is bungy jumping every couple of weeks during the summer and you can walk over it into Whitby which is only 30 mins away on foot. The pool is NOT 24 hrs as advertised and you have to pay. The property can be a bit difficult to find because the name plaque of the plot is covered by an overgrown hydrangea. If you use what 3...
「This is an stunning old building, but not the best maintained. Room had a stale smell, especially in the bathroom. Cleanliness not great, some surfaces and corners were dusty, water marks on the coffee machine.
Room sold as beach view, but wasn't the best. It overlooked part of the hotel which was frequented by seagulls and covered in bird poo. Looking over that you could see the sea between some trees.
We booked half board. In general the food was pretty good for the price, but a couple of...
「Grand Hotel needing a Grand Redecorate!
The condition of the hotel was extremely poor, which is a shame when you think it would have been top end when the hotel first opened. Very obvious that any work that had been carried out was done on the cheap and to an extremely poor standard.
The light inside the room did not work, only the bathroom light. It was pitch black and luckily I did not trip over anything when going to bed. Got told there was nothing they could do until the maintenance man came...
「Great location, short walk to town, on street parking at front, very friendly helpful staff. Room wasn’t quite ready but we enjoyed a drink on the terrace out front while we waited. Bed very comfortable, great nights sleep, even had a fan to cool the room down which was most welcome.」