Sailing By

The cottage was quirky but the stairs are not suitable for the elderly, overall it was clean and the bed was comfortable.

On a negative note it needs a lot of updating, new kitchen and the bathroom needs sorting as there is a big gap around the sides so you can’t use a shower. The stairs definitely need attention the front doorknob needs seeing to it is loose and nearly falling off if things could be brought up to date then it would be a lovely place to stay and of course Whitby is lovely. You need to sort it Sykes it’s letting the side down!

The property shouldn’t be on Sykes cottages we’ve stayed several places before this isn’t ok for air bnb either.

I take it’s an elderly man that owns this property. It’s poorly maintained door handle nearly comes off in your hand the key cover was hard to navigate the shower facility is a joke not sure how you’re supposed to shower holding the head and no curtain. The cleanliness was by far a joke dummies not tidied up and under the bed the fan was full of dirt the pillows smelt like somebody lay there that morning. Windows filthy. The boiler kept cutting out. I don’t no why your charging such high prices when your clearly not doing your jobs. We’ve stayed in period properties before never ever been ripped off like this. Positive note great location.

Desperately in need of work .

Bed totally had it . Not fit for purpose.

The location was great and the cottage very quirky but not suitable for dogs at all.

There is no garden and no grassed area so wherever the dog needs to relieve its self outside the cottage can only be next to someone else's property or down the steps to the cobbled shopping areas. The lounge is on the second floor and the steps are too steep and difficult for dogs. Most owners have the dogs with them in the lounge, they dont leave them on their own on another floor. The furnishings were very old, tired and uncomfortable. The easily accessible drawers to put clothes in the bedroom were full of towels and bedding for the cottage and the other small drawers difficult to get to.The shower was pretty much useless, over the bath with no shower rail. The parking permit is pretty useless as its for a parking area much further away from the central car park in town, which in itself is quite some distance across town to carry luggage, with a dog and our grandchild. No complementary condiments to give the lovely welcome most cottage do. No black bag for the bin, no spare toilet roll. The cottage feels like the owners cant be bothered putting in that special effort to make a nice welcome for guests but still are charging a high price.We will never stay there again and wont recommend to our friends.

Fantastic to be finally out of lockdown & allowed to go to the seaside!

!! However parking was a nightmare - unloading the car on a tiny street with loads of pedestrians & other vehicles trying to get past. Having to park miles away, so on a trip out to the beach having to carry all our stuff miles. It made it stressful & exhausting. I think it needs to be really clearly spelt out that parking in Whitby is difficult to find & the house location means I you’ll have to park a long way away, if your v lucky you might get a spot in the limited pay & display £9 a day. Remember everything you bring has to be carried ... we brought way too much stuff! The house was quirky & v characterful which was lovely, but top stair landing was precarious & also The banister rail was loose, so had to be really on the ball! It’s not really a family holiday house, but the location is fantastic and the house a real experience, loved the old bath! You’ll need healthy knees as there are a LOT of very steep uneven steps,! I’d say it’s great for a short break just to explore Whitby as you’re right in the old town. But come on the train & with a small overnight bag!

We have a lovely time and the booking was straightforward and staff were really helpful.

The house itself met our expectations. It was cosy and clean. Many thanks for a great holiday! We were just wondering about the deposit. It said in the information that there was a £100 deposit, which would be reimbursed if the property was left as it was found. I made the booking and have not heard anything as yet. Please can you help? Warm wishes, Kate

the cottage is an old fisheans cottage is small but provides everything you need and a great location centrally to access to the beach and just below the Abbey.

Just to let people know about the layout of the property too many stairs

Beautiful, quirky cottage in a great location.

There is advice in the book in the cottage about where to park to drop off luggage, but it is too late then you are already there! Would have been good to get this info in advance to save walking all the way from the pay and display with luggage in a storm!

A lovely stay in this cottage.

The property is situated just off the old cobbled street (Church Street) so perfect to escape from the crowds if needed with everything including the beach on your doorstep. We didn't need to use the car once. The kitchen is a good size with the living room above with a beautiful original fire and what looks to be original floorboards. The beds were very comfy with a good size double room and a cosy single room all decorated with a nautical theme. We really enjoyed our stay - just be mindful that this is a period property and has features such as beautiful wooden spiral staircases. One of the more homely cottages we've stayed in on Church Street. We will be back!

Overall we really enjoyed our break.

The cottage is in perfect location - on the doorstep of the town centre, yet in a very quite lane. The only downside of the location is that you have to factor in the £9 / day on parking. The cottage is very characterful and nicely decorated. Cleanliness on the whole was good apart from a number of kitchen items that needed washing up before being used. But a few negative comments too. Well, nowadays having Wifi is expected particularly by our teenage son who found it a real shock to the system! I almost enjoyed him having an enforced break from the internet, apart from the fact that we, as parents, have to deal with the fallout! The size of the TV was a surprise - its about the size of a computer monitor. No excuse for that really. Getting enough hot water for a bath is obviously an art that we could not master. Some areas of the cottage were a little tired looking and could do with a bit of attention. So would we book again? Maybe, but we'd probably look for a property with those expected facilities first.

We think you need to do something about the shower and hot water needs to be warm longer and shower needs replacing just leaks everywhere .

On arriving at the holiday cottage the first thing we noticed was a lack of toilet roll.

This is an inexpensive but essential item. After a 4 hour Drive the last thing you want to do is go shopping for essentials. Whilst most of the cottage was cleaned to a satisfactory standard the kitchen certainly was not. The grill was filthy and the oven not much better. The cupboards had used items left over from other guests and the cutlery was a jumble of mismatched items. Having no confidence in cleanliness we had to wag everything before use. The bathroom whilst superficially clean was very worn tired and not really fit for purpose. Overall this cottage did not come up to the standard we have come to expect from Sykes. This is the third time we have booked with you this year if it had been the first we may have thought twice before booking again.

We had a lovely holiday in sailing by cottage , it had old world charm with modern comfortable facilities, was well equipped and we loved it , booking was easy , had no problems we would book again.

Cottage was lovely holiday was great but parking was bad cost 56 pounds to park all other cottages were given scatch cards to use but not us i think after all we payed nearly 500 pounds for cottage a few scatch cards would have been nice as a kind gester we will be coming back but noy with this cottage many thanks

Whitby and the surrounding area is a great place to stay ether on your own or with friends and a dog the walking is fantastic from coast path to moors and hidden valleys the museum is amazing a trip out on the old lifeboat loads of grate sea food perfect R and R