Church View B&B & Holiday Cottages

Very friendly Host. But disappointed about the spiral staircase not being highlighted in on line booking property description or Host Information. I still had difficulty finding any information about it on the website. Also I read where a recent guest was upgraded to a cottage for free when we had to pay £60 cash, which came as a bit of a shock, because we had no other choice but to pay. We are in our 70s and my husband has a disasability so would have found it difficult to climb a small metal spiral staircase with a suitcase. Also in the description, it says Full English Breakfast and I naively thought B & B, as per the sign outside meant Bed and Breakfast, not one that has to be booked and paid for in advance. To Lynn, the host, please can I suggest in cottage 2 change the dressing table and replace with a small wardrobe, which would be so much more useful to hang clothes rather than on the back of the shower room door. Especially if you have guests that are staying for a wedding and have nice clothes to hang. Also hot water (broken tap), in the kitchen would be useful to wash up and put away the crockery and utensils as per the printed request messages. It was rather weird to also read a note asking to put disinfectant down the toilet before we left. A blackout blind on the very large skylight would also be a good idea as the early morning light woke us at 6am, along with the builders in the next cottage, van outside our window, leaving for work early. I would recommend to people, but to make them aware that it is an old property, (not really a cottage) so there are cobwebs and dust everywhere, but that did not bother us (we are not competing in the TV series of 4 in a bed !). Also if staying in the cold months, take jumpers and slippers as the floor is not carpeted and there are stone tiles in the shower room that has no heat. We could not get the wood burner to work as the logs outside were uncovered and damp and it never got going, so we just covered ourselves in the rug provided. If you need to eat out, there is a pub in the village called the Fox, but they are not very friendly and you need a mobile phone with a Q code reader app to see what is on their menu, as paper ones are not available and you also would not be able to get a coffee after your meal as they don't serve hot drinks. So instead it was a 5 minute drive up the road to the Toby Carvery where all the staff are friendly and welcoming and you can have a great meal for less than £10 a head.

Don't understand the poor reviews for this place. It's ideally located for York yet quiet and peaceful; room was comfortable and well furnished, friendly hostess, very reasonable rates. The property is old, with plenty of quirky features preserved through modernisation. Access to the rooms via a spiral staircase that is a story in its own right. Not quite spacious or luxurious enough to get five stars, but for a overnight stay near York, which was what we wanted, it would be hard to fault.

We stayed for a night with our 5 month old baby whilst visiting York. Last minute booking and the owners were kind enough to upgrade us to a lovely cottage with wood burning stove at no additional charge! Fantastic experience from start to finish we loved it and can't wait to go back. Thanks for an amazing experience.

We enjoyed a stay at one of the cottages at the rear of the main B and B , it was clean and comfortable also very warm with a log burner. It is ideal for trips to York and Scarborough, it was also dog friendly and our Border Terrier really enjoyed her stay