Host & Stay | Clarence Place — Guest Reviews

The house is in a perfect location and walkable to the lovely streets of Whitby and me and my family mostly really enjoyed the stay, the beds were comfy and we loved the kitchen and dining room. There were a couple of things which were a bit of a let down though there are log burners but no supplies to actually use them, the toaster didn’t work, the oven trays were old/dirty, Sky TV is advertised but it is essentially just free view as just the basic channels are available and whilst we weren’t there just to watch TV, it rained badly for a portion of our trip and think this is slightly outdated as there isn’t much selection. Overall we did really enjoy the stay.

Positive: Lovely house fairly close to the harbour and town centre, with a steep uphill walk partly back to the house. Well equipped kitchen and comfortable beds. Seating in the lounge is very comfortable. Washing up facilities and tea / coffee making facilities are provided. Good communication and information provided before stay. There is a small child's play room next to the attic bedroom with books and a few toys. Negative: This property is ideal for younger people but is not suitable for infirm people. You cannot drive your car up to the house, and have to walk half way up a cobbled road to get to the key safe. After that you can use the rear entrance which is not cobbled, and wide enough for a car. There are 2 cm steps leading into the dining room and kitchen, causing a potential trip hazard. The corners of the rugs in the lounge and a bedroom curl up, again a potential trip hazard. The stairs up to the attic bedroom do not have a hand rail, making it very difficult and dangerous to carry a heavy suitcase up and down the stairs. Apart from these potential hazards this is a lovely house

Perfect family home! Very comfortable. Prime location. Loved it.

Short break with family and our dog, with the aim to get away from it all. Close enough to the centre of Whitby but also Positive: Absolutely everything! No adverse comment about anything regarding the property. Nice quiet part of town and close to everything Whitby has to offer. We’re seasoned visitors to Whitby and would definitely consider staying here again. Lots of information from the owners and always kept up to date with the build up to our visit and with all details of how they could be contacted whilst there. Negative: Again, everything was more than adequate with the property. Nothing to say as to what could improve anything, we didn’t have any issues throughout our stay.

Couldn’t fault this accommodation. We had a great break. The house was in a great location, 5 minute walk to the Main Street and 5 minute walk to the beach. There was milk, tea and coffee at the house on our arrival which was greatly appreciated. Wouldn’t hesitate to book again. It was perfect for my husband and I, daughter and her husband and two grandchildren. There were even some children’s books to read at bedtime, a mixture for all ages.

Stairs could be an issue for some Positive: Ideal location in whitby not sure if suitable for young children due to layout at top of stairs. Pic attached. Comfortable beds, kitchen well equipped. Fresh milk in fridge a lovely touch. Would have liked some fuel to light a fire but wasn't a major issue. Will stay again A light on outside steps would be helpful Negative: Steps at top of stairs.

This place was more spacious than i expected and was perfect for 4 adults and 2 children. Great location. We had a great time

Dealing with this host was a soulless, corporate experience. The host claimed to be a family, but all our communication was with a robotic, uncaring corporate interface. I asked if there could be slight flexibility on the (very late) check in time of 4pm, because my baby needed to nap, and it was very much a "computer says no" response. We also got hit with a last minute fee before we could get our check in details, which was pretty stressful when we'd been travelling all day. Not allowing us to check in until 4pm but wanting us out by 10am made this a bad deal. There was absolutely zero generosity, warmth or hospitality in this experience. A real shame.

I stayed here with my dad and brother for 4 nights. I found the home comfortable, well located and I liked the range of interesting books that where in each room. This would be an ideal place to stay with family and we liked that you could sit outside the front and the back of the house depending on where the sun is. Whitby is a wonderful place to visit and we loved that there is so much to do within walking distance. We where very blessed with the weather and hope to visit Whitby again.

Perfectly located in the heart of town with a host of coffee shops and eateries, mostly dog friendly. The accommodation was comfortable and the shower and bath lovely, which was appreciated as we had biblical weather and cold and needed to warm up. Beds cosy and parking, once we worked it out available close by. We loved the pop up pubs and the walks around Whitby gorgeous. The abbey had a gd view but is extortionate for a family, and the museum not worth it.

Lovely little place , full of character , and well presented . Good location in the center of everything . One thing I would advise when parking up near property , you have to manuvore carefully , but this is just due to the old narrow little lanes and obviously out of control of the owners . So it’s just a word of advise . But had a lovely stay , and it was very dog friendly . Thank you .

Amazing stay Positive: The location was great, lovely house, it has lots of character and finishes touches. Check in instructions were clear, the host was very helpful and quick to respond to messages Negative: The only thing I didn't like was the living room had a strong dog odour, I appreciate this is a dog friendly property but the place could benefit from some air fresheners

We stayed as 4 adults 1 child and pets for 3 nights and the location and house were perfect for our needs. Everything was as expected with a few additional touches such as kit kats left out for everyone, dog treats and dog bowls. There were mountains of books, wifi, tea coffee even a pint of milk left in the fridge for us. My son loved the upper floor as it had a playroom/reading room as well as the single bedroom which he thought was amazing as he had these to himself. All the beds were super comfy. The house is a 2 minute walk for West Cliff carpark which we ended up using as we only were given parking for 2 days when we were there Saturday - Tuesday but this was not an issue as so easy to get to. The house was clean and tidy, everything was in full working order with no issues whatso ever. We would definitely have no issues staying here again. The only advice would be if you are used to drinking from mugs or anything bigger than a small cup consider taking your own!

On arriving door handle hanging off with door very stiff , obviously been like that for a while . Dog friendly yet the patio gate wouldn’t close so had to barricade the exit . The overall lighting and plug sockets are terrible . Bedrooms and kitchen especially, had to get a torch on to see as we were cooking breakfast . The pans had dried food in them , no essentials like bin bags or foil . We took logs for the fire as it was Christmas thought it would be nice as none supplied . The host told us to bring our own which we did . However burner is that small any wood over 6 inches else long would not fit . There are old rugs in lounge and bedroom that are bent up which we had to move as kept tripping . The mattress in the front bedroom was years old and not comfy . Furniture was dated , shower door had broken off and replaced with a curtain . There was a dab radio yet was useless as had no batteries in. Clocks didn’t work. Flimsy Yale lock on back door, pipes tick loudly. I could go on…

Lovely place to stay, ideal location for sea front and town. Lovely bars down the road. All the facilities we needed for a short stay were available. Lovely house and decorated lovely. As we had dogs and its dog friendly property it was perfect. Would maybe benefit from a small patch of fake grass in back yard as our pooches are funny with toileting on concrete and we didn’t want to venture out late at night. Other than that we appreciated the dog bowls and snacks for us! The only major issue is the parking- difficult to find a space at busy times especially with it being a weekend when we were there. The streets surrounding the property are very narrow. Difficult when picking up and dropping off luggage and dog beds and dogs etc. all in all a lovely weekend!

Clarence Place is right at the heart of Whitby. Which is nice for quick access to shops and the sea front, but also means you're in seagull central, which, as a land-lubber, I found wearing after a couple of disturbed nights! The house itself was spacious and nicely appointed, if quirky and creaky. The tiny garden would have been good for my dog, but the back wall is broken, so he had to stay inside. Aside from that, my only criticism would be the wobbly toilet seat! ... Although, that's to ignore the big downside of this place: parking. If you can beat the local residents to that elusive spot somewhere in the W Zone, you have to hope it's not under a lamppost (seagulls). And don't forget to put your number plate on the parking permit on arrival or you'll land a ticket... grumble. Imperfect though it is, Clarence Place was a very homely base for a week in beautiful North Yorkshire.

The house was fantastic. Clean and beautiful and in a great location. My only complaint was that when we tried to book on for an extra night I was quoted £61.99 plus taxes which I thought was very reasonable. We agreed to go ahead with this and I waited for an email that never came. After messaging the host 3 times I got a response saying that unfortunately, someone else had booked the house and we were unable to stay. Fair enough, I thought, and my group began to pack up ready for the early check out the next day. I then got a follow up email at 2am (when we were checking out at 10am and obviously asleep) saying the house was available but at the inflated price of £110. This didn’t sit right with me and we checked out at the original time. A few times it felt like I was talking to an AI chatbot when messaging the host. All in, I would stay again, the house is fantastic and in a good location but be sure to book the desired number of nights.

Lovely stay with friends. Perfect location for both the beach and the old town, whilst being peaceful and slightly away from the crowds.

Positive: Accurate description of property well equipped & good value for money Negative: Parking was a bit of a nightmare couldn't find anywhere close to accommodation even though we arrived at 11 am on the first day

Clarence cottage Whitby Positive: The cottage was in a good location. Especially as we had two people not able to walk far and unsteady on their legs. Very clean , very pretty Negative: We had problems with the shower and couldn't get it hot. Also the streets around are very tight and my brother in law scratched his car . A warning would have been good.

Disappointed Negative: House is very tired not worth the money at all. Rugs are a safety hazard as they are curling up , both my husband and I tripped over them . Information should have warned about the cobbled hill as this was not very good for people with mobility issues..

Fab house and location Positive: Close tp the centre Lovely house Really big bath great for relaxing Negative: N/A

Had a lovely time would definitely recommend it and would go back again. Positive: Lovely and cosy went in October nice and clean in good location. Negative: Was a little tired paint chipped bedding bit mix match and the small attic room .

Basically everything we needed was there, it was just the finishing touches that were missing for us, for example none of the furniture quite matched - dining table & chairs plus they weren’t comfortable to sit on, or the cups/cutlery not a full set of one design so not major just not what we’re used to I guess. Nice big wardrobes in the main bedroom but they were all locked so no real hanging space available. Biggest discrepancy’s were: 1. the listing said enclosed garden for the dogs, small yard space with gate that was not secure and had open ironwork - ours are medium sized dogs so couldn’t squeeze through but smaller dogs would be able to, we put the table in front of the gate to deter any attempts.2. Listing advertised sky tv, was freeview channels only, no sky channels available, again not the end of the world but if we’d have known we would’ve brought an iPad/projector to watch a film in the evening, and 3. When it got chilly we would’ve liked to have put the heating on for a bit but couldn’t find the thermostat to switch it on - probably just us but we looked everywhere in the dining room and couldn’t find it, helpline was no help so we gave up and layered up instead.Having said all that we had a lovely week in Whitby, it’s somewhere we come back to regularly. The location was great for walking into town or to the beach and because parking can be tricky the permits were a big help.With a few tweaks it’d be a fab property.

Comfortable in a great location. Positive: We liked the cosy feel, original features and central location. We also liked that basics like cooking oil, salt and pepper were left. Negative: A lot of the appliances were old and the cooker was a little difficult to work properly. We turned it off at the switch on the wall while we were out as we didn’t know when it was on or off!! The TV only worked intermittently but this wasn’t helped by the storm.

Loved our stay at Clarence Place. Lovely, old-fashioned comfort. Great for the dog too! Loved the location…parking was nearby. Hopefully will come back again.

Lovely place to stay. Near to everything in town. Response to queries were answered promptly and helpful. Would stay there again.

The house was just as described, a few niggles but they were already addressed by the owner, such as blind in bathroom to cover draughty window and nightlight on stairs. We really enjoyed it here and would recommend it, we would stay here again if we were in the area.

Great short break with friends Positive: Superb location and easy to find. Large property which had plenty of room for the 5 of us (all adults). Excellent communication in advance and during. Nice touch to have milk and a few biscuits. Was quite warm but a fan provided and able to open a lot of windows. Nice little courtyard area at the rear of the property and everywhere clean and tidy.

Property is in a good location but in need of renovations Positive: It is central and double bedrooms are a nice size. Beds are also comfortable Negative: Properly is not as good as photos show. Property tired…needs upgrades and needs to be more homely. Back door locks just with vale lock…needs another lock as does not feel secure

Thank you so much for letting us stay in your beautiful house. We had a wonderful time reminiscing about all the places we visited when we were younger. The house was beautifully presented with lovely touches and felt very welcoming. Great communication before and during our stay to make sure we were comfortable and happy with everything. We would definitely recommend to friends and family and we wouldn’t hesitate returning. Thanks again Adele Kubicki and family xxx

Lovely peaceful house Positive: The house was pretty central, but in a nice quiet spot. The beds were very comfy. Negative: There were a couple of things that needed fixing and there was nowhere to put / store anything in the bathroom. It obviously isn't the ownera fault, but the bin was completely full when we arrived on Monday, so we couldn't put anything at all in it and had to keep emptying the house bins in the public litter bins all week and when we left on Friday

Great place to stay Positive: Great location Negative: No negatives.

A lovely little cottage.

Positive: Overall,very happy with our stay. Clean, very comfortable beds, some very quirky touches inspired by the properties history. Defo recommend. Negative: Bloody sea gulls sqwarking most of the night, totally out the remit of the host.

Positive: Cozy cottage on cobbled street. We had a very good stay and liked the location near town and beach. We also liked the style of the cottage and it had everything we needed. They provide a parking card for zone W street parking, so enjoyed the free street parking. We were lucky to get a spot for the car on Clarence Place/John street, but do I would not recommend driving in on Clarence Place or John street if you have a big car or struggle with tight space turning (you could easily scratch your car). Instead stop on Skinner street, unload and walk up Clarence place with your luggage, it’s not far. The map link you are sent takes you to the back entrance on John street. The key is available at the front entrance on Clarence place. Negative: It could do with some TLC. If you are disabled this is not the place for you (steep walk to town, cobbled street, not possible to park by the property).

A beautiful place to stay Positive: It location is ideally suited. The feel of the property is fab. The bed comfortable and the facilities good. Second time booking as we enjoyed it so much. Negative: There’s nothing that I didn’t like

This is a gorgeous house with a nice cottage feel. it was comfortable, warm and well stocked with books for adults and kids. The decor is really nice and it's up a quiet street. There are plenty of independent and different places to eat within a short walking distance. Just be mindful that parking is very limited, so as we didn't arrive to check in until 9:30pm on a Friday, there were no permit parking spaces available at all. Luckily, I found a free parking space several streets away. Therefore, I'd recommend using bags with wheels. Additionally, the curtains are very thin, so it would be a good idea to bring travel black out window covers with you. There's a washing machine and small dishwasher, which is helpful, and we all found the beds comfortable to sleep in.

Lovely, comfortable, clean and great location. Positive: Lovely location, couldn’t find any parking but close enough to the leisure centre (£11 a day) where it wasn’t really a problem. Lovely big bedrooms, comfy beds, nice shower - very happy. Negative: Liked most of it - if I was nitpicking I’d say the stairs and landing carpet wasn’t great but that’s pretty much it.

It was great place to stay, ten minute walk to the beach, seafront shops and restaurants. Had all we needed within the house.

Positive: Excellent location. Lovely decor. Comfortable beds. Very warm house. Negative: Poor lack of provisions and utensils. We only stayed two nights so ate out. But if we had wanted you cook we would have needed to buy everything. Only tea bags and a bit of sugar in the property. Not even any dishwasher tablets. Most disappointing was no logs provided for the log burning stoves. These should have been provided, particularly considering that once the stove was lit the heating could be turned off. Also not keen on the late/early check in/out times.

not a great stay . Tbh the cottage was disappointing x The 3rd bedroom isn’t suitable for an adult x Lighting is very po Positive: Location Negative: Tbh the cottage was disappointing x The 3rd bedroom isn’t suitable for an adult x Lighting is very poor and handrail should be installed for the top floor x

Positive: Great location Negative: Nothing

Had a great relaxing week, kitchen and bathroom nice and clean. Beds were comfortable and it was very quiet. Perfect for what we wanted.

Difficult to rate this one. Perfect location. Quiet. Clean. But unfortunately managed by a company who didn’t sort the problems. It was freezing (10°) and didn’t warm up. Luke warm shower. Some essential utensils in kitchen missing. Despite contacting the agency it didn’t get sorted for the first day and we slept in our bathrobes and jackets as it was so cold. Once the owner was contacted the next day it got sorted then. Fresh flowers. Comfortable beds. Nice and quiet place. Easy walking distance to the town centre. Without the heating issues we would have given 5 stars

Had a lovely short break. The accommodation was lovely. Thank you for the tea, coffee and milk 😊

Was a wonderful comfortable stay in an lovely location Positive: Lovely comfortable cottage Negative: Lacked a few accessories in the kitchen and the oven took a long time otherwise perfect stay

Great location and spacious property to enjoy Whitby from Positive: Great location, plenty of space in the property Negative: Couldn’t get the shower hot and the property would benefit from a smart TV as we were limited with tv channels later in the evening.

Fabulous cottage Positive: Great location, gorgeous characterful cottage, comfy beds. Negative: Shower didn't get very hot.

Lovely location and great house to stay in. Felt very at some straight away. Lovely art in the house. I tracked it down and bought some! May not be suitable for those with mobility issues, but was great for us!

Great location, quaint little street, would definitely return

We love Whitby and this place is very close to the town center so easy to get to the restaurants and shops. The third bedroom has a single bed and is up steep stairs so would not be suitable for an older person or a young child. We used the two doubles and the beds were very comfortable. You have to pull up outside the back of the property to unload the car, but need to get the key from the front of the property beforehand.

Negative: There were no toiletries and we couldn’t connect to WiFi.

Positive: Centrally located. Very comfortable and clean. Would definitely stay again

We had a fabulous time, the property is in a great location for the beach and the town. The hosts were super helpful and very responsive. Would happily book again. Thanks for a great holiday.

Comfortable and well positioned home. In fact position could not be better. No allocated parking but easy to park near b Positive: Great location. Generally clean Negative: Needed more mugs 😄

Great place! Everything was very streamlined, parking was easy, the accommodation itself was lovely. Only recommendation is black-out curtains, but I suppose that's a personal preference.

Positive: Lovely quaint home with everything we needed. Nice and clean and tidy, with bonus chocolate biscuits :-) loved our stay in Whitby

Excellent location, super clean and easy to check in and out. Clear instructions for the things we needed. Little touches made a huge difference, tea towels, fresh milk and biscuits and everything you need to get comfortable after a long journey were provided. Parking wasn’t an issue, we always found a space somewhere in the zone, even in the school holidays. Top tip, take slippers or sliders if going in the winter to keep toes warm on the natural wooden floors and tiled kitchen floor. The wood burners are operational and can be used (take narrow logs), you can drive right outside the property to load and unload if you don’t take long; it’s a super narrow street so a small car and semi-confident driving would be a bonus!

Lovely quaint house Positive: Lovely house near town. Spacious, good rooms sizes and layout. Didn’t have any additional items for kitchen except tea and coffee - for example dishwasher tablets, washing machine, oil etc. Check in/out a little late/early.

Nice house and very central location.

Positive: The Location was brilliant

Far from a great stay Positive: Location Negative: Very unclean, un accommodation host(check in time due to clean but the property was dirty), front door handle hanging off and curtains paper thin. No wood offered for the wood burner fires and no explaination on how to use them if we bought our own.

Really enjoyed staying at this place, it was the perfect location with Whitby right on your door step to explore! The house itself was a really nice spacious layout and it came equipped with everything we needed. We wanted to extend by one day as we were having such a great time but understandably it had already been booked out! All in a great choice to stay to explore Whitby and the surrounding areas!

This was a suitable place for us to stay to spend a weekend in Whitby. The bed was very comfortable, the house was warm, and we had most things we needed. However we visited during the storm and as such the amenities were not really great for staying in unexpectedly. Be aware there is no smart tv (first time we’ve had this in all our years of air bnb travel) so we could only watch terrestrial tv. Which wasn’t a great selection after being shut in by the storm. The second thing is the house is hard to find as it’s not on a road but on a narrow lane off to the side of the main old town. Quite hard to locate in dark and eventually found it on foot out of the car. But other than those issues we had a pleasant stay.

The house was cosy and comfortable and had lots of character. It was very clean and well furnished. Bedrooms were comfy and cosy. It was superbly located and the car parking pass was very much appreciated. Thank you to the hosts who communicated very clearly throughout.

Lovely place, would stay again.

Good property which is accurate to description. Great location, very central but quiet, dropping off items outside a bit tricky. Annoyingly had to pay insurance which seemed ridiculous for mismatched glasses etc - I really hate these hidden costs and having to provide payment details to 3rd party.

The house was clean but needed decorating. Road to house really narrow. Parking on nearby road was fine with permit supplied . Great location for the town . Whitby was amazing as were all the places we visited.

There was no parking at the property but a parking permit was supplied. The property was nice and spacious and had all we needed.

Very nice charming cottage Positive: Location was good but parking was horrendous even with parking cardt Negative: The worst thing was parking we had to walk quite away to walk with our luggage .stairs were a bit scary

Absolutely lovely couple of days. House has plenty of character and is very clean. Lovely and spacious too! First time in Whitby and the location of the property is fantastic, so much to see and do on your door step. Would recommend bringing only one car as Whitby is quite tight on parking and we found it easier to park on the bigger roads away from the property as a heads up. Would recommend!!

Great stay. Thanks.

Great house with good features, and all amenities. Excellent quiet location. Great to find coffee, tea, milk, biscuits supplied. Only request is, provide kitchen roll, and cleaning spray with cloth to wipe surfaces. Slight issue, only slight, but Difficult for take away delivery as very limited car access. Overall superb find in a busy town👍

Gorgeous fisherman’s cottage in lovely location. Positive: Mysigt inrett, trevligt läge. Negative: Saknade en skärbräda! Så fina arbetsytor som vi inte ville förstöra.

great sort break away. lovely property.