Host & Stay | Oldcorn Cottage — Guest Reviews

Lovely mini-break and family time Positive: Lovely and cosy in walking distance to everything and lovely and clean 😁 Negative: Liked it all

We were staying for 3 nights with our son his wife and 3 year old granddaughter. They were over from Australia to celebr Positive: Location Negative: Well equiped

Lovely cosey . Clean cottage . Perfect location made lots of family memories. 2 Positive: Cosey . Very well equipped. Great location for all Whitby attractions Negative: Parking was an issue initially but as the local workers moved there cars we got parked up for the rest of our stay and no parking fees to pay

Great little cottage Positive: Location was great, it was comfortable, the consoles were a hit with the kids and the facilities were great. Negative: The bedrooms had a fusty smell, couldn't tell if it was from the bedding or the building.

Lovely simple Cosey cottage Positive: Location was great lovely front room Negative: Kitchen a bit too small to eat in for a family of 5

My first problem is that Host and stay have a policy to add accident insurance to the price after booking. It was mandatory and they would not give the access code for the apartment until it was paid. Secondly my instructions was the cottage number was 5 , very confused when found number 5 was occupied by a family, after talking to a few other people found the cottage is actually number 3 around the corner. Thirdly the parking to this property does not exist. the instructions on entering tells you to park down a lane opposite on a first come first served basis. It was full. After unloading moved to Marina car park £9 for 24 hours. Second day got a space across the road so moved my car so it was easy to load up for departure on the Monday morning. This lane is a private road and on Monday on check out the lane was completely blocked with cars from solicitors and hair dressers. It took nearly an hour to get all the people out to move the cars so I could eventually leave. Diabolical

Comfy and quirky with a great location - fab family stay! Positive: The property is lovely (the pictures don’t do it justice!), feels homely, quirky, such thoughtful touches which the host left. Comfortable beds, Sky TV and Netflix, loads of films and games to play. Location is great, few minutes walk from centre and across the road from Pannett Park. Negative: Nothing - no complaints.

Positive: Fab location to centre of whitby Beautiful cottage very quirky Lots of family games, consoles were loved by my little one. Negative: Nothing

Perfectly located cottage for a small group with great amenities Positive: The beds were so comfy Negative: Not enough room for 5 around the table, you would probably have to do it in sittings The neighbours were very loud during our stay ! Paid for parking for both nights due to none being available near the property

Fantastic 3 Night Break and would use the same Company again Positive: A lovely cosy clean quality cottage with everything in for a comfortable stay. Lovely and modern facilities but with a cottage quaintness. Snug but comfy sitting room with a large smart tv with all the Apps and lots of games & books. A smart TV in the bedroom too. Fantastic location - nice easy flat 5 min walk to the train/bus station. Very good customer service with updates by text with links in case anything went wrong. Excellent value - determined by what we didn't like about the property- which may well not apply to other people. Read the info properly - its very transparent what you do and don't get. Everything was as outlined - so excellent Negative: Loo/Bathroom not on the same floor - and the double beds against the wall (Clearly shown on pics) - so a bit difficult for an older person to get out of bed to go to the loo - also without banging your head on the low beams. Parking could have been a bit of an issue but we managed to get an on-street park very near. Other than that everything was wonderful. Two keys would have been better than just one for 2 couples.

Can’t fault the cottage. Great value for money. Good location. Positive: It was a really pretty well equipped cottage with plenty of space. Good location for necessary shopping. The owners ensures we were warm for all our break. Sky TV was great! Negative: Stairs not good for older end. I thought when I’d booked it it had a little parking space but it didn’t. I didn’t like being made to pay £30 breakages insurance which was not returnable … that’s needs altering.

We attended a Scooter Rally so had a great time Positive: Location was great, very near the town centre. Easy to gain access. Very clean and tidy inside Negative: I still have not received my deposit back

Very comfortable Positive: Central and well equipped

We stayed here on a weekend, with children including a toddler. We"ve stayed in Whitby many times, but this was one of the best accomodations . The location was great, 5mins from town and next to the beautiful tudor Baxter hall The house was spotlessly clean (the carpets impressively so). The decor was well thought out with some lovely pieces. It looked way better than the photos. Information was very clear. And the host and stay insurance mentioned on other reviews was optional, so we didn't take it. The kids loved the retro video games. We were as happy in our cottage as we were out and about exploring. The only issue was it was difficult to sleep the first night due to music overnight next door, which wasn't massively loud but I could hear it through earplugs. This wasn't an issue the next night so I imagine it's who stays. The beds are really comfy!

Fantastic Oldcorn cottage Positive: Beautiful and cosy, very clean and spacious. Everything that we needed. Exceptional Negative: Nothing

Disappointing Positive: Location good. Negative: The bedlinen had not been dried thoroughly before being put on the beds. It smelt musty and overpowering. At 2:30am in the morning the next door neighbours played very loud music. This continued every night of our mid week mini break. We emailed Host & Stay to ask them to change the bedlinen, we were ghosted. The washer/dryer wasn’t up to the job of drying the bedding so I resorted to buying fabreeze and spraying the beds nightly.

Really nice property in a brilliant location, I’d certainly stay again and would recommend. Positive: Excellent location. A well kept, spacious property. Negative: Outside noise was very loud early in the morning. The pub/hotel next door had deliveries from 6am onwards, with it being in a good location 1 minute from the harbour those pesky seagulls where beautifully singing from the crack of dawn and the road is quite busy as it’s just down from the hospital. None of this particular annoyed me as I like getting up early and it was hot so all the windows were open., but to those that do like a lay in it could be a problem

Positive: Brilliant location comfortable apartment it had everything you needed for your stay Negative: I found it difficult to get out of the double bed at night to go to the bathroom as I had to climb over my husband,it would have been better if you could get of the bed on both sides .

Had a fantastic in this beautiful place. We will be back Positive: Great place and area to stay .

Perfect place to stay for short or long breaks with just a short stroll to all the local amenities Positive: A very nice well presented property with everything you could possibly need in an absolutely perfect location Negative: Nothing

Positive: Location, cottage was ideal for what we wanted. Will definitely go back to a host & stay property if they are all like Oldcorn cottage, brilliant could not falt it, everything you could need and much more

Fab location, homely vibes and great amenities. Positive: The location was amazing, it was really close to everything but was just far enough to not be loud. It has a very homely vibe with lots of cute decorations. The shower is amazing, it is huge and has great pressure, which is necessary after a day at the beach. Negative: I am sure many air bnbs are the same but I think recycling should be binned separately but this did not seem to be the case. The bed we stayed in was extremely soft so may need replacing at some point.

Great location with all the facilities you need. Positive: Comfortable and well appointed. Particularly like the inclusion of a washing machine as we completed various physical activities during our trip so it was nice to home with clean kit. Negative: The bathroom is on the floor below the bedrooms. This would not normally be a problem but we'd cycled 150 miles on the day of arrival so it was a bit uncomfortable getting there during the night.

Fantastic little cottafe everything you could ask for for a small break, very comfortable and clean. Positive: Facilities, and everything was well equipped, location. Negative: Parking was difficult, and only one small issue we noticed was that the bed pillows had a strange odour

Great location. Homely, clean and comfortable. Lots of thought had gone into making this a perfect retreat. No parking but parked at the main car park in Whitby on 24 tickets. Would book again.

Lovely cottage, highly recommend Positive: The location is great, the cottage is lovely and comfortable. Kitchen has a George Foreman grill, very handy, shower was lovely, bed was so comfy, also love the huge armchair. A lot of thought has been put into the property, such as gaming consoles (although controllers weren’t working) dvd’s (couldn’t watch though as controllers for gaming consoles not working) books, games, paper and pens, plenty of information for all scenarios. Communication was brilliant and I would definitely stay there again if I were to visit Whitby. Thank you so much. Negative: Would have been great to have a designated parking spot, but no parking was written in the information, so I knew I was booking it without designated parking.

Great location. Positive: Great location, parking available on first come basis. Negative: Nothing.

Positive: Location to the centre was really good. Clean and tidy with everything you needed. Negative: The only issue was the parking but this was highlighted in the advert as being an issue

Positive: The location, and cosy living space.

We had a great stay! There were plenty of home touches making it very cosy!

Positive: Location was great , cottage was clean and cosy .Cottage had everything you could posdibly need. Would definately stay again Negative: Nothing

Lovely Positive: Lovley and cosy Negative: Very well kept and right near the town

Positive: Absolutely fantastic house location great very clean lovely and warm when you opened door Negative: Nothing everything fantastic

Consigliato Positive: Ottima posizione, appartamento molto fornito,pulito e carino Negative: Unico appunto, 4 sedie in un appartamento per 5

Gorgeous, well equipped cottage. Positive: Lovely cottage, very well equipped with tv's in both bedrooms and a TV with games consoles and DVD player/consoles. Lots of games and dvds to choose from. Also, a trunk with games in. Comfortable beds, Lovely decor, and well equipped kitchen. In a great location not far from train station and co-op, pubs and restaurants. Can see the Abbey from bedroom windows. There's even some binoculars! We didn't meet any staff, but clearly are very good at their jobs from the standard of the place. Definitely recommend, and we would go back. Negative: Nothing i didn't like.

Nice little air B and B maisonette Positive: Close proximity to everything we wanted to do and see in Whitby. It is a cosy maisonette. Yes, there are entrance stairs. The beds were comfy. Had everything we required. Negative: Very unfortunately, the air B and B on the ground floor was very noisy at night till the early hours.The company were very supportive and I am sure it is a EXTREMELY RARE occurrence but 3 nights of very little sleep had a huge impact on our holiday. The noise travelled up the chimney. It did not affect the front bedroom. Just the living room and back bedroom. Parking was a big issue. The lane where it is recommended to park would mean you would get blocked in. We ended up having to pay 12 pounds per 24 hours down at the dock, and even then, finding a space was hard.

Positive: Excellent location and fantastic place to stay. Very homely and warm. Negative: Issue with parking across the road Victoria place as car was continually blocked in. Residents say it's private road and not to be used.th3y say they have talked to landlord previous.

Positive: Lovely little cottage very close to town. Very well equipped & very comfy beds.

Great for what we needed it for Positive: Location was excellent Negative: Could do with a declutter was clean but very tacky which was a shame as it a great location just to much clutter every where

We will definitely be back! Thank you! Positive: It was home from home. Perfection! Negative: Nothing.

A great place and well situated for town. A well equipped kitchen. The seagulls were annoying and woke us up, but I guess that happens at the seaside. A very pleasant weekend stay.

Lovely clean cottage , well furnished with nice touches Positive: The cottage was nice and clean with good facilities. The rooms were thoughtfully and nicely decorated with nice little touches. It was close to the centre of Whitby so easy access. Nice bathroom. Nice view of Whitby abbey in the distance. Liked the games box and other provision. Negative: Beds were a bit lumpy. There was no car parking space available and we ended up parking at a distance and then walking about 10 minutes with our luggage. I'd not booked a cottage before so was unsure about what the rules were and it wasn't clear. Key collection procedure wasn't clear. Would have been good to have a folder with more information relating to the property on site. And I had problems with the TV. Couldn't get BBC and ended up watching sky news instead.

Great location Positive: Location Negative: Towels smelt musty and had hairs on some not sure if human or animal Beds far too soft for adults.

Positive: Gorgeous cottage with all amenities you would require. Very clean Location is fabulous for central whitby. Highly recommend Negative: Nothing

Amazing, comfy and very relaxing Positive: The location is brilliant as it's close to towns and the actual apartment was lovely Negative: The microwave didn't work, there was used glasses in the kitchen on arrival. Also one of the beds seemed to be cracked on the base of the frame covered up in tape.

Positive: The location, how cozy the cottage is and how welcoming it was. Negative: Nothing. Would love to return to there.

Great cottage, everything that you require. Positive: Lovely quaint cottage. With everything that you need. Close to all amenities. Very quiet part of Whitby. Negative: Nothing to dislike really.

Positive: property Negative: no parking, parking expensive

Very good generally, we enjoyed the Indian restaurant around the corner - passage to India - and the town Positive: Location and quirkiness Negative: The first set of stairs. And the pillows on the bed. TVs at end of bed useless - and got in the way if you had 2 in the bed.

Positive: Location, cleanliness, comfortable, lovely cottage Negative: Nothing

The place is nice and well located. Only problem is we didn’t get any email about the code for lockbox so need to message host again at midnight to get one.

We have had a wonderful stay, the location is great. We would definitely stay here again and recommend to family & f Positive: Great location, lovely & cozy, very well equipped, fab shower and comfy beds

Positive: Great location for the bars and restaurants of Whitby - all within easy walking distance.

Fab! Positive: Amazing ! Just everything so good !

Lovely cottage. Management company let the place down Positive: The place was really nice, cosy and central. Negative: Host & Stay hit you with a £30 non refundable "insurance" or allow you to pay £300 and get £290 of it back? Absolutely criminal. The place was extremely clean but that was because the owners cleaned it themselves. I would happily book the cottage again but not while Host & Stay have any involvement with it.

Positive: Blown away how lovely and cosy this cottage was and it's the perfect location.

Great property would definitely stay again Positive: Perfect location. Very cosy. Negative: The only we didn’t have which I felt it needed was a towel mat for outside the shower to step onto after showering.

loved Whitby, loved the cottage! Positive: it was a great location Negative: didn’t realise bathroom was a different level to bedrooms…

Very relaxed. The property had everything you could need and more. Beds were very comfortable. Positive: The location was excellent. Finding parking was a little stressful, as couldnt find Silver Street Parking spent about 40 minutes going up and down as it was a one way truning. Gave up in t nd and found Marin Parking which was the best place to park - 4/5 minute walk from the property. The property was very close to everything, park, shops, harbour, Abbey ruin and coffee and eating places. Negative: Trying to find Silver Street parking.

Great fun couple of days in Whitby. Positive: This is a lovely property. The décor is modern but cosy, the rooms are a good size, the bathroom the new-looking with a really great shower and exceptionally clean. The location is ideal, a very easy walk to everything you'd want to see in a short Whitby stay. Negative: The only issue was parking, which I guess is the same across most properties of this type. We parked in the Silver Street car park, which is 6-7mins walk and was very good value.

Positive: Place was amazing. Close to all the amenities and had a great view of the Abbey. Good value for money too. Very impressed.

A lovely weekend in whitby. Great sccomodation Positive: The views are amazing Negative: Na

Beautiful, comfortable, cosy. Positive: Location, facilities. Negative: Bedsheets

Positive: The cottage was beautiful, great location and very welcoming and cozy. It was clean, well prepared and everything catered for,with lots of extra finishing touches, definitely home from home. Negative: Serenading by the seagulls was entertaining.!

Positive: This property is in an excellent location, very clean and is ideal for a weekend or short break. We will definitely book again!

Excellent, just what we needed. Positive: Nice and clean, very comfy beds. Great location and easy check in! Everything you need for a comfortable stay. Would recommend! Negative: The parking was an issue. On check out we found we were blocked in and a man from an estate agent was waving his angry finger at us telling us we weren’t able to park there even though the sign in the flat said to park there.

Great location & the accommodation has excellent facilities.

Positive: Location was ideal for the town. Facilities great, lovely cottage, very comfortable. Negative: Difficult understanding how to use the television. Lack of available parking.

It was ok Positive: Location is good House had everything you would need and nice and warm Negative: The beds were comfortable but the bedding was old and worn it didn’t look or smell clean and the pillows are shocking I found an hair bobble in the grill complete with hair There was a pack of mouldy crumpets in the cupboard over a month out of date

Positive: Clean and spacious

Great place to stay, location is great , just away from the hustle and bustle of Whitby , but within 5 minute walk to the town, try comfortable cottage. Lacks parking but recommend the parking on the large car park on the harbour, 8 minutes walk to the cottage.

The property was perfect and also in a perfect location. Literall Positive: The property itself was very clean, a fully equipped kitchen, super comfy beds. All in all, no complaints at all. Negative: No complaints at all

Perfect Positive: Perfect stay and location Negative: Nothing

Positive: It's a beautiful homely and comfortable cottage . It's in a great location 😃 Clean everything fresh .and catered for Lovely will def re visit 😊 Negative: The only little thing is the bathroom and toilet at night As u have to go downstairs to use it . Apart from that everything is perfect.

Lovely cottage with lots of character. Great location not good for parking but has £9 for 24hours car park close by. Kitchen is very well equipped and clean All instructions are easy to follow We would definitely recommend