Host & Stay | The Maltings — Guest Reviews

Had a lovely stay. The Maltings is in a beautiful location and the beach walk from Budle Bay to Bamburgh is spectacular. My children very much enjoyed the well stocked games cupboard in the apartment too !

The Maltings in Waren Mill is a lovely place to stay in. A group of holiday apartments built out of old mill buildings, with a shared outdoor area and gorgeous views over Budle Bay with its abundant bird life. Waren Mill is a tiny hamlet with the only amenity being the pizza making stall by the camping site, so visitors will need to drive a fair bit on their trip. This is just the nature of a rural area like Northumberland. Nearest shop is the coop in Belford. Holy Island and Bamburgh are just around the corner and must visits. The apartment itself was clean, modern and well cared for, with many modern gizmos such as a smart speaker, smart tv and coffee machine (takes the big dome shaped vertuo pods). Overall a pretty good place for the cost in an amazing area of the country.

Positive: Beautiful location with great views. Clean, well equipped and comfortable accommodation. A great location for bird watching and for exploring the Northumberland coast. Negative: We had no water for showers or even a drink for part of our stay! The owner came out to fix this issue whilst we were out but did not correspond with us as to what the issue was. After it happened a second time it transpired there was a water guard at the property which must have been set to low and so kept shutting off the water mid shower or mid washing up. All the correspondence from the company was about 'extra's' which could be purchased rather than this key information. As a guest it would have been helpful to have been made aware of the water guard at the property and to have been given instructions on how to reset or change the time setting for this. This issue rather spoilt our trip. The lack of a reliable wifi signal in the property and poor mobile network signals further exacerbated the issue!

Delightful location, perfect for coastal walks and watching nature through the window.

Positive: The location and views were wonderful The apartment had a fully equipped kitchen, with everything you could need - but no freezer or ice box in the fridge Negative: The directions to the property took you to the rear of the building - in order to go to the front you have to go 100yds up the road and turn into the unrelated Waren Lea Hall - there was no mention of this and it took a while to find - we didn't want to go into someone elses property There was no water in the taps or toilets on arrival. We called the number provided and the young lady said that she would contact maintenance. The maintenance gentleman turned up 40 mins later and it was just case of pressing a button located under the sink. We didn’t know this, neither did the young lady on the phone The beds were creaky and uncomfortable There is not enough seating for 6 people in the lounge around the small TV, and for 6 people to eat at the table you have to move the furniture Only I towel per person with no hand towels

The location of the accommodation was lovely. we had a slight issue with finding it as we went to the front of the building rather than the back! But one quick phone call to Host and Stay and we realised our error and got it sorted! The accommodation itself was clean and had everything we needed. We would not hesitate to recommend it and would be very happy to go back again. Thank you

Location. Wanted to give 5 stars but couldn’t as described below. Pros: Beautiful location. Great ground floor apartment. Clean, well furnished. Cons: None of the following were explained in the check-in instructions: 1. Keybox: We went initially (& logically) to the car park in front of Waren Mill and couldn’t locate the keybox. The keybox is actually next to a door in the rear car park, which is not well signposted. 2. Heating: Once in the flat, the main storage heating had been left off so it took 24 hours to kick in. The small electrical heaters in the bedrooms worked though. 3. Water: On arrival, the cold water was also cut off. This was because the property has a leak protection system called Waterguard, which cuts off the water if a tap or shower is left on too long. To reset it we eventually (by trial & error) pressed two buttons located under the kitchen sink: A bigger one under an LCD screen followed by a very small one next to a red LCD light.