Caedmons View

The cottage situated in a fabulous location with great views overlooking Whitby. St Marys church and the Abbey is only couple of minutes’ walks from the cottage. One of the most disappointing holiday cottages I’ve ever stayed! Other family members also visited Whitby at the same time and booked cottages nearby. As it was Christmas week, all their cottages were decorated for Christmas with Christmas tree set dining table, bottle of wine, card and welcome hamper from Bothams. They paid half of what we paid for this cottage (£1,800+) for a week and we had no welcome gesture, not even a card wishing good stay or Merry Christmas. Main entrance path was covered in weeds and dried garden debris. As we walked through the main door, initial impression we had that it was a beautiful apartment but was quickly disappointed as we started to unpack our luggage’s. There was no wardrobe or hanging facility to unpack our clothes into but had couple of chests of drawers set in the bedrooms. We booked for a week but kitchen had an empty bottle of washing up liquid, no kitchen roll, only 2 bin bags, 2 dishwasher tablets and no cleaning products whatsoever at all. The windows were dirty both inside and outside. Particularly, kitchen window had a lovely view but most of the view was absorbed by the seagull poo. The extractor fan and shower panel was dirty in the main bathroom. There was a wonderful fireplace but there was no log in it or pack of logs by the side, no kindling or any set of fireside tools if we wanted to light a fire. There was a lovely patio through the living room with wonderful views of Whitby which was spoilt by an fragile wood table with one chair in one side and another chair was broken and situated on the grass verge. The mattress on both bed felt cheap. Our back was hurting after laying on it overnight. During the night, every time we both tried to move or turn, mattress squeaked and sounded like it was going to break, so we could hardly relax or have a good night sleep. All the cupboards in the cottage were empty, no books to read, no board/card games to play.

We had a great few days as a family. Awesome views over Whitby from the property, great for heading down the 199 steps into Whitby or heading off along the coastal path for a walk to Robin Hoods Bay.

The amazing views The decor Spacious rooms Facilities Hard to find in the dark Noise from guests upstairs - they probably didn’t realise but it could do with sound proofing as every move they made started the dogs barking. Couldn’t open the kitchen window when cooking for ventilation Took a day to warm up the apartment so quite cold

Caedmon's view is in an ideal location by Whitby Abbey, with amazing views over Whitby from the windows. The place is very nice and modern with a large kitchen space. My partner and I stayed here just the two of us, but there is more than enough space for 4 people to stay comfortably. The only issue we had was finding the place, as it wasn't very clear where to park, although we did arrive in the dark so that didn't help. Overall we had a nice stay.

The property is so spacious, modern & clean and is situated in the perfect location, a stone throw away from Whitby Abbey with an excellent view of the town. The TV is a little slow & tricky to get your head around the live tv channels. It would have also been good to have space to hang up clothing in the bedrooms.

Take my advice and DO NOT book a holiday with Host & Stay. These people are serial offenders when it comes to poor levels of cleanliness, maintenance and complaint resolution. You only have to read some of the poor reviews on their own website (e.g. Raven House, Robin Hood’s Bay) to see how bad they are. I took my disabled friend to Whitby for what may well be her final holiday. Caedmon’s View seemed ideally situated within the grounds of the Abbey but our stay was badly let down by Host & Stay who obviously didn’t care about customer satisfaction. We reported numerous issues to them and nothing was done: windows filthy, window sills covered with dust & dead flies, outside light not working, incorrect address, only one usable patio chair for a flat that sleeps 4. The list goes on. I filled out their complaints form and they said they would get back to me within 7-10 working days. 11 working days later and they had done nothing. Finally I involved Airbnb who processed a refund.

Beautiful place to stay that is convenient to access all along the Cleveland Way. Bonus is the on-site parking and the Whitby Brewery literally 2 minutes away.