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If you’re looking for a comfortable staycation in Whitby, Penny Farthing Cottage could be your perfect match. This newly renovated, two-bedroom cottage is only a stone's throw away from the bustling town centre and beautiful West Cliff. Fully equipped, this charming holiday home serves as an ideal gathering place for groups of friends or families seeking to explore the North Yorkshire coast.
The Space
Step into Penny Farthing Cottage and enter the spacious living and dining room. Featuring bright walls and a designer light fitting, the space has a modern feel. The perfect place to relax during your stay, you can unwind on the comfy sofa or armchair and enjoy quality time with your loved ones.
Ideal for socialising, the dining area includes a round wooden table and four matching chairs.
The kitchen is a bright white shade and features modern appliances so you can prepare meals easily.
The cottage boasts two tranquil bedrooms – one on the first floor and the other on the second floor. The master bedroom features a comfortable king size bed with plush bedding and premium bed linens to ensure you have the best night’s sleep. The second bedroom has twin single beds.
Head to the family bathroom and you’ll find a bathtub with overhead shower, WC and wash basin. Featuring white shiny tiles around the bath and modern fittings, this space is modern and stylish. An ensuite shower room can be found in the master bedroom, while a downstairs WC is also available at Penny Farthing Cottage.
Head outside and you’ll find a small yard which also features a dog shower, ideal for keeping your four-legged friends looking their best during your stay.
Host & Stay are committed to our owners that their homes are protected during guest bookings. For this reason, we require all our guests to transfer a Damage Deposit (refundable, subject to an administration charge) or, to purchase an Accidental Damage Waiver which will cover you for up to £500.00 of accidental damage during your stay.
Neighborhood
Penny Farthing Cottage sits on the West side town where you can discover fun arcades and plenty of fish restaurants! Continue along the lively road until you reach the beautiful, blue flag West Cliff Beach which is lined with idyllic beach huts.
Walk over the swing bridge which sits over the River Esk and you’ll find yourself on the East bank. Walk along Church Street and you’ll wind up at the East bank where you’ll find narrow medieval streets dotted with boutiques, pubs and fish restaurants. Climb the famous 199 steps up to the Church of Saint Mary. You can also discover the renowned ruined Whitby Abbey, which was the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s gothic novel ‘Dracula’.
Step outside of Whitby and you’ll uncover a haven of woodland and moorland. Whitby forms part of the North York Moors National Park so it’s the perfect place for long walks.
Getting Around
Penny Farthing Cottage is located close to the centre of Whitby.
Whitby train station is less than a mile away so villages and towns along the North Yorkshire coast can easily be reached via rail. There’s also a taxi rank in close proximity to the train station.
There are plenty of bus routes throughout Whitby. Hop on the X4 and you can visit beautiful coastal villages like Sandsend, Runswick Bay and Staithes. The X93 travels along the coast to Scarborough. The 95 route features plenty of quaint villages, such as Grosmont and Lealholm.
Guests have access to the full property. The keys to Penny Farthing Cottage are accessed via a key safe box, and full details will be provided prior to check in.
Pay and display car parks are nearby and details will be provided prior to your arrival.
A maximum of two well-behaved dogs are welcome to stay at Penny Farthing Cottage per reservation.
Check-in: 16:00
Checkout: 10:00
4.56
(24 Reviews)
06/09/2024
02/09/2024
Clean modern cottage but considering they charge s hefty cleaning and service charge bill it did not smell like a professinal clean had been done before our arrival Positives clean comfy beds but could put sheets on as well as quilts modern kitchen and bathrooms overall a lovely little place though close to town it is a hilly climb back in all directions and steep stairs to loft room.<br/><br/>Host and stay stating in emails for months there was a parking permit and telling me 2 days before there was not then after complaining a gesture of goodwill to cover parking was offered. Upon arrival expecting basics of tea coffee sugar milk to find literally 4 tea bags 4 coffee pods and 4 little pods of milk like you get on a tea tray in a hotel. No washing up liquid no cleaning or drying cloths no hand wash except 1 half used in main bathroom and there version of toiletries supplied was 1 shampoo and i bodywash to share between both bathrooms just little sachets. 1 handtowel for 4 people at least there was 4 bathtowels. There was near empty rolls of toilet paper left on with only 1 spare for everyone. No hairdryer no waste bins in rooms just little ones in bathrooms loft room small for adults really more suited as a childs room one guest would have been locked in ensuite as lock to door loose needed opening from the outside. Host and stay need to just spend a little to acheive a lot if you charge premium price then please provide basics for arrival its not like there is tesco express at the end of the road. Or be honest and say you provide nothing. It is the worst welcome pack i have ever seen and please sort out the toiletry issues. Please improve communication instead of automated emails all the time. Despite my poor review we enjoyed our stay but would be reluctant to book with host and stay services again i apologise in advance if all the complaints are not yr responsibility but it needs addressing by whoevers it is.
23/08/2024
Everything<br/><br/>Nothing
11/08/2024
A clean, comfortable house in a fantastic town.
04/08/2024
House was beautiful and great location, very clean and had everything needed
03/08/2024
Everything<br/><br/>Nothing
02/08/2024
Cottage being in town.<br/><br/>Upstairs twin room not suitable very bad steep narrow twisted staircase slopping ceilings and cramped certainly not suitable for adults.<br/>Should have been a parking permit in house was not there. Contacted host and stay no reply.
27/07/2024
Charming well proportioned, good location and very clean<br/><br/>Only would have liked a freezer
21/07/2024
Gorgeous stay at Penny Farthing. Place was bigger than expected, every room was beautifully decorated and look newly refurbished. It was very clean and there were some thoughtful details included - milk sachets! Cushions for the outside chairs. Cleaning bits and new toilet rolls. Bathrooms were perfect. Really close to the centre so was great to explore Whitby and surrounding beaches.<br/><br/>Banister to the top room was loose and wobbly. The cobble street to the apartment was tricky and parking was at the west cliff (£10.40 for 24 hours) Not miles away but when you have a lot of bags to carry. Wish we had been told about the damage deposit options before booking, we paid the £30 non-refundable. No freezer but there was a fridge.
16/07/2024
House was excellent with all the rooms being decorated to a high standard, good choice.<br/><br/>Lack of parking
21/06/2024
No parking permit, street extremely narrow front door, better to load/unload back door.
15/06/2024
Beautiful property in an ideal location.<br/><br/>My only gripe would be the damage depoisit. I think £250 is excessive and quite cheeky to then only refund £240 if there's been no damage.<br/><br/>We opted to pay the £25 non refundable damage depoisit however again if no damage has taken place, I can't understand why this deposit isn't fully refunded. <br/><br/>Other than this, <br/><br/>We loved our stay.
09/06/2024
Spot on, lovely place!
06/06/2024
28/05/2024
All very comfortable<br/><br/>I’ve e-mailed the host but had no answer, the parking permit was out of date and we got a parking ticket still waiting for an answer
28/05/2024
10/05/2024
Clean and tidy<br/><br/>No parking permit in property as stated would be
28/04/2024
We had a fabulous stay at this modem, clean cottage. Perfect location too. The information on all aspects of the stay was easy to find and really useful. Would love to stay again sometime. Thank you ?.
27/04/2024
Location good very clean looked newly refurbished<br/><br/>Nothing <br/>Very narrow road to drop things off and bit difficult to find
26/03/2024
A cracking house in Whitby and finished to a very high standard as described. Very central to Whitby and would thoroughly recommend.
23/03/2024
19/03/2024
Spot on, good size and liked the little back yard<br/><br/>I would be picking but if anything we would say the horizontal blinds were dusty and the en-suite sink was tiny but I really am picking and we did enjoy staying there
11/02/2024
Exactly as described, immaculate cottage<br/><br/>Nothing it was great
04/02/2024
The cottage is lovely, very clean, as advertised.<br/>The ‘Host and Stay’ company they use was a really frustrating experience.<br/>- Wrong keysafe code given.<br/>- Excessive non-airbnb checks<br/>- Extra damage waiver deposit payments required<br/>- 6 lengthy messages during our 1-night stay<br/>Excessive cleaning fee of £60. We pay half that at home for a larger house.
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