10/10 Excellent
Margaret Earl
18 Jul 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Surprise birthday weekend
Booked Ivy Cottage for a surprise long weekend for my Husbands 50th Birthday. From start to finish, communication with Malcolm the owner was faultless. Nothing was too much trouble for him to find out for me. The cottage is very large, in lovely condition and there’s some history of the place in the visitor folder. It also has a lovely large garden with swings and a slide if you go with children. The views from the conservatory are amazing! All the way down to the coast. We ate at The Ellerby Hotel as it was a special occasion and we throughly enjoyed it. Very reasonable prices we thought too. We loved Runswick Bay. Lovely little cafe at the bottom. Plenty of seats to recover from the steep walk down, and a beautiful bay. We loved our day in Staithes and you have to try and visit “Dotties Cafe” just at the bottom of the walk down, you won’t be disappointed. We had the most amazing date and walnut scones 😋😋. The little beach and the walk to the harbour wall of the tide is out well worth it. Back to our lovely cottage. There is everything you need for a short or long stay. It’s lovely and clean and plenty of hot water. We will definitely be going back. Thank you again Malcolm for all your help with restaurants etc. ☺️
Margaret Earl
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023