Confirmed guest - verified booking

"A weird location, being in a business park. Not an obvious choice of location for a holiday let. Noise from lorries going in and out, and occasionally bothered by lorry drivers at the door, thinking we were somehow relevant to them! The house would benefit from:1 better information in the booklet about nearby attractions/ facilities (e.g. nearest supermarket, best local pubs, days out, etc)2 better kitchen layout - it is not a cook's kitchen - it is well served for glasses and crockery and cutlery but I strongly suggest you get some more stuff e.g. measuring jug, scales, baking trays (we have left you a potato peeler!) and cake tin, serving spoons, salad servers3 being able to convert the double beds into singles to allow more flexibility4 working air con on the ground floor - we could not get it to work in the corridor with the three rooms coming off5 a hot tub that isn't over 40 degrees centigrade! --- it was far too hot --- and it needs filling with more water6 the games room is great but we couldn't get the space invaders or the fruit machine to work - maybe time to upgrade/ replace?7 more keys/ fobs. Two is not enough for a house that sleeps 14 in 7 different double rooms. Or give guests the combination code so they can key it into the gate and get through. It was such a pain having only two between us. On the plus side, the house was spotlessly clean and we were really impressed by Eva and Paul in particular, who responded to our issues very promptly. The dishwasher gave out while we were there and they dealt with it really well. Great towels and linen.Thanks also for the goodie basket."

Sue - verified booking

"We booked Leyburn Manor for three nights including Valentine's Day. The idea was for our children and grand-children to get together all under one roof. We arrived first and were absolutely blown away with everything we saw. I couldn't wait for the rest of the family to arrive. I can still hear their gasps of "wow" and see the looks of wonder on their faces. There were seven children ranging from two to eleven years. Nine year old Jack made straight for the snooker room - he loved it. This was also popular with the adults. The younger children enjoyed the freedom of space and needed very little in the way of any other entertainment. Wonderfully comfortable beds set in huge bedrooms with ample spacious, interesting bathrooms. All nineteen of us sat round the dining table for Sunday dinner. Cooking together in the well equipped kitchen was fun. I loved the house so much I could have spent all my time in it. We did, however walk to Leyburn and two families explored the castle and the children played in the house's garden. A beautiful house in a lovely part of Yorkshire."

Sue - verified booking

"Vane house is situated in osmotherly couldn't of picked a better village to stay in .we were given an early check in so had a full first day there,owner rang us with directions and how to pick key up and left us a welcome pack of butter ,bread and milk .we were a party of 2 and one large dog and found the place big enough for us ,fantastic shower ,comfy beds ,but tv could be placed diff as had to crane necks to watch ,was a bit cold in a morning and even when I turned knobs on radiators there was no heating ,I did get the towel rail to work though to dry towels ,owner was very polite when ever we saw him and asked if everything was OK ,great secure off street parking provided with our annexe ,overall was a lovely 4 night stay booked few days before so got a good deal ,would definatly stay again if in that area"

Sandy - verified booking

"The cottage is set in a wonderful location with incredible views. The local pub is literally a few steps away and provided lovely local produce. Unfortunately the cottage itself was rather cold and drafty and it only has night storage heaters backed up by a fan heater in the bathroom and lounge. If you were spending a day or evening in the cottage you could light the coal fire in the lounge. Some days there was no signal at all for the TV or radio and it appears the Wi-Fi is shared with next door's hub. Often there was no Wi-Fi because of this (and never a mobile signal in that area). Several times the electric shower played up and either gave us scalding hot or freezing cold water despite not running any other taps etc."

Louise - verified booking

"We had an extremely, fantastic, fun weekend and the house exceeded all our expectations in terms of facilities and decoration. The first day we noticed there wasn’t a large enough casserole dish and mentioned this to the host, Eva who was extremely helpful and returned within the hour with one, she was very attentive and polite and even arranged a minibus for us all to York.Although the house is on a business park it was very private, surrounded by trees, we not disturbed by any passing traffic and able to up until the early hours enjoying the facilities of the playroom without worrying about disturbing anyone! Would highly recommend."