Church View B&B & Holiday Cottages

Nice area and friendly welcome from the owners. Lot of building work at the rear of the property which was very noisy first thing in the morning which probably worth noting on the website. Property was reasonable but lacking in ventilation as the bedroom window was defective as was the skylight. Overall our stay was fine however if those mentioned shortfalls were addressed it would be a 5 out of 5

Very nice place to stay. Exceptional location York is a 10 minute bus ride with the stop literally across the road. Clean and the breakfast was good too . Only one issue was that me and the wife went away and we couldn't be like man and wife (if you get my drift) due to the rooms being very close and paper thin walls. Don't let this discouraged though as it was a very pleasant stay.

Me and my daughter stayed in one of the the holiday cottages on the property for a few days and had a lovely stay. Well kept clean little place and friendly owner. All facilities worked as intended and the bus to York took only twenty minutes. Would advise people to take own towels as none provided but apart from that a great little stay. Chickens and Harry the cat very friendly and great for kids

Sadly , not a great experience. Tradesmen working outside our room Kate Saturday and early Sunday morning. Space outside room was a cluttered mess of discarded tubs, empty milk cartons etc, cigarette bits , old furniture and more. Not a welcoming entry. Room wasn’t the cleanest it could be - cobwebs in sky light, fridge ice box layered thick, grime and dirt from goodness knows when. Instructions were u to o clean up as best we could before leaving- no tea towels , even if you did want to wash up. Space was over filled with in necessary furniture to house a few items that could easily be a com on a wall shelf . Lots of food appliances - but very dirty. Sorry- not at all great. Topped off with the owner ( I think ) sticking his nose in the foot yo ask if we had towels after checks in almost an hour earlier .

Good overnight stop. Would recommend.

Very friendly Host. But disappointed about the spiral staircase not being highlighted in on line booking property description or Host Information. I still had difficulty finding any information about it on the website. Also I read where a recent guest was upgraded to a cottage for free when we had to pay £60 cash, which came as a bit of a shock, because we had no other choice but to pay. We are in our 70s and my husband has a disasability so would have found it difficult to climb a small metal spiral staircase with a suitcase. Also in the description, it says Full English Breakfast and I naively thought B & B, as per the sign outside meant Bed and Breakfast, not one that has to be booked and paid for in advance. To Lynn, the host, please can I suggest in cottage 2 change the dressing table and replace with a small wardrobe, which would be so much more useful to hang clothes rather than on the back of the shower room door. Especially if you have guests that are staying for a wedding and have nice clothes to hang. Also hot water (broken tap), in the kitchen would be useful to wash up and put away the crockery and utensils as per the printed request messages. It was rather weird to also read a note asking to put disinfectant down the toilet before we left. A blackout blind on the very large skylight would also be a good idea as the early morning light woke us at 6am, along with the builders in the next cottage, van outside our window, leaving for work early. I would recommend to people, but to make them aware that it is an old property, (not really a cottage) so there are cobwebs and dust everywhere, but that did not bother us (we are not competing in the TV series of 4 in a bed !). Also if staying in the cold months, take jumpers and slippers as the floor is not carpeted and there are stone tiles in the shower room that has no heat. We could not get the wood burner to work as the logs outside were uncovered and damp and it never got going, so we just covered ourselves in the rug provided. If you need to eat out, there is a pub in the village called the Fox, but they are not very friendly and you need a mobile phone with a Q code reader app to see what is on their menu, as paper ones are not available and you also would not be able to get a coffee after your meal as they don't serve hot drinks. So instead it was a 5 minute drive up the road to the Toby Carvery where all the staff are friendly and welcoming and you can have a great meal for less than £10 a head.