Old Orchard Cottage

Lovely cottage Owners very friendly and helpful Would visit again Thank you

This is a super cottage within a garden setting and with plenty of parking space.

It's quiet and private. We found it spotlessly clean and well equipped. Sadly, it was the issue of comfort that let it down. The sofas were not comfortable and we had to use every cushion we could find to pad our seating. The worst thing, though, were the pillows. Pillows should be soft and light and, well, pillowy. Pillows here were hard and flat and spent. Pillowcases were stuffed with two flat pillows in order to, I guess, provide height. The result was a hard, uncomfortable pillow. New pillows are essential. This is an issue that can easily be put right. A plus for the cottage is it is down the road from The Pub, a great little pub that I would recommend for drinks.

Had a great time, beautiful spacious cottage with everything you would need to make an enjoyable stay.

Lovely location and so quiet and peaceful. Very handy having the owners next door should you need anything. Would recommend and definitely stay again.

The property was very clean and comfortable, we were visiting family in the area and thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

We would definitely recommend this stay with family and friends. Thank you

We enjoyed our stay in Allerthorpe.

Old Oak Cottage is in a great location - the nearby Park & Ride was fantastic for easy trips into York. The owners who live next door provided scones and milk on arrival and were very responsive to a minor issue we experienced at the begining of our holiday.

A lovely property, nice amounts of room although, very cold in the top bedroom from just looking inside.

I noticed at first having a walk around the house a lot of the blinds were broken. We would also have appreciated knowing where the big outside bins where

Bath Towels were smelly.

Kitchen Utensils were opaque/ not washed properly. No kitchen towel/ even a single. Kitchen lights were broken. No bin bags provided to change. Very old/ scratched cup/ you won’t like to drink tea. Floors were too creaky/ you cannot walk when children sleeping. Open wires bunch under tv/ dangerous for young children. Heating was not going above 17 INTERNET was off and on and you do not have mobile internet on EE and VODAPHONE. Laundry stand/ they provide, already broken so no use. Property is good and close to other towns and facilities but they have major Maintenance Issues.

Lovely cottage, well presented and clean and a great base on which to travel around North Yorkshire and the east coast.

Very good place to stay and very well located as a base.

Would recommend for a holiday location.

We enjoyed very much

Cottage located in a quiet village- great off road parking and felt very secure.

Accommodation very clean and all facilities that you need for a comfortable stay. Owners live next door and very friendly and helpful. The village is located just outside York and great for touring the are, York, Harrogate, Northallerton, Helmsley, Scarborough, Whitby and Beverley all an easy drive. As well as Castle Howard. We will definitely stay again. Great stay.

We enjoyed our stay the accommodation was well equipped and clean, I have two small faults , one was on arrival there was a dirty dish cloth and scoured left in the sink, also it is the only property that I have been to that hasn’t left dishwasher tablets.

Perhaps our preference but the pillows were rock hard

Very nice place in a lovely village, my only comment would be we very quickly run out of things like toilet rolls and dishwasher tabs etc.

This however was not a problem as the shops were only a short drive away. Very peaceful and a great place to stay

I’ve stayed here many many times and it gets better with each visit

We had a lovely stay.

Everything that you could need was available at the cottage including a high chair for our 1 year old son. The cottage is set in a lovely little village with a great local pub for food and drink.

Excellent property, very clean and comfortable and the home made cake left by owners was so moorish.

Thankyou for a great weekend.

Our second visit to Old Orchard cottage did not disappoint.

The owners go out of their way to ensure everything is satisfactory during your stay and any reasonable requests to make your visit more comfortable are also welcome. The property is ideally situated with local amenities close by and easy access to York and the surrounding area. We would like to thank the Mills family for their hospitality and look forward to seeing them again next year.

Lovely warm welcoming.

Enjoyed the stay once again, such a great area, lots to do and see, pub restaurant down the road. Will be heading back next year for sure..

Great cosy place to stay in a quiet area, well equipped with towels and kitchen utensils.

Beds very comfy and sky sports too. Working in the area and it was perfect for us

Hosts very welcoming and keen that you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday.

Helpful and any requests dealt with promptly. Lovely, private cottage in a quiet village. Ideally located for amenities and exploring the area including easy access into York using Park & Ride facility.

Bathroom unusable due to extreme heat.

Radiator could not be turned off. Shower was inside bath, so inaccessible for us both as disabled people. We washed in the kitchen sink. Many problems getting TV to work. Table and chairs in small back garden adjacent to gas extractor fan making it impossible to sit outside. Floors creaky and noisy. Steps up into and out from property steep and with no hand rails, difficult to manage. External ground mix of gravel and irregular paving slabs made getting to and from the car very difficult. The cottage appeared from the published description to be cosy and ideal for our needs, but on arrival it was apparent that the owner was not fully conversant with how things worked and had not properly prepared for our arrival. We were told, for instance, that radio was available throughout, but the owner could not explain how it worked, so we did not use it. We kept the central heating switched on throughout, as it was unclear how it could be turned on again if we turned it off. The thermostats in every room were difficult to regulate, so were either boiled alive or had no warmth at all. There was scant guidance provided on most things in the folder provided. There was very little storage space for our dry groceries, so they were mostly left on tables and work surfaces. We never went upstairs ourselves, but we gather from a friend who did so, that it was like an oven with no windows and the sun burning through the roof light. The cottage was well equipped and decorated, but more attention should have been given to detail and thought given to the overall holiday experience. When we hire a cottage, we expect not to have to keep asking for help and for the owner to have got everything working so that our holiday experience is stress free and without complication. The location was ideal for us, but I'm afraid we would neither wish to use the cottage again or recommend it to friends.

Great holiday.

Cottage was perfect for the week. Any issues we had were extremely minor. Highly recommend the property.

The accommodation was tip top in all respects with the extremely friendly owners living next door - Allerthorpe village is lovely and so near to all activities on offer in the area

Cottage was very comfortable and accessible for elderly parents.

Underfloor heating makes it cosier than it looks in the photos. Very well equipped and spacious kitchen.

Just amazing

Cottage was ideally located for both York and the coast.

The town of Pocklington is only a short drive and has many shops and places to eat. The cottage has all the home comforts one could wish for and the owners are very friendly.

Extremely well presented and comfortable bungalow .

. Our host Li was lovely ... friendly, helpful and made us feel really welcome. Will return without hesitation ... We had a wonderful holiday .... Thank you to Li and Sykes Holidays !!

The owners, although next door, completely respected our privacy, but were there when we needed them, and very welcoming.