Not a fan of hotels having unconnected annexes and charging the same price, If I booked a room in a Country Manor house I expect it to be in a country manor house, not the old garage and servants quarters. Thanks for another great video Tim and happy new year to everyone, all the best for 2023!!!
That mold situation really is quite unforgivable. Hopefully Brittania buy them out eventually and make sure there's a gap in the windows (ventilation) and maybe introduce some more amenities like go karting and an out of service leisure club.
This has happened to me a few times. You book a room in a magnificent country mansion and end up in a converted garage or outhouse. It's unacceptable and devious of the hotel management not to inform you of this during the booking process.
@@margaretmaskell9985 I did book directly with the hotel. It was many years ago before the Internet existed. The practice of sneakily putting people in converted garages is an old one.
Well someone has to be put in the main building. Probably people like me! If I want a specific room in a hotel then I phone reception at the time of booking. I’ve never been put in an outbuilding,or a room next to the lift or above the bar or over looking the kitchen bins. Just ask for the main building or specific room and if the room you want is available they will reserve it for you.
@@margaretmaskell9985 why would I ask be put in the main building if I didn't know they had annexed rooms. Are trying to make out that I'm naive or stupid?
No I’m not trying to make you look stupid. What an odd thing to say. No need to be so defensive! The hotel website will say if they have annex rooms as well as the main building rooms. If you can’t be bothered to phone/do a bit of research or at least look at a hotel website or trip advisor room tips then it’s hardly the hotel’s fault if you don’t know what rooms are available at time of booking! Room information is always available before you book.
You deserved better than to be stuck in the outhouse!! 👀Zilch atmosphere anywhere although lovely gardens and surroundings. Strange it's been voted the best in Scarborough. Your attention to detail is always so good. The TV people are really missing a trick by not snapping you up Tim. Far better than any travel programme on the box! x J x
I agree wholeheartedly, Tim is brilliant and he should be presenting anything and everything he just has that wonderful lighthearted warmth and honesty!
I honestly didn't like this hotel at all. The urns were quite depressing and the general feeling the place had, at least how it came across to me, was that it was "stuffy" and unfriendly. Also sticking you in that room away from the main building without specifying when booking seems a bit off. Happy new year Tim and Gaby. I enjoyed the live stream last night.
I agree... zero personality, charm or atmosphere. There wasn't even a noticeable bar person in the bar area to talk to if you wanted a drink and a chat. No wonder Tim went to bed early. Shame as the building (and surroundings) are magnificent.
If I booked a room in a Country Manor house I expect it to be in a country manor house. I see this a lot where the slightly lower priced rooms aren't int he main house. In some cases it's a brand new building attached around the back somewhere. This has happened to me numerous times, a lot of the country house hotels do this now. It is mis-selling and they should tell you up front in the listing.
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Enjoyable review, and yeah a bit odd that they put you in the old car shed rather than the main building. Would have been nice to have seen how to get into Scarborough from the hotel, how long it takes etc. Have stayed in a lot of Scarborough hotels and had never heard of this one, so great to watch this. Sparkling water for the win btw - it's great!
Hi we stayed there 4 years ago we were in annexe , didn’t like it ,souled bedroom upstairs toilet downstairs , not good in middle of the night , the evening meal of steak was very poor no atmosphere in dining room but the staff were all top notch , too far from the town but great if you need a chill in the stunning grounds in summer ,
I can remember a vacation we booked at a mountain resort and when we got there our place was a few miles down the road and we would have to walk or drive up to the main building for breakfast and dinner. I went into the main building to talk about that and they upgraded us to a suite in the main building with a heart shaped bed and a hot tub, and it had it's own little pool just outside the back door. Just goes to show you if you take a chance and talk to them you might get upgraded for free. :)
Stayed there 20 odd years ago when just had 1 child. Felt we were given a poor room & ripped off by price of a breakfast for 12 month old. May have moved on a lot since then but these things stick in your memory.
Watching this after seeing your stay at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough was a trip! 😅I was a bit taken aback by the scaffolding around the coachhouse but your room was very nice, limescale and a bit of dirty tiling not withstanding. It was a bit cheeky of them to stick you in another building without telling you upfront that the main hotel was full, though (if it was full!).
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1:15 nice to be walked over to your room. 6:00 Great room tour. 7:00 Tim, you need to go under a different name when booking. Fantastic Hotel. Thank you Tim.
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Love the video! I stayed in Scarborough earlier in the year in a b and b that had apparently been voted best B and B in the world (by trip advisor) two years in a row. It was very good, although I remember it mostly for the singing chef at breakfast time! Love Scarborough and loved your review of this hotel.
To be totally honest I didn’t like it. It’s not somewhere I would stay. I would be put off by the building works on the way to the house you were stopping in. The public rooms in the main building looked small and the reception looked like it was just put in a corner and there is no excuse for the state of the roof of the greenhouse that just looked terrible. Nothing about this place says grand to me. If it was me I would have been very disappointed. Great video though Tim keep them coming and happy new year… 😀
Yeah i think that you should be able to book either the manor house or the car garage at a slight discount. Like Gordon Ramsey said in Hotel Hell "why are you putting me out here?, why would I stay in the annexe next to the hotel when I've booked the hotel?" Carpet was nice though 👌
Tim, go and check out Coombe Abbey in Binley Warwickshire, beautiful park setting, gorgeous architecture, four poster beds and room service. It's also haunted. Happy new year to all.
I remember staying in the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough. Fantastic luxury Victorian hotel. But then, shortly after, it, er, fell into the sea! (Edit - true story. Worth a Google search.)
To answer your question, who drinks sparking water. I love it. Drink it all the time. especially with some freshly squeezed lime juice . Best drink ever
Hi Tim. It seed a lively place very posh. I love the quiet peace of the place just the thing for a quiet weekend away or a romantic weekend for two. Please take Gaby next time.
I drink sparkling water! I don't know many others who do though. Also my shaver still charges via those old style shaver wall sockets, at home it gets plugged into the side of our heated bathroom mirror.
my mum was friends with one of the decsendants of the rountree family (his surname was rountree ). i just told my mum about your videos and explained this and she gosh what a small world!
I used to work at a hotel slightly bigger than this hotel and it wasn't the best experience I've had. There was a separate area that contained several rooms and it was always forgotten about which was amusing. On 3 occasions the cleaners forgot about it and went home and then we had guests arriving who would come back to the reception and complain that the beds weren't made and the room was a mess so we had to rush around cleaning the rooms giving the guests free nights or discounts it was terrible and is why if I book hotels I always make sure I'm in the main hotel and not in a separate building. For a luxury hotel the fact that there was mould on the window is very concerned, I hope he mentioned this to the staff so they can sort it out as it's such a simple 5 second job for them :)
We stayed there 2022 for 2 nights and had a lovely time, classic room,staff and food excellent. Weather was beautiful, had a lovely walk into Scarborough. I loved it. Remember this was built as a home not a hotel and is still being renovated. I wonder if the wall garden is finished?
I really appreciate your attention to detail. What's good with our seeing you in the outer building is I would know to ask for the main building as I am disabled and the extra walk would be to much ❤
Apart from the worn keyfob, not really advisable to put the room number on it, lose it and the finder 'could' use it Similar to putting your car reg number on its key ring, lose it, and goodbye car.
That reminded me of Grim’s Dyke Hotel, north of London. Have you been there yet? It’s a beautiful Art and Crafts manor house with gardens and classic decor. You can actually tour virtually on google maps! And the rooms have name, so you can specify which one and make sure you won’t be in an extended build.
I understand what you mean about not being in the main building, bit isolated. Loved the Manor, I trained at Bletchley Park many years ago, and it had that vibe.
The main manor house looked lush. Stunning architecture, but I'd not say it was super posh tbh. As you said, a bit disappointing to be shoved in the carriage house! Breakfast didn't look all that good to me either. Fab video though!
Ex-Scarborian here. That place is everything that the Royal Hotel in Scarborough could be (and once upon a time was) if it had an owner who cared and was prepared to invest.
Years ago a pub near where I lived was renovated and some bookshelves were put in and filled with old books from 2nd hand shops. Me and a mate were having a drink and he spotted a book and asked the licensee if he could have it. The answer was - "mate I am a tenant here - the inventory of contents says X number of books. You bring me something in similar condition and I can swap it no bother" So he did - the book he spotted was an Ian Fleming James Bond 1st edition worth at the time over a grand !!!!
I would have gone mad if I'd been put in that room. I'm sorry but it looked like a prison cell and having to walk across to the main part for everything and still being charged the same price. That's one hotel I would definitely give a wide berth too!
Beautiful hotel and grounds, but definitely agree that you should be made aware when booking if there are no rooms available in the main house. On a side note, if I were to have a shot everytime you said posh, would I remember the end of the video? 🤣🤣 Great content once again Tim. 👍
We stayed in the Mansion part on our wedding night, really nice room with 4 poster bed, food was really good and the staff were friendly and the views were really nice
You missed the best view towards Scarborough Castle from outside the bar and conservatory and didn't show the glorious stained glass window between the reception area and bar! There's so much interesting history on the hotel website about the Ellis family who built the place. There's an excellent restaurant opposite the hotel entrance and a popular cafe, gastro pub and traditional pub in Scalby village which also contains the Temperance Hall, built by John Ellis for the village, and medieval church of St Laurence. It's an easy drive or bus ride into Scarborough, Robin Hood's Bay or Whitby and the hotel is on the edge of the North York Moors.
Hi Tim, just caught up with this one. Looks a nice place bit old fashioned,and quiet, shame you weren't in the main building,I wouldn't have like being down in there on my own, and having to walk outside for the meals up to the main part, but the grounds looked lovely. Definitely not a Brittania!!! Thanks Tim enjoyed this one,
Well maybe it's changed since you went, Tim. I've just looked at their website, and it states where the rooms/suites are located. Maybe go again, because there are some amazing-looking rooms!
Omg I was so disappointed for u tim having to sleep there,not in the big house,😮,,I’d only stay in the main house,but nicely done,but I’d get rid of those pots,.,looked odd having them everywhere,anyway that aside,very nice,glad u had good sleep and good breakfast..👍👍
Hi Tim, The key fob was very bad I would have asked if they had a replacement, and got off on the wrong foot straight away! Key fobs can be covered in bacteria, and it didn’t look washable! The dirt around the windows was irritating and annoying, when it could so easily be fixed. In my experience these sort of hotels with bags of character appeal to the older generation, who perhaps don’t care unduly about a little dirt around the window, but like somewhere characterful. Often the food is very good English cooking, locally sourced. I remember staying at the Bear in Woodstock many years ago, and being disappointed that I wasn’t in the main building, the facilities were the same but it just didn’t have the same character. I think hotels should always check with guests, to see if they are happy to be accommodated away from the main building or perhaps offer a reduction in the bill.
Considering they are charging around £150 a night, I wouldn't go near it. A premier inn has a higher standard in my opinion and for less, I found it interesting that they did not pay attention to hygeine issues like mould and the showerhead but took time to polish the plug sockets....
Great video Tim thank you for showing us I would not mind staying there it looked nice and cosy where you were shame though you were not in the main building
We stayed at Wreahead Hall in a February 2020. We were in the main house (not sure the Carriage House had been opened then) and have to say we loved it! My only comment was that the main bar room seemed to be of a jarringly different style to the rest of the house. Great staff, and the food was excellent :) Brilliant video as usual!
Loved that. I'm a sucker for a country house hotel and that place looked really nice. What was your room rate? It's a place I've considered and may yet take my wife for a night!
If you've not arrived by Lagonda and failed to qualify for the main house, perhaps better in the motor shed than my experience attending a course at Belper when we were billeted at a farm hotel in what were aromatically clearly some ex-pig sheds.....
Great video Tim as usual. Pet hate of mine - plastic cartons of milk. I would expect these in a Premierinn or Travelodge, not a hotel like this for the amount charged. Cheers.
I love you reviews & your little picks Tim. Me if I'm honest I never check any of the bedding & if the weather is rubbish just happy to be staying somewhere different in the dry.🤣 I'd love to stay there even more if it was haunted now thats my scene.😜 Happy new year Tim & Gaby.
Another great review Tim. I drink sparkling water, you don’t know what you’re missing lol. Looking forward to many more of your videos in 2023, happy new year to you and your lovely family.
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Not a fan of hotels having unconnected annexes and charging the same price, If I booked a room in a Country Manor house I expect it to be in a country manor house, not the old garage and servants quarters. Thanks for another great video Tim and happy new year to everyone, all the best for 2023!!!
Definitely feels like something that should be clearly advertised when booking
Yep it usually means they are quiet so they don't require a night porter and pay their wages when they put you outside of main hotel .
Agreed! Seems like such a downgrade
Agreed 100%
Totally agree. It’s pointless being in that annex place
That mold situation really is quite unforgivable. Hopefully Brittania buy them out eventually and make sure there's a gap in the windows (ventilation) and maybe introduce some more amenities like go karting and an out of service leisure club.
Lol
“I don’t know who drinks sparkling water?” Oh Tim Tim Tim. Plenty of us drink it. Love this channel.
Only with cordial for me 😂
I hate the stuff 😂
As a kid I used to drink loads of sparkling water but I hate the stuff as an adult.
I am drinking it right now 😂
This has happened to me a few times. You book a room in a magnificent country mansion and end up in a converted garage or outhouse. It's unacceptable and devious of the hotel management not to inform you of this during the booking process.
Book directly with the hotel and ask for a room in the main house. If rooms are available they will let you have them
@@margaretmaskell9985 I did book directly with the hotel. It was many years ago before the Internet existed. The practice of sneakily putting people in converted garages is an old one.
Well someone has to be put in the main building. Probably people like me! If I want a specific room in a hotel then I phone reception at the time of booking. I’ve never been put in an outbuilding,or a room next to the lift or above the bar or over looking the kitchen bins. Just ask for the main building or specific room and if the room you want is available they will reserve it for you.
@@margaretmaskell9985 why would I ask be put in the main building if I didn't know they had annexed rooms. Are trying to make out that I'm naive or stupid?
No I’m not trying to make you look stupid. What an odd thing to say. No need to be so defensive! The hotel website will say if they have annex rooms as well as the main building rooms. If you can’t be bothered to phone/do a bit of research or at least look at a hotel website or trip advisor room tips then it’s hardly the hotel’s fault if you don’t know what rooms are available at time of booking! Room information is always available before you book.
You deserved better than to be stuck in the outhouse!! 👀Zilch atmosphere anywhere although lovely gardens and surroundings. Strange it's been voted the best in Scarborough. Your attention to detail is always so good. The TV people are really missing a trick by not snapping you up Tim. Far better than any travel programme on the box! x J x
lol thanks Judy!
I agree wholeheartedly, Tim is brilliant and he should be presenting anything and everything he just has that wonderful lighthearted warmth and honesty!
I honestly didn't like this hotel at all. The urns were quite depressing and the general feeling the place had, at least how it came across to me, was that it was "stuffy" and unfriendly. Also sticking you in that room away from the main building without specifying when booking seems a bit off. Happy new year Tim and Gaby. I enjoyed the live stream last night.
I agree... zero personality, charm or atmosphere. There wasn't even a noticeable bar person in the bar area to talk to if you wanted a drink and a chat. No wonder Tim went to bed early. Shame as the building (and surroundings) are magnificent.
yep have to agree Geoff
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@@Rubbafingaz1 lacked ambiance no flowers anywhere
If I booked a room in a Country Manor house I expect it to be in a country manor house. I see this a lot where the slightly lower priced rooms aren't int he main house. In some cases it's a brand new building attached around the back somewhere. This has happened to me numerous times, a lot of the country house hotels do this now. It is mis-selling and they should tell you up front in the listing.
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Enjoyable review, and yeah a bit odd that they put you in the old car shed rather than the main building. Would have been nice to have seen how to get into Scarborough from the hotel, how long it takes etc. Have stayed in a lot of Scarborough hotels and had never heard of this one, so great to watch this. Sparkling water for the win btw - it's great!
lol not a fan of sparkling myself
Hi we stayed there 4 years ago we were in annexe , didn’t like it ,souled bedroom upstairs toilet downstairs , not good in middle of the night , the evening meal of steak was very poor no atmosphere in dining room but the staff were all top notch , too far from the town but great if you need a chill in the stunning grounds in summer ,
I can remember a vacation we booked at a mountain resort and when we got there our place was a few miles down the road and we would have to walk or drive up to the main building for breakfast and dinner. I went into the main building to talk about that and they upgraded us to a suite in the main building with a heart shaped bed and a hot tub, and it had it's own little pool just outside the back door. Just goes to show you if you take a chance and talk to them you might get upgraded for free. :)
Stayed there 20 odd years ago when just had 1 child. Felt we were given a poor room & ripped off by price of a breakfast for 12 month old. May have moved on a lot since then but these things stick in your memory.
Watching this after seeing your stay at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough was a trip! 😅I was a bit taken aback by the scaffolding around the coachhouse but your room was very nice, limescale and a bit of dirty tiling not withstanding. It was a bit cheeky of them to stick you in another building without telling you upfront that the main hotel was full, though (if it was full!).
agree
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1:15 nice to be walked over to your room. 6:00 Great room tour. 7:00 Tim, you need to go under a different name when booking. Fantastic Hotel. Thank you Tim.
Good call!
Great video, probably my favorite hotel review as I can't stop watching it.
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Looked okay, maybe lacked a few extra facilities, but perhaps that will be part of their future plans. Good overview Tim as always.
yes agree
Love the video! I stayed in Scarborough earlier in the year in a b and b that had apparently been voted best B and B in the world (by trip advisor) two years in a row. It was very good, although I remember it mostly for the singing chef at breakfast time! Love Scarborough and loved your review of this hotel.
To be totally honest I didn’t like it. It’s not somewhere I would stay. I would be put off by the building works on the way to the house you were stopping in. The public rooms in the main building looked small and the reception looked like it was just put in a corner and there is no excuse for the state of the roof of the greenhouse that just looked terrible. Nothing about this place says grand to me. If it was me I would have been very disappointed. Great video though Tim keep them coming and happy new year… 😀
Yeah i think that you should be able to book either the manor house or the car garage at a slight discount. Like Gordon Ramsey said in Hotel Hell "why are you putting me out here?, why would I stay in the annexe next to the hotel when I've booked the hotel?"
Carpet was nice though 👌
Tim, go and check out Coombe Abbey in Binley Warwickshire, beautiful park setting, gorgeous architecture, four poster beds and room service. It's also haunted. Happy new year to all.
I remember staying in the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough. Fantastic luxury Victorian hotel.
But then, shortly after, it, er, fell into the sea!
(Edit - true story. Worth a Google search.)
what a really nice hotel, I'd love to stay there with all the old fashioned decor and big gardens really does set u back in time
I'm loving this type of video. I wish you would visit all the historic houses!!
Hi Tim love these old hotel reviews especially haunted ones xx
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To answer your question, who drinks sparking water. I love it. Drink it all the time. especially with some freshly squeezed lime juice . Best drink ever
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Love your reviews of these sort of places. Thanks for sharing 😊
My pleasure 😊
I'm having a marathon of your videos can't get enough of them
I was hoping there would be a seance. Great that you can just about see the sea.
Hi Tim. It seed a lively place very posh. I love the quiet peace of the place just the thing for a quiet weekend away or a romantic weekend for two. Please take Gaby next time.
I drink sparkling water! I don't know many others who do though. Also my shaver still charges via those old style shaver wall sockets, at home it gets plugged into the side of our heated bathroom mirror.
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Same to you!
Very unique hotel review to start 2023! Thanks Tim 🙂
thanks Jeremy
Very nice.. love these old places, it's England through and through, old school class 👌
I use those shaving points for my electric toothbrush charger.
my mum was friends with one of the decsendants of the rountree family (his surname was rountree ). i just told my mum about your videos and explained this and she gosh what a small world!
Nice 👌 will check this out later
Love these hotel videos keep em coming Tim 😀
Glad you like them!
I used to work at a hotel slightly bigger than this hotel and it wasn't the best experience I've had. There was a separate area that contained several rooms and it was always forgotten about which was amusing. On 3 occasions the cleaners forgot about it and went home and then we had guests arriving who would come back to the reception and complain that the beds weren't made and the room was a mess so we had to rush around cleaning the rooms giving the guests free nights or discounts it was terrible and is why if I book hotels I always make sure I'm in the main hotel and not in a separate building. For a luxury hotel the fact that there was mould on the window is very concerned, I hope he mentioned this to the staff so they can sort it out as it's such a simple 5 second job for them :)
The carpet reminds me of a wee bed & breakfast I visited in Edinburgh.
The property & grounds are lovely, but I think it should state at booking if the room is in the main building or the cottage
Great Vid Tim to start 2023 a nice hotel in a nice location
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We stayed there 2022 for 2 nights and had a lovely time, classic room,staff and food excellent. Weather was beautiful, had a lovely walk into Scarborough. I loved it. Remember this was built as a home not a hotel and is still being renovated. I wonder if the wall garden is finished?
Nice one as always. Happy New Year Tim
I love that carpet!
same here
I really appreciate your attention to detail. What's good with our seeing you in the outer building is I would know to ask for the main building as I am disabled and the extra walk would be to much ❤
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Lovely hotel but that black leather bar reminded me of The Shining
The style for me is a little bit too 'Gentleman's Club' somehow. Didn't get a warm feeling about the place, and why no fresh flowers anywhere?
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happy new year sam
Think I'd be fairly pissed off if I turned up and was made to yomp to the garage...
yep was not overly impressed
Great, very detailed review. If you're going to tour seaside towns in 2023 would you consider reviewing ghost trains?
lol random question
Apart from the worn keyfob, not really advisable to put the room number on it, lose it and the finder 'could' use it
Similar to putting your car reg number on its key ring, lose it, and goodbye car.
Catching up on old stuff. Very nice hotel , the grounds are awesome , the exterior architecture grand. Much more superior to me than modern hoxes
It does look it beautiful. I bet many people have visited for centuries.
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Like the look of that. Will have to give it a try.
You got into the local newspaper after your review of Braithwait Hall. They didnt say anything negative,but simply quoted some of your observations.
oh can u send the link to my Facebook please
@@WalkWithMeTim I will if I can find it again. Or put the name of the paper here.
I'll catch this later Tim, I've hit the thumb button
It was a very good travel blog today when you visited the Best Rated Hotel in Scarborough today tim and happy new year tim and gaby / Casper aswell
Glad you enjoyed it
That reminded me of Grim’s Dyke Hotel, north of London. Have you been there yet? It’s a beautiful Art and Crafts manor house with gardens and classic decor. You can actually tour virtually on google maps!
And the rooms have name, so you can specify which one and make sure you won’t be in an extended build.
I understand what you mean about not being in the main building, bit isolated. Loved the Manor, I trained at Bletchley Park many years ago, and it had that vibe.
The main manor house looked lush. Stunning architecture, but I'd not say it was super posh tbh. As you said, a bit disappointing to be shoved in the carriage house! Breakfast didn't look all that good to me either. Fab video though!
I thought breakfast was good but not the best I have had lol
Ex-Scarborian here. That place is everything that the Royal Hotel in Scarborough could be (and once upon a time was) if it had an owner who cared and was prepared to invest.
Years ago a pub near where I lived was renovated and some bookshelves were put in and filled with old books from 2nd hand shops. Me and a mate were having a drink and he spotted a book and asked the licensee if he could have it. The answer was -
"mate I am a tenant here - the inventory of contents says X number of books. You bring me something in similar condition and I can swap it no bother"
So he did - the book he spotted was an Ian Fleming James Bond 1st edition worth at the time over a grand !!!!
wow
Yes
I would have gone mad if I'd been put in that room. I'm sorry but it looked like a prison cell and having to walk across to the main part for everything and still being charged the same price. That's one hotel I would definitely give a wide berth too!
Thanks for the look see in this posh hotel looks very nice and yes Id me miffed aswell being put in the.."garage"
it was still nice tho yes but was a bit gutted they must have been full
That is such a beautiful hotel . Being in Yorkshire out in the countryside is peaceful, a bit of R and R nice.
So sorry I missed you but will catch up . Hope your first day of the New Year is a wonderful one Tim. 👏🏻🎉
Beautiful hotel and grounds, but definitely agree that you should be made aware when booking if there are no rooms available in the main house. On a side note, if I were to have a shot everytime you said posh, would I remember the end of the video? 🤣🤣 Great content once again Tim. 👍
lol I should stop using that word but when u have been staying in the hotels I have been you know why
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We stayed in the Mansion part on our wedding night, really nice room with 4 poster bed, food was really good and the staff were friendly and the views were really nice
You missed the best view towards Scarborough Castle from outside the bar and conservatory and didn't show the glorious stained glass window between the reception area and bar! There's so much interesting history on the hotel website about the Ellis family who built the place. There's an excellent restaurant opposite the hotel entrance and a popular cafe, gastro pub and traditional pub in Scalby village which also contains the Temperance Hall, built by John Ellis for the village, and medieval church of St Laurence. It's an easy drive or bus ride into Scarborough, Robin Hood's Bay or Whitby and the hotel is on the edge of the North York Moors.
lol
Hi Tim, just caught up with this one. Looks a nice place bit old fashioned,and quiet, shame you weren't in the main building,I wouldn't have like being down in there on my own, and having to walk outside for the meals up to the main part, but the grounds looked lovely. Definitely not a Brittania!!! Thanks Tim enjoyed this one,
You should try The Grainary in Harwood Dale. We love it there so much.
Well maybe it's changed since you went, Tim. I've just looked at their website, and it states where the rooms/suites are located. Maybe go again, because there are some amazing-looking rooms!
Omg I was so disappointed for u tim having to sleep there,not in the big house,😮,,I’d only stay in the main house,but nicely done,but I’d get rid of those pots,.,looked odd having them everywhere,anyway that aside,very nice,glad u had good sleep and good breakfast..👍👍
yes me too lol
Hi Tim,
The key fob was very bad I would have asked if they had a replacement, and got off on the wrong foot straight away! Key fobs can be covered in bacteria, and it didn’t look washable! The dirt around the windows was irritating and annoying, when it could so easily be fixed. In my experience these sort of hotels with bags of character appeal to the older generation, who perhaps don’t care unduly about a little dirt around the window, but like somewhere characterful.
Often the food is very good English cooking, locally sourced.
I remember staying at the Bear in Woodstock many years ago, and being disappointed that I wasn’t in the main building, the facilities were the same but it just didn’t have the same character. I think hotels should always check with guests, to see if they are happy to be accommodated away from the main building or perhaps offer a reduction in the bill.
Thanks Tim very interesting look forward to the next Yvonne 😊
reminds me of secford hall just outside woodbridge suffolk well worth a stay
A lot of Europeans I found drink sparkling water and when working there got into the habit myself. Not as bad as I was expecting tbh.
lol not mine
Considering they are charging around £150 a night, I wouldn't go near it. A premier inn has a higher standard in my opinion and for less, I found it interesting that they did not pay attention to hygeine issues like mould and the showerhead but took time to polish the plug sockets....
very good point and would also agree
Beautiful hotel! Owls would be the icing on the cake! Thanks Tim!
Oh yes!
Great video Tim thank you for showing us I would not mind staying there it looked nice and cosy where you were shame though you were not in the main building
looks really nice and love the carpets .. but glass tumblers in a bathroom is a no no
How are you today Tim fromAndrewmay in yarmouth
The main hotel part looked lovely. I wouldn't be happy booking there and being put in a different building.
So nice to see a breakfast at last!
I feature every now and then
We stayed at Wreahead Hall in a February 2020. We were in the main house (not sure the Carriage House had been opened then) and have to say we loved it! My only comment was that the main bar room seemed to be of a jarringly different style to the rest of the house. Great staff, and the food was excellent :)
Brilliant video as usual!
thanks for sharing yes I thought that was odd
I'm sure I've seen that place in a movie..... 🤔
Good honest review from Tim .
thanks dan
Loved that. I'm a sucker for a country house hotel and that place looked really nice. What was your room rate? It's a place I've considered and may yet take my wife for a night!
Very grand. One thing I noticed, you’re walking through a Downton Abby sort of home with modern music playing in the background. Seems rather odd.
If you've not arrived by Lagonda and failed to qualify for the main house, perhaps better in the motor shed than my experience attending a course at Belper when we were billeted at a farm hotel in what were aromatically clearly some ex-pig sheds.....
Great video Tim as usual. Pet hate of mine - plastic cartons of milk. I would expect these in a Premierinn or Travelodge, not a hotel like this for the amount charged. Cheers.
yes agree when u pay £200 night
I love you reviews & your little picks Tim. Me if I'm honest I never check any of the bedding & if the weather is rubbish just happy to be staying somewhere different in the dry.🤣 I'd love to stay there even more if it was haunted now thats my scene.😜 Happy new year Tim & Gaby.
lol
Another great review Tim. I drink sparkling water, you don’t know what you’re missing lol.
Looking forward to many more of your videos in 2023, happy new year to you and your lovely family.
thanks matt , and to you