Burton Villa Guest House

The bed was extremely comfortable, the location was central and lovely and the breakfast was just what we had needed at the time, arrived very quickly

The shower had 2 settings, scalding and freezing and often switched between the 2 without warning, the fawcets in the toilet sink were loose and broken.

It was a 1.6km walk into town which wasn’t too bad. A 15 minute brisk walk. A choice of shops, pubs and restaurants heading off Haxby road onto Clarence Street if you don’t wish to roam too far. Breakfast was confusing as there were 2 dining rooms as it’s two buildings joined. We sat in the wrong place initially (not where the cereal and juice were). Nice English breakfast and we had vegetarian sausages in place of pork. Had to pay £5pp extra for food but worth it. Tasty! Location and cleanliness of the room are the main good points. Oh! And I was also allowed to feed the tropical fish :)

Where do I begin? A very cold welcome, no eye contact or greeting. We felt in the way. Stood outside pressing the bell for quite a few minutes until another guest let us in. Two houses merged into this tight and compact BnB. Creeky floorboards and felt very cramped. The whole place smelled of fried oil. Our room was luckily on the first floor (no lift). Extremely small double room. The shower room is tiny (size of a wardrobe) very hard to move around inside. Toilet, sink and shower all lined up in a row, as no space. It’s no more than a cupboard! Scaffolding all around the building and view from window was dreary with yet more scaffolds. Slept well although room was a little cold. Duvet too thin and worn. Pillows thin and flat. Mattress good! Cobwebs on ceiling. Confusion around breakfast and where to sit. Only the same asian guy who checked us in was also serving breakfast. Didn’t see any other staff around. We were then asked to move table. But I refused as I didn’t wish to sit by the drafty door and people walking by me constantly. If there was some hospitality and a warm welcome by the management then it would have been a much more pleasant stay. £80 for a couple for only 1 night with breakfast was not value for money. We stayed at a magnificent grand hotel in Harrogate the night before for only £55!