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Elford House - Whitby

2.0 star property

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Standard Double Room, City View | Bathroom
Standard Twin Room, City View
Exterior
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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10 Prospect Hill, Whitby, England, YO21 1QE
  • Place, Whitby Harbour
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Whitby Abbey
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Whitby Beach
    ‪15 min walk‬

Room options

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Standard Twin Room, City View

Standard Twin Room, City View

  • 13 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, City View

Standard Double Room, City View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Whitby

With a stay at Elford House - Whitby, you'll be centrally located in Whitby, within a 5-minute drive of Whitby Harbour and North York Moors National Park. .This guesthouse is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Whitby Beach and 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from Robin Hood's Bay Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Whitby Harbour - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Whitby Abbey - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Whalebone Arch - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Whitby Pavilion - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Whitby Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Whitby Station - 11 min walk
  • Leeds (LBA-Leeds Bradford) - 119 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Angel Hotel (Wetherspoon) - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Trenchers - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Plough Inn - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Java - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Waiting Room - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Elford House - Whitby

Guesthouse with free parking, near Whitby Harbour
Elford House - Whitby offers 12 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Digital television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Whitby guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free guesthouse features hiking/biking trails nearby and mountain biking nearby.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No lift
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Elford House - Whitby Whitby
Elford House - Whitby Guesthouse
Elford House - Whitby Guesthouse Whitby

Elford House - Whitby Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 39 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely guest house

Stay on top floor, lots of stairs to climb, my husband had to help a couple with their cases as they struggled with the steps and carring their suitcase, would recommend booking lower ground floors if limited mobility, otherwise a lovely guest house,keys in a box ready for you to pick up, communcation via text and emails. Just a niggle from me would like to have seen a selection of herbal teas as i dont drink tea of coffee, a good 5 mins walk to the town but we knew this on booking so didnt bother us.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

H

The room was great for our needs, very spacious with comfortable beds and a large bathroom. I was holidaying with my teenage granddaughter and the twin beds gave us plenty of room. It was about a 10 minute walk to the harbour (anout 30 minutes to walk back, it's a very steep hill! Dont believe google maps that says mostly flat!) There is a bus stop outside the hotel but we didn't use it. However, on our last evenung we had a taxi and it was £4.50.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tabitha

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Daphne

Room 10. The shower did not work and obviously hasn't as the cord to switch on is not just broken but has been removed. Otherwise the room was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alina

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Elford House

The stay was comfortable the only thing was that we were there with our dog but were put in a top floor room. I did try to change rooms but they were the only dog friendly room available which made things slightly difficult taking dog out on bathroom breaks.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ken

The check in procedure was bad. No person on hand to give me information or door key. The access code and room number were only provided a few minutes before check in time. This gave me a lot of concern before arriving. Also could not get in touch with anyone by phone.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Met Expectations

Room was ok, met expectations for the value. Priority for us was parking on-site. Bathroom modern and clean, room was very spacious. Would have been nice to have a King-size bed rather than double. Stairs / Landing could do with some modernisation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Elford house, fantastic value

Can't fault the place, had 11 of us, not one complaint, if in whitby again we will stay here.
Quite a bit of parking too
View from balcony in my room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice place, quiet and peaceful, however the room was advertised as double deluxe room but the room was tiny, very nice but tiny
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Self check in details sent in good time and the process was painless. Room a little compact for a deluxe room and not sure which city i was seeing from the "city view" but all i could see was the house next door.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Norbert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our reservation was for a room with a city view. We were put in a basement suit. Nor was housekeeping on a daily basis. Another guest we chatted with mentioned that certain other representations were not accurate. So, buyer beware.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Bornali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Only booked the day before due to unforeseen visit to Whitby. When booking my selection was for a dog friendly room and was advertised as a Deluxe Double. We were allocated room 10 on the third floor, there is nothing deluxe about this room, it is tiny, have to shimmy on one side to get into the bed, couldn’t swing a cat in there and the bathroom is so small bending over to dry you bang your backside on the wall or door, lights go out when you switch the low power shower on !! The blind doesn’t work so the flimsy curtains let all the light in. The bed is very uncomfortable, on the up side the hotel and rooms are lovely and clean. As regular visitors to Whitby we won’t stay here again and was disappointed as only half the rooms taken so surely we could have been allocated a much better, as described and paid for deluxe room. Since leaving I have read several disappointed reviews of room 10, think this is been miss sold.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, only the water pressure in the shower was a bit low, apart from that , top hotel 👍👍👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place to stay

We stayed in room 8. It was much bigger than what we were expecting. Very comfortable bed and lovely shower. Plenty of tea/coffee/sugar supplied for our stay. Good amount of clothes hangers provided too. Only negative thing was the sofa in the room. It's most definitely seen better days. It was covered with throw overs, which was fine, but after sitting on it , we realised we were covered in small black bits. The throw over had slipped down and revealed the leather peeling off all over. Hence what all the bits were. Other than that, we had the perfect stay. Elford is in a good location, with ample parking spaces. Literally a 10 minute walk to the harbour.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Freda

Travelled with group
difficulty to open the door by self service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Melville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jamie mallin

Lovely clean place with parking,very near harbour.nice room and easy to access. I will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful. Very pleasant room fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Greg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Room 10 was cramped, low ceiling ,uncomfortable bed..avoid
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Javier

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
When booking I selected a ‘Deluxe’ double room, City View. When I arrived I was allocated room 10 and the housekeeper said ‘10 is small and you have a dog’ but did not offer us a different room. The room we stayed in was small and had a small double bed in it. The listing for a deluxe double room states that there is a queen bed and that the room is 151 sq feet. The room we stayed in was no more than 4 steps from the door to the bed and there is a foot of room from the bottom of the bed to the dressing table. The city view we got was the view of the neighbouring property. Therefore, I would say this property is not as listed as even the images are misleading with the option I booked having a sofa in the middle of the room which would not have fit in the room I was in. On the plus side parking is very convenient and the room was clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025